Show ROUSE HOUSE APPROVES I SUNDRY CIVIL BILL MEASURE CARRIES CARRI ES INCLUDING FUND DISBURSED BY WILSON Two Billions Set Aside for Use of Shipping Board for Construe Construe- Lion of Vessels Fund Fund Devoted to Repair of Enemy Ships The Washington The The sundry civil bill carrying for the shipbuilding shipbuilding shipbuilding ship ship- building program for the Ule presidents president's emergency war nr fund and for the committee on public information was passed pissed by the house Tune June 17 without a record vote It now crow goes to the senate The measure carries a total of oC 2 2 of which Ulrica more than 52 2 was vas added by hy the house Including IncludIng In In- the funds fort for the president und sad the information committee and for Mississippi river flood control The appropriations for the president and ind the information committee were I approved b by the house appropriations committee and attached as amendments amendments amend amend- ments to the bill with both Democrats and ind Republicans supporting them Before Be- Be Tore fore passing the measure however the house rouse house amended it so that none of the Information committee appropriation can an be used to pa pay salaries of men of draft age unless they are ph physically disqualified for military militar service Most of the nearl nearly two billions prodded provided pro pro- vided for the shipping board is for construction of ships In this country countr and ind abroad with for establishing lishing ship yards ards for operating operating oper- oper ships heretofore acquired and for recruiting and InstructIng instructing instruct Instruct- ing irig ships' ships officers Other Othe appropriations include for the food administration 3 for the fuel administration for the war trade trad board for the department of labor for the war Industries board for the alien alen property custo- custo llani dlan- for the council of national national na na- defense and for the national rational advisory committee for aero aero- One of the purposes to which a considerable considerable considerable con con- part of the presidential fund has ms been devoted was the repair of enemy en- en ripy emy mCl merchant ships damaged b by by- their crews before they were taken over oyer by b bythe the he goy government This work worl now nov is completed The president pointed out that hat war agencies which at the outset were ivere supported by the emergency fund now low could be taken care of through specific appropriations in the thc regular way ly |