Bisbee daily review., 1918-07-13
ID VOTE UPON CONTROL
 OF WIRE TODAY
Prohibition Apparently Shelved Until After Sum- mer Vacation Period End ing Late Next Month
tBy Review Leased wire)

WASHINGTON, July 12.TWhile the senate today continued to debate the house resolution authorizipg rovern- laeht cOnGol. turing the var oI Wlre and radio systems. leaders framed a program for a vote on it tomorrow, postponement of a test on prohibition until late next month and a mid-sum- mer vacation by interim recess for three days until August 26.
 Prohibition advocates are said to have agreed to this plan and its rati- ficatiOn by the senate with recesses beginning tomorrow evening is eX- pected unless the presidents veto of the agricultural appropriation bill with its $40 wheat amendment should op- crate to keep the senate in session next week. Delay in reaching an agree ment was said to have blocked a vote on the wire control resolution. With roll call in prospect tomorrow, ap- proval of the resolution was conceded, in spite of opposition that has been voiced on the senate floor.
 Senator Sherman of Illinois, republi- can and Lewis of Illinois, democrat, were the principal speakers today; the former opposing the resolution and the latter urging its enactment Senator Sherman severely assailed Chairman Greet of the committee on public in- formation. suggesting extension of government censorship was involved in the legislation, while Senator Lewis stirred up a spirited debate by charges that administration legislation had -,,ofcfAraf1r~ fv, hn ate, indicating lack of confidence in the administration. Vigorous denials came from Senator Shoot, of Utah, and Senator Wadsworth, of New York, republicans, and Reed, of Missouri, democrat Importance of final action on prohibition legislation because Of it's possible effect on the new revenue bill soon to be framed by the house ways and means committee was brought to the attention of President Wilson tonight by Senator Simmons, chairman of the senate finance com mittee and Representative Kitchen. chairman of the house ways and means committee. They gave the president estimates of the loss of revenue to the government which prohibition would cause with the request that he give it careful study before the prohibition legislation is brought to a vote in the senate.
 Before agreeing to the recess plan, prohibition leaders got a definite promise that the senate would give the S11 ,000 900 emergency agricultural appropriation bill with its prohibition amendment right of way until a vote was had after the recess.
 WASHINGTON, July 12.-Immedi- ate nationwide prohibition is abso- lutely necessary if the extra 100000 900 tons of coal a year needed by the country in its war on Germany is to be mined. fuel Administrator Garfield has been informed by the national coal association. representing bitumin- ous operators producing 400 DOG. .000 tons of coal annually. Dr. Garfield is understood to have laid the assOcia- tion's recommendation before Presi- dent Wilson for his consideration.
 In a statement tonight the associ- ation said that in the opinion of a spe- cial committee of its members from virtually all coal prodcing sections of the country which has investigated the question, the country cannot have both booze and sufficient coal this winter.