Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-30
PARTIAL VICTORY
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leaders decided to confer tomorrow
with President Wilson on the two
points remaining in dispute, the SEN
ate proposal to establish congress
sional committee to supervise war ex-
penditurcs and to create n board OF
three food administrators instead OF
one.
Upon all other questions the cor
ference committee reached COM
plete agreement Final discussion of
the bill is hoped for. but not regarded
as certain.
Several Doubtful.
Representative Lever. heading the
house conferees. and Senator Cham
berlain, who handled the bill in the
senate for the administration, will
take up with President Wilson to-
morrow the two remaining differen-
ces. The conferees will mec. again
after the white house conferences
Several of them are doubtful of the
outcome, however believing partial
disagreement will result in submission
OF disputed questions TO both legis-
lative branches for another vote. Thu
president has declared the war com
mittee would be embarrassing anu
would Indicate lack of confidence in
his conduct of the war Should he
insist upon elimination of the pro-
posal, as expected, IL appears probable
that the senate conferees would yield
the point tomorrow, leaving n dis
agreement only on the food board
question
Numerous other changes have been
agreed to in the bill with most OF the
principal senate amendments adopted.
Necessities Controlled.
Tho H..
tion to foods, feeds and fuels the gov
ernment shall control fuel oil and
natural gas, fertilizer and fertilizer
ingredients. tools, utensle. implements
and equipment required for the actual
production thereof. all designated as
necessares. The so-called control sec
ton of the house bill, much broader
than the senate's was, authorizing
federal regulation affecting specula-
ton, distribution. agreed to yesterday,
prohibits manufacture or importation
of distilled beverages during the war
and authorizes the president to limit
the alcoholic contents of beer and
wines and to commander distilled
beverages when necessary. This was
substitute for the house bone-dry
, section and for senate prohibition OF
distilled beverage manufacture. The
Smoot amendment declaring federal
purchase Of all distilled spirits in bond
was stricken out.
The section authorizing COM
Wandering for rodistillation when
ever necessary for food conservation
or military needs was adopted as
framed by the senate with its extern
sion to distilled beverages in stock as
well as in bond.
The senate's provision fixing 81 per
Dushel minimum price for Wheat at
primary markets was adopted except
that II was made applicable to the
1918 crop and not this years. the 81
price being absolute and binding I'M
til May /, 9l19.
Coal and Coke Included.
Senator Pomerene's amendment
authorizing the president to fix coal
and coke prices and take over mines
was adopted after n clause limiting
such powers to military or CONNER
cial needs had been stricken out. Pro-
vision for fair and reasonable" com
pensation to owners of Communicated
coaling properties was made to read
"Just compensation" rs per cent pay
a0le Immediately and the rest after
judicial action.
The conferces substituted for the
senate's restricted licensing provision
the house plan for much broader H.
cense regulation OF importation, man
ufacture, mining. storage and distri-
button Of government controlled nee
essaries. The more rigorous section
of the house bill prohibiting boarding
OF necessaries. was reinserted, with
penalties OF $1,000 fines and two
years imprisonment The house Sec
ton penalizing wilful destruction Of
necessities. also was retained.
The houses drastic provision
against monopoly OF necessaries and
authorizing regulation OF grain ex-
changes. were retained, but Senator
Nelson's amendment regarding future
trading on grain exchange was
stricken out. The so-called Pome-
rene Walsh amendment. prohibiting
storing or holding OF necessaries. ex-
cept by producers, to limit the public
supply or effect the price, was re-
tained.
The scnate's provision limiting fed
eral requisitioning authority to neces-
saries for military or other public
Use also was retained, AS was its ptv-
xtG mi ~ n ,A.