South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-22
PUT
IN HANDS OF
THREE MEN
Provides for Minimum Price of
So Wheat and for Fed
eraI Control of
Coal Prices.
Press service

Associated Press Service:
WASHINGTON. July q. - The
administration food control bill. vir-
tually rewritten after five weeks Bit
ter contest, was passed today by the
senate. 81 to 6. 6onferees from
house and senate viii begin wcrk
early next week and leaders are
hopeful that the measure may be in
the presidents hands in 10 days.
As revanped. the bill gives the
president broad authority over foods.
feeds and fuels. the latter including
kerosene and gasoline; provides for
administration 10y food board of
three mem bers instead OF an indi-
vidual authorizes federal fixing or
coal prices: requisitioning and op-
Grafton OF mines, and authorizes
minimum guaranteed price OF not
less than s. per bushel for wheat at
primary markets
The senate proposed section pro
hibiting manufacturing OF distilled
beverages during the war and di-
recting the president 10 buy all dis
for the house "hone dry" provision
and will be one subject Of difficulty
i'm conference.
Six Senators Opposed
Senators voting against the bin
were: France. Maryland. Hard
wick. Georgia: Penrose, Pennsylva-
mia: Reed. Missouri: Sherman, Illi-
nois. and Sutherland. West Virginia,
Scores Of amendments we're dis
posed Of today but the principal
features were the incorporation OF
the amendment authorizing the min
imum wheat price and another by
Sen. Pom creme greatly broadening
the governments power 20 handle
the coal situation. The government
guarantee TOR wheat would be pay
able al all principal interior primary
markets until July J.. 1919. The
senate rejected, 46 70 80. an amend
rnent by Sen Norris 20 have the food
board instead Of congress iN the
minimum price.
The Pomerene coal amendment,
Incorporated bv the overwhelming
vote Of Y 10 u. directs the presi
dent. through the federal trade COM
mission or other agencies. 20 fN coal
prices of wholesale and retail. regu-
late tn" entire industry. and. II nee
essary, take over and operate coal
mines and fix prices Of labor.
Oppose One Man Control.
On a final vote the senate refused.
so 20 %. 70 place the bills admins
tration in the hands Of an individ
uaI. Senators understood today the
administration would endeavor 20
have the conferees substitute the
original house provision for sim
gle administrator
This viii De- another source 30
conference trouble
APPROXIMATION in the house bin Of
$3.50. GOO. 600 was left unchanged oy
the senate. which added am appro-
priatiou Of $4,000, 600, however. for
federal purchase and sale of soda
nitrate for fertilizer.
Another important senate addition
20 the bill provides for "a joint con
gressional com mittee 10 supervise
war expenditures II was proposed
by sen. owen. g democrat. and in
corporated by a vote % - 70 y.
several other democrats voting with
the solid republican membership
The senate also added provisions
against boarding - foodstuhs. and
for regulation OF grain exchanges.
AUTHORIZING the president 90 close
them n necessary 20 stop specuia-
ton in futures
Although leaders succeeded in Sc
curing adoption Of all their com
promise amendments. the small
group OF senators who have persist
emily fought the biU tonight claim
ed share Of success.
Gore Withdraws Substitute.
Chairman Gore 81 the Agriculture
com nittee withdrew his proposed
substitute bin. saying FIVE Of its
seven principal provisions should be
finally adopted in the measure be-
fore the senate
The bin limits governmental con
troll virtually 20 the original subjects
OF the house measure-fcod. leeds
and fuels. In lieu OF the house bills
broad provisions for licensing food
the senate bin limits federal
licensing 10 the following agencies
and these only which nav. products
in interstate or foreign commerce.
Wheat elevators. cold storage and
packing house, farm implement fac
tories. coal producers and dealers
and wholesalers OF designated neces-
saries
The house bills provisions for fed
eraI reQuisitiOning OF necessaries ta
limited bv the senate redraft 70
foods
Government purchase and sale or
foodstufs 10 maintain reasona bic