Show B BILLION ILLI N 1 F FOR R WHEAT r BR GROWER S IS APPROVED PP A VE Senate Senale in Long Ni Night ht Session Session Ses Ses- Ses- Ses sion Passes I Measure l That Guarantees Guarantees' High Price for 1919 Crop W WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Feb Thc Thc a administration ad- ad V V ministration bill biH appropriating to fulfill the thc governments government's governments government's govern govern- wheat the ments ment's guaranteed price to farmer for the thc 1919 1019 crop was passed at 1230 o'clock this morning by the thc Senate without material amendment and now goes to conference Xo No change was made b by the thc S Senate nate atc ill in the House ou e provisions for import and export restrictions or in the limitation limitation lim urn to June 1 10 1920 1020 O oi or the thc operation operation operation oper oper- of the the thc act Efforts to reduce reduce the thc appropriation and to strike out the thc licensing pro provisions failed faile Al After r adopting an amendment to deny benefits o of the tue bill to growers o of 1913 spring wheat who Mho did ld not riot grow ro InS 1918 I spring wheat heat the tho reversed Its I action tIni anti hv bv n. n nf or 21 a tn 22 t struck I I- I out tho the amen amendment f Restricted d The Tho only important am amendment adopted b by th the Senate was a a. rider In the thc cotton i r f turcs act ct 50 8 to r restrict strict speculation lon in ln cotton cOllon Otton and azid give tho government So larger control cr ex exchanges cha ii cs Upon motion of Senator Reed need of ot orlIs Missouri Missouri Mis Mis- Democrat who denounced as barbarous the penalties for or violations of the thc bills bill's licensing and other regulations regu lations the thc Senate reduced the penalties penalties penal penal- penalties ties to a maximum fine o of 1000 Efforts of or southern senators to add adda a. a a rider to tho the bill calling for tho the re removal removal removal re- re moval of ot all export embar embargo o restrictions against cotton failed tho the Senate voting down the tho amendment JG to 2 2 after a alon along along long lon debate In the thc cour course o of oC which Republican Re Re- publican Loader Leader Lodge said adoption of or thc the amendment would violate the tho armistice ar ar- ar- ar terms which call can for tor maintaining maintain maintain- In ing the thc status quo with Germany until the peace treaty trealy is completed Nomination Considered After 4 disposing of thc the wheat measure the thc Senate went wont into executive session to consider nominations It finally adJourned adjourned adjourned ad ad- at o'clock after alter one of or the longest night sessions t o of f recent years Nomination of or A. A Mitchell Palmer alien property custodian to be attorney general sent to tho the yesterday b by President Wilson I w I n was referred to tie the Judiciary committee Doubt was expressed ex cx- cx pre pressed sed that the thc nomination would bo be acted upon but administration leaders pointed out that If such should prove pro tho the case caso thc President could make a recess recess re- re cess appointment Nomination of oC Hugh C. C Wallace of oe Tacoma ash Wash to be bc ambassador to Franco was confirmed ear early this morn- morn Ing nS' nS At tho the same lame time nominations of ofa a number of or postmasters rs and officers o 0 othe t the arm army to higher grades were vero con coil firmed |