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Show Senate Passes Resolution Introduced In-troduced by Hitchcock of Nebraska Requesting Delay De-lay of Five Days. HEAVY MAJORITY VOTES IN FAVOR Action on a Similar Resolution, Resolu-tion, Fails in the House, Owing to Objection of Cox of Indiana. WASHINGTON,. Jan. 17. A wave of indignant protest against Lhe government's govern-ment's drastic fuel restriction order which swept over congress today culminated In the adoption by the senate tonight, 50 to 19, of a resolution requesting a five-day suspension of the order. Efforts to get a vote on a similar resolution in the house were blocked by objection. Hurs were spent in stormy debate in bothSenate and house, members vehemently vehe-mently characterizing the fuel administration's adminis-tration's step as entailing "national ca-lamit" ca-lamit" and "industrial paralysis." Par-lisarflines Par-lisarflines were largely disregarded, particularly, par-ticularly, in the senate, and when it became be-came apparent that the order-was going into effect in spite of the senate request, plana were laid fo? submitting an appeal directly to President Wilson tomorrow. Claims Discourtesy. "Issuance of the order tonight was a great discourtesy to the senate," said Senator Hitchcock, author of the resolution resolu-tion adopted. Congress, flooded by telegrams of protest pro-test from business interests, gave over practically the entire day to the subject. Resolutions requesting postponement were introduced in the senate by Mr. Hitchcock, Hitch-cock, a Democrat, and Republican L-eader Gallinger, and in the house by Acting Republican Leader Gillett. It was 6 o'clock and just about the time the fuel administrator's formal order was made public that the senate adopted the Hitchcock resolution. In the house, after sharp debate, a vote on Representative Oillett's resolu--tion was prevented by refusal of Representative Repre-sentative Cox of Indiana, Democrat, to give unanimous consent for its consideration. considera-tion. Garfield Summoned. Action in the senate was delayed long enough for Dr. Garfield to be summoned to the capitol and questioned by the senate sen-ate manufactures subcommittee investigating investi-gating the fuel shortage. Senator Reed, the chairman, reported that he was not satisiied with the explanation,, Renewal, with probably increased intensity, inten-sity, of congressional criticism tomorrow, is anticipated, although after failing to secure act ion on his resolution by the house Representative Gillett said it was "a closed incident." Leaders in the movement for a wax council to control and direct general, war policies of the government think 1 lie situation sit-uation insures favorable action on their proposal. Senators Lewis, Simmons and .Tones of New Mexico, in tho senate, and Representative Repre-sentative Rainey, in the house, were ajTiong the principal speakers in defense of tho administration. They all admitted that the order entailed serious consequences, conse-quences, but opposed hasty action In disturbing dis-turbing orders under authority granted by congress having the approval of the president and presumably essential. Text of Resolution. Senator Hitrhock's resolution rend: "Resolved. That the fuel administration administra-tion of the United States be and it is 1 hereby requested to delay for live days , the order suspending the operation of ' industrial plants in portions of t tie United States, in order that protests may be , h eard, inveatiga tion made and informa- ; tion presented.' Senator Meyrrs, Demorrat. of Montana, deplored criticism by congress. Senator Hardwick. Pcino'r;it. of Georgia, Geor-gia, pointed out that the order was ma-lp under powers conferred on the president by coneress. "And now when t he president exercises the power we pave him, we go complaining complain-ing like n kt of pciioolboys without knowin? the facts or The necessity for ihe. order." s;iid lie. "ft isn't a safe or wise thing to do. We should cither p'v--p;i re to f;i'e i his order or repeal the law." KepublK-an le-:dei-s in the house started a. move rr. en t la te today to post pure V'uel Administrator c; a r tie Id's order. Republican Repub-lican Leader GiMet t offered such a reso-lution. reso-lution. hut Representative t'o. of Indiana obiertr-d t0 itH consideration, and it w;is vithdi-awn for thirty minutes to permit more members to be present. Movement in House. Republican Leader Gillett. ?Ut a conference con-ference with Rcpresentnijveb I. enroot of Wisconsin, Moore of r-nnsyb .i n ia a :;d t hers, pt-r felted l he nost3ne;t,ent reso-hiuon reso-hiuon and iimned:a.l ely contVrred with Pemni-ra :c Leader Kilchin wit h a view to enlisting support from the I-miocra tl : side. Mr. Kilchin announced, how-err"-, that he could not support tiie resolution and Tvo-iid ob.ie.-t to I; . The u'.f. t '-et-oh; tion savs; 'R-soived. That th 1 ouse re-re!s !i 'summary action of tlie ft.?, administrator 1 (Continued on Pa-ge Tour. BOTH HOUSES SHOW HER OVER ORDER (Continued from Page One.) in suddenly closing the industries dependent de-pendent upon a coal supply, and, in view ot the disorganization of essential industries indus-tries certain to follow and the consequent idleness and distress of labor, urges a reconsideration of the order by the president presi-dent and that final action thereon be taken only after he is fully advised of its effect." Representative Rainey, Democrat, of niinois, replying to the criticism by Representative Rep-resentative Madden, Republican, of Illinois, Illi-nois, of the Garfield order, said he admitted ad-mitted the country was without information informa-tion as to the situation back of the step, but that every loyal citizen should uphold up-hold the order. He urged that criticism should await investigation and. that there should be constructive work in the house and not "firing into the backs of those who are leading' the country." Representative Lenroot. Republican, of Wisconsin, in reply, said the country was 'stung," and that "if this order is necessary neces-sary now it is due to absolute incompe tence on the part of someone during the past few months." The house returned to discussion of Ihe pending Indian appropriation bill, but he-fore he-fore long the coal order was up again I through a speech of Representative 4 Meeker, Republican, of Missouri, who I said he resented the cry of partisanship .( whenever anyone on the Republican side indulged in constructive criticism. If ever r there was non-partisanship, he asserted, I the attitude of the Republicans in the I house since the war began had shown I it, adding that he was tired of having Democrats whispering to some Republican that if he would start something they j would vote for it, but they did not want I to start it themselves. t The vote on the Hitchcock resolution follows: For tiie resolution: Democrats Bankhead, Beckham, Gerry, Ger-ry, Gore. Hitchcock, McKellar, Martin, Owen, Pomerene. Reed. Saulsbury, Shields, Smith of Georgia, Smith of M-aryland. Smith of South Carolina, Stone, Swanson, Thomas, Tillman, Underwood, Under-wood, Vardaman and Wolcott. Total Republicans Brandogee, Calder. Cummins, Cum-mins, Curtis, Fernald. Frelinghuysen. Gallinger, Hale, Harding, Johnson ot 1 California, Jones of Washington. Kellog' Knox, McCumber, McLean, Mc.N'ary. NelP'-son. NelP'-son. New, N orris, Poindexter, Sherman, t Smoot, Sterling, Sutherland. Townsend.sf Wadsworth, Watson and Weeks. To- v tal 2S. Total for the resolution 50. Against the resolution: Democrats Ashurst, Chamberlain,'. Fletcher, Hardvvick, Johnson of South JT Dakota, Jones of New Mexico. Kirby, 1 Lewis, Myers, Phelan. Pittman, Ransdell, I Robinson. Shafroth, Shephard and Sim- 1 mons. Total 16. , Republicans Borah, Gronna and La Follette. Total 3. , Total against the resolution 19. 'J |