Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-06-22
Prospect Good for the Passage
of the Administration Meas
ure by That Date, as De-
sired by the President,
HOUSE TO TAKE FINAL
VOTE NEXT SATURDAY
Senate Decides Not to Hear
Herbert C, Hoover Today, as
Had Been Planned; Sherman
Makes CaustiC Speech.
10y MORNING JOURNAL spEeis. LEASED wlasl


Washington, June 21.-Prospect for
passage of the administration food
control bill by July /, as earnestly de
sired by President Wilson, appeared
brighter tonight after the house had
| rejected important amendments which
promised to delay final action and
senate leaders had tentatively agreed
tos compromises designed to expedite
consideration.
Rejection in the house on a point
of order of PROPOSALS to include shoes,
! clothing, farm machinery and cotton
under the regulatory food provisions,
cleared the way to passage to such an
extent that a final vote is expected
some time Saturday. Prohibition pro-
| posals and Representative Lenrotts
amendment to strike out the licensing
feature of the bill constitute the only
apparent obstacle to final vote at
that time.
Lever Urges Haste.
Representative Lever, in charge of
|
of the utmost importance that the big
control machine be started. House re-
publicans are ra1lying generally to
support the bill, one of the speeches
today in it's behalf being delivered by
Representative Gillett of Massachu-
setts, acting republican leader.
| While perfunctory debate was pro-
ceeding in the senate, substantial
progress toward compromising diff
ferences was made by the leaders al
informal conferences. The changes
! tentatively agreed to includes:
| Elimination of the section author
izing the food administrator to requi-
sition factories, mines and other
plants when he finds it necessary.
Elimination of provisions authoriz-
ing fixing of wages, including those
of farm laborers.
Elimination of specific authorize
ton to regulate consumption by ra-
tioning or control of individual meals.
Exemption of foodstuffs stored by
producers from the anti-hoarding
penalties.
Provision for control of foodstuff
purchases in this country to prevent
competition in buying between the
allies and the United States.
| Further provisions to prevent
boarding or speculation in foodstuffs.
! An Ultimate Compromise.
| With these tentative agreements,
senators believed the chaotic condi-
ton in the senate is clearing with a
prospect of an ultimate complete
compromise except on few basic
points. Senate leaders plan to let
general debate drift along, probably
Until next week after the lfouse passes
the bill.
| The arrangement for Herbert c.
Hoover to appear again tomorrow be-
fore the senate agricultural commit
tee in explanation of the bill was
| abandoned late today. Senators on
both sides agreed that any further
examination of Mr.. Hoover was un-
necessary.
Much of the time today was taken
up by Senator Sherman in an attack
on the administration.
GilIett Is Staggered.
| Representative olilett lOlO tHe
house today that when he first read
the bill he was staggered by its pro-
visions
| 81 belong to a school which has be-
lieved in the law of supply and de-
mand," he said. but it is obvious
that the law of supply and demand
will not meet this situation. The de-
mand is far greater than the supply
and the demand will continue. Hoard
ers can command any price they
please. There is a new situation to
which my old beliefs do not apply"
Representative Haugen of Iowa and
former Speaker Cannon led the fight
for the inclusion of shoes, clothing.
farm machinery and cotton seed in
the list of controllable articles. An
attempt by Representative Scott Of
Iowa to inject a gasoline and fuel oil
amendment into the bill failed, but
Representative Lever said one would
| I. it, lot