Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-11
Proposes Food Building.

When the food control bill was taken
up in the Senate today Senator Cham
berlain, in charge OF the measure offered
an amendment which would make the
$150.000,000 carried in the bill. imme-
diately available and would provide
FOR the expenditure of part OF this sum
used by the food administration. He
proposed that the building be erected
on a site now owned by the govern
ment.
Immediately Senator smoot. Senator
Overnan and others wished to know where
IT was proposed to erect such a building
They pointed out that the government now
owned number Of buildings on the south
side or pennsylvania avenue between 14th
ana 10th streets. which they said could
be easily fitted up for the use of the food
control administration.
Leases Can Be Terminated.
While these buildings were under leas.
these leases can be terminated by the gov
eminent practically whenever it requires
the building.
The Maltby building situated on land
which will be used for increasing the
PARK between the Capitol and tho
possible building for the use of the
food administra ton.
The sum of 100000 was suggested in
the debate as the sum that would be
necessary to erect building for the
pointed out that Herbert c. Hoover,
selected by the President as food ad-
ministrator. had recently said II was
impossible to rent quarters in Wash.
ington.
Food Bill Vote July 81.
Unanimous consent to vote on the food
control bill and all amendments thereto
at 2:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Julv
~ was granted by the Senate yesterday.
at the request Of Senator Chamberlain Of
oregon. in charge Of the measure At
the same time Senator Chamberlain OBJ
tained leave to withdraw the motion for
cloture on the bill, which would have
been voted on today.
The agreement was reached after prac-
ucally all the senators had become con-
WINGED that the bill could not be passed
without substantial revision. Immediate -
Following the action of the Senate,
1.,g time to vote far enough in the
1uture to permit ample opportunity to
revise the bill. the Senate committee on
agriculture met and began consideration
OF substitute drafted by Senator Gore
ators
The Gore substitute provides that the
government control proposed shall be
limited to foodstuffs. feed and fuel, the
original purposes OF the legislation.
many other products added during
congressional consideration. It would
authorize federal requisitioning and
operation OF coal mines, limit federal
licensing to concerns engaged in
handling or producing foodstuffs or
fuel' authorize federal purchase and
stuffs and fuel. fix a guaranteed mini
mum price Of $3.50 per bushel for
wheat and create saIaried board Of
food administration subject to Senate
confirmation.
The prohibition section of the sub
stitute would forbid manufacture. i'm
portation or expectation of distilled
beverages during the war. and would
authorize their communicating by the
government 'if necessary" to secure
industrial alcohol. The President
would be authorized to limit or pro-
hibit manufacture OF malt, fermented
and vinous beverages. Leaders eY-
pressed confidence that some such a
compromise provision would be adopt
ed in lieu of the Senate prohibition
sections and the so-called Smoot
amendment, which is unsatisfactory to
both vets and drys.