Evening star., 1941-10-23
.SenatePasses
.$6,000,000,000
Bill
New Aid Measure Is
Sent to Conference;
Few Changes Made
Earlier Story on Page A-2)
By J. A. O'LEARY.

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The Senate late today passed
the new s6,162 100000 lease-lend
bill, of which $5,985, 100000 is to
keep supplies flowing from this
country to nations fighting the
Axis. The vote was SO to Is.
An amendment voted would for
bid using any Of the money for
foreign food
The remainder Of the money in
the bill which now goes to con-
ference with the House, is for mis-
cellaneous needs Of various Govern
ment departments.
The 13 voting against the bill
were:
Republicans-Aiken Vermont;
Butler, Nebraska; Danaher, Connec-
ticut; Johnson, California LANCER
North Dakota; Nye, North Dakota;
Shipstead, Minnesota; Taft, Ohio,
and Wiley. Wisconsin.
DemocratS-Clark, Idaho. Clark,
Missouri; Walsh, Massachusetts,.
Progressive-La Toilette, WiScon-
sin.
The only other substantial change
made in the bill was adoption of an
amendment by Senator McKellar,
Democrat. of Tennessee, raising the
item for additional housing facili-
ties from s500,000 to 100000.
The Senate also adopted motion
by Senator Byrd, Democrat. of Vir-
ginia, making $4,000 available for
the expenses of the joint congress
sional committee created recently
to bring about reductions IN non
defense Government spending pro-
grams.
d. c. Police Provision Out.
Earlier in the day the Senate
struck from the bill the House pro-
vision for 100 more policemen in
Washington, acting on the recon-
mendation Of the Appropriations
Committee The committee thought
this local item should be considered
separately by the District Appro-
priations Subcommittee Since it
was in the House bill. however, the
police item goes to conference for
final action.
The Senate accepted without
change the House total of $685.
100000 for aid to the countries
fighting Hitler. so that the confer
ence with the House will relate only
to other general DEFICIENCIES in the
bill.
Senator Adams, Democrat, Of
Colorado told the Senate earlier in
debate on the bill that Congress
could expect later requests for funds
to aid Russia.
No Restriction on Aid.
Senator Adams told his colleagues
that while extension of credit to the
Soviets was not contemplated in the
pending measure, there was no re-
striction on such action. But since
allocations had been made, he said,
requests for financial aid to Russia
probably would entail further ap-
preparations.
Senator Vandenberg, Republican,
Of Michigan asked Senator Adams
whether he felt there were "any
economic and fiscal limits beyond
which we cannot go" in financing
the production of war materials for
nations fighting Germany.
THE Senator knows that I think
there are" the Coloradoan replied.
He added that he was very appre-
hensive" of mounting expenditures,
adding that disturbances may not
be so far away as some people
think"
The lease-lend program was
launched last March, with an initial
appropriation of $1,000, ,ooO,o ,oOo The
Senate passed the bill at that time
by vote of 81 to g.
The new appropriation voted to-
day is not confined to airplanes,
tanks and other ornaments, but
makes provision also for the pur-
chase of foodstuffs needed in the
fight against the dictators.