| Show HOUSE APPROVES SUNDRY CIVIL BILL MEASURE CARRIES INCLUDING FUND DISBURSED BY WILSON Nearly Two Billions Set Aside for Use of Shipping Board for Construction Construe tio tion of Vessels Fund Fund Devoted to Repair of Enemy Ships Washington The he The sundry civil bill carrying for the shipbuilding shipbuilding ship ship- building program for the presidents president's emergency war fund and for the committee on public Information was passed by the house June Jutie 17 without a 11 record vote It now goes to the senate The measure carries a total of ot 2 of which more than 52 was added by the house including in In- eluding the funds for the president and the information committee and for Mississippi river flood control The appropriations for the president and md the information committee were approved by the house appropriations committee and attached as amendments amendments amend amend- ments meats to the bill with both Democrat Democrat J Jand and Republicans supporting them Before Be j fore passing the measure however the the house amended it so that none of ot the information committee appropriation can cnn be used to pay salaries of men of draft age unless they are physically disqualified for military service Most of the nearly two billions provided pro pro- vided ed for the shipping board is for construction of ships in this country and abroad with for establishing lishing ship yards for operating operating oper oper- ships heretofore acquired and 6 for recruiting and ing ships' ships officers Other appropriations Include for the food administration 3 for the fuel administration fo for the war trade board for the department of labor for the war industries board for the alien allen property custodian custodian custo custo- dian dlan for the council counell of national na an- defense defence and for the national advisory committee for nero aero aeronautics One of the purposes purposes to which a considerable considerable con con- part of the presidential fund has been devoted was the repair of enemy enemy enemy en en- emy merchant ships damaged by their crews before they were taken over bythe by bythe bythe the government go This work now is completed The president pointed out that war ar agencies which at the outset were supported by the emergency emergency fund now could be taken care of through specific appropriations in the regular way i |
