The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-10
SENATE LEADERS WOULD CUT OUT
 FOOD BILL RIDERS

EffOTtS VIII De maQ6 TO cut away features not relating to the actual purpose of food control which have aroused such opposition as to endan-1 ger the whole measure.
 Chief among these are the riders as to whiskey, and provisions relating to governmental regulation of |, the iron, steel, cotton and other indus tries. -
 The Smoot liquor provision adopted on Saturday, whereby the government would not only forbid distillation of liquors, but confiscate and pay for distilled liquors, is attacked on all sides as unconstitutional and even , some of it's friends admit the correct ness of this charge. An effort is to be made to bring the various elements together on some proposal that will not lead to renewed filibuster. \ Senator Chamberlain, after failing to get unanimous consent to close de- bate and vote on the bill, filed a mo- ton last might for cloture. Under the rule it must lie oyer until Wednes- day, when 1t will be voted on without debate. The motion was signed by shese Senator's: Colt, Pomerene, Til- nan, Swanson, Chamberlain, Owen, Hollis, Thompson, Robinson, Jones of New Mexico Kendrick. Husting, Sha- ErOLn, BeCKnd1Il, s-6eTTy, =ASnuTSI, MI My- CTS, Johnson of South Dakota, Ken yon, Mclean and Mcclellan.
 The Shoot samendment, directing the President to take over all distiI- ed liquors held in bond, is 8 white ele- phant on the hands of Senate leaders. The President has made it known that he objects to this provision being tack ed to the measure. Yesterday Sena- tors Martin, Simmons, Smith of Geor- gfa, and others were busy trying to formulate some way to eliminate the Shoot proposition and confine the Food Bill provisions to food, feeds and ] fuel. Plans are brewing to strike tl from the bill cotton, wool, hides, steel and other things put in by the Sen ate.
 Senator Shields of Tennessee made a vigirous attack on the Smoot amend
 nent yesterday. He said that it is un- constitutional and should not be pass ed by the Senate.
 "In fixing the price at which whiskey in bond is to be taken over by the President. this bill has! become judicial complication said MT.
 Shields. 'The Senate has undertaken
 to arrogate to itself power that be- , longs to the court. Congress may leg
 islate power to commander, but when i1t attempts 10 TX prices IL encrOacnes Iupon the authority of the judiciary
 To say that cost blus 10 per cent. is a
 fair price for this ~whiskey in bond
 is arbitrarily to hit upon a price
 without any real attempt to arrive al
 a fair calculaton.''
 The request for cloture was sub- l mitted after Senator Chamberlain had
 tried to fix a time for closing debate
 by unanimous consent. He asked that
 a vote be taken next Friday afternoon g Senator Wadsworth of New York ob- jected. He declared the committee amendments are so important thai
 they should be carefully discussed. Senator Reed suggested that the
 bill ought to be recommitted to the
 Committee on Agriculture and For
 estry to work out another prohibition
 section, ''It seems to have been con-
 unconstitutional he said. Yet il
 appears that we bound ourselves by :, unanimous consent so that we cannot
 bring this matter up again. The only s way would be to refer 1t back to the f committed
 . 'sWe must end this discussion some time," said Senator Chamberlain. Hs f then suggested that vote be taker 7 next Monday. Objections were made ' by Senators Wadsworth, Penrose ana , Gronna. Senator Penrose asked the . Oregon Senator to delay his efforts . until today and then bring it up ir , the spirit of hope"
 .tl Senator ,Chamberlain's response wa. :. | to file motion for cloture.