The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-07
HOUSE DEFEATS
SENATEPLAN TO
DEFY PRESIDENT
Recess to Monday Instead of
August 12, as Voted by
Higher Body.
WIRE BILL Is UP IN AIR
Presidents Insistence on Early
Action Sways Lower Con-
gress Branch.
WIRE BILL Is UP IN AIR
Special Despdtch TO TIE Sun.

Spec1ut DcSpntCN 70 Ihk GUN.
WASHINGTON. July 6.--After a Joint
resolution providing for an adjournment
Of Consress until August IL had passed
the Senate tonight by a vote OF 81 to
ae, In seeming defiance OF the Presi-
dents wishes. the House spoiled the
whole plan jammed through the Senate
by Majority Leader Martin (Va.) when
Il failed to. take action on the resolu-
ton and adjourned to meet again on
Monday
without concurrence the Senate must
remain in session.
Majority Leader Kitchin introduced
the resolution late tonight as It came
from the Senate. 1t was plain that a
majority Of those present in the House
were not inclined. however. to follow the
lead of the Senate majority in deliber-
ately overriding the Presidents ex-
pressed wishes. Seeing this. Mr.. Kitchin
subsequently, withdrew the Joint reso-
luton and moved an adjournment until
Monday.
The situation of which the House
action late this evening furnished the
climax was most unprecedented. 1t left
Senator Martin and his faction, which
had believed 1t had carried through the
plan for adjourning Congress over great
opposition, completely up In the air.
Sustains wilson's Attitude.
That the Presidents attitude, as indi-
Gated clearly to-day in a letter to Chair
man Sims Of the House Interstate Com
merce Committee and at conference at
the White House this afternoon with
Senator's Martin and Simmons and Mr..
Ktchin. will be sufficient to keep the
House from concurrng when II meets on
Monday Is open to no doubt. Conse-
quently the whole plan for ad1ournins
with the telegraph situation still unset
tied has gone absolutely by the board.
In his letter to Chairman Sims. Pres
ident Wilson said
l am deeply grateful tha. the
House acted SO promptly and 30 en-
phatically in the matter of the con-
troll of the wires and I want to thank
you and all who were associated with
you in getting the measure adopted.
feel the critical Importance of the
whole thing very keenly and am hop
ing that members OF the House may
be influential with members OF the
Senate in pressing for action by that
body before the recess.
senate Vote Changes House.
1t was the close vote in the Senate
which completely changed the situation
in the House late tonight and defeated
the plan. Sentiment in the House had
been rather in favor Of vacation. but
the bare majority by which the Senate
passed the resolution changed the minds
OF great many members. particularly
on the Democratic side.
Majority Leader Kitchin Just before
Withdrawing the joint resolution in the
House explained the situation in full.
He said that he had seen the President
with Senator's Martin and Simmons and
that the President had insisted that the
telegraph legislation was vital and that
ne hoped the Senate would pass 1t Just
as soon az possible.
Mr.. Kitchin said that Senator Martin
had explained to the President that the
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
would require at least three or four
weeks before reporting out the bill and
that the Senate would take some time
with it,
Wanted Time on Wire Bill.
The President. according to Mr..
KItchin. said that II that was the situa-
ton he would leave It in the hands
Q; the Senate to determine the best
course to pursue. Senator Martin as
sUred the President that taking a recess
and leaving the Interstate Commerce
Committee at work would facilitate
rather than delay the final passage OF
the legislation he desired and promised
the President he would secure the
pledge Of that committee to take up the
telegraph legislation Immediately or fail-
Ing that would not present the resolu-
uon for an adjournment until August.
Senator Martin obtained this pledge
before introducing his resolution and
getting It passed In the Senate.
Senator Martin introduced his reso-
luton for adjournment In the Senate
early this evening. Senator Borah tried
(Cou tiuued IN Tenth PQOe,)