The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-06-28
BEER IS BARRED
FOR WAR PERIOD
COMMITTEE
Stricken From Optional
List and Only Light
Wines Remain.
MAY SEIZE OIL WELLS
Power Is Given to COmman-
deer Fuel and Factories
and Fix Prices.


cations for the food administration bill
were furnished to-day by the Senate
Committee on Agriculture BY a vote Of
to the committee modified the Sec
tion relating to prohibition as prepared
by the special sub-committee OF nine
members yesterday and voted to report
to the Senate a prohibition section which
removes malt liquors from the GLASS Of
permissible manufactures and delegates
to the President authority only to
restore the privilege Of manufacturing
wines to the producers of alcoholic bev-
erages. II in his judgment q public
emergency warrants such action. The
President would be authorized to COM
mandeer existing distilled spirits.
The amended bill was presented to
the Senate by Senator Chamberlain. He
will move tomorrow to have 1t substi-
tuted for the draft the Senate has been
debating and proceed with all expedition
toward final action.
In extending the scope Of the legis-
lative and the Presidents powers, the
committee adopted amendments which
would provide for Government control.
In addition to food. feeds and fuel. OF
iron. steel. copper, lead and their
products. farm implements and ma
chinery. fertilixers and binding twine
materials.
May Seize Factories.
Other important amendments APP
proved would authorise the Government
to take over and operate factories, pack
ing houses, oil wells and mines. regu-
lating wages of their employees. and
to commander supplies OF any and
every kind when needed for the army
and navy "or any other public use con-
nectsd with the public defence"
Another would empower the Govern
ment 10 buy and sell for general civilian
purposes food, feeds and fuel. with iimi'
tation on the general legislation making
II apply to agencies and products In In
terstate and foreign commerce.
The committee rejected. to Z. its sub
committees recommendation that tht
President be given authority to permit
eontiausuoe of manufacture OF malt ant
fermented beverages.
The committees action came at tn
end of a se ession which had lasted from
10 A. NJ until nearly 8 =. NJ. The sub
committee strove to keep the form o.
Yesterdays action intact, whereby TN
Presidents authority covered both NAL
and vinous liquors. But two deserteri
from tUe SuD-COTnIfittcV' ethoNOhp 49,
yon. Iowa, and Gronna, North Dakota
voted with the other members Of thu
full committee, with the result that thu
reframed paragraph was approved b!
Senators Sheppard. Texas Thompson
Kansas johnson, South Dakota. ant
Kendrick. Wyoming. Democrats, ant
Page, Vermont; Gronna, Brady. Idaho
Norris, Nebraska. and Kenyon. Repub
leans The Senators who stood by tn
sub-committee's action were Gore, OK
lakioma: Chamberlain. Oregon; Smith
South Carolina; Smith. Georgia, ant
Ransdell, Louisiana. Democrats, ant
! Warren. wyoming, and wadsworth, New
York, RspublicanA.
Bill Facing Hard Fight.
/ The situation In regard to the ulti
, mate action OF the Senate. In view of tn
( Agricultural Committees action or to
day, became even worse befcgGed tha
at the end Of the subcommittee's deliber
ations last night Not a member Of tn
committee. except the more radica
prohibltionists such as Kenyon, Sheppar
and Norris. was willing TO hazard a
, opinion as to the eventual decision Q
the Senate.
II IL recognised In Senatorial circle
that there has been q concentration Q
ultra radical prohibitionists within tn
ranks OF the Committee on Agriculture
But at the same time the growth {
prohibition sentiment IN the Senate with
In recent months has been exceedingl
speedy and several Senators who's
personal opinions are counter to IN
provisions of the pending bill as finall
reported will vote for 1t rather than al
tempt to run counter to what they AZ
cept as the mandate OF their various cor
stituencies. For this reason the foo
administration bill has a hard an
earnest hsht to face before II can poi
sibiy pass the Senate.
section a. Redrafted.
The exact terms with regard to II
prohibition question as redrafted to-da
are as. follows;
Section II (a). That no persons
shall use any foods. food materials OF
feeds In the production Of alcohol ex.
cept for governmental. industrial
scientific, medicinal OF sacramento
purposes. or OF alcoholic beverages
Any person who wilfully violates this
section shall upon conviction thereof
be punished by a fne not exceeding
5000 or by Imprisonment for no
more than two years or both. (b)
When the President shall and II neces
sary to conserve perishable fruits h,
IL empowe cred to permit the use OF suci
perishable fruits In the manufacture
of vinous liquors. and when the ques
ton arises as to whether any particu
lar product is perishable or non
perishable the President Is authorized
to determine that question and hi
determination shall be conclusive fo
the purposes Of this act.
In rewriting and extending the b
the committee adopted new amen
ment aimed TO prevent Government o.
ployees or officers from selling their ov
, materials to the Government. II
clarss Il TO be unlawful for any pers'
acting either as a voluntary or pa
I agent or employees Of the Government
any capacity. including an advise
capacity to any commission, board
council, to attempt 10 procure or ma
any contract for the purchase Of al
supplies for the use OF the 0overnmei
, either from himself. from any Arm
= which he 10 . member or corporation
A which ne u an oficer or stockhoider
: in which he has any financial interes
y under penalties OF $4,000 nne a
I Ave years Imprisonment.
Q The proposed blanket power for Go
eminent requisitton provides: ."rhe Pr,
j, ident Is authorised to requisition foo,
: feeds, fuel and other supplies necessa
0 to the support Of the army, or the ma
A Comtsmsed ON 1.Ntrd Pags.