The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-07-24

noon passed the bill giving the food
supply Of the country into govern
ment control. Voting on the bill
with its various amendments con-
sumed an hour and half. The vote
was 81 to 6.
Various amendments were accept
ed, the most startling being that Of
Senator owen to establish point
committee on expenditures during the
war.
Other important amendments in
serted in the bill were:
By misunderstanding So
as the minimum price for wheat.
By Misunderstanding the Cham
berlain wheat amendment universal
throughout the country.
BY Pomerence-Regulating coal
and coke by government control un-
der the supervision Of the federal
trade commission and allowing the
commission to fix prices. Adopted.
~ to IL.
BY Tillman.-Authorizin the eN-
penditure Of s10.0OO,00O for the pur-
chase Of Chilean nitrate. Adopted.
so to 20.
BY misunderstanding specula-
ton in grain exchanges.
BY Gore-Authorizing the presi-
dent to charge cash for fuel, wheat.
flour, meat, beans and potatoes he
is authorized to buy, store and sell.
Viva voice vote.
| By Hollis-Amending the bill so
that 1t will not Interfere with the
provisions Of the Clayton antitrust
act so far as labor is concerned.
Hoover Plan Beaten.
The most important amendment re-
jected was that by Shafroth providing
for a one-man control in place of
the board of three written into the
bill. This one man scheme had a
direct application upon the person of
Herbert c. Hoover. 1t was lost by
a vote of so to 90. Senators voting
for it were:
Ashurst, Borah, Husting, James,
Johnson of California. Johnson OF
South Dakota, James of Washington,
kellogg. King. Knox. Mclean. Nc
Nary. Myers. Newlands, Phelan, Poin-
Dexter, Pomerene, Robinson, Shat.
roth. Thompson, Townsend, Williams
and Wolcott-23.
Senator Kellogg put in an unsuc-
cessful amendment providing prac-
tically government owenrship Of rail
roads during the war. The senators
who voted for 1t were:
Borah, Brandegee, Cummins, Gron-
ma, Husting. Johnson OF California
Johnson of South Dakota, Jones of
Washington. Kenyon, La Toilette,
Lewis, McNary, Norris. Poindexter,
Reed, Sherman and Vardaman.
The Senate showed its temper in
the matter of "necessaries" when II
refused an amendment by Senator
Husting allowing the president to de-
clare within his discretion that he
felt forced to command iron, steel,
etc.
During the voting there was no
debate. Well nigh all of the sena-
tors were present. The galleries
were crowded. Contrary to expecta-
ton there was no filibustering. The
debate was confined to talk on the
wheat section. Sherman of Illinois
opened the ball by announcing that
he was against the whole bill.
Labor unions have sent me in
structions on how to vote. but do
not pay any more attention to them
than l would to Samuel Gompers,
he announced.
Two dollars was the topic which
was uppermost. Declarations by Mr..
Hoover that s1.75 would be enough
of guarantee were freely quoted
Senator Shafroth said he thought
$2.00 was going to far when the in
terest of the consumer was consid-
cred.
Chamberlain Amendment.
The chief change came when Sen
ator Hitchcock was successful in al
lowing the Chamberlain amendment
of mot less than SO per bushel at the
principal interior market" to read
markets"
Chamberlain Immediately an
nounced that he would vote for ar
amendment by Norris which allowed
the president to fix the price.
1.-THE Hitchcock amendment makes
the price 50 pulus transportation
now" he said. 1--WE might as wei