Arizona republican., 1917-07-19
|FO0[) BILL
 DEBATE: |S
 NEAR END
Republican A. P. Leased Wirel

WASHINGTON, July 1S.-Senate consideration of the administration food control bill, begun a month ago today is approaching an end. Voting upon amendments began today and tomor- row discussion will proceed under a n-minute limit toward the final vote to be taken Saturday.
 Only one amendment was disposed of today but that, relating to sales by gov ernment agents of their own products to the government, has been before the senate almost exclusively for a week. A re-draft of the provision offered by Senator Pemerene was adopted tenta- lively but probably finally, by vote of 54 to IT. It is designed to meet, es- pecially, the supply purchasing situa- ton of the defense council and it's ad- visory bodies.
 The actual effect of the amendment was disputed by senators tonight. Those who had advocated it declared it was entirely satisfactory to the administra tion and council members. Equal satis- faction was expressed by those advo- eating more drastic action.
 During the discussion Senator Pom creme declared no serious criticism could be lodged against the councils advisory commission and that its use fulness should not be crippled by pass age of the original committee amend ment which its opponents predicted might prevent the prominent men who have been serving as commissioners without pay from continuing their po- Sitlot S Senator Reed and others in sisted that all that was sought was to prevent contracts for their own sup plies from being controlled by the com missoners. The accepted amendment provides:
 That no person acting either as a voluntary or paid agent or employe of the UnlIed States in any capacity. in cluding an advisory capacity, shall SO
 icit, induce or attempt to induce any person or officer authorized to execute or to direct the execution of contracts on behalf of the United States, to make any contract or give any order for the furnishing to the United States of work. labor or services or of materials, supplies or other property of any kind or character if such agent or employe has any pc cuniary interest in such contract or order or if he or any firm of which he is member, or corporation, joint stock company or association of which he is an officer or stockholder, or in the pe- cuniary profits of which he is directly or indirectly interest ed, shall be a party thereto.
 Nor shall any agent or employe make or permit any committee or other body of which he is a member to make or participate in making any recom- mendations concerning such contract or order to any council, board or com mission of the United States, or any member or subordinate thereof. with out making to the best Of his knowl- edge and belief a full and complete dis closure in writing to such council board, commission or subordinate of any and every pecuniary interest which he may have in such contract or order and of his interest in any firm, corpo- ration, company or association being a party thereto.
 Nor shall he participate in award ing of such contract or giving such or der Any Wilful violation of any of the provisions of this section shall be pun ishabl by fine of not more than s10 900 or by Imprisonment of not more than five years or both"
 To this was added an amendment by Senator Reed providing that the sec tion should not repeal the act of 1862 which reads:
 No officer or agent of any corpora tion joint stock company or associa tion and no member or agent of any firm or person, directly or indirectly interested in the pecuniary profits ol (Continued on Page TWo)