The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-03
TELEGRAPH LINES AND WHEAT PRICE
 DELAY CONGRESS
War Prohibition Is Another Issue Which Is Tangling Legislative Situation
 in Washington

Washington, July 2.-Congress today disposed of much important Legislation, but encountered variety of obstacles in it's programme to recess this week until August 10. Hopes to close down tomorrow before the Fourth of July holiday were abandoned, and while most leaders believed they could recess Fri day or Saturday, others thought Con gress might be held in session in- definitely.
 The resolution authorizing the Presi- dent to take over telegraph and tele- phone lines, the s12,000,000, 900 army ap- propriation bill, the proposal to increase the government guaranteed price TOT wheat to s2.5O per bushel and wartime prohibition were among the issues in the complex legislative situation delaying a recess.
 PLANS OF LEADERS
 Leaders plans for beginning the con- gressional vacation late this week were based on a programme of postponing decisive action on all but the army sup ply measure until Congress returns in August To this end the House today passed | blanket resolution continuing as an emergency, last years appropria- tions for the army, agricultural depart ment and other government agencles whose appropriation bills have not yet been enacted, but the resolution was blocked in the Senate until tomor- row Technically the delay in enacting the emergency resolution left the army. department of agriculture and few other government bureaus without funds.
 Although Speaker Clark tonight said the recess plans had gone glimmering,' other leaders of both Senate and House were not so pessimistic. Their plans were to have the resolution empowering the President to take over telegraph and telephone lines reportd to the House and lie over until August. However, if the administration insists on passage of the resolution before the recess is taken, leaders were doubtful of securing re- spite for Congress at an early date.
 SLOW PROGRESS IN SENATE
 Leaders were agreed that the army ap- propriation bifl should be completed be- fore any recess is taken. Slow progress on Senate, legislative amendments to the bill was made today by the conferees.
 Senate and House confereeS held an- other fuSile conference today on the $250 wheat amendment and adjourned until tomorrow with House managers indicating a compromise may be sug- gested ia view of the Senates insistence on the price increase
 "DRY" DEBATE GOES OVER Senate debate on wartime prohibition, set for today. also went over, with many leaders predicting postponement of ac- tion until after the recess.
 In cleaning up pending appropriation bills, the Senate, without a roll call passed the general deficiency appropria- tion bill after eliminating provision to add $50 o00,0c0 to the s6e,00o,0 900 already au- thorized for housing government work CTS. Ths Senate ignored a request fer $10o000, 0o0 sent in today by the housins committed Failure of the, commission to use. the s60,O00.0o0 authorized several months ago was the reason given for the Senates action.
 The House ways and means committee plans tomorrow to close hearings which began June on the new revenue bill, preparatory te beginning tentative drafts of the Ss cOO, ,oOo,0O0 measure.