The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-08
WITH ALL HOPES | IF RECESS KILLED |. CONGRESS ID WORK Senate and House to Buckle Down and Clean Up Leg
 islative Slate NO TASTY ACTION ON TELEGRAPH QUESTION Just Give Us Time and U-Boat Warfare Will
 Reach Its Aim, Is Plea
 Made to Reichstag

Washington. July ..--With midsum. mer recess plans unexpectedly bIocko cd by the House last night, Congress- will buckle down to work tomorrow with view to cleaning up its legislative slate so ns to get occasional respst< of n few days at time while the Sen ate Interstate commerce commission is holding hearings on the House resoIu- lion providing for government control during the war of telegraph, telephone cable nnd radio systems
 Failure of the Senate to pass the reso. lution-actior which was strongly urged by the President-was largely respon- sible for the refusal of the House te consider the resolution passed by the senate calling for adjournment to Au gust F. Senate leaders insist that hast, action on thls legislatio is not possible In spite of the threatened strike tonor. row of the telegraphers employed by the Western Union, and extensive hearing are planned, to begin probably weel from tomorrow
 MANY MEMBERS LEAVE
 Although the mooted question of na tion-wide prohibition during the wa has the right of way in the Senate :o morrow when the sl1 ,oOo,OoO emergency agricultural appropriation bill comes LII under its priNileged status. compa,a lively slim attendance in the uppel house as well as the lower is expected Many members left Washington la IS night an today for their homes. som, with the bellef that recess was a cer tainty and others regardless of the de feat in the House of the vacation plans Many members, however, besieged rail road ticket offices today with cancella. tions of orders for reservations.
 WEEK END RESTS
 With weekend and three-day rests q. their sole consolation in prospect dar ing the summer, some leaders are dis cussinS an effort to hasten disposition of pending business and, if possible, ef feet fns: adjournment early in Oc tober. Those in charge of the new wa tax bill, however. declared it is a mat ter so important that it cannot be rushed and has scant prospect of enactment be fore late in October
 PROHIBITION FIGHT
 Wartime prohibition promises a spec tacular struggle in the Senate and st complex is the situation that few leader. are halarding a prediction of the result An early vote, however, is not in pros pect Because, of ahsopca of ,na,,, sal, ators the "drys' plan to postpone roll call until a full membership |. present.
 The administration bill to develo, water power resources is expected to be pressed in the House tomorrow Aftei disposal of this legislation, House lead CTS plan series of three-day recesscs while the revenue measure is in the mak ing by the ways and means committee
 WHEAT PRICE ACTION
 Final action on the wheat price con troversy also is expected this week. Will informal Eotice already given that Presi dent Wilson will veto the compromise to increase the government guarantee tc s2. 40 per bushel, advocates of the price increase plan an effort to override .l.e prospective veto. Those opposing the in crease are confident, however, that the effort will be unsuccessful and that the BPS 0Oo,O0 agricultural appropriation bill to which the wheat proposal is an amend ment, will bo repassed by Congress with the wheat amendment eliminated.