Evening star., 1942-10-21
16-Bi|Iion War Fund
Goes 10 House for
Action on Changes
Florida CunuI Funds
And Monpower Posts
Arise as New Issues
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A bill authorizing expenditure
of $15,841, 1,196,997 for war pur-
poses, $15,099, 900 900 Of it by the
Navy, was returned to the House
today for action on Senate
amendments.
This supplemental appropriation
bill came back with $104,240, ,266
added by the Senate to the amount
passed by the House October 8, in
Guiding 500, 0,000, 900 for war housing.
Also added were two controversial
amendments, one making appoint
ments to the Manpower Commission
paying $4,500 or more year subject
to Senate confirmation, the other
permitting the use of certain funds
for the Florida barge canal which
was authorized last July %.
Braving charges that it was seek
ing patronage, the Senate disre-
garded an administration request
for free hand In recruiting field
service representatives for the Man.
power Commission.
Commission Voted IL Million.
1t voted $11,117, $50 to the commits
sion, including $5,000,000 for an
occupational inventory of men
registered in the selective service
and 100000 for a survey of farm
labor conditions.
The bill, passed by a voice vote,
would appropriate a total of So
BAL 900, 900, of which $500 900 900
would be used to finance the mainte-
nance and expansion of the Navy
But it also would authorize the Navy
to begin letting contracts on a So
500 ,000,00 construction program
aimed at adding 2.101 900 tons of
aircraft carriers. cruisers, destroyers,
auxiliary vessels and small craft to
the fleet.
The Senate provided $500, ZOO, 900
for the construction of emergency
war housing, slO0, ,0O0, 900 more than
previously allowed by the House.
Majority Leader Barkley, with
Senators Norris, independent, of
Nebraska and Hatch, Democrat, of
New Mexico. spoke out strongly
against the confirmation amend
ment. Senator Barkley read a let
ter in which Chairman Paul v. Nc
Mutt of the Manpower Commission
said it might impede the recruiting
OF field service representatives
among outstanding leaders in la
Dor and industry"
Norris Sees Patronage Move.
Senator Norris said that for all
practical purposes, the amendment
would turn the better jobs in the
Manpower Commission into patron
age appointments.
In making the recommendations,
there would be a natural inclination
to put our friends in Office" Sen
ator Norris said. I'VE ought not to
be interested in patronage"
However, Senator Maloney, Demo-
crat, OF Connecticut, said that if the
people saw the appointments
through the glass of Senate con-
firmation," there might be fewer
fraternity brothers" in the gov
ernment
I'VE are at war, but I don't think
we ought to be winning it with fra
ternity brothers or political refu-
gees" he commented.
Senator Barkley secuted the sug-
gestion yesterday of Senator Willis.
Republican, Of Indiana, that Mr..
McNutt might use the commission
to recruit "McNutt- for President
Army"
Senator Vandenberg, Republican,
OF Michigan, long an opponent of
the Florida Barge Canal, opposed
the wording of the amendment per-
mitting $6,485,0 of unexpended
rivers and harbors money to be
used for the Florida canal as we'll
as for the enlargement of the intra-
coastal waterway from Apalachee
Bay, Fla, to Corpus Christi, Tex,
intended to facilitate the movement
OF oil to the East Coast. Senator
Overton, Democrat, of Louisiana
said that the funds would go to the
waterway and that none would be
used on the canal, but Senator VAN
denberg insisted on roll call. The
amendment was adopted, 80 to Is.