Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-31
YIELD AT WILSON'S
URGENT REQUEST
Senate and House Conferces Con-
sent to One-Man Ad-
ministration.
ONE POINT STILL UNSETTLED
Prospects Are That President
Also Will Win on War
Committee Proposal.
tBy Associated Press.


WASHINGTON. July 3Io-Yield.ng to
the urgent request of President Will
son. Senate and House confcrees on
the food control bill to-day eliminated
the provision for a food board OF three
members instead of single admins
traitor, and consented to make one more
effort TO agree garding the section
creating n war expenditures commit
tee of Congress.
The conferees had reached an i'm
passe on the two proposals when the
President intervcned. and there had
ment might be reported. Tonight the
war committee section. written into
the bill by the Senate and strenuously
remaining problem. The committee
will meet tomorrow with the pros
poets strong that the Senate members
will yield to the President on this
point also.
Before to-day's meeting. the Prcsi-
dent conferred at the White House with
Representative Lever, heading the
House members. and Senator Chamber
spokesman, and earnestly insisted upon
one-man food control and elimination
Of the clause creating the expenditures
committee.
ORIGINAL HOUSE
PROPOSAL ADOPTED
Within an hour of reconvening. Sem
ate conferees yielded on the food ad-
rninistration section. adopting the orig
inal House provision for appointment
by the President of an individual adj
ministration not subject to Senate con-
firmation.
The agreement was reached by
bare majority of one. Four Senator's
Chamberlain and Smith. of South Caro-
lima. Democrats, and Warren and Ken
yon. Republicans-voted to recede from
the Senate provision for a three mem
ber board. Senator's Gore and Smith,
OF Georgia, Democrats. and Page, Ike
publican. voted against receding. The
House conferees. Republicans and DEM
orrats, stood solid fur one-man con !.
troll and also are united on striking
out The congressional war supervising
committee.
Tho Presidents personal interven-
tion. the conferees declared, was large
ly instrumental in breaking their dead
lock on the food administration dis
putes. His course was criticized by
some members and some sharp tilts
In the conference were reported.
Success of the food administration.
the President told the conferees' lead
ers, largely depends upon it's manage
ment by one man. He said a larger
board would seriously interfere" with
successful conduct of the war There
were persistent but unconirmed re-
Ps.r.s that the President felt retention
Of either OF the three-member board
or the congressional committee woulc
be sufficient cause for a veto
RECEPTION ny SENATE
IS VERY UNCERTAIN
Reception by the Senate of the pro-
vision for an individual food admins
tration is uncertain. although Demo
cratic leaders expect the conference
report to be accepted The Senate
voted twice. 63 to 10 and GO to 2S
against accepting an amendment for
one-man control.
Some OF the Senate conferees be-
lieve. however. that the Senate is SO
overwhelmingly for the war expendi-
lures committee that a report elimin-
ating 1t might be rejected.
In yielding on the food administra-
ton section. the Senate conferees Sc
cured adoption of a new section pro-
vidnG for board of three members.
one OF whom would be the president
of an agricultural college, to fix wheat
prices. based upon the standard pre-
scribed by Congress for next years
crop of not less than So g bus,lel for
No spring Northern.
The conferces also formally voted
o-day to abolish tho rule establishing
secrecy In their discussions.