The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-25
HOUSE GIVES
BROAD POWERS
Food Bill is Passed by a
Vote of 365
BILL Is MADE
RADICALLY DRY
Control of Food, Feed and
Fuel Placed at the Discre-
ton Of the President

Washington, b. c., June 25.--The ad
ministration food control bill giving the
president broad authority to control the
distribution of food feed and fuel fol
war purposes and appropriating Sl52,'
100000 for its enforcement and admin
istration, was passed by the House late
Saturday night after farreaching prohi-
bition provisions had been written into
it,
The vote was 365 to s, Representatives
McElmore, Sladen and Young of Texas,
Democrats, and Meeker of Missouri and
Ward of New York, Republicans, voting
in the negative.
Prohibition regulations of a sweeping
character were written into the bill Sat
urday night by the House. After several
hours of parliamentary sparring, during
which the prohibitory proposals were
thrown out repeatedly on points of or
der, the prohibition element got the up
per hand and forced adoption OF amend
ments which would forbid the use of any
foodstuffs during the war for making in
toxicants and would give the president
authority to take over in his discretion
all stocks of distilled liquors.
Then the House settled down to a long
night session, with the prospect that a
final vote on the bill might be taken
some time between midnight and morn
ing. The leaders were determined to vote
before adjournment.
The amendment designed to cut off the
manufacture of liquors was adopted, 1872
to l44. 1t was submitted by Represen-
tative Barclay of Kentucky, Democrat,
and would provide that no food, food ma
terial or feed could be used during the
war for the manufacture OF alcohol or
alcoholic beverages except for the gov
eminent, industrial. scientific, medicinal
or saeramental purposes.
On the amendment authorizing govern
ment use of distilled spirits there was
no roll-call and only few scattered
nays were heard on the viva voce vote.
Originally proposed by Representative
Webb of North Carolina, it was accept
ed by Chairman Lever Of the agriculture
uili anu was duuPttu vi Ms iiIutiOis IL
says:
1.-The president is authorized if in his
opinion it is necessary to conserve neces-
saries, to require any person having con
troll OF alcohol and distilled spirits to
turn over to government use or redis-
tillation, such proportion of said alcohol
or spirits as the president may deem nee
essary to meet the requirements of the
government in the manufacture OF NUM-
tions and other military and hospital
supplies in so far as such use or redis
tillation would dispense with the ne
cessity of utilizing products and mate
rails suitable for foods and feeds in the
future manufacture of alcohol or dis
titled spirits, for the purposes herein
mentioned
Upon the failure of the person to
comply with the presidents requirement, !
the president is authorized to requisition
and take possession of the alcohol and |
distilled spirits required to be turned |
over and to pay for the same, eompensa
ton to be determined by the president, |
and if the price so determined be not |
satisfactory to the person entitled to re-
ceive the same, such person shall be paid |
amount prescribed by the president and |
shall be entitled to sue the United States |
to recover such further sum as, added to
the amount so paid, will be just compen
sation."