New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-22
Provides for Administra-
ton by Board Of Three
Under President
House Bone Dry
Clause Rewritten
Coal Price Fixing and 81
Minimum for Wheat
Ordered


tration food control bill, virtually re-
written after five weeks bitter con-
test, was passed to-day by the Senate,
81 to 6. Conferrees from House and
Senate will begin work early next
week, and leaders are hopeful the
measure may be in the Presidents
hands in ten days.
As revamped the bill gives the Presi-
dent broad authority over foods, feeds
and fuels, the last including kerosene
and gasolene; provides for administra-
ton by food board Of three men,
bers instead Of an individual; author
ICES Federal fixing Of coal prices, re-
QUESTIONING and operation OF mines
and authorizes q minimum guaranteed
price of not less than 81 a bushel
for wheat at primary markets.
The Prohibition Provision
The Senate prohibition sections,
prohibiting manufacture of distilled
beverages during the war, and direct
ing the President to buy all distilled
spirits in bond, were substituted LOT
the House "bone-dry" provision and
will be one subject of difficulty In con-
ference. ,,,
Senators voting against the bill were;
France. Maryland; Hardwick, Georgia;
Penrose, Pennsylvania; Reed, Missouri;
Sherman, Illinois, and Sutherland, West
Virginia.
Scores of amendments were disposed
of to-day, but the principal features
were the incorporation of tho amend
ment authorizing the minimum wheat
price and another by Senator Pomerene
greatly broadening the governments
mower to handle the coal situation. Inc
government guarantee for wheat would
Be payable at all principal interior Pm
mary markets until July, /, 1919. The
| Senate rejected by vote OF 40 to 50 an
amendment by Senator Norris to nave
the Food Board instead Of Congress nx
the minimum price.
To Fix Coal Prices
The Pomerene coal amendment, in.
rornorated by the overwhelming vote OF
72 to IL. directs the President, through
the Federal Trade Commission or other
agency, to fix coal prices, wholesale and
retail; regulate the entire industry
snd, if necessary, take over and operate
coal mines and fix prices OF LABOR:
On a final vote the Senate refused,
60 to 20, to place the bills administra'
ton in the hands OF an individual.
Senator'S understood to-day the Admin
istration would endeavor to have the
conferrees substitute the original
House provision for single admin
istrator.
This will be another source Of con-
| ference trouble.
Appropriation in the House plii OF
1 $3.50 600 900 was left unchanged by the
Senate, which added an Appropriation
| of lO,00O,O00, however, for Federal
purchase and sale Of soda nitrates Tor
! fertilizer. ,,...
Another important Senate addition to
the bill provides for joint congress
sional committee 70 supervise war ex-
pcnditures. IL was proposed by sen
etor Owen. a Democrat, and incorporat-
ed by a vote Of SO 70 81, severai o'ner
Democrats voting with the soIid Ne
publican membership.
To Prevent Hoarding
Tho Senate also added provisions
against boarding of foodstufs and lor
regulation of grain exchanges authof,
;z;ng tho President TO close them II
necessary to stop speculation IN nut
ures.
inc adoption of all their COMPROMISE
aneen dments. the small group Oh SEN
ators Who have persistently fought the
b;ll tonight claimed share OF sue
a,,s chairman Gore Of the Agricult,
80 Committee withdrew his proposed
.rbs.itute bill. saying FIVE Of It's seven
nrincipal provisions had been hhalIy
adonted in the measure before the sen
Tho hill limits government contro!
,.;r.,,alIv 70 the original subjects OF
Tho House measure-food, feeds ana
w r. lien of the House bills broad pro
-. for licensing food dealers, the
senate bill limits Federal licensing 70
~ following agencies, and OF these
III those which have products IN IN.
tarstste or foreign commerce: "heae
elevators, cold storage ana paehing
Sousas farm implement factories, coai
nroducers and dealers and wholesalers
Of designated necessaries'
To Limit Federal Seizure
The House bills provisions for red
oral reouisitioning OF necessaries are
limited by the Senate redra1t 70 IoouS,
feeds and fuels, and otner suPP'ieS LUZ
military purposes only. -. -.
Government purchase ana saie y.
foodstuffs, to maintain rehsSnaoe
nrices. also are limited by the senate
Xiii TO fuel, wheat hour, meal Deans
Tba House provision for authority TO
xoon;.ition factories generally was cur
tai,ed by the Senate TO factories PACK
,ns houses. mines and other plants
,asded for military or other pubic use
nonn.cted with the common defence.
senate amendment. regarding gov.
rnsnt war supplies purchased
.hrnugh the Defence Councils advis-
orv commissions. would prevent mem
Says from soliciting Federal contracts
in which they are pecuniariiy ih'ef-
ested. ,-;o - .ha
uorso Hill stricken out was that es-
t,blishing a general government con-
troll of all "necessaries.
Nsitbrr House nor Senate draft con-
,aIns the original Administration pro-
nosal. for government control Of cloth
Ing and maximum price nxins'