Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-02-15 | Page 8 | Appropriation for Indies Approved

APPROPRIATION FOR INDIES APPROVED WASHINGTON. Feb. 14. Urged by the administration to hasten legislation providing pro-viding for the payment of $25,000,000 for i the Danish West Indies and the creation' of a provisional American government on the islands, committees of both the senate sen-ate and the house today voted approval of measures for that purpose. The house committee favorably reported report-ed a bill drafted at the state department which would appropriate $25,000,000 and authorize continuance of the present government gov-ernment until otherwise provided bv congress. con-gress. On the senate side the foreign rela- ' tions committee approved a new bill prepared pre-pared by Chairman Stone and Senators : : l.odge and Hitchcock to empower the i ; president to set up a government, make j regulations and name officials, including i a governor, to be confirmed bv the senate. sen-ate. Appointment of a commission to investigate in-vestigate and report on the needs of the people in the newly acquired territory-would territory-would he authorized. The bills probably will he consolidated in conference after both houses have I acted. j