Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-07-14
Senate Adopts the House
Resolution, 46 to l6, Grant
ing Such Authority to VIII
son for Period of War,
REPUBLICANS ALONE
VOTED AGAINST PLAN
Attempts to Amend or Modify
the Administration Measure
Defeated Telephone and
Press Wires Included, :
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Washington, July 13.-Congress to-
night granted President Wilson's re-
quest for authority to take over and
operate telegraph, telephone, cable
and radio lines. BY vote of 46 to 10
the minority all republicans--the
senate adopted, without amendment,
the house resolution granting such
power for the period of the war.
The resolution will be signed by
presiding officers of the senate and
house and transmitted to the president
Monday.
All attempts to amend or modify
the administration measure which
passed the house July by vote Of
221 to 4, were defeated at session
lasting until 9 o'clock tonight. Amend
ments by Senator Watson of Indiana
to except telephones and press wires
from the resolution were defeated, re-
spectively, A. to 20 and 39 to 81. An
amendment by Senator Gore of Okla
hona, democrat, to limit action re-
garding telephones, to long distance
wires was voted down, while an
amendment by Senator Reed of Ms
souri,. designed to insure unrestricted
public use of facilities was twice re-
jected.
HOW tilc ScDatOrS tOteu.
The roll call on final adoption fol-
lows:
For acknowledgements Ashurst,
Bankhead, Benet. Fletcher, Hender-
son, Hitchcock, Jones (New Mexico) /,
Martin, Myers, Nugent, Overman,
owen, .Phelan, Pittman, Pomerene,
Ransdell, Reed. Salisbury, Shafroth,
Sheppard. Shields, Simmons, Smith
(Arizona), Smith (Georgia), Smith
(South Carolina), Swanson. Thomas,
Thompson, Trammell, Underwood and
Vardaman. Total, 35.
Republicans: Colt, Curtis, Johnson
(California), Jones Washington ,
Kenyon, Knox Lenroot, Nelson, Nor
ris, Poindexter and Sterling Total II.
Total for the resolution, As.
Against adoption-D m ocrats:
None.
Republicans Borah, Brandegee,
Fernald, France, Frelinghuysen, Hale.
Harding, Kellogg, McCumber, New,
Penrose, Sherman, Smith (Michigan) :,
Smoot. Wadsworth and Watson.
Total, 16.
or senators absent and paired il
was announced that Senators Beck.
ham, johnson (South Dakota), Nc
Nary. Walsh Gerry and Gore, favored
the resolution and Senator's Calder
and Sutherland were against adoption.
Those voting to except press wires
were: Senators Borah, Brandegee.
Fernand, France, Frelinghuysen, Hale,
Harding. Johnson California;, Kel-
logg, Lenroot, McCumber, New, Pen
rose. Pomerene, Reed, Sherman,
Smith tMichigan). smoot, Sterling,
Wadsworth and Watson.
Senators voting for the Watson
amendment to exempt telephone wires
from the, operation of the resolution
were Borah, Brandegee Curtis, Fer.
naid, France, Frelinghuysen. Hale,
Harding, Kellogg. Knox, Lenroot, Nc
sumber New, Penrose, Sherman,
smith (Michigap). Smoot, Sterling
Wadsworth and Watson.
Sccro aries Urge Action.
congress was asked to pass the leg
isiauoh last week, and the presidents
lnsistence upon immediate action up.
net pians for long recess last Satur.
Gay hisht. Secretaries Baker and
Danleis, and Postmaster General Bur-
leson appeared before the house com.
lnitLee 70 urge action as military me-
oess,.y, Ad!e war and navy department
heads declaring the government sho,,Ia
control communication systems RI
protect military secrets and insurs
prompt handling of government ms
sages.
call for strike of Western
Union operators, cancelled Monday hv
union officials, was mentioned fro
quently in the debate, but playe1 vii
tually no part in determining the ac
ton of congress-