The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-25
10 MILLIONS VOTEDINAID TO GERMANS All Party Lines Forgotten In House In PAT To 97
 Balloting FARMERS SOCIETIES ARE BUYING AGENTS Shipping Board Vessels To Be Used In Trans
 portation MEASURE DEBATED
 FOR ONLY 3 HOURS Constitutionality Of Act At- tackled By Representative
 Garrett Of Tennessee
MEASURE DEBATED
 FOR ONLY 3 HOURS

WASHINGTON, March 24.-Disre- garding party lines, the House tonight adopted a resolution to appropriate 10,000,000 for the purchase of food supplies for destitute women and chill dren in Germany.
 Three hours were devoted to debate. after which score of amendments were offered. Only one, by Represen- tative Jones, democrat, Texas, which provided that the supplies should be purchased wherever possible through farmers organizations, was adopted, 165 to 6S.
 Bonus Priority Rejected
 An amendment by Representative Fitzgerald, republican, Ohio, seeking to prevent expenditures of any of the ap- propriations until soldier bonus bili is enacted into law was thrown out cn a point of order, while an amendment by Representative Underhill, republican,, Massachusetts, to withhold the appro- priation until the German government spends an equal amount for the same purpose was rejected, 10S to 84.
 Representative Fish, Republican, New York, author of the resolution and a former service man. led the fight for adoption, while Representative Connal- ly, democrat, Texas, directed the attack against the measure.
 Representative Burton, republican, Ohio, declared the resolution to be con stitutional, while an opposite view was taken by Representative Tucker, demo- crat, Virginia. The Ohio member said it afforded an opportunity for "chari- ty" and needed relief. Mir. Tucke rin- sisted it would tend to consolidate the German vote, but would mean nothing as a relief measure because hut 2 1-5 cents per day was available for each of Germany's 2,500,000 children. Excuse" Is Charged. ,
 The resolution, Representative Me xeOwn, democrat, Oklahoma. said, at tempts to excuse the United States for lack of foreign policy and instead of relief, France should be made to adopt "a proper course" towards Germany or ''pay her debt to the United States" On thecontrary, Representative La guardia, republican insurgent, New York, declared the bill would do more good in five minutes than the League of Nations in five years"
 Representative Garrett of Tennessee, democratic leader, said he wished it were poSSlDle TOT nm 70 support the resolution as he had "as much human sympathy as most men," He added that he was mot unmindful of the bearing it might have on foreign rela- tions," but he was unable to find au- thOrity for it in the constitution
 Had Heard Music
 Representative Andrew, republican, Massachusetts, declared good authori- ties reported there was no crop fail ures in Germany and statistics showed that live stock had increased in that country. He said he himself had seen conditions there and he found food and music in the restaurants.
 In concluding MT. Andrew said: eff the wealthy classes of Germany can af- ford luxuries, if there is not crop fail { ures or food shortage, then why in the name of common sense give them $10,- 000.000?"
 Representative Wilson, democrat, Mississippi, said democrats had de- clared the resolution would bolster up the German republic and help check the advance of bOlshevism. He added, that fidelity to the fundamentals" of the constitution was the best safeguard he knew against bolshevism and that the gift'would not be sanctioned against the constitution.