Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-07-19
Vote Is Expected to Be Taken
Saturday and Debate inSen
ate Is Limited to Ten-min-
ute Speeches,
DRASTIC AMENDMENT
HAS GOOD MAJORITY
Proposal to Fix Price of Wheat
at Two Dollars per BusheI
Is Not Yet Acted on For
maIIy.

ICY MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wipBJ
Washington, July 1S.-Senate con-
sideration of the administration con-
troll bill, begun a month ago today,
is approaching an end. Voting upon
amendments began today and tomor-
row discussion will proceed under q
ten-minute limit toward the final
vote to be taken Saturday.
only one amendment was disposed
of today but that. relating to sales by
government agents of their own prod
ucts to the government, has been be-
fore the senate almost exclusively for
a week. A redraft of the provision
offered by Senator Pomerene was
adopted tentatively, but probably fin
ally, by a vote of 54 to II. 1t is de-
signed to meet, especially, the supply
purchasing situation of the defense
council and it's advisory bodies.
Meaning Is I'm Doubt.
The actual effect of the amendment
was disputed by senators tonight
Those who had ad, ocated it declared
it was entirely satisfactory to the ad-
ministration and council members.
Equal satisfaction was expressed by
those advocating more drastic action.
During the discussion Senator Pom
creme declared no serious criticism
could be lodged against the councils
advisory commission and that its use
fulness should not be crippled by pas
sage of th4 oriS.aal ecmE,itset ssnqond.
might prevent the prominent men
who have been serving as commits.
sioners without pay from continuing
their positions. Senator Reed and
others insisted that all that was
sought was to prevent contracts for
their own supplies from being con-
troled by the commissioners. The
accepted amendment provides:
What Provision Says.
That no person acting either as a
voluntary or paid agent or employe of
the United States in any capacity, in
Guiding an advisory capacity, shall
solicit, induce or attempt to induce
any person or officer authorized tol
execute or to direct the execution ofI
contracts on behalf of the United
States, to make any contract or give
any order for the furnishing to the
United States to work, labor or serv-
ices, or of materials, supplies or other
property of any kind or character, if
such agent or employe has any pc
cuniary interest in such contract or
order or if he or any firm of which he
is a member, or corporation, Joint
stock company or association of which
he is an officer or stockholder, or In
the pecuniary profits of which he Isl
or indirectly interested, shall
be party thereto.
Nothing to BE Hidden.
'Nor shall any agent o: employe
make or permit any committee or
other body of which he is member
to make or participate in making any
tract or order to any council, board or
commission of the United States, or
any member or subordinate thereof,
without making to the best of his
knowledge and belief a full and COM
plete disclosure in writing to such
council, board, commission or subordi-
nate of any and every pecuniary in
terest which he may have in such con-
tract or order and of his interest in
any firm, corporation, company or as.
sociation being a party thereto.
Nor shall he participate in the
awarding of such contract or giving
such order. Any wilful violation of
any Of the provisions of this section
shall be punishable by fine of not
more than $4,000 or by imprison-
ment of not more than five years or
BOTH"
To this was added an amendment