Salt Lake Telegram | 1918-09-21 | Page 1 | Wilson Urging Passage of Power Bill

Wll WILSON N URGING IN PA PASSAGE A OF f WR Dill F Federal eder l Control of Electric Plants Needed Says c President By Associated Press WASHINGTON WASHINGTON- Sept 21 President 21 President Wilson today asked congress to pass promptly pro a is as a war measure the enet- enet I g gency mc power power bill auh government govern govern- government govern I I ment control and extension of electric p plants a s and aid providing a a fund of Cf I the purpose Ina In a letter later to Representative Sims I chal chairman man of of the house Interstate commerce commerce com com- com I merce merce committee which has reported the bill favorably the president wrote In view of ot the possibility of ot three- three day adjournments by the house house and the absence absence of a quorum quorum from the city I venture to write you this hurried note to urge that the emergency power bill be pressed to passage if possible before adjournment as as' as asIt it Is of capital capita I and Immediate Importance as a war measure I hope that it will be bie for foI you to obtain consent of the house ouse to this action Receipt of the letter followed an unsuccessful unsuccessful unsuccessful un un- successful attempt by Representative Sims to get unanimous consent of the house for consideration of the bill ImmediatelY immediately immediately im Im- im- im mediately following action of the prohibition prohibition prohibition pro pro- measure on Monday