West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-04-23
SENATE
DELAYS
ACTION
Mexican PTOgranIS
Held Up
WILSON EMBARRASSED
Wording Of Resolution Does Not
Meet With Approval
HOUSE FAVORS CHIEFS ACTION
Lower House Of Congress Passes
Resolution, 337 to 81
HOUSE FAVORS CHIEFS ACTION

Washington, April 21.-Iae presi
dents plans for the immediate block
aiding and seizure OF Mexican gulf
ports have been held up and the
Washington administration is greatly
embarrassed because OF the opposition
in congress to the resolution In sup
port OF the presidents program.
While the house was wrangliug over
the resolution in support OF the presi-
dent the senate committee on foreign
relations was having an equally in
harmonious meeting behind closed
doors. In fact at the first meeting OF
the committee which lasted two hours
1t was practically determined to
amend the resolution as drafted and
reported to the house.
Every member of the committee
drew a draft OF resolution himself
and in each case it was said the name
Of Huerta was eliminated and tho
resolution was made broader so as TO
refer TO the Mexican federalists.
Members OF the committee said that
in the original resolution President
Wilson had singled Huerta out as IN
individual. They said that Huerta as
an individual had done everything in
his power to make amends.
But now 1t was proposed to make
Huerta, as an individual, undertake to
do something which he could only do
as the representative of a government
of some kind in Mexico.
II affar r,fdpfobt tl,o ,ou
ate adjourned without action on the
resolution. The opposition seemed so
stubborn that there was likelihood
that advantage might be taken Of the
senate rules TO defer final action until
tomorrow.
The house of representatives after
long wrangle passed the resolution
justifying the course OF the president
In the present contingency.
The vote was: Ayes, 337; noes, 81;
present, 3.
Five members of the presidents
own party voted against the resolu.
tion. They were George, New York;
Stephens, Witherspoon and Sission of
Mississippi, and Kindel of Colorado.
Twenty-nine Of the 12S Republicans
in the house opposed the resolution.
Three OF the eighteen Progressives
voted against the president.
Dissatisfaction OF Republicans with
President Wilson's message found ex.
preston upon the presentation TO the
house of this resolution:
Resolved by senate and house OF
representatives in congress asseisbled
that the president OF the United States
is justified In the employment OF the
armed forces OF the United States OF
America TO enforce demands made
upon Victorlano Huerta for unequivo.
cal amends TO the government of the
United States for affronts and ludig.
mites committed against this govern.
ment by General Huerta and his rep
resentatives."
Earlier Senator Chamberlain intro
duced a bill placing $5O.O00.O0O i'm.
mediately at the disposal OF President
Wilson for emergency use.
The resolution sustaining the prcsi
dent was presented by Representative
Flood
Republicans on the committee ~
foreign affairs lost no time in iud'rat.
ing that the use of the word "iuati.
fed" IN the resolution was oble.,.on
/ able. They said 1t might be interpret.
ed as an Endorsement by congress Of
the whole policy OF Mexico. Ihey
we're outyoted by their Desocratlc
colleagues. The committee adopted
! the resolution. 10 TO 2. The negative
votes we're cast by Bartnoldt OF Mis-.
souri, and Ainey OF Pennsylvania. Re
publicans.
Mr. Bartholdt, who is an advocate
OF peace, said he opposed the rcsolu.
| tion because I'm his opinion 10 would
plunge the country into war. Mr..
! Ainey declared that he could not bring
himself TO support the measure be
cause he could not sec that it would
tend to restore peace in the southern
/ republic.
The fight was then transferred to
the floor Of the house. Every seat IN
the house was occupied when Chair.
man Flood arose to report the resolu.
tion. The situation was tense and