Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-07-18
NEW FOOD BILL
READY IN SENATE
Democratic and Republican
Leaders Combine on a
Board of Three
WILL WORK FOR VOTE
BY SATURDAY NIGHT

WASHINGTON, July 1s.-The text
OF the revised food control bill. draft !
ed at a conference Of Democratic and
Republican leaders in the Senate,
which is expected TO command suf-
ficient support to be passed Saturday
night, was laid before the Senate
yesterday It's chief provisions. as
distinguished from the pending bill,
about which there has been five
weeks Of debate in the Senate fol-
low:
Eliminates all products from price
regulation except foods, feeds, fuel.
kerosine and gasoline.
Revises the section directed against
the advisory commission Of the Coun-
ell Of National Defense and subordi-
nate committees in the matter Of gov
eminent contracts and stresses the
solicitation Of contracts in its prohi-
bitlon.
Fixes a minimum price OF $1.75
bushel for No. 1 northern wheat
Creation Of q food administration
commission OF three members.
Authorizes the President 20 re-
quire special government licenses Of
all persons operating wheat elevators,
cold storage plants. packing houses,
factories producing farming imple-
ments and machinery; coal mines, in
GLIDING wholesale coal dealers, manu-
facturers of fertilizers and all per-
sons engaged in handling any Of these
products. except retailers Railroads
are prohibited from accepting for
transportation in interstate com
merce the products Of any person o.
firm which fails 70 take out such IL
censes.
The prohibition provisions remain
the same as in the pending bill.
While Senate leaders OF both port
ies participate in the conferences re-
sulting In the new bill. the leaders
were Senators Chamberlain, Of Ore
gon; Kenyon, Of Iowa; Lodge. OF
Massachusetts,; Hollis, of New Hamp-
shire; Smith. of Georgia, Martin, OF
Virginia. and others
Changes made in the pending bill
in the Senate viii be offered on the
floor as amedments by Senator Cham
berlain. This makes the fourth food
control bill that has been considered
by the Senate.
The new bill confines its price reg
The regulation OF iron. Steel cotton
wool. hides, skins, hemps, jute, sisal
lead. timber lumber, petroleum
aluminium. farm implements and ma
chinery. fertilizer and fertilizer in
gradients have been eliminated from
the bill and kerosine and gasoline
put into Il.
Instead OF the Office OF food admin.
Hoover, the commission, with the
secretary of agriculture at its head
as provided IN the pending bill. the
new bill provides for the appoint
ment by the President OF n commits
sion of three men, one OF them to b'
a farmer actually engaged at tn,
time Of his appointment in the cult
walton OF the soil" These commits
sioners are to receive $1,000 a year
and will hold Office only during TIT
war.
The section OF the pending bill di
rected against members of the advis
DRY commission of the Council of Ma
tional Defense and subordinate com
mittees IN the matter OF government
contracts was rewritten so that
now provides that no person actinl
in any capacity including an advisor,
capacity, shall solicit, induce or al
tempt to indnce any person OF officer
authorized to execute OF to direct tn
execution of contracts on behalf o
the United States TO make any con
tract or give any order for the ful
nishing to the United States Of work
labor or services, or Of materials. sup
plies or other property Of any kind o
character, If such agent or employ
has any pecuniary interest In sue
contract or order. or II he or any firr
of which he is a member. or corpoi
alton. OF Joint stock company. OF as
ISOLATION OF which he Is an officer g
stakeholder. or IN the pecuniary pr
fits Of which be is directly or ind
rectly interested shall be a part
thereto. Nor shall any agent OF en-
ploye make or permit any committe
or other body OF which he is a men
Der 10 make or participate in maxim
any recommendation concerning sue
contract or order to any counci
board or commission of the Unite
States, or any member or subordinai
thereof without making. TO the be.