Arizona republican., 1918-07-09
ADMINISTRATION
 TELEGRAPH BILL GETS bUFFET|NC
With Nationwide Strike
 Called Off Senators Urge There Is No Need
 for Undue Haste In Vote
Republican A. p. Leased WIre1

WASHINGTON, July S-Efforts o. the administration to secure immediate disposal by the senate of the house resolution authorizing the president to take over telegraph, telephone, cable and radio systems during the war, stirred up a bitter fight today in the upper house in which the adminstra- tion won and then lost parliamentary advantage.
 The resolution was buffetel back and forth between the senate interstate commerce committee and the senate floor. in a stormy controversy over the question of holding hearings or hasten ing senate debate and a vote. No de- cision was reached or progress made and both factions prepared for re- neWal of the struggle tomorrow.
 Order Resolution Reported At a meeting late today the inter | state commerce committee, with little discussion and by vote of four to three, decided to dispense with hear 1 ings on the resolution and ordered it reported to the senate without amend ment of recommendation. | The attempt of Chairman Smith to report the resolution caused an uproar of protest in the senate. After a heat ed debate Senator Hitchcock of Ne braska, presiding temporarily, sus- taned a point of order that a ma jority of the committee and not of the committeeman present must order a measure reported and rejected the re- port.
 Administration leaders promised to renew their fight to avoid extended hearings.
 Administration Resolution
 The administration is expected to throw it's support to a resolution. in troduced by Senator Smith of Georgia, today, democrat, proposing to have the resolution returned immediately from the committee to the senate and dis charging the committee from further consideration of it. Senator Smith said tonight he could not say whether another meeting of the commerce com mittee would be called immediately to further consider the resolution.
 Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania, led the attack on receiving the majority report. denouncing the action as high handed
 He said vir' ally all senators had understood ,hat hearing were to be held.
 MdlOTlty ACt Oefen0e0
 Defending the majority's action, Chairman Smith said it had been taken in good faith. with no idea of snap judgment but in line with the estab- lished senate committee custom which until today had not been questioned. Joining with Senator Penrose in de- nanding hearings on the resolution Senators Reed of Missouri, and Pome- rene of Ohio. democrats, said the al- legged war necessity for the resolu- = ton had not yet been demonstrated and that the senate should have infor- nation before acting, especially from representatives of the vast commercial interests affected.
 Senator Pomerene called at the White House today and assured Presi- dent Wilson that the legislation would be expedited as fast as possible bu' insisted that good faith requires tes- timony from witnesses. During debate today it developed, however, that Chairman Smith had not received re- quests for hearings from the com.
 panies affected by the resolution. :
 Strike Off, No Need Hurry
 Orders calling off the threatened 2 strike of Western Union telegraphers : set Tor today, were advanced in tn, # senate debate as reason to proceed r deliberately. Several senators present. 2 cd telegrams from operators repudiat 2 ing the strike call. while Senator Poin : dexter of Washington, suggested al d inquiry into the influences brought t ,f bear upon the operators for "disloya n and unpatriotic" action.