| Show HOUSE APPROVES SUNDRY CIVIL BILl MEASURE CARRIES INCLUDING FUND DISBURSED BY WILSON N Nearly arlY Two Billions Set Aside for Use of Shipping Board for Construction Construction Construction tion of Fund Vessels Vessels Fund Devoted to to Repair of Enemy S Ships Washington Washington The sundry civil bill carrying for the shipbuilding shipbuilding ship ship- building program f for r the presidents president's emergency w war r fund un and l for the committee o on public Information was passed h by the house June 17 without a record vote It It now goes to the senate The measure carries a total or- or 2 of ot which more than 52 was tuns added b by the house Including Including In In- eluding the lime fun funds s for the president ent and the Information committee and for Mississippi river flood control The appropriations for the president ent and the information committee were approved by the house appropriations committee and attached as amendments amendments amend ninen I ments to to- the bill with both D Democrats and Republicans supporting them Be Before fore pa passing the measure however the house amen amended ed It so that none of the Information committee appropriation can be used to pay salaries of men of ot draft raft age unless the they are physically disqualified for military service Most of ot the Ole nearl nearly two billions provided provided provided pro pro- vided for the shipping board is for construction of ships In this cou country and abroad with for establishing establishing lishing lisping ship yar yards s for operating operating oper oper- ships heretofore acquired and for recruiting and InstructIng Instructing Instructing Instruct Instruct- ing ships' ships officers Other appropriations include for the food administration 3 for the fuel a administration for the war trade bO board for the lie department of labor f for r the war Indu Industries tries b board for the alien property custodian custo custo- Han dan for the council of na national national nn na defense and for fol the national advisory nd committee for aero aero- One of th the purposes to which a considerable considerable con con- part of the presidential fund has lias been devoted de was the true repair of enem enemy enemy en en- em emy merchant ships damaged b by their crews before they were taken over o bythe bythe by bythe the government go This work worl now Is completed The president pointed 1 out that war agencies which at the outset were supported b by the emergency fund now c could uhl be tal taken en care of through specific appropriations In the re regular ular way ay |
