Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-18
FOOD LEGISLATION
HAS R|GHT-0F-W
Presidents Demand That This
Measure Be Acted Upon
Will Produce Action.
FINANCE BILL IN THE MAKING
Prospects Are Good for a Re-
consideration of the Pub
fishers Profit Tax.

WASHINGTON. June flood
control legislation now has the right
of way IN congress.
In compliance with President VIII
sons urgent demands, both houses to-
morrow begin consideration Of the
administration bill for control Of food
and other necessaries during the war.
Passage of the measures comforting
comprehensive powers upon the presl-
dent to conserve the supply and con-
trol the distribution of food and other
necessities by July I may be realized
in the house. but opposition In the
senate may cause delay there.
BY unanimous consent the bill will
remain the houses unfinished bust
ness until disposed probably with
in a week or ten days without rule
limiting debate In the senate. altho
given precedence over the war tax
bill. the measure faces determined
and probably protracted opposition
From two to four weeks OF debate are
generally predicted.
Gore Blocks Plans.
Representative Lever of South Car
olina, chairman of the house agrlcul-
tural committee, who drafted the bill
after conferences with Herbert G..
Hoover. food administrator, the oe-
partment Of agriculture officials Will
begin tomorrow's discussion In the
house In the senate. Senator Gore.
chairman of the senate agricultural
committee, will seek to have the
Lever bill made the unfinished busi-
ness. Senator Chamberlain, ranking
Democrat of the committee, Will have
charge of the meausre, because OF
Senator Cores opposition to various
sections
Senate opposition Is scheduled to
begin with an effort by Senator
Uardwicls and others to return the
bill to the agriculture committee.
Senator Hardwick contends that
because of its provision to raise
revenue thru regulation Of grain ex-
changes and in licensing food deal
ers. the bill cannot. under the con-
stitution. be initiated in the senate.
but must first come from the house.
Marshall Has Voice.
A ruling by Vice President Mar
shall and senate vote upon his
decision probably will be the first
skirmish in stubborn fight SEN
ator Chamberlain tonight said he be-
lieved Senator Hardwicks conten-
tons unsound. but that If they pre-
vailed it could be reintroduced as
presented by Representative Lever
with revenue-raising provisions elm
mated.
In any event, administration lead
ers in the senate expect, by some
means. to continue the senate de-
bate of the food measure for a week,
probably two weeks, and possibly
until entirely disposed Of. The war
tax bill will require at least a week
or ten days more in revision and all
leaders on both sides now are agree
able to postponement of its consld-
GRAFTON until the food bill Is fin
ished.
The finance committee this week
plans to complete the sections OF
the bill taxing incomes excess prof
its and publishers with prospects
good for a reconsideration and
change of the per cent profits
tax upon publishers. agreed to Fri
day.
Senate opposition to the food con-
troll bill will be bipartisan. II prob
ably will be led by Senators Hard
wick and Smith OF Georgia, Gore
Reed and Kirby Democrats and
Sherman, Republican.