Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-01-21
ADMINISTRATION
 BILL CAUSE OF
 SPIRITED DEBATE
Senator Penrose Says MT. Hoover Insulted Every
 Republican Citizen.

l Washington, Jan. 20.-Debate on the administration bill appropriatina SlOO,00O,000 for food relief in Europe and the Near East covered wide range in the Senate today and again prevented final vote. Passage ot the bill is conceded by both advocates and opponents and democratic lead CTS were hopeful that this would be accomplished tomorrow.
 Attack on the bill and the admin lstratlon of the relief fund by Her. bert C. Hoover, was led by Senators Penrose of Pennsylvania, and Sher- Man, of Illinois, both republicans, while Senators Martin, of Virginia, the Democratic leader, and Lewis, of Illinois, the Democrat whip, supported it.
 Senator Penrose said Mir. Hoover had insulted every republican citi- zen" by advising American people to support the democratic party in the last congressional campaign.
 The Pennsylvania Senator offered an amendment requiring that the re- lief fund be used to purchase supplies in the United States. Senator Mar tin, criticised this proposal "as pro- tlteerlng stipulation on a charitable fund.-" and MT. Penrose finally modi- fled it to read that wheat to be given free to the people of Europe should be purchased in this country as far as possible. The amendment then was adopted.
 Another amendment offered by Senator Ashurst of Arizona, democrat, would give every soldier, sailor and marine bonus of six months pay and his uniform upon discharge, but its consideration was deferred.
 Senator Lewis urged passage of the Food administration had fixed and maintained high prices for livestock, while limiting packers profits on the edible portion of livestock to nine per- cent of invested capital.
 Senator Sherman said that $100,- 100000 fund would be placed Gin hands outside of those of the pres dent' for distribution. He said the president had selected MT. Hoover, who probably would choose his own help.
 "The President" said Senator Sherman, "did SO in the matter of airplane construction of the appro- priations for which $14O,O0O, 1000 have never been satisfactorily ac- counted for. MT. Hughes in his re- port recommended court martial for certain gentlemen and the (Senate) committee found many things that were not in accord with good business.
 "The President recommended in ad- vance that such men as MT. Hughes report found worthy of court martial be eXonerated. l do not hold the President responsible for this miscar- riage of justice. I do, however, hold him responsible for the agents whom he selected and who made such a thing possible , bill as necessary to sustain Presi- dent Wilson in his work at the Peace conference. Defeat of the measure he declared, would "dishonor" the President and embarass him at Paris.
 In the course of his discussion of MT. Hoover, Senator Penrose called attention to reports that the depart. ment of agriculture is drawing a bill appropriating $1,250,000,000 which is necessary for the government to buy the 1919 wheat crop at the fixed maximum and said this was situa. tion brought about by MT. Hoover's administration.
 Senators Borah, of Idaho, repub- lican, and Reed, of Missouri, Demo. crat, joined in the criticism of Mr. Hoover, declaring that the food ad. ministration's activities had resulted in large profits to the packers. BUY AT HOME CALENDARS novelties and leather goods. High est quality F. P. Kramer, repre-.