Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-22
Measure to Increase Wheat to
$3.50 Bushel Gets Over
whelming Vote.
FIGHT IN HOUSE EXPECTED
Acceptance Hoped for by Its
Champions, But Presiden-
tial Veto Probable.
SEED GIFTS TO CONTINUE
Additional Appropriation Is
Added as Prize to Stimu-
late Farm Production.

WASHINGTON, March 2I,-The
Agricultural appropriation bill with
the Gore amendment increasing the
,A,s Government guaranteed wheat
pr,ce 10 42.b0 was passed late to-
Say by tho senate. II now goes 10
conference between the two houses
xherV there will be another tlghl
over the wheat price,
The wheat price amendment was
adru,rd 80 to IS, after five days
discussion In which Its advocates
urged stimulation OF production and
criticized government price liking.
The hIll carrying appropriations or
$4,000 600 was passed without
rlN call. the principal fighting being
directed at the wheat provision.
Resides increasing IN the federal
rarau'ee. the core amendment
also provides that the guaranteed
prices for the 1918 crop shall he
based upon No. 2 northern wheat or
Iis equivalent instead OF the No.
variety az under existing law aud
shall he payable at local elevators or
railway markets insteRd OF at the
principal primary markets as Is
done now, Those provisions are
designed to increase the farmers
returns
Absolute and Binding.
irother provision Ia that the
guarantee shall not be dependent
upon action OF the president, but
"is hereby made absolute and bind
ing unul May /, 1919"
Af n M ffan
the house Is hoped for by its cham
picns But despite the overwhelm-
inp vote by which the Aenate wrote
the price increase the admlnistra-
ton leaders do not believe II could
prevail finally n as has been re-
ported the opposition OF the food
Administration would cause presi-
dental veto.
Under proclamation by the
president acting under the food
control law as II now stands with
the 81 guaranteed. the basic price
Tor 1913 wheat has been established
a. 1220 per bushel. Senators ia
voriuE the Increase argued that
wheat At $3.50 would not increase
q The price OF flour beyond Sl5 or
1880 per barrel. The price now
Is around ti1 n barrel
Senator Gore did not press his
amendment providing for establish
mcut by the secretary Of agrlcul-
ture of uniform bookkeeping
methods for meat packers and sub
lection Of the packers books TO Of
tical scrutiny. The amendment was
designed TO meet recommendations
Of Francis ]. Heney, attorney for
the federal trade commission, In It's
meat investigation.
The senate struck out by vote
of II 20 % provision IN the bill
as Il passed the house requiring de-
partmeut of agriculture employees in
Washington to work eight instead
OF seven hours daily.
seed Distribution Restored.
An appropriation OF $4,000
Tor the congressional free seed dis
ulouton, which had been eliminated
bv tho senate agriculture commit
tee, was restored by the senate
Appropriations Of about $1,000
900 was added 10 the hill In the
senate including s250.0O0 to he Of
Tered as prizes by the secretary NJ
agriculture to stimulate agricultural
production and $3.50, 1000 for exten-
hon work in vegetables and fruits.
olher principal Appropriations IN
eludc.
Meat inspection service, $4,000
ogO Increased y3BO,OOO by the SEN
hle) determination OF southern cat
ue ticks $3.50. 900; eradication Of
h,e stock tuberculosis, $500. 600
doubled hy the scnatel: plant IN
sastry, f2,744.O0O: forestry, S5,37l,-
V'V, bureau OF markets, 100000;
combating Of live stock foot and
mouth disease. 100000 and
combating the cotton boil worm.
100000 ''''