Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-14
PROHIBITION is SET OVER
Vote TO Come After Vacation
When 1t Will Have Right
Of Way.
soLoNS TAKE A VACATION
Thrce-Day Recesses VIII BE
Order After Recovering
on Monday.

WAsuINGTOE. July l3--Con-
Frcss tonight granted President VII
sons request for authority to take
over and operate telegraph, dele-
phone. cahle and radio lines BY
vote Of &C 10 l6--the minority all Re
publicans--the senate adopted with
ont amendment tho house resolution
granting such power for the period
OF tho war
The resolution will he signed by
presiding officers Of the senate and
house and transmitted to the presi-
dent Monday
Congress was ready tonight TO
start IT'S summer vacation Monday
The scnRte. after passing telegraph
resolution. agreed 10 suspend I'm
portaut business and take a series
~ three day reccascs until August ~,
beginning Monday. A similar pro
gram for tho house was blocked late
today. but u Is expected TO 60
through" when that body reoonveneS
Monday.
only a few mem bers will remain
60 attend tho sessions twice ehch
week and outgoing trains tonight car
ried senators and members or the
house departing for their homes or
summer resorts.
President Approves Vacation
The vacation plan Il Is understood
has tho sanction OF President wilson,
who called upon congress last week
10 defer holiday plans 10 enact INC
telerraph resolution. Tho three day
pIan was adopted because OF the con
Stitptional provision against longer
rec kases by either house without the
cTH.ent or the other and congress
Technically remains in session pre-
fpared for any emergency action.
AZ the suggestion Of Senator Smith
Of Georgia the agreement was mod
lied to provide that N a quorum
should be present before August 20.
the agreement could be set aside
and regular business transacted three
days thereafter.
All attempts TO amend or modify
tho administration measure which
passed tho house July by vote
of 22i 20 4. were defeated at a session
lasting until Q o'clock tonight
Amendments by Senator Watson OF
indiana 20 except telephones and
press wires from the resolution were
defeated a to 20 and 80 20 2i re-
Vpcctivcly An amendment by SEN
ator Gore ot oklahoma Democrat
20 limit action regarding telephones
20 long distance wires was voted
down. while an amendment by Sc ma
tor Reed ot Missouri, designed to in
sure unrcStricted public use OF facili
ties was twice rejected.
Prohibition Is Postponed.
d National prohibition legislation
was postponed by congress today un-
tl August 90 at least
In arranging for n midsummer va
cation a formal unanimous consent
agreement was entered into by the
senate 20 defer until August 20 furth-
or consideration OF tho 81 l.OOO, ,OO6
emergency food production bill. con
tanning tho amendment for bone
dry" wartime prohibition effective
New Years day. The prohibition ad-
vocates secured the definite pledge
that the bill shalt have right ot way
when the vacation recess period OF
tho senate ends
The prohibition advocates are con.
fident they have n majority TO keep
IN the bill some Kind of "A drastic
wartime production provision soon
after tho vacation ends. The oppo-
nents are hopeful that during the
coming weeks there max be dovel-
opmenta to defeat or modify the
legislation.
Some senators heard during the
day that President Wilson may take
hand In the fight next month This
report said he fhvors a proposal TO
give him the authority and dlscre-
tlon 20 finally determine whether
prohibition ~ desirable, and Is in
clined 20 oppose any action mate
r<lly red iciug internal revenues