Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-04
DRASTIC FOOD
Law IS ASSURED.
SENATE ADOPTS CONSERVATION
MEASURE ALREADY PASS.
ED BY HOUSE.
BOARDING PUNISHED
BY TERM IN PRISON
Made illegal to Store Food, Fuel or
Other Neeessaries For Purpose Of
Limiting suppIy-senats Amendment
curtaiIs sinquisitorial Powers Of Sec
rotary Of Agriculture.

Washington, June 4.---The first OF the
administration food bills, already
passed by the house, passed the senate
late Saturday without record vote.
Numerous amendments were attached
to the measure.
The bill as finally accepted by the
senate provides for a comprehensive
survey of food. resources and for the
stimulation of agriculture, and re-
stricts drastically the storing of food
stuffs, fuel and other necessities and
speculation in futures. The restrictive
provisions were added by the senate.
Tae bill carries a total appropriation
Of approximately $11,000,000 compared
with $14,77O,O0O as it passed the house.
Cannot Hoard Food.
boarding or storage Of food, fuel, or
other necessaries of life in order t2
limit the supply or affect prices would
be made felony under the senate
boarding amendment, but farmers who
hold their own products would be ex-
empted. The amendment restricting
futures trading, written by Senator
Nelson and voted into the bill 81 to II
just before passage provides:
IF at any time during the tendency
Of the existing war between the United
States and the German empire the
president of the United States shall
find that dealing in futures in or about
any grain exchange unduly or unreal
sonably raise or enhance the price Of
wheat or other food cereals to the IN
jury of the people of the United States,
he may at once request the traders In
such exchange 10 discontinue for
time specified by him all dealings in
futures.
I'm case such request of the presi-
dent is not promptly complied with,
then he is hereby empowered to order
such dealings in futures, as last afore-
said to be entirely suspended and dis
continued for such limited time as ne
may direct and if such order is not
promptly complied with he may by
proclamation declare such exchange
closed and thereafter it shall be un-
lawful to utilize or permit to be utilized
such building or room as grain ex-
change or for any person being trad
er in grain on such exchange to engage
in the business heretofore conducted
On OF at 6uC0 C4OOO0 cAtfidH60'
"Any person violating any Of the pro-
visions Of this act shall be punished
by fine OF not less than $500 or by
for not more than one
year, or both such fine and imprison-
ment."
CurtaiIs Secretary's Power.
The senate also voted to curtail the
power given the secretary
of agriculture in the investigation OF
food resources. The house bill would
compel the attendance Of witnesses and
submission of books and other records
under heavy penalty. The senate agr1-
culture committee amended the provi-
sion so as to give the secretary gen.
eraf authorization to investigate the
food situation, making it the duty OF
any person when requested by the
secretary to answer all questions
necessary to carry into effect the pro-
visions of this section The house
appropriation of s2.252000 to pay for
the survey was accepted unchanged
The section authorizing the govern
ment to sell seeds to the farmers also
was amended so as to provide that
sales be made for cash only. the
power to compel persons having seeds
at their disposal to furnish them to the
government was greatly curtailed and
the appropriation carried for the work
was reduced from s5.77S,000 to $780,
900. The house appropriation for
eradication Of live stock diseases was
eliminated and an appropriation OF
$3.50, 900 was added to stimulate live
stock production.