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SENATE DEBATE MARKED
BY BITTER EXCHANGES
Advocates and Opponents of Food
Control Measure Indulge in
Heated Controversy.
CHAMBERLAIN AND GORE CLASH
Senator From Oregon Says He Would
Rather Stand With President and
Lick His Shoes Than to Be Con.
spring With Country's Enemies.

WASHINGTON. August 6.-Resump-
ton Of Senate debate to-day on the
conference report of the administra-
ton food control bill was marked by
bitter exchanges between advocates
and opponents OF the legislation AZ
ter days discussion of the bill as
finally drafted by the conferees, ad-
ministration leaders and some Of the
chief opponents said II would be dis
posed of on Wednesday.
Senator Chamberlain. the administra-
tion manager. and Senator Gore who
has been prominent IN the opposition,
clashcd sharply during the debate az
ter Senator Reed had made another
speech OF more than three hours. at
tacking the measure and Herbert c.
Hoover. When Senator Gore imputed
that the Senate confcrees had yielded
the Senate's judgment to that of tho
President. Senator Chamberlain. in "a
vehement speech. declared that the Ok
lahoma Senator had consistently oh
structed the food bill and also other ad-
m ministration measures.
BITTER INSINUATION
is HURLED AT GORE
II had rather be charged with fol-
lowing in the footsteps of the dis
States in the conduct of this war"
said the Oregon Senator. Crawling. il
you please. on my knees and licking
the dust from his feet. as has been
suggested here. than to stand in oppo-
sition TO him and to be conspiring with
and treating with the enemies Of the
President"
Senator Gore denied obstructing the
r1ai n
suggested, the army draft law.
Senator Hollis who served promi-
nently in drafting the so-called lead
ers' compromise" bill in the Senate. an
nounced that he would vote against
the conference report. because of elimi-
nation of his amendment designed to
exempt labor unions from the provi-
sions of the bill.
Recession of the Senate conferees
on the provision for a congressional
committee to supervise war expendi-
turc, stricken out largely. because of
the Presidents strong opposition, was
denounced by Senator Hardwick, and
defended by Senators Williams and
Wolcott.
Senator Williams declared that there
is either more intended than is ap-
parent in the language Of the proposal
to create the joint committee on war
expenditures. or it is unnecessary.
IF it has any ulterior purpose, what
is it?" he demanded. ut may be to
display suspicion and create lack of
trust in the executive whose duty it is
to carry on the war"
WOULD REGARD SUCH ACTION
AS LACK OF CONFIDENCE
The Mississippi Senator declared that
were he the President and such a COM
mittee was authorized by Congress, he
would veto the measure and tell them
that he was responsible to the people
who elected him, and that he regarded
such an act as lack OF confidence. He
pointed out that Congress already has
power to investigate every item of ex-
penditures, and cited the experience of
President Lincoln with a congressional
committee on conduct Of the Civil War
as a warning of what could be ex-
mite, on war expenditures.
Senator Wolcott declared that the
congressional committee during the
Civil War had abused it's powers. and
attempted to dictate the military and
naval campaigns
Most of to-day's debate was occu-
pied by Democratic Senator'S opposing
approval Of the conference report.
The Republicans were said by their
leaders to he almost n unit for imme-
diate and favorable action.