New-York tribune., 1918-07-08
Aim Is to Get Occasional
Three-Day Respites
During Summer
Prohibition Issue
Is Coming Up To-day
Slim Attendance Expected,
as Many Have Left
Capital

WASHINGTON, July with Md
summer recess plans unexpectedly
blocked by the House last night. Con-
gress will buckle down to work to-mor-
row with a view to cleaning up its
legislative slate so as to get occasional
respites of 8 few days at time while
the Senate Interstate Commerce Com
mittee is holding hearings or the
House resolution providing Tor govern
ment control during the war of tele-
graph, telephone. cable and radio sys-
tens
Failure of the Senate to pass the
resolution-act which was strongly
urged by. the President-was largely
responsible for the refusal of the
House to consider the resolution passed
by the Senate calling for adjournment
TO August II. Senate leaders insist
hasty action on this legislation is not
possible, and extensive hearings are
planned TO begin, probably week from
tomorrow.
Although the mooted question of ma
tlon-wlde prohibition during the war
nas the right OF way in the Senate to-
morrow when the $11 900. 900 emergency
agricultural appropriation bill comes
up under its privileged status, COM
paratlvely slim attendance in the upper
house as we'll as the lower is expected.
Many Leave Washington
Many members left Washington last
night and to-day for their homes, some
with the belief that a recess was "a
certainty and others regardless of the
defeat in the House Of the vacation
plans. Many members. however, be-
sieged railroad ticket offices day with
cancellations of orders for reservations
With weekend and three-day rests
As their sole consolation in prospect
during the summer, some leaders are
discussing an effort to hasten DISPOSE
ton of pending business and, if it is
possible, final adjournment early in
October, Those in charge of the new
war tax bill, however, said it is a mat
Ter so important that it cannot be
rushed and has scant prospect of enact
Inent before late in October.
war time prohibition promises a
spectacular struggle in the Senate, and
so complex is the situation that few
leaders are hazarding a prediction on
the result. An early vote, however, is
not IN prospect. Because of the abb
serce of many Senators the "drys" plan
TO postpone rollcau until q full mem
bership is present.
Plan Three-Day Recess
he Administration bill to develop
"aterpower resources is expected to
be pressed in the House tomorrow.
while the House Ways and Means Com
mlttee turns to the serious work of
drafting the new revenue bill. After
disposal of the waterpower legislation
House leaders plan a series Of three
day recesses while the revenue meas
ure is in the making.
Final action on the wheat price con-
troversy also is expected this week.
With informal notice already given
that President Wilson will veto the
compromise TO increase the government
guarantee to $2.40 bushel, advocates
of the price increase plan an effort to
override the prospective veto. Those
opposing the increase are confident.
however, that the effort will be unsuc-
cessful and that the $28, 100000 agri
cultural appropriation bill, to which
the wheat proposal is an amendment.
will be repassed by Congress with the
wheat amendment eliminated