The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-22
House Diligently Swats Every
Amendment and Crinds On
Toward Day of Decision
GORE BUSHES SHERMAN
TO THE FIRING LINE
Senate Would Have Voted
Favorably Yesterday But
! Was Compelled to Listen to
More Talk

Washington, June 81 Indications
OF the passage of the food control
bill is in form satisfactory to the ad
minisration developed in both houses
Of congress today
Only quick work by Senator Gore
in rushing Senator Sherman into the
chamber for an emergency speech
prevented the hbl from coming to Il
vote in the senate
In the house amendment after
amendment was defeated and the
passage OF the bill was predicted by
Saturday night.
Meanwhile encoura cement for the
program came from many sourc es
and the work of organizing the food
administration proceeded.
William j. Bryan. passing through
washington on a lecture tour. stopped
long enough today to issue a state
nient In support of the administra-
tons food program.
Bryan Urges Support.
i am not afraid 10 trust the presi-
dent with the powers which the food
administration bill proposes to con-
FER" Mr.. Bryan said. The president
acts In the daylight and without a
selfish interest. No president would
War Is not a normal condition: ii
Is abnormal and requires extraord.-
nary remedies" Mr.. Bryan continued
In urging protection for both the
farmer and the consumer
"A government that can COM
nandeer the lives OF its young men
and the money OF its older men should
J. have power to protect the whole peo-
'e w ~, se :, ~, :, an .,, .a'a',''
pertment OF food administration, an
nounced after a conference with the
woman's committee. that plan for de-
centralized control of the voluntary
workers IN the food prepay anda had
been advised. These will be placed
under the defense committees in ex-
istence In every state. A uniform cap
and apron bearing the insignia of the
national food administration is now
being designed. II will cost only a
few cents.
Carl rrooman. assistant secretary
W Agriculture. said today. millions o,
ceres OF land unused and other mill
lions used uneconomicaffy contributed
10 the high prices OF land and the
low conditions Of the tenant farmer
and small owners OF farms He urged
q prompt investigation Of this to fol-
lon the passage OF the food control
bill
Meanwhile the progress UP at the
Capitol on the bill creating a food
controller evidently satisfied its back
ers.
House Votes Down Amendments.
q All sorts OF amendments were SUBJ
mitted TO the house and were defeated
one by one. General debate was con.
ciuded In that body. and members be-
gan to speak under the Ave minute
rule II was under this rule that the
fire of amendments began. Some OF
the Republicans endeavored TO have
cotton included in that provision OF
the bill But the Southern Democrats
refused to make this stipulation. partly
due to the statement OF Mr.. Lever
that he thought cotton was included
any way in the general provisions
Ehe chance for a vote in the senate
came early in the day. Senator Cham
herlain called up his bill and waited
for some one to rise.
No one did So eff no one wishes Il
xpeak, Mr.. President let us proceed
to vote" said Chamberlain.
This aroused Senator Gore. who al
though chairman OF the agriculture
committee Is opposed to the bill H,
called for a quorum and in the inter
val Senator Sherman Of the opposing
forces was rushed into the breach Al
speaker.
II note" said he, that Baror
Rhonda OF the British food control
vays that he hopes the United StateI
Z will not let us down II the British
had not Communicated so many ship
loads Of our food since January 1913
and interfered thereby with our legiti
mate commerce / would be more i'm
pressed with this cry"
The Illinois senator said the bill
would not correct the evils 1t wa
aimed at, and that 1t was not neces
sarv to "create a lott OF fat Jobs I,
control. our food problems" he 81
said: There were more fool ideas IL
this bill than ever been on paper II
anv MEASURE In congress" The sena
tor said he was convinced that the bill
vas aimed not only at the 'rube' far
,, ner but was supported by organized
lsbor because II served Its purpose.
..The bill hits the farmer, not tn
<,fv man. said he. The farmer hal
not any union organization: he ha
.oniv himself. Organized labor con
Atois legislation in this administration
Nnreit did n the last l want to see hov
4 NSff4y union men are going to be con
rirted. You will find that no uniol
n y4&an will 60 to France.
$500 aRopresentative Haugen, OF Iowa
EaselN tha opposition In the house. II
] d eoacontrated his attack on Herbert
NI1aMor. saying he uas . splendit
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