Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-02-16
HOUSE R0ARS AT DEFICIENCY Bill, But PAYS
After Heated Debate in
Which Democrats As
sailed Republicans for
Indnnating Crooked
ness Of President, Res
olution Passes.

ness Of President, Res
olution Passes. ...
Washington, Feb. 15.-After heated
debate the house late Tuesday adopt
ed a resolution calling upon President
Wilson for an itemized statement
| showing disbursements and allotments
| Of the $150,0O0,O00 war funds voted
| by congress. ~ s.ss S.
The resolution, adopted o11 to 20,
was attacked by Democrats, who
charged it was put forward to de-
fame and malign President Wilson IN
| the closing days OF his administra-
ton. Reference to expenditures by
| the American peace commission at
Paris famed the flames on the Demo-
cratic side and turned the debate into
strictly partisan channels.
Democrats are Blamed
Chairman Good, of the appropria-
tions committee, who reported the
resolution. declared that if any injus-
tice had been done the president the
Democrats we're responsible, by at
tempting to create the impression thdt
there was something crooked in the
money spending when the resolution
itself did not intimate that there had
been anything improper. Mr.. Good de-
| clined to offer an amendment calling
upon government departments for an
accounting, the method adopted. Demo
Gratis stated, in asking for an account
ing Of Spanish war funds in President
McKinley's day.
After the chairman had made a pre-
liminary statement as to what had been
shown by partial reports Of expendi-
lures. Representative Byrnes, Demo-
crat, Tennessee. declared that while he
had no objection to adoption of the
resolution, he thought the information
should be sought from departments to
which the money had been allotted.
The president, he said, had nothing to
do with the actual spending and that
more than four fifths of the fund
had been accounted for.
Achievements Extolied
''The American people will never
Wood Woodrow Tue wilson" is' said Mr. Byrnes, :,
"and his name will fill the brightest
pages IN history after his detraetors
are forgotten"
Representative Rogers, Republican.
Massachusetts,, attacked reported cx-
penditures Of the peace commission at
the hotel Crillon in Paris calling at
tention specifically to an item of $1o5,-
600 for damage to the hotel property.
He said he did not know If chande-
Eers were in the damaged list, or at
what hour of the morning they might
have been broken.
The acting secretary Of state was
IL &4 I~k4 e
expenditures. Mr.. Rogers said.
S131 600. and we had to pay for thcir
food. There was another item Of $14.-
600 for automobiles. when the streets
of Paris were overrun with American
cars
Confidential Expenses
Confidential expenses of the presi-
dental party were put down at S15.-
534. Why should there be confiden-
tial expenses of president to nego-
tiatiate on the part Of the people nl-
ready at peace?
Representatives Ryrnes. South Caro-
lima. and Dewalt. Pennsylvania. Dem
ocrats. bitterly assailed the resolution
Mr.. Byrnes insisting that congress aft
er the Spanish war "did not attempt to
insult Mckinley"
Charges that the purpose of this
resolution. said Mr.. Dewalt. "is to de-
fame and malign President Wilson.
And here you come" he declared. turn
ing to the Republican side, with a
resolution to examine his laundry bills
Turning upon Representative Rog-
ers. Representative Rayburn, Demo-
crat, Texas. said: - Il .5-.-----,
Pretty Small Aot, Rogers:
"In the IA years Of my legislative
service ! have seen some pretty small
men and some. pretty small acts, but
never in that time have I seen so
small performance as that enacted a
moment ago by the gentleman from
a man in great legislative body
should ask about laundry bills, and
what time of the night the hotel
chandeliers were damaged, when in
that building was the man who holds
the highest office in the United
States"
Closing debate. Mr.. Good said the
resolution was first introduced last
May. calling for expenditures and that
the presidents secretary had reported
only allotments.
No Insult intended, Says Good.
"4The Democratic attack on this
measure does the president an injus-
tice," Mr.. Good declared. I'm my mind
you have created the impression that
there was something crooked. when no
charges are made. Thank God it was |
not the Republicans who questioned the |
propriety Of asking the president for
After the vote had been announced,
Mr.. Good asked that "a resolution Of 4 |
similar NATURE" be tabled.
''Is that the last official insult mad |
majority intends to offer the pfexi- I
ret.t Democrat, Tennessee.
Mr.. Good replied that no insult had
been intended. -sszss...
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