Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-04
H0PEsEOR' VOTE ON
E'QoDb|IIL|.THS WEEK
senator. Chamberlain to Ask
! for cIoture If He Meets
Y =
{ Objection Tomorrow.
WANTS SENATE TO FIX TIME

I'M Cotton ..anc cotton products, wool.
hides. Humber. asteel and other articles
which rave. been inserted by the Senate
Committee on Agriculture. and by the Sen
ale itself in committee Of the whole. to-
day expressed confidence that many OF
these articles would be eliminated before
the billr becomes; a law They insisted tee,
would be SO amended or that in. confer
Snce they wotild beiquietly droppsd:
faWhen the SeA1 te meets tomorrow, Sen
ator Chamberlain announced last night.
he would irfhnediatAIy ask unanimous
consent for7fiSing time to vote on the
bill. If there were objection. he said, he
xould Immediately ask that the cloture
rG1e be invoked: petition for cloture al
1sady h5ying been signed BY ,unsasn9
sAid he tbonght he could muster. the
NECESSARY twp. thirds majority to adopt
tie clptIre rule; If necessary
. Predicts Victory for "wets.".
81 have strong hopes. however, he
slid, sr"that we will be able. to reach an
agreement to fix time for a vote by
on the bill befofeS the end 81 the week.
The beersHnd wine fight. it is believed.
will end in Victory for the "wets." The
"drys' are split over Just what shall be
have an amendment offered striking all
mention of beer and wine from the bill,
having the prohibition merely against
t{Se manufacture Of distilled spirits.
pTtes will be found to adopt this
aMendmeat.> Failing this, the commit
to amendment leaving 1t to the Presi-
dSnt to stop the manufacture of beer
aNd-Mine, if he SEES fit. as food con-
Starvation measure, will be voted upon
aad. likely adopted.
Vote on Amendment Postponed.
vThe licensing and anti boarding Sec
tions were adopted yesterday as well
as the provisions exempting- farmers.
gardeners, stock raisers and farmers
cooperative organizations from gov
eminent control. Most of the debate
was on the committee amendment pro-
h1biting government employees or
agents, including members of volun-
tary commissions from selling their
own products to the government
SENATOR'S Mcclellan, Reed. Borah and
others criticised sale by members Of
The advisory commission Of the defense
council of their products to the gov
eminent. A vote upon the amendment
was postponed, but with sentiment ap-
pxrently overwhelmingly in it's favor
Senator Reed directed attention to
published statement Of Julius Rosen-
ntittee on supplies of the council of ma
tfonal defense, in which Mr.. Rosenwa1d
characterized the proposed amendment
az "stupids" Senator Reed remarked
that II the food control bill did moth
ag else it would provide that no man
can represent the United States in deal
zig with. himself. IL
3 Sharp Criticisms of Senators.
Senator vardaman denounced the
statement as the Impotence of wealth."
Declaring the Senate SHOULD take notice
n It and prevent such a man from
sSenatar. Mcclellan characterized the
Establishment Of a body such as the
council At, national defense as a ira
vesty OF. tYsticsas @
ION regarding the Identity Of Mr. Ro-
s&DYald, and Senator Lewis explained
that ME was Chicago business man,
who Ne believed, would not attempt
10 benefit himself in any way.
"A defense OF the advisory commits
sion was made by Senator Brandesee in
Viking that the reportAof Director Gif-
ferd to Secretary Baker be printed in
the Record. Senator's. he SAID ought
sion before crittctsins rthese. men, who
had GENE to Washington voluntarily to
do what they could Tor the govern
uient, inspired by patriotic motives.
COMMITTEE Amendments Adopted.
debate. the Senate adopted many i'm
rortant amendments to the bill, includ-
ing the section defining and Furnishing
foarding OF necessaries and the provi-
sion for government licensing Of i'm
ports. exports. manufacture, storage
mining and distribution of necessaries
The committee amendment limiting Ii
censifE to agencies and products in In :
terstate or foreign commerce was
adopted-one OF the principal features
IN "a Ia rlzfA
The Senate also adopted the provision
exempting farmers. gardeners and
live stock growers from the licensing
provisions This was another amend
the bin have laid great stress.
i :. Cotpre~Msy Be Invoked:
Despite the progress made leaders
believed 1t still would be necessary to
u4se the cloture rule in order to reach a
vote this week.
Lines of division on prohibition were
apparently holding fast today. with no
prospects Of a compromise and a square
fight and vote forecast over the Ques-
tion OF authorizing the President to
suspend manufacture Of beer and
wines with both factions agreed upon
prohibiting distillation of intoxicants
Leaders said private polls indicate a
large majority in favor of prohibiting
distiliation. but against giving the
oeht any po"ef as TO the l&ht
beverages.
lat the request Of Senator Reed the
Senate deferred consideration of pro-
Visions prohibiting government en-
pboyes or members Of advisory COM
missions from se1ling their own prod
ucts to the government.
4 Exemptions Approved.
The Senate adopted the committed
smendment exempting farmers gard
eners. cooperative associations of
farmers or gardeners, including live
stock farmers. from the anti-hoarding
Section.
Efforts to limit the exemption to in
dfvidual farmers and mutual farmers
associations failed after Senators Wads
worth. Norris. Smith of Georgia and
Smith OF South Carolina pointed gu,
that 1t was not only impossible TO,
farmers to organize. but the exemption
enough surplus hand for seed anf
also hold their own products for ad
xancement without being subjected Il
the boarding inhibition OF the bill.
10 Discourage Food Saving
Aids German Government,
Z Asserts Herbert C. Hoover
- Assertion by a prominent suffrag
lsader that masculine Psychology Il