Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-22

1917
The government guarantee for wheat
would be payable at all principal quar-
ter primary markets until July. 1919.
The Senate rejected IS to IS, an
amendment by Senator Norris to have
the food board instead Of Congress-
fix the minimum price
The Pomerene coal amendment, in
corporated by tho overwhelming vote
OF ~ to IL, directs the President,
through the Federal Trade Commission
or other agency, to fix coal prices,
wholesale and retail, regulate the en-
tire industry. and. II necessary, take
over and operate coal mines and TX
prices Of labor.
On final vote. the Senate refused.
so to %, TO place the bill's administra-
ton in the hands of an individual
Senators understood to-day the admin
istration would cndeavor to have the
conferees substitute the original House
provision for a single administrator.
Appropriation in the House bill of
Sl50,o0o,oo0 was left unchanged by the
Senate, which added an appropriation
of 100000 for Federal purchas es and
sale Of soda nitratcs for fertilizer
Another important Senate addition
TO the bill provides for joint con-
Ercssional committee to supervise war
expenditures 1t was proposed by
Senator Owen.
The Senate also added provisions
against boarding Of foodstuffs. and for
regulation OF grain exchanges. au-
,horizing the President to close them
IL necessary TO stop speculation in fu-
lures.
CONTROL. LIMITED
TO ORIGINAL SUBJECTS
The bill limits government control
virtually to the original subjects of
tho House measurc-foods, feeds and
fuels.
In lieu OF the House bilrs broad pro-
visions for licensing food dealers, the
Senate hill limits Federal licensing TO
tho following agencies and these only
which have products in interstate or
foreign commerce.: Wheat elevators,
cold storage and packing houses. farm
implement factories. coal producers and
dealers, and wholesalers Of designated
ncc"ssorics.
The House hilrs provisions for Fed
craI rcquisitioning OF necessar aries Is
limited hy the Senate redraft TO food,
feeds and fuels. and other supplies for
military purposes only.
Government purchase and sale Of
toodstuhs. 10 maintain reasonable
prices also is limited by the Senate
bill 10 fuel. wheat. -four. meal. beans
and potatoes.
Tho House provision for authority
to rcquisition factories was generally
curtail"d ~ the Senate TO factories.
packing houses. mines and other plants
needed for military or other public use
connected with the common defense.
y senate amendment regarding gov
eminent war supplies purchased
through the defense councils ad =
vistory commission. would prevent
members from soliciting Federal con-
tracts in which they are pecuniar!ly
Interested.
40 GOVERNMENT CONTROL
OF ALL "SECESSARIESo
, Among important provisions OF the
House bIli stricken out was that cs-
/ taollshinr general government con-
troll of all "nccessarics."
Mother Hous. nor Senate draft con-
taina the original administration pro-
posa!s for government control o.
clothing and maximum price hxing.
Voting on the bill with i,p various
! aTn"ndn cnts, consumed an hour and
a half. on the ;inal passage Of the
bi!l. Tho vote was as follows:
Ayc--Ashurst, Bankhcad Beckharn.
! Bprah, Brandcgcc. Brous8ard. Calder.
Chamberlain. COl,. Culbcrson, cum
MINIS. Curtis. Dillingham;. FernaId.
Fletcher. FrclinRhuys"n. Gronna. Hale,
Harding, Hitchcock. Hollis, Hustine,
James. Johnson California;. johnson
tSou'h Dakota). Jones tEcw Mexico.
Jones NWashinEton). Kellogg, Ken
/ drick. Kenyon. King. Kirby, Knox. La
J Toilette, Lewis. Lodge. McCumbcr. Me-
hellar. Mclean. McEary. Martin,
! Myers. Nelson, New, Newlands, Norrjs.
'Verrnan. owen. Page Phe!an. PINT.
man Poindcxtcr roIncrcne, Ransdcu
Robinson. salisbury, Shafroth. Sheu.
pard. shields, Simmons. Smith fArt.
@one), smith Georgia. Smith fnary-
lahd)' Smith tMich.gan). smi,ht SCUM
CaroiIna). Smoot. Sterling. S,onc
swanson Thompson. Tilman. Town
send. TrnmrnclL Underwood. v.ro.-
man, Wadsworth, Warren. w.,,n.
! Weeks. Willtama. w olcott-s1.