Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-24
DRY REGULATIONS
:OF SWEEPING KIND
PUT IN FOOD BILL
Drastic Regulatory Measure
Passes House by Vote
of 365 to 5.
GIVES PRESIDENT BROAD
: AUTHORITY OF CONTROL
Sum of $l52,5oo,ooo Appropriated
for Enforcement and
Administration.
MAY SEIZE LIQUOR STOCKS
Amendment Would Forbid Use Of
= Any Foodstuffs for Maxi
ing Intoxicants.
MAY SEIZE LIQUOR STOCKS
IRy Associated Presr.l


WASHINGTON. June 23.-The ad-
ministration food control bill. giving
tho President broad authority to con-
troll the distribution Of food. feed and
fuel for war purposes. and appropriat-
Ing 152,5oo. 900 for its enforcement and
administration. was passed by the
House late tonight, after far-reaching
prohibition provisions had been writ
ten into 1t.
Tho vote was ass TO S, Representa-
tiyes McLemore. slayden and Young. of
Texas, Democrats. and Meeker, Mis-
souri,. and Ward, New York. Republi-
cans, voting In the negative.
The prohibition provisions adopted
would prohibit the use of foodstuns
for the manufacture of alcoholic bev-
eraEes. and would give the President
authority to take over for war pur-
poses all liquor now on hand. They
were put into the measure during the
evening In the committee OF the whole.
and when the bill came up in the
House proper the antiprohibition fac
tion did. not demand that they be voted
on. again.
Tho bill now goes to the Senate.
where 1t probably will be substituted
carly next week for a similar measure
already u1der consideration. Leaders
hope to get the measure to conference
by July l.
FEW OTHER IMPORTANT
CHANGES MADE by HOUSE
Few important changes were made
by the House. outside the prohibition
section. The control powers Of the
President were limited to articles spe-
cihcally mentioned in the bill. instead
Of giving him iblankct authority; VOL
untAry aids in control work were made
subject to the renal provision; all per-
sons in the food administration except
those serving without compensation
were placed under civil service; and
the President was required to make
an annual report on the operation of
tho bill.
After several hours Of preliminary
sparring. during which the prohibitory
proposals we're thrown out repeatedly
on points OF order. the prohibition ele-
ment got the upper hand and forced
adoption of amendments which would
forbid the use of any foodstufs dur
ing the war for making intoxicants and
would give the President authority to
take over, in his discretion. all stocks
OF distilled liquors.
Then the House settled down to a
long night session. The leaders were
determined to vote before adjournment.
Action the prohibition amend
ments was taken in committee OF the
whole. and opponents of the proposals
Immediately began mastering their
forces for a reconsideration when the
bill comes up for final discussion in
the House. A fight will be made on
them In the Senate, although much
prohibition sentiment has been appar-
ent there. and equally far-reaching
amendments are pending.
VOTE I3c TO ia TO CUT OFF
MANUFACTURE OF LIQUORS
The amendment designed to cut off
manufacture Of liquors was adopted,
13c to ia. 1t was submitted by Rep
resentative Barkley. of Kentucky. Dem
ocrat, and would provide that no food.
food material or feed could be used
during the war for the manufacture
Of alcohol or alcoholic beverages. ex-
cept for governmental. Industrial, sci
entifc. medicinal or sacramental pur-
poses.
On the amendment authorizing gov
ernment use of distilled spirits there
was no roll call. and only few scat
tered nays were heard on the viva
voce vote. Originally proposed by
Representative Webb, of North Caro-
lima. it was accepted by Chairman
Lover, of the Agriculture Committee.
and was adopted on his motion. 1t
says:
'The President is authorized, IL. in
his opinion, il is necessary to con-
serve necessaries. to require any per-
son having control of alcohol and dis
titled spirits to turn over to the gov
ernment use or redistribution, such pro-
pertion of said alcohol or spirits as the
President may deem necessary to meet
the requirements of the government in
the manufacture of munitions and
other military and hospital supplies,
in so far as such use Of redistilla-
tion would dispense with the neces-
sity of utilizing products and mate
rials suitable for foods and feeds in
the future manufacture of alcohol or
distilled spirits. for the purposes hero
in enumerated.
Upon fhe failure of the person to
comply with the Presidents require
ments, the President is authorized to
requisition and take possession Of the
alcohol and distilled spirits required
to be turned over, and to pay for
same Just compensation. to he deter
mined by the President. and il the
price 80 determined he not satisfactory
to tho person entitled to receive the
same. such person shall be paid the
amount prescribed by the President
and shall be entitled to sue the United
States to cover such further sum as