The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-07-20
MAY FIX WHEAT
. PRICE At At $780,;
; Will. | CONTROL
Board to Handle Food Situation
Definitely Decided Upon by
Senate
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FIGHT IS KEPT UP
UPON HERBERT HOOVER
But Friends in Senate Are Able
to Defeat His oppon-
ents$

Washington, ID. G., sauly 20-The ad
ministration food control bill has ap
preached final form ii the senate.
Under the limited debate agreement,
the senate approved, GO to 16, an
amendment drafted at joint confer
ences: of democratic and republican
leaders to hurry government control
Of foods, feeds and fuels, including
kerosene and gasoline and vest the
administrative authority in three sal
aried members instead of single in.
dividual. Although the action will be
subject to consideration before Satur.
days final vote on the bill, it is to
stand and to be accepted by the house
in conference. -:
$500 Price May Stand.
Tomorrow the senate expects to dis.
pose of the modified federal licensing
section and that fixing minimum
price for wheat. A price Of 50 per
bushel at primary markets is expected
to have the support ol ii large group
of senators. &%
Partisan lines were erased in to.
days voting. The name Of Herbert
Hoover was frequently brought into
the discussion and although the sen
ate voted for food commission III.
stead of a single administrator, it re.
jected by overwhelmiu u viva voce
votes amendments by senator Reed
who has assailed Mr.. Hoover bitterly
designed to prevent him from serving
Reed was vigorously criticized by Sen
ators Hollis, Williams and others for
his attack upon Mr.. Hoover.
" ~, Vote Against Substitute.
The amendment limiting the neces.
saries for government control and pro-
viding for the food board, was accept
ed@after many futile attempts to name
other articles flor government regula.
tion. The senators voting against the
substitute were:
Borah, Cummins, France, Gronna,
Hitchcock, Husting, Jones Of Wash.
ington, Kellogg, La Toilette, McNary,
Nelson, Norris, Reed, Sherman, Suth.
erland and Townsend.
An amendment by Senator Kenyon
seeking to include iron ore and its
products, including steel, farm imple.
ments and tools and binding twine,
was rejected, a. to %. The senate
also rejected by identical votes of so
to u amendments by Senator New.
lands to add iron, steel, copper and
aluminium and its. products, and by
Senator BOrah to add fertilizers and
their ingredients. Senator Husting's s
amendment to give the president pow.
er at any time to place additional pro.
ducts under federal control, was re-
jected So to Is.
About Hoover Appointment.
During a recurrence of the contro-
versy over Herbert Hoover's appoint
ment, an amendment under which Mr..
Hoover would be specifically designat-
ed as food administrator was intro
duced by Mr.. Jones of Washington,
who declared the food control fight
had centered around Mr.. Hoover and
that the senate "should definitely de-
eide if it wants him appointed"
Senator Knox protested that by
naming man the senate would be as
Stunning the functions of the president,
contrary to the constitution. Senator
Jones then withdrew his amendment,
but Senator Shafroth re-offered it with
Mr.. Hoover's name left out. Speeches
supporting it were made by Senator
BOrah and others, but it was voted
down 63 to 10.