Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-30
FOOD BILL FIGHT
G0ESUP TO WILSON
Senate and House Conferees Are
Deadlocked After ALL
Day Session.
PRESIDENT TO SETTLE 1T
Expenditures Committee an d
Food Board Proposals
Cause of Impasse.
tBy Associated Press. (,

reached an impasse tonight after an
all-day conference. and leaders decided
to confer tomorrow with President
Wilson on the two points remaining in
dispute-the Senate proposals to estab-
lish congressional committee to su-
pervise war expenditures and to create
a board of three food administrators
instead of one official.
Upon all other questions the confer
ence committee reached complete
agreement Final enactment of the
bill this week is hoped for by the con-
ferees.
House conferees. and Senator Cham
berlain. who handled the bill In the SEN
ate for the administration. will take
up with President Wilson tomorrow
the two remaining differences. The
conf,rees will meet again after the
White House conferences.
PRESIDENT HAS DECLARED
TT WOULD EMBARRASs HIM
The President has declared the war
committee would be embarrassing and
would indicate lack OF confidence In
his conduct of the war. Should he in
sist upon elimination of the proposal.
II appears probable that the Senate
conferees will yield the point to-mor-
row. leaving disagreement only on
the food board question.
Numerous other changes have been
agreed to in the bill. with most of the
principal Senate amendments accepted.
The conferees agreed that IN addition
n
ment shall control fuel oil and natural
gas. fertilizer and fertilizer inEre-
dients. tools. utensils, implements and
equipment required for the actual pro-
duction thereof''-all denominated as
necessaries. The so-called control
section Of the House bill. much
broader than the Senate's. was adopted.
authorizing Federal regulation affect
ing speculation. distribution and move.
ment of the designated necessaries.
Ihe prohibition section, agreed to
yesterday. prohibits manufacture or
Importation Of distilled beverages dur
ing the war. and authorizes the Presi
dent TO limit the alcoholic content of
beer and wines. and to commander dis
titled beverages when necessary. This
was n substitute for the House hone-
ary section and for the Senate inhibt-
ton OF distilled beverages manufactures
The Smoot amendment directing
federal purchase of all distilled spirits
IN bond. was stricken out.
PROHIBITION CLAUSE
AS FINALLY AGREED TO
The prohibition clause as agreed To
follows:
That from and after thirty davs
from the date of the approval of this
act. no foods. fruits. food materials or
feeds shall be used in the production
OF distilled spirits for beverage nnr-
poses; provided that under such rules.
regulations and bonds as the President
may prescribe. such materials NAV he
used in the production of distilled
spirits exclusively for other than
beverage purposes. or for the fortih-
cation OF pure sweet wines, as defined
oy the revenue act of September s.,
1916.
Nor shall there be imported into
the united States any distilled spirits
whenever the President shall find
that Limitation, regulation or prohibi-
tion OF the use of foods, fruits. food
materials or feeds in the production OF
malt or vinous liquors for beverage
purposes. or that the reduction of the
aicohollc contents of any such malt
or vinous liquor is essential in order
to assure an adequate and continuous
supply OF foods. or that the national
security and defense will be subserved
thereby. he is authorized from time to
time to prescribe and give public notice
of the extent of the limitation. regula-
ton. prohibition or reduction so neces-
STATED. Whenever such notice shall
have been given and shall have re-
NAMED unrevoked, no person shall,
after reasonable time prescribed in
such notice. use any foods, fruits food
materials or feeds in the production
/. of malt or vinous liquors, or import
any such liquors except under license
issued by the President and in COM
pliance with rules and regulations de-
termined by him governing the pro-
duction and importation OF such liquors
and the alcoholic content thereof.
Provided further. that nothing in this
section shall be construed to authorize
licensing of the manufacture cf vinous
or malt liquors in any State. Territory
or civil subdivision thereof. where the
manufacture OF such malt or vinous
liquor is prohibited"
EXTENDED TO DISTILLED
BEVERAGES IN STOCK
The additional section authorizing
Communicating for redistillation when
ever necessary for food conservation
or military needs was adopted as franz
ed by the Senate with its extension to
distilled beverages in stock as well as
in bond.
The Senate's provision fixing $2-per-
bushel minimum price for wheat at
primary markets was adopted, except
that 1t was made applicable to the 1918
crop and not this years, the s. price
being made absolute and binding until
May l.. 1919"
Senator Pomerene's amendment au.
thorizing the President to Ak coal and
coke. prices. and take over mines. was
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