New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-07-20
SENATE FOOD BILL
ignores ALCOHOL
Amended Measure Passes After
Long Debate, 60 to IS

washington, July 2O.-After FOUL
weeks of Wrangling, the senate adopt
ed late yesterday, by a non-partisar
vote of 60 to Is, a brief compromise
food control bill shorn of any di
rect prohibition provision and lin
tied to foods feeds and fuels. The
substitute, providing for three sal
aired commissioners instead OF one
is expected to go successfully to INA
vote Saturday evening.
The provision for board OF three
commissioners is not a slap at Her.
bert S. Hoover. On tho contrary
one member suggested that the bill
name him as chairman. And the
senate's temper in that regard wal
clearly manifest in the severity o.
the rebukes administered to Senator
Reed Of Missouria, who, Senator Ash
hurt said, had dirk in the belt FOL
Mr.. Hoover all the time"
The vote is regarded by many a.
indicative of a United senate from
on other bipartisan measures pend
ing. including the aviation bill. Tht
action is subject to reconsideration
but it is expected to stand and the
house is expected to accept it.
Senator Chamberlain, who is man.
aging the food control compromise
offered the bill. Efforts to amend i
failed. 1t reads:
That by reason of the existence
Of a state Of war it is essential to
the national security and defense
for the successful prosecution of
the war, and for the support and
maintenance of the army and
navy, to assure an adequate sup
ply and equita BILE distribution,
and to facilitate the movement
Of food, feeds and fuel, including
kerosine and gasoline. hereafter
in this act called necessaries; to
prevent, locally or generally.
scarcity, monopolization, hoard
ing, injurious speculation, or
manipulations, affecting such sup
ply, distribution and movement,
and to establish and maintin
governmental control Of such
necessaries during the war.
The president is authorized to
make such regulations and to
issue such orders as he may DEAN
advisable to carry out the prov-
sions Of this act. He is further
authorized and directed to ap-
point, by and with the advice and
consent Of the senate, three COM
missioners, at an annual salary Of
$1,000 each. payable monthly.
who shall constitute board Of
food administration, and who
shall perform such duties in
carrying out the purposes of this
act as the president shall direct.
One of said, commissioners shall
be a farmer actually engaged at
the time Of his appointment in
the cultivation Of the soil. The
president shall designate the
chairman Of said board: Said
commissioners shall hold office at
the pleasure Of the president dur
ing the continuance of the war.
Senator Kenyon, Of the men who
helped to frame the substitute, was
the first to offer an amendment to
it. He proposed to add to the list Of
articles to be controlled iron ore, farm
implements and farm tools, and bind
ing Irvine.
Senator Curtis spoke for the Ken
yon amendment. He said that farm
ers in his country had already been
notified that machinery for their
farms would cost them 33 1-3 per
cent. more next year than this year.
Congress Fixing Prices.
Senator Underwood Of Alabama said
he did not believe In Congress "going
into the business of fixing prices. D
But, he added, when the government
does something to affect the market
Of the products of the farmer or
others it should try to make up for It,
Senator Borah declared that iron,
steel and other things should be regu-
lated or controlled with the products
of the farmer. He quoted from the
Bible to show that the farmer should
have square deal.
Senators Chamberlain and Hollis
opposed the Kenyon amendment 1t
was defeated, "A to %.
Senator Reeds amendment for a
food control commission Of five was
defeated. The only person voting for
it was Mr.. Reed.
Senator Hollis declared Senator
Reed had mercilessly cross examined
Mr.. Hoover at committee hearings,
very much as he would have been
examined if he had been on trial for
some crime in police court
Senator Reed challenged the state
ment as ''absolutely untrue"
He attacked him mercilessly," con-
tinued Senator Hollis, las If he had
been up for stealing chickens in Kan
sas City before a police court"
I say that the statement just made
by the senator that L mistreated Mr..
Hoover in any respect and that
made any attack upon him in exam
lining him is absolutely and unquali-
iedly false" retorted Mr.. Reed.
II think I ought to call the senator
to ORDER" Mr.. Hollis said. This is
no place to indulge in words of that
kind"
The printed record will show
interrupted Mr.. Reed.
"Or in fsticuffs or in alteration OF
any SORT" continued Mr.. Hollis.
Mr.. Reed arose to a question OF
personal privilege" some one inter
rupted.
"He cannot ,-ian f4 rIAef{An ~