The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-25
Measure Giving the Presi-
dent Broad Powers Passed
by the House
FIVE VOTES ONLY
IN OPPOSITION
Amendments Adopted Which Would
Forbid Use of Foodstuffs for Making
Intoxicants Might Take Over
Stocks of Distilled Liquor.

WASHINGTON, June 2j.-The adj
food control bin giving
the President broad authority to con.
troll the distribution of food. feed and
fuel for war purposes and appropriate
ing Slj2, 100000 for its enforcement
and administration, was passed by the
house late Saturday night after far
reaching prohibition provisions had
been written into it.
The vote was SO to ). Representa-
tivcs McElmore, Sladcn and and Young
of Texas, Democrats and Mecker of
Missouri and Ward Of New York, Re.
.publicans, voting in the negative.
Prohibition regulations of sweep
ing character were written into the
bill. After several hours of pariamen-
tary sparring, during which the prohib.
ltory proposals were thrown out re.
peatedly on points of order, the prohib.
ition element got the upper hand and
forced adoption Of amendments which
would forbid the use of any foodstuff,
during the war for making intoxicant>
and would give the President authorit,
to take over in his discretion all stock,
Of distilled liquors.
Then the house settled down 10 {
long night session with the prospect
that a final vote on the bill might bt
taken some time between midnight ant
morning. The leaders were determine,
TO vote before adjournment.
| The amendment designed to cut of
manufacture of liquors was adopted
| l32 10 li4. II was submitted 10y Rep
| rcscntativc Barclay of Kentucky, Dem
ocrat, and would provide that no food
food material or feed could he use,
during the war for the manufacture o
alcohol or alcoholic beverages eNcep
for government, industrial, scientific
medicinal or sacramento purposes.
On the amendment authorizing GOV
! eminent use of distilled spirits ther
was no roll-call and only few seat
tered NAYS were heard on the viv
vocc vote. Originally proposed bv Rel
rescntative Webb Of North Carolina. /
was accepted hv Chairman Lever @
the agriculture bin and was adopted 0
his motion. II says:-
1.-THE President is authorized if i
his opinion it is necessary to conscry
neccssaries, to require any person haN
ing control Of alcohol and distile
lspirltS TO turn over to government us
OF redistribution, such proportion c
said alcohol or spirits as the PreSider
may deem necessary to meet the r,
quirements Of the government in tn
manufacture of munitions and othC
military and hospital supplies in so fl
as such use or redistribution would di
penSe with the necessity of utilizin
products and materials suitable f,
foods and feeds in the future manufa
ture of alcohol or distilled spirits. IL
the purposes herein enumerated.
Upon the failure of the person I
comply with the President : requir
mcnt, the President is authorized {
reguisition and take possession OF IL
alcohol and distilled spirits required I
be turned over and to pay for sam
compensation to be determined b. II
President, and if the price so dete
mined he not satisfactory to the persC
entitled to receive the same. such pc
son shall be paid amount prescribed |
the President and shall be entitled
sue the United States to recover suC
further sum as, added to the amour
SO paid, will be just compensation. -