Show I HOME-FRONT HOME Mobilization Bill The senate by a vote of ot 85 to 3 passed a home-front home mobilization bill which would g give I v e President Truman power to invoke wage wage- rationing price-rationing controls and other othes inflation anti curbs at any time The bill then went to a senate senate- house conference for the ironing out of differences between the senate senate senate sen sen- ate measure and the tho bill passed earlier by the house In one point the bill was a defeat for or the administration since it dIrected directed di dl dI- dI the President to put wage and price controls into Into effect simultaneously simul simul- simultaneously and virtually across the ward U he invoked them at all The President has maintained he sees no need of ot wage-price wage curbs or rationing at this time Further the he administration requested authority authority au- au hority to control commodity speculation lation atlon but neither the house or senate senate senate sen sen- sen- sen ate versions contain such authority Both Doth bills contain an hoard anti log ng provision prohibiting the accumulation accumulation accumulation ac ac- of excessive supplies of goods designed as scarce The Tho administration s a suffered u If I f e ere r e d another setback in that its plea for tor retention of the provision which would let the President fix controls on selected commodities meat commodities meat for example example In hi advance of any general genera controls program was defeated |