Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-21
FOR /
RENT AMENDMENT
Votes to Insist on Pomerene
Measure, Aimed at D. c.
Profiteering.
ORDERED TO CONFERENCE
ORDERED TO CONFERENCE :! :, !!

The Senate today voted to insist
teering amendment to the emergency
agricultural appropriation bill and
sent the bill back to conference.
1t first defeated motion by Sena-
tor Gore of Oklahoma to recede from
the Pomerene amendment, so that the
rest Of the bill, including wartime
prohibition, might Immediately be-
come law.
Senator Gore sought, after his motion
to recede had been defeated, to have
the Senate vote to adhere to the
Pomerene amendment. Such a motion,
if adopted, would have meant that the
House must accept the Pomerene
amendment or throw the entire bill
into the discard.
others objected to this course, and the
bill finally was sent back to confer
ence. Senator Cores argument for his
motion to adhere was to the effect
that the House would yield to the rent
profiteering amendment rather than
have it said that the House had pre-
vented wartime prohibition.
Senator Gore Explains.
Senator Gore explained that he was
convinced the Senate could get no
agreement from the House on the rent
profiteering amendment and that the
rest of the bill, including the wartime
prohibition rider. would die unless the
Senate gave up the fight for the POM
creme amendment. He said he made
his motion to recede because he did
not wish further to delay the entire
bill.
Senator Pomerene, author of the
Pomerene bill declared it his belief
that no such difference existed be-
tween the House and the Senate over
rent profiteering legislation which
could not be reconciled If the con-
ferees went at the matter in proper
fed with any legislation which fin
ally was agreed upon. He emphasized
the need of legislation to prevent rent
profiteering in the District.
View of Senator King.
IF we accept the motion Of SEN
ator Gore, it means there will be no
rent profiteering legislation at this
session of Congress" suggested Sem
atOr King OF Utan.
Senator Pomerene replied, II am
afraid that is So"
"Yet the profiteering on war workers
in Washington is worse than ever" said
Senator King.
Senator Gore admitted that if the
lation on this subject. He said that the
House conferees, however. held to their
argument that another committee. the
District committee of the House, should
deal with this matter.
Il know in advance" said Senator
Gore, that another conference on this
measure would be unavailable 1 give
notice, however, that if the Senate votes
not tc recede on this amendment I viii
then move that the Senate adhera to this
amendment, md then the burdenswill be
upon the House whether the rerhainde-
OF the bill shall fall
Prohibition Issue Up. :
1t became apparent that the prohi-
profiteering amendment as a screen
was to be waged over again in the
Senate. Prohibition senators. while
deploring the fact that rent proflteer-
ing legislation could not be had.
urged the adoption of the Gore mo-
reason why wartime prohibition
should be allowed to fail as well as
rent profiteering legislation. II the
Senate recedes from the rent-profi-
teer amendment: they said. then the
the President for his approval with
out Eurther delay.
Senator Jones Of Washington and
Senator Sheppard Of Texas, both pro
hibitionists, took this stand. Other
senators, however. who are not
anxious to have the wartime prohibi-
(NOnfiuuNd m Vwolfth Do GO -