Show I MEASURE ALLOWING 4 PRESIDENT ADDED ADDEO I 1 POWER ARGUED i I I j By Associated Press pre WASHINGTON April 2 Controversy over o tho Overman O bill which would give President Wilson lIson general authority to and reorganize government nt departments I 3 agencies during the war broke out inthe In tho the senate today when formal Cormal debate I on onI I i tho the measure began with Senator Overman Over Over- man of ot North Carolina defending his I I I measure and Senator Cummins leading f tho tim opposition I Senator Overman who ho Introduced tho the thoI I bill Mil at nt President Wilson's Wilsons reque request l. l opened I the debate with an explanatory ateI ate ate- I I ment Ho lie said raid the had been I greatly misunderstood that It does not notI I confer conter any new now sU suk powers on the tha I president but merely provides for Cor more I effective execution of oC authority already granted grantt d b by congress Senator Cummins Republican who was vas wasI vasI I Joined b by Senators Reed Reeth of ot Missouri I Smith and of qC Georgia Democrats Demo Demo- crat and others In o opposing po ln the measure men meas ure declared the tho president under the tho bill could abolish the Interstate commerce commission lon or the tho reserve board and antl Insisted that th tho ho authority should be Le limited to specific agencies Senators Senators Sena Sena- tors tora Reed ar lck and Smith contend contend- j ed cd tho the president lent nas lifts power iu to inu maKO u necessary essary reorganizations TRUSTS PRESIDENT Senator Nelson of ot Minnesota Minneta ta Republican lican supported Senator Overman de declarIng declaring de- de claring daring that opposition to the bill Is based largely upon reluctance to trust tho the president it nt To tho the contention that the Ahe bill should limit the presidents president's action action to specific reorganizations Senator Overman de declared declared do- do dared that both Great Grent Britain and France have conferred greater powers on their premiers than this thi country ha has In tho the president Greater Grenter coordination Is needed particularly larl the senator said In the preparation of or appropriation e tet and government govern govern- ment work against espionage e. e He lie de declared ile- ile dared the general plan outlined In the lie bill bili had been Indorsed b by President Taft and Charles E E. Hughes Hughe and added d We Wo have appropriated durIng during dur dur- during ing the last latt twelve months month without a n coordInated coordinated en- en co co- financial policy A stron man man- mancial i cial pulley Is T necessary necessary- There ought to tobe tobe be bo a n coordinating bod body to 10 scrutinize ap Jip- ap- ap Senator Republican leader 3 asked If IC it were not true that most of ot the referred eretT fo tn o a RI needing reorganization were not created II by y the president Senator Overman replied that t t. t v ig I ill aa W WIt wee to Ji LII lilt I r t P them m mas was n-aa as necessary ne and andi I I that In addition to the special war ngen- ngen I C I w o of oC t. t s and even eveni I I i he tl heh h l II II il r lf IC or n were weri I the dc departments In which changes were II I needed I |