The Washington herald., 1918-07-14
LINE CONTROL
now UP TO
WILSON
Senate Passes Unchanged
Measure Already Adopt
ed by House.
FINAL VOTE: 46 TO Is
REPUBLICANS AGAINST
Grants Executive Author
=ity Over Telegraphs, Tel
ephopes, Cables, Radios.
SENATOR LEWIS DlScLAIMS
PRESS MESSAGE CENS0RING
Reed and Watson Fail to Insert
Such Clause in Bill-Re-
cesses Agreed to.
FINAL VOTE: 46 TO Is
REPUBLICANS AGAINST
SENATOR LEWIS DIScLAIMS
PRESS MESSAGE CENS0RING

The resolution authorizing the
President to take over the tele-
graph and telephone lines in the
United States was passed by the
Senate late last night by vote
OF 46 to 10. The measure now
goes to the President having
been passed by the House.
Efforts by Senator Watson, oi
Indiana, and Senator Reed, oi
Missouri, to exempt the press wires
from the operation OF the law
! were defeated, the first by a vote
of 90 to Fl; and the second by 81
to 3s and again by 81 to ~. The
Reed amendment provided---th.'
the rights and privileges OF the
people and press" should not be
interfered with, except that gov,
eminent business should have
preference over the wires. -
The FIRST vote and really the
deciding vote on the Reed amend,
ment follows:
Reid Amendment Vote.
Those voting for the Reed amend,
ment were:
Democrats-Gore, Hitchcock. Pitt,
man, Reed. Thomas-5.
Republicans - Borah, Brandegee
sen, Hale, Harding. johnson of Calf.
Kellogg. Kenyon. Knox, Lenroot, Nc
Cumber, New, Morris, Penrose, Sher'
man, Smith of Mich, Smoot, Sterling
wadsworth. Watson; total 2
Those voting against the amend
ment were:
Democrats - Ashurst, Bankhead
Benet, Fletcher. Henderson, Jones o.
New Mexico, Kendrick. Lewis, Nc
Kellar, Martin. Myers, Nugent, Over
man. Owen, Phelan, Pomerene, Rams
dell, Salisbury. Shafroth, Sheppard
Shields, Simmons, Smith of Arizona
smith of Georgia, Smith of Soutl
Carolina, Swanson, Thompson, Tram
nell. Underwood, Vardaman-30.
Republicans-Colt, Jones of Wash
ington. Poindexter, 3; total 50.
Three-Day Recess Agreed To.
Immediately after the passage o
the bill. the Senate accepted a unani
nous agreement to hold 3-day re
cesses from now until August rs. Tn
House plans to do the same thins
day was blocked.
The Senate had planned to d.
nothing except routine business oi
the only days it will meet. Mon
days and Thursdays. But, on warn
ing of Senator Hiram johnson, o
California, that some emergenc!
might arise which would require at
tention. II was agreed that II a quo
rum of the Senate was present 4
could be decided at any time tina
the subject would be taken UP.
Debate on. the wire control bill
took I'D the entire day, and tn
senate did not adjourn until 9 .. m
Had II not been for Senator McCum
ber of North Dakota. who insisteC
on making an hourlong speech criti'
cising the President vetoing tn,
ss.4p wheat proposition adjourn
Imert would have been reached at
o'clock
Bill Unchanged.
The Senate will meet Monday anC
then adjourn until Thursday. Tn,
House will meet and endeavor Il
secure agreements for similar re
cesses-
THE wire control" bill wen
through without. a change and Jus
as the House passed it last week b!
a vote of 241 to 4.
The sixteen Senators who votes
AGAINST the bill last night were al
Repubiicans, including Borah
Brandegee. Frelinghuysen. Hale
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