New-York tribune., 1917-07-20
,,,sndments Aimed to
Eliminate Hoover Are
Voted Down
81 ;ar!" Is Used in
Heated Debate
p.gulations To Be Limited
to Foods, Feeds and
Fuel

..,srnment regulation TO food, feeds
=, ,usl. including kerosene and gaso-
=, and placing the administrative
charity in the hands of three salaried
.,-bsrs instead Of single individual
-, passed by the Senate this after
-, by vote of so to is.
~. action does not eliminate Her
a.. Hoover. The Senate went on
.,.,S m in this regard when it defeated
~ I,rse majorities two amendments
s.,sS by Senator Reed aimed 20 pre-
.., tbs naming of the present food
'.-;,;strstor. y. In the debate on these
...nSments Mr.. Hoover was warmly
.s.,dsd BY several Senators.
n. amendment limiting the scope
.,as food bill. though subject to re-
..,S,ration before Saturdays final
~. ;s expected TO stand, and the
sS., % II is believed, will accept it in
lSan,;on Of the clause was only one
" attained in a day of progress in
- '. n the food bill under an agree
~ limiting debate. Among the feat
-, Al the DAVIS debate were:
r,;.etion Of the Kenyon amendment
;,,lude in the operation OF the Dill
=. and its products. farm tools and and
s,Srg twine by vote OF ~ 70 20
"a ne defeat Of the Borah amend
~, including fertilizers and ferti.
~. ;nrrsdients in the operations OF
a.,Tl Nv vote of so to q.
Victory of Administration
u,,,;on Of the Chamberlain amend
-. Em;ting the operation Of the bill
: i,,ds feeds and fuel, including
,-,.., and gasolene, is regarded as
81, vetory for the Administrator.
r,rr;.ation was exclusively fore
So The Tribune of July a,
s.r,r Newlands tried to have IN
,.-,,atsa in the Chamberlain amend
~, tht words "iron, steel, aluminium
r;opper.- but was voted down, oV 10
n, Nevada Senator declared that the
~r;.ts.s Of the Council of National
k.re.;to whom had been intrusted tne
uf Of securing a satisfactory price 10
1. soy,rnment for these commodities
Vi utterly failed. He further as
y+,i that not only should the gov
rr-.n, be assured of getting these
r-uodi.ies az a reasonable price put
!, public should receive the ike
kr.ft at is just as necessary to have
Erong nation as a strong army, ne
nc
II. debate on the food control bill
va .slivened during the afternoon by
! Il. between Senator'S Reed, Hollis
ri Williams.
S.rstor Reed re-opened his attack on
" Hoover and tried every move ne
ssh think Of 70 have written into the
VI an amendment which would ellmin-
'as W. Hoover from the administration
Y tke food bill. He charged Mr..
s'vsr with being everything but an
arsrisn. said he was tied up with
's,ign interests, that ne spent little
ne q this country and that the
r,s.r part Of his time during the
~ few years had been spent in France
I'd Belgium.
4 Wants an American in Control
ssnt the price Of foods and other
fsdaets mentioned in this bill to be
@roled by Americans" he said.
sa,.or Reed proposed an amendment
sHaing that the members of the
xard Of Food and Fuel Administration
esslt Be bona fide residents of the
..se States and qualified electors
Hsoi, and increasing the member
~ Of the board from three TO five.
sasiy the amendment was aimed
~. Hoover and il was finally re-
Sia'er Hollis, Of New Hampshire,
aeso the food administrator. He
''s'ec that II was up 70 the chamber
csade whether we want Hoover
Stse out or not"
.is New Hampshire Senator said
so' only had Senator Reed in
go u his assaults on Mr.. Hoover
1s hoor Of the Senate, but he had
,.lessly examined" the food ad-
,ator when the latter was on the
4 -. stand before the Senate Ag-
sfsl Committee "ss IL he were a
-. hief on trial in police
r.aNr REED Jumped 20 his feet and
Y t-fo 70 Interrupt Senator Hollis,
4 :. s@ New Hampshire member waved
a.~aran aside, refusing 70 yield
ssr Reed, when finally reeog-
NAT the statement just made
- senator from New Hampshire,
1oss-ersmining Mr. Hoover
~ ne Agriculture Committee that
a. nercilessly az IL he had
-stsieken thief. Ia absolutely and
aaaedly false"
a-r Williams, Of Mississippi
w., sss no the fray. saying that "nc
~ sn rise 70 question Of per
,'ISiisge for the purpose oi
motstr member a liAr,"
h, nainsd for the Senator from
a ~ 70 ase that expression,
rs,-sDr Reed. ~ repeat that th'
~ made By the Senator from
sapphire IL untrue"
Shster Reed IL Asssiied
kE.1 Williams then bitterly al
ssss vhs,of Reed for his attitude
"a. country will be grstifisd u
s,i,,... s seryiess Of the man who ad
ks." 70 the needs Of stricker
ss.<.l sne aided the alex snc
sna starving in France, anc
ri ,.S,h ME country called. answerec
f,r. gfomptly," declared Senator
ss.t The Mississippi genstor a.
y, ,nst America 3oss NOT TOOL
szrT ~ p... ard Belgium, as doe'
M so, a. foreign countries
ks<sI, ,sr alliss," he said.
. Hamilton Lewis, Of iii
Mr.<< <"seyssing the personnel o.
M n Naturalization Board, de-
we DO not want a rspeti
MN st !ssxepssbls situation a.
y ne Shipping Board" III
M "smetnhip Of three for th'