New-York tribune., 1919-08-16
threaten Filibuster ON Bill
~ Give Attorney General
More Power and Action
on 1t Is Put Over
Rig Seizures Are Pending
100000 Eggs Held in St.
Louis Will Be Taken
To-day, Officials Declare
NeW York Tribune
WASHINGTON Bureau

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-Efforts
l.. ouick action on Attorney General
p.,mer's request for additional powers
:. asal with profiteers were blocked in
Il. Senate Agricultural Committee to-
,.v by Democratic Senators. who
..sred that the powers asked were too
broad.
hint from Republican Senators
as. they would attempt to steam roller
sppesiton within the committee and
90. the proposed amendments to the
,ood control act up for an immediate
vote on the floor were met with
threats of tilibuster, and action was
out over until next Tuesday.
All arrangements for speedy consid-
srstion of the amendments when they
are reported have been made by the
House and Senate They will lie con-
sidered in the House early next week
Discussion OF the league of nations
and the peace treaty Will be tempo
rsrily laid aside in the Senate as soon
as the House has acted
Meanwhile the Department of Jus
tce is prepared to exercise ali the au-
,hority it now possesses to break up
food boarding throughout the country
Attorney General Palmer, in response
to telegram from Governor Cox, Of
Ohio. ordered Federal attorneys to CO.
operate in the seizure of food stores
held for interstate shipment in Ohio.
Governor Cox is prepared to exercise
al the authority he possesses under
state laws to break up food boarding
IN Ohio, but he has found 100000
pounds of meats and poultry held in
Cleveland which cannot be touched ex-
cept by Federal officers.
A report by the Bureau of Markets
Of the Department Of Agriculture on
the amount of food held in storage on
August l revealed that the quantity
Of roasting chickens held IN storage is
3s5 per cent higher than a year ago.
the quantities of Swiss cheese 357 per
cent, and the number of frozen eggs 25
per cent.
The Department of Justice was in
formed in kilograms from United
States attorneys that huge amounts Of
1oodstuffs IN various cities of the Mid
die West Will be seized within the next
twenty-four hours. Eighteen million
lsggs stored at st. Louis probably will
be seized tomorrow.
Director General of Railroads Hines
Informed the Senate that there is no
spprecable shortage of cars for the
transportation of coal. He expressed
the opinion that coal prices are cal
ready high, generally speaking" and
the fear that any shortage in trans
pOrtation or production in the months
to come Will be exaggerated Ito serve
as preteXt for heavy increases in coal
prices
The director general suggested Con
gresslonal action to protect the public
Just before the communication was re-
ceived the Senate had unanimously
adopted Senator Frelinghuysen's reso-
luton for a full investigation of the
coal situation. The investigation will
be undertaken by the Interstate Com
merce Committee, and legislation for
the protection OF the public from un-
warranted prices Will be recommended d
10 the Senate.
The Presidents suggestion that all
corporatlons engaged in interstate COM
merce be licensed under the Federal
government will be taken up by the
Senate High Cost of Living Committee
Monday and by the House Judiciary
committee Tuesday
Senator Gronna, chairman of the
senate Agricultural Committee, said he