The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-07-18
Defense Council Advisory Mem
bers and Government Agents
Can't Execute Contracts in
Which They Are Interested.
KENYoN's CHARGES ARE
FOUND TO BE GRoUNDLEss
He Said the Government Had
Bought Shoes at s5.17 a Pair, Is
Cents More Than the Lowest
Bidder; Without Foundation.
by Associated Press

by Associated Press
Washington, July is.--After u
weeks discussion and in beginning 10
'oto on amendments to the food con.
troll bill. the senate today tentatively
adopted, 50 TO ~. "a substitute amend
ment by Senator Pomrene OF Ohio.
prohibiting government agents In.
Guiding national defense council ad-
Visory members. from executing gov
ernmont contracts on which they are
personally interested
The Pomreno substitute was de-
signed TO meet objections TO the orig
inal amendment whichWo uld hava
prohibited such persons from selling
To the government through any com
pany IN which they were stockholders
or officers. The substitute would per-
NIT service In AN advisory c~Tlcity
with the existence OF the interest dis
closed
senators voting against the modi-
fled amendment were.
Senators Borah. Broussard. Cum
minis. Gore. Gronna. Hardwick. John
son. OF California. Kenyon, LaFollette.
Mckellar. McNary. Nelson, Norris,
Ransdcll. Shields. Sutherland anu
Trammell.
Reed Opposes substitute.
Senator Reed said he opposed the
substitute berause II would give gov-
ernment sanction To the practice OF
selling by government officials to the
government Of supplies In which
they are financially interested For
that reason, he would. rather see the
Old law. enacted In 1859. prohibiting
that practice. remain ia effect unuless
the Pomreno amendment was amend.
cd
senator pomrene warned against
onacting any legislation that would
In any way tend 10 disrupt the advisory
commission and criticised members OF
the senate for attacking officials OF
the government without verifying
their statements in advance.
Kenyon or Wrong Track.
Charges were repeated yesterday by
Senator kenyon that the w II. NIGEL
vain company. a shoe concern of
which j. T. AcElwain. chairman OF
the advisory committees shoe COM
mittee is member. had been awarded
contracts to furnish 100. goo pairs Of
army NEute AT Aaslt hdilt 10 'thAl
more than the lowest bidder, senator
pomreuc said he had been advised by
the secretary OF war that this con-
corn had submitted no bids and re-
cciycd no contracts since January 1,
1917.
senator Tiilm1n gave notice that he
would ask for a separate vote tomUr-
row ON the amendment proposed by
senator Smith of South Carolina, e.
have the government spend $4,000
900 for fertilizer ana furnish 1t to
the farmers a. cost
senator Reed proposed an amend
mcut providing that the Pomrcne
lamcndment should not he construed
as repeating the law ct lSG,
Senator Pumreue insisted that AZ
| his amendment provided for th'
withdrawal Of any member from ths
Icommittco when any contract Boz which
he was Interested came up. II did mo-
| repeal the fundamental law.
! Later senator poWrene announce,
/ that sttor consulting with a number
| Of lawyers in the +, nate he was wili
ms 90 accept senator Reeds mend
mcnt when II was adopted without ID
record vote.