Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-27
WILSON NOT IN
FAVOR Of DRY
AMENDMENT
President Said to Be Op-
posed to Prohibition Clause
of Food Bill.
SENATE COMMITTEE
NOT YET AGREED
Full Committee Rejects Prohibition
Plan of Subcommittee - Adopts
House Feature With Some Modifiea.
tions and Giving President Power to
Control Manufacture Of Wines -
Rivers and Harbors Bill Adopted.

~ W Pio oi'i'it
the manufacture of beer as well as
distilled liquors, and giving The prcsi-
dent discretion to permit the manufac-
ture OF wine only, the administration
food bill was agreed on TO-DAY by the
senate agriculture committee and ia
vorably reported as a substitute FOR the
bill now under consideration
The committee also amended the
house bill to give the president power
only to commander supplies for the
army and navy. The louso bill gave
him power to commander necessities
for other purposes. Another amend
ment would make 1t unlawful for any
person in the employment of the gov
ernment in any capacity to furnish or
sell to the government any supplies
Washington, June 27.-Administratio
officials disclaim knowing how Presi-
dent Wilson looks upon the prohibition
amendment to the food bill. but 1t Is
generally believed he will oppose It's
adoption by congress. Altho the presi-
dent has not indicated his attitude, It
was believed today he would agree with
Herbert C. Hoover, the food adminis-
traitor, who has announced he looks
upon prohibition only from the prac-
tical point of whether 1t is more im-
portant to- use foodstuffs exclusively
for food
If the president takes any stand on
the subject, 1t is believed 1t will be
subject to whether the passage of the
bill will be hindered.
BY a vote Of to the senate agri-
culture committee rejected the sub
committees prohibition plan, and pro-
ceeded to consider various other sub
stitute proposals.
House Bill Modified. ..
After rejecting the sub -committee's
prohibition plan. the full committee
adopted the house prohibition provi-
sions. with a modification as to manu-
facture Of vinous beverages. The new
provisions would prohibit the manu-
facture Of all intoxicants. including
both distilled spirits and malt bever-
ages and wines. but would allow the
president discretion to permit further
man nufacture of wine only.
The committee also approved extern
sion Of federal control to steel and iron
products, petroleum and its products,
farm implements and machinery, fer
tilizers and binding twine material, as
recommended by its subcommittee.
Final action upon the prohibition and
other sections of the bill was defererd
until later.
Adoption Of the licensing section, to
make it applicable only to agencies and
products in interstate or foreign COM
merce was adopted by the committee,
as proposed by the sub committee.
This was regarded as one Of the most
important amendments of the bill and
urged by its opponents.
Completing War Tax Bill.
A war excess profits tax on corpora
tions. partnerships and individuals of
about Is per cent-double present rates
~-and no change in the proposed tax
upon publishers-5 per cent upon their
net profits, plus a postage increase Of
one-fourth cent a pound--were fore
cast by senate finance committee men,
bers today, az they worked toward
completing the war tax bill.
House Passes Harbor Bill.
The $26,000.000 rivers and harbors
bill passed the house to-
day by a vote OF EOS to 1872. A motion
Of Representative Treadway. Of Massa-
chusetts. to amend It. to require presi-
dental endorsement Of all appropria-
tions ~ being Of military or CONNER
cial necessity, was lost, 1s9 to 142.