Evening journal., 1918-07-02
SENATE Holds PRICE
Of wheat At $3.50
Action Causes Continued
Deadlock on $2S,O0O,-
900 Measure
DECLARE FUNDS
ARE NEEDED

WASHINGTON, July 2-The Senate
yesterday, by an overwhelming major
ity refused 10 yield TO House opposi
tion TO an increase in the government;
minimum guarantee for wheat 10 s2.JC
bushel. A motion Of Majority Leader
Martin proposing TO instruct the Sen
ate conferees TO abandon the Senate
price increase amendment 10 the annual
agricultural bill was defeated, i6 TO 10
The Senate's action causes continu-
ancc Of the deadlock over the S2s,000,-
600 appropriation measure and prevent
ed It's passage, The beginning OF the
governments fiscal year. Enactment
OF an emergency resolution TO provide
needed funds for the Department Of
Agriculture pending settlement Of ths
wheat dispute E under consideration.
Another meeting Of the Senate and
House conferees is being arranged, and
Il is planned to report a disagreement
on the wheat amendment TO both
branches OF Congress. leaving The
House 20 determine whether IL will
agree to an increase Of the present
wheat price minimum OF So
Senators from wheat-grOwing States
led the flght today against abandon
ment by the Senate OF It's amendment
and on the roll call on Senator Mar
tins resolution the senate voted as
follows.
For the resolution:
Democrats-Ashurst, Becksm. Fletch-
er, Gerry, King. Mcclellan. Martin. Pitt
man. Pomerene. Robinson. Sheppard
smith Of Arizona. Smith OF Maryland,
Swanson. Thomas, Trammel. and IN
derwood-i7
Republieans-Hale and Sutherlsnd-2
Total for-i9
Against the resolution
Demoorats-Bankhead Chamberlain,
Gore. Gulon. Henderson, Hitchcock, Hol-
lis, Johnson Of South Dakota, Lewis,
Myers, Nugent. Overmsn. Phelan, Rams
dell, Reed, Shafroth. Simmons. Thomp-
son, Walsh and Wnney-20.
Republicans-Borah. Calder, Cum
minis, Curtis, Dillingham;, Fall, France.
Gronna, Johnson Of California. Jones Of
Washington. Kollosg, Knox. Lenroot,
Lodge, McCumbern McNary. Nelson.
New, Norris. Penrose, Poindexter. Sher-
man, Smoot Sterling, Wadsworth and
Waison-26.
Total against-i6.
Last March the Senate voted 30 TO IS.
10 add the Gore amendment 10 the agri-
culture measure. and Senator's who in
sisted today on the measure argued
that the prices fixed by the food admin
istrabiOn, even with the new allowances
10 cover INCREASED freight charges, are
not high enough, In view OF the far
mers' production costs and price Of
dour. There was little support In Sen
ate debate for Senator Martins resolu-
tion. friends OF price increase occupy
Ing most OF the time spent in discus
sion.
Senator Reed, Of Missouri, In urglns
The amendment, seized the opportunity
20 deliver another diatrlbe against Food
Administrator Hoover. He said the
most horrible example" OF pronteer-
ing shown IN the Federal Trade Com
Missions report last Saturday was that
OF the packers. who. he declared. were
compelled" rather than permitted by
Mr. Hoover TO make big profits
The farmer is told TO be patriotic, "
Senator Reed continued, reading a state
ment by the food administrations meat
division, In which II was said u was
necessary to be liberal with the pack
ers.
Prices on bran, wheat and rye flour
and meal are now much higher than
when the food administration was ere
aied, the Missouri Senator said, add
ing that no speculator in these COM
modities "ever laid that kind Of a toll
on the consumer"