The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-18
Both House and Senate. in
Throes Of Stormy Debate,
Say Calamity"
UPPER BODY VOTES
TO. HOLD UP DECREE
Failure to Gain Unanimous
Consent Prevents Action
Lower Chamber.

Washington Ian. l..---A wave OF in
dignants protest against the govern
ment's drastic fuel restriction order
which swept over congress today cul-
minated In the adoption by the senate
tonight. so to 10. Of n resolution re.
1uesting a five-day suspension Of the
orders. Efforts to get a vote on n STINT
lar resolution In the house was blocked
by objection.
Hours were spent In stormy debate
In both senate and house, members We
hemently characterizing the fuel ad !.
minisfration's step MS entailing ma
tional calamity" and industrial paraly-
Sis" Partisan lines were largely dis-
regarded. particularly in the senate.
and when Il became apparent that the
order was going into effect In spite
OF the senate request. plans were laid
for submitting an appeal directly to
President Wilson tomorrow.
Calls II Discourtssy.
Issuance of the orders tonight was
a great discourtesy to the senate" said
senator Hitchcock, author Of the reso-
luton adopted, but | do not see how
congress can now act 4, suspend their
operation. / hardly see what further
step can be taken by congress EXCEPT
by appeal to the president in time To
stay their execution"
Suspension or repeal OF that part OF
the Lever food control law under which
Fuel Administrator Garfield acted was
one Of the proposals considered by
members Of congress today. Senator
Hitchcock said and might be brought
up tomorrow. although the necessa ry
bill or resolution hardly could be passed
by both houses in time To have any
effect.
Flooded by Protests.
Congress. flooded by kilograms of
protest from business interests, gave
over practically the entire day to the
subject. Resolutions requesting post ;
poneinent were introduced in the sen :
ate by Mr. Hitchcock. n Democrat, and
Republican Leader Gallinger and In the
house by acting Republican Leader
Gillett. .-
1t was O'Clock and just about the
time the fuel administrators formal
order was made public that the senat te
adopted the Hitchcock resolution. The
resolution follows: =..
The Resolution.
Resolved that the fuel admins.
Nstor Of tbs United 6tatss b and
he 10 hereby requested TO delay Tor
five days the order suspsndlnp
the operation Of industrial plsnts
IN portions Of the United otatss, In
order that the protests may bs
hoard, Investigation made end IN.
formation presented.
In the house. after sharp debate. a
vot" on Representative Giil~sta reso.
luton was prevented by refusal Of
Representative Cox of Indiana Demo
craft To give unanimous consent for It's
consideration
Fails Unaninsus Consent,
Action in the senate was delay yed long
enough for DR. Garfield tn be sum
moned 10 the capitol and questioned
by the senate manufacturer sub com
mittee. investigating the fuel shortage
Senator Reed. the chairman. reported
that he was not s&fisfied with the ex-
PLANTATION.
Renewal with probable Increased In
tenstty OF congregational criticism to-
morrow IL anticipated. although after
falling to secure action on his reso-
luton by the house. Representative
Giilett said II WAS "a closed incident"