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Show AMENDED BILL IS PASSEDJ! HOUSE Fourteen Millions for Rehabilitation Re-habilitation of Fighters Included in Measure. WASHINGTON. July 17. Amended to provide $14,000,000 Instead of $6,000,000 for the rehabilitation of wounded soldiers, sol-diers, sailors and marines, the sundry civil appropriation bill, which was vetoed ve-toed by the president, was passed today by the house and sent to the senate. The original measure was vetoed by the president on the ground that the $6,000,000 was insufficient to care properly prop-erly for the country's wounded men. To meet his objection, the house appropriations appropri-ations committee Increased the amount to $12,000,000. Democrats insisted on a. larger sum and, after Representative Buchanan, Democrat, of Texas, moved to recommit the bill with instructions to increase the amount to $18,000,000, Republican Re-publican Leader Mondell offered a substitute sub-stitute to the motion, increasing the amount to $14,000,000. This was carried, 201 to 194. Urging congressional investigation of (Continued on Page 2. Column 4.) I0 BILL IS PISSED BY HOUSE (Continued from Page One.) the coal situation, . government officials and coal operators "fold the house rules committee that a fuel shortage was impending. im-pending. "Coal men fear the situation may get away from them, and that prices may rise 55 or $6 a ton," declared C. E. Lesher of the geological survey. "Their advertising of the sitHation is in hope that this may be averted, for they know that the condition would reflect on them." Anthracite production since January 1 was 10.600,000 tons less than last year and bituminous 74,700,000 tons, Lesher said, due to lack of demand. "The only remedy is for the consuming consum-ing public to lay In supplies now," he said. Railways' Big Deficit. Tho railroad administration's deficit, now exceeding 5400,000,000, might as well be classed as a war loss, Chairman Clark of the Interstate commerce commission today told the house interstate commerce com-merce committee, considering the Esch bill for regulation of carriers after the period of federal control. When the roads are returned, Mr. Clark said, the government should assist by lending them money at a rate not obtainable from banks. It was obvious, Mr. Clark said, that the roads must be able to Increase operating op-erating incomes by increasing rates, as reduction of wages was out of the question. ques-tion. A permanent federal employment service ser-vice would benefit organized and unorganized unor-ganized labor alike, Frank Morrison, secretary of the American Federation of Labor, declared today before the joint session of the house and senate labor committees. Between 30 and 40 per cent of the coaL miners are now out of work, he said, because of large stocks accumulated, accumu-lated, and there is also considerable unemployment un-employment in the building trades. Without a dissenting vote, the house rules committee today decided to recommend recom-mend that an investigation of the expenses ex-penses and operations of the shipping board and emergency fleet corporation be ordered by the house. Early action in the house was planned. t Korean Probe Asked. A resolution asking the state department depart-ment for information as to E. M. Mal-lory Mal-lory and E. Bell, American missionaries reported under detention in Korea, was introduced today by Senator Smith, Democrat, of Georgia, and referred to the foreign relations committee. It said Mat-lory Mat-lory was held on charges of harboring criminals and Bell for involuntary homicide. homi-cide. Ninety-five million tons of high explosives, explos-ives, manufactured for war use, would be held in reserve under war department plans, the special house war investigating investigat-ing committee was toid today by Colonel A. J. Stuart of the ordnance field service. Under a bill Introduced today by Senator Sen-ator King, Democrat, of Utah, publications publica-tions in foreign languages discussing the United States government, its foreign policies, flag or laws would be barred from the mails, unless advance translations transla-tions were given federal authorities. Appropriation of $5,000,000 to be used in the purchase of grain and feed for livestock in areas of the United States affected by drought Is proposed In a bill Introduced by Senator Gronna of North Dakota, and referred to the agricultural agri-cultural committee. |