Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-12-10
Republicans Give Job to
Restore Some Killed
Privileges
D|SPLEASED
Will Fight to Adopt Pro-
vision "UnWise and
Dangerous
(By Associated R-ess1

Washington, Dec. 9.-One of the
jobs which President Harding ex-
poets the republican major ty of the
senate to undertake while the ship
bonus bill is before that body is the
restoration of provisions giving the
shipping board full control over the
funds from which subsidies would
be paid. This original provision
was amended by the house so that
the shipping board should be requir-
cd to go to congress for appropria-
tions from which to allo5 the bon.
uses.
President Hariia% i; reported to
have expressed great iispleasure
at the amendments made in the
house, but in 3ary .cular at the
change which deprived the shipping
board of automatic control over
forty or fifty million dollars a year
derived from Gust MS receipts and
intended to be Bestowed as subsi-
dies.
The extent of the authority whicE
this provision OF the bill gave to the
shipping board and the vast sums Of
money which it might have put ut
the sole disposal Of his bureau
without imposing on it any duty c.
obligation of making a counting of
the money, formed the theme Of a
speech delivered against the pres
ident's pet project by Representa-
tive Byrnes, of South Carolina, dur
ing its consideration in the house.
After poiting out ti.ot the bill
directed the ALLEGATION Of 10 per
cent of the customs receipts to the
fund for subsidies, Mr.. Byrncs
said;
IL Octobsr the duties amounted
t. &40,1S5,835. 10 to November "a
tary amount 20 S37,715G00, which
al the rate Of iortr-GNe million
l month. S, :lat by tins Provision
ir Tie bill 80, 80 gong t. 2,t into
the fund av;,I b'!l for this purpose
{ paying SUBSIDIES between forty
'Nt million an fifty m!llon a year.
The pres,upp. nf The United
States, speaking from the latform
here, told us and told the country
that certainly for years to come that
hey would need but fifteen million !
dollars. The gentlemen in charge |
Of the bill on this floor, man after |
man, have asserted the same thing. |
Why, if it will cost but fifteen mill
ion dollars should we set aside
fifty million dollars year out of
5he treasury, in which there is a de-
felt, accordig to the president.
"Then look at the next page of the
oill and you will see that it is made
| permanent appropriation, so that
t will accumulate from year to
year. Instead of being fifty million
iollars next year, they will carry
,ver thirty-fve million dollars ac-
he fund next year eighty-fve mil
ion dollars. Why do it? What is
behind it'll Why not make them
ome to congress, just as every
ther department of the government ,
ught to be made to do, and give ,
ongrss he situation as it is, telling
IS what they have paid out, so that ;
he members Of congress and the ;
ountry will know what is going on"
Mr.. ByrTes reminded the house :
hat the committee on appropria- .
ions on naval affairs is about to ell !
innate all permanent and revolving :
ids in the bill making appropria-
ons for snext year.
THAT bill will come to the house :
l the next few weeks, and we will r
ooast of our achievement, and yet
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