The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-14


Tor some legislation Of this kind"
\ motion by senator Harding to lay
the Thomas amendment on the tnhlcl
was carried, 81 To- 30. Then motion
10 reconsider carried without "a roll
rall aud opened the debate again.
kclIoag Offcrs Amendment.
senator Kellogg Of Minnesota offer
ed an amendment tu the Thomas
| amendment providing that actual aud
legitimate future trading should not
be prohibited when physical delivery
uf products traded In was accomplish
80 IN settlements
Immediate action to chc,E sp,cula.
tion was urged Do, senator VaIdamtu|
Iof Mississippi
4 never understood D., said. how
! the people stand for being deSpoilcd|
| hy a lot Of gamblers IN whose inter
osts the exchanges are run lie sai1
he favored. but would not propose. cN-
tending the Thomas amendment to.
suspend cotton a. well u- 'Ipdstuff
exchanges.
Senator Smith Of Georgia. thought
the senate would take up food ,'ntr"i.
legislation aftor IL disposcs uf the "s-
| pionagc hill and believed 1t better 90
wait until then and have fun consider
IJtion.
| Senator Thomas replied he did lot
doubt there was plenty OF food 90 an"
country but that the pressing question
was Legislation to enable th. ordinary
man TO get hi- share.
You may form am army to ucd; the
enemy" he said. hut there may be
portance You can't tccu-tom the pco-
I .fsI 4 ftf
them 60 living beyond their incomes
Hc said he wanted 90 curb the spc'ula-
tor who would coin the hunger ~
women and children into dirty dollars.
| Washington. Mn, ll.- Suspension
during the war ut aIl stock exchange
boards ~ trade aud chambers ot come
| mcrpr which permit sprcu'rtiuns 80
futures ON foodstufls was proposcu to-
lduy by senator Thomas Democrat ~
Colorado. as AN amendment tu enc
administration espionage nIlI
| senator Thomas said Doe UaI r'-
l.ciy.d 4purr4 of demands ir.u the
general publ. that Iamn,ug Uu nr'-
lcslti,s uf nfo during 'h" W.r n"
stopped nr congress.
He cited the recent s"oriua "' M'N
land July wheat mturo~ .n the 'hi-
,aru mnrN,t tu show the need of .n
modiIt, .utiuu hs congress q" stop
food gambling
Opposing the amendment senator
Ovcrmau of North Carolina ln 'h"eo
of the piu pleaded 1ginsr Ioa'lnf
down" the csp.uuaE" measure WIN
.trrcIc,aut amendment Although
hc said the Thomas amendment 'p-
'pcllcd to him in many respects ~
,~h.ull bc considered htcr with li'
food control bun reported w 'h' 'Hi'
culture committee.
\ similar plea was made hN senate!
LOWS of Illinois. who -ld, however
"somc provision like this must oe
lmadc ,yorulllt for the benefit Of tie
ruuutr,"
Eliminate Bnu1c Clause
Administrative leaders Iu 'hr senate
IIniJ plan. t1 eliminate from the cH
pinuur, HIll the amendment approved
Su.urduy fwrnddua during the wai
tho .ls. of grains ur cereals in the
manufacture of utuyIrIuug liquors los
lofforInr H substitute providing ih''
' Isn,u jhr president .-huN iNnl 'i1'
, limitation. rcsuIaiiuu CO., prou'm'uu 90.
mo u-r OF foods food materials "'
feed. 300 the manufacture OF 1i."h.
. .. or of N|tuhuil' UI non .'' N'I' ''''
,ure- be- ,..rurnl In order 90 insure
Tan rHeuurf, uuJ continuous supply n
, food Do, may prescribe rr-M'Hi."n
.fu such prohibition ur limitation
, thine would no .r' no,u"d which $500.
usa could not ho made of food. Viola
inuus uf tho provision would ID" pun
i-hcd with $4,000 fine "r two NrIr
o imprisonment
10 senator Gruuua -uid hr believed .
r miller should bc allowed 90 make
contract, for fu'u, d"Iivor OF 'h'
gruiu
- "nut" ho said when the board a."
J trade n Pitt-uurgh or MINNEAPOLIS of
20 - Louis srU 3D. hundred tun"- 1
much wheat u- Is produced boo th
=. United Stui"s. tht, i~ dicrtImu' "H.'
u u,ss and the punl' Will have q" n'
% FLOR Co.
:, DEAD AVIATOR WILL BE
h BURIED TOMORROW MANY
FLORAL PIECES ARRIVE
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