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Show CONTROL OF FOOD BILL IS PASSED IN SENATE Washington, July 21 After weeks of discussing the senate this afternoon after-noon passed the bill giving tho food supply of tho country Into government govern-ment control. Voting on tho bill with Its various amendments consumed con-sumed an hour and a half. Tho vote was 81 to C. Various amendments were accepted, accept-ed, tho most startling being that of Senator Owen to establish a point committee on expenditures during tho war. Other Important amendments inserted in-serted In the bill wero: By Chamberlain Establishing $2 as tho minimum price for wheat. By Hitchcock Making tho Chamberlain Cham-berlain wheat amendment universal throughout the country. By Pomcrence Regulating coal and coke by government control under un-der the supervision of tho federal trade commission and allowing the commission to fix prices. Adopted, 72 to 12. By Tillman Authorizing tho ex penditure of $10,000,000 for tho purchase pur-chase of Chilean nitrate. Adopted, 50 to 29. By Nelson Preventing speculation specula-tion In grain exchanges. By Gore Authorizing tho president presi-dent to charge cash for fuel, wheat, flour, meat, beans and potatoes ho is authorized to buy, storo and sell. Viva volco vote. By Hollls Amending tho bill so that It will not interefere with the provisions of tho Clayton antitrust act so far as labor Is concerned. Hoover Plan Beaten. Tho most Important amendment rejected re-jected was that by Sbafroth providing for a one-man control in placo of the board of three written into the bill. This ono man schemo had a direct application upon the person of Herbert C. Hoover. It was lost by a vote of 60 to 23. Senators voting for It were: Ashurst, Borah, Husting, James, Johnson of California, Johnson of South Dakota, James of Washington, Kellog, King, Knox, McLean, Mc-Nary, Mc-Nary, Myers, Newlands, Phelan, Poln-Dexter, Poln-Dexter, Pomerene, Robinson, Shaf-roth, Shaf-roth, Thompson, Townsend, Williams and Wolcott 23. Senator Kellogg put In an unsuccessful unsuc-cessful amendment providing practically prac-tically government owenrshlp of railroads rail-roads during tho war. The senator-? who voted for It wero: Borah, Brandegee, Cummins, Gron-na, Gron-na, Husting, Johnson of California, Johnson of South Dakota, Jones of Washington, Kenyon, La Folletto, Lewis, McNary, Norrl3, Polndexter, Reed, Sherman and Vardaman. Tho Senato showed its temper in the matter of "necessaries" when It refused an amendment by Senator Husting allowing tho president to declare de-clare within his discretion that ho felt forced to command Iron, steel, etc. During tho voting thero was no debate. Well nigh all 'of tho senators sena-tors wero present. The galleries were crowded. Contrary to expectation expecta-tion thero wa3 no filibustering. Tho dobate was confined to talk on tha wheat section. Sherman of Illinois opened tho ball by announcing that ho was against the whole bill. "Labor 'unions, havo sont mo Instructions In-structions on how to vote, but i do not pay any more attention to them than I would to Samuel Gompers," ho announced. Two dollars was tho topic which was uppermost. Declarations by Mr. Hoover that $1.75 would bo enough of a guaranteo woro freely quoted. Senator Sbafroth said ho thought $2.00 was going to far when tho Interest In-terest of tho consumer was considered. consid-ered. Clmmlierlnln Amendment. Tho chlof chango camo when Senator Sen-ator Hitchcock was successful In allowing al-lowing tho Chamberlain amendment of "not less than $2 per bushol at tho prlrfclpal Interior market" to read "markets." Chamberlain Immediately announced an-nounced that he would vote for an amendment by Norrls which allowed tho president to fix tho price. "Tho Hitchcock amondmont make1 tho prlco $2 pulus transportation now," ho said. "Wo might as well strlko out all doflnlto prlco-flxlng as tho Norrls amendmont does." This angered Reed, who said It was "unfair to take away tho guarantee guar-antee as it would discourage rroduc-tlon." rroduc-tlon." In the mlddlo of tho wheat discus-sic discus-sic La Folletto rose. .ancles havo set to work since this bill came hero," he said. "Tho r, special Interests have shown their great power, the manufacturing Interests In-terests of Now England, tho aluminum alumin-um Interests or Utah and so on. "They too subjects off Into a corner, cor-ner, Btruck from It control of tho 'necessaries' and produced a bill with not even the name of tho maker upon It," he shouted. "It's so framed now a3 to undo tho work ot the senato and tho agricultural agricul-tural community. "It frees tho great Interests of nny control and fixes on agricultural Interests In-terests tho burden of furnishing to tho country tho products of tho soil, regulated by a board, which really amounts to one 'man. "There has been no exhibition for some weoks here of the effect of theso powerful Interests strong In control ot tho legislation for tho last quartor century. "At tho penalty of going to Jail you nre making tho agricultural Interests In-terests fix th'o prlco of wheat nt a price not fixed by tho world markets." mar-kets." Conferees wore appointed after tho bill bad passed. They will sit with tho conferees from tho house and endeavor en-deavor to adjust tho changes mado. |