Show DOUBLED THE AMOUNT I House Appropriated for forthe forthe the Homeless and Destitute Washington April 19 Mr Tawney Tawne Minn from the committee on appropriations moved to the following sub substitute substitute substitute to the senate joint resolution making appropriations for sufferers Resolved By the senate and house of representatives of the United States of America in congress assembled that the secretary of ot war is lo hereby author authorized authorized authorIzed and is directed to provide in open market or otherwise subsistence and quartermasters supplies in addi addition addition addition tion to the supplies belonging to the military establishment and available and issue the same to such destitute persons as s have hayE been rendered home homeless homeless homeless less or are in needy circumstances as asa asa asa a result of the earthquake which oc occurred occurred occurred April 18 and the attending con conflagration conflagration conflagration and in executing this joint resolution the secretary of war it di dl directed directed to cooperate with the author ties of the state of California and the mayors of ot the cities of San Francisco Berkeley Oakland Alameda and such other cities on the Pacific coast as may v damage da age Be it further fic he se e Resolutions That the secretary of the treasury tr asur tb Hi secretary of or the navy avy n Land aDd aad i t f of commerce commer e and la Ia rT bor OT are ara a hereby directed to cooperate with th the secretary of war In extending relief and ard rid assistance to the stricken people herein referred to to the ex ez tent of or the use ue of the naval vessels revenue cutters cutter and other vessels and give ghe the supplies under their control on the Pacific coast Be it further Resolved That to enable the secre tary taD of war to execute the provisions of this joint resolution there is hereby ap out of any an money In the treasury not otherwise appropriated the sum of to be expended under the direction and in the tion of the secretary of or war Larger Sum Needed Mr 1 Tawney Ta ney explained that the larger sum was absolutely needed that sec see secretaries secretaries of other departments were in included eluded so that naval vessels ves els cutters and the fish commission boat Albatross could coull be used The resolution was adopted at within tf ten n minutes of ot its being re reported poi ported ted The substitute was wag reported on the that the amount should be dou bled and that the secretary r of o war should be relieved from any statutory provision provi ion requiring tha th that t bids be secured secured for the th needed l supplies s |