The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-28

tons, voted no"
More than $50 names had been
called when the first reading or the
roll was completed The revisw or
second call added less than thirty
names and served only to delay, but
not to alter, the result AT the con-
clusion OF the second call when il was
evident that the previous question had
been demanded and that the actual
vote on the rule. would prove only a
perfunctory performance, Speaker
Clark said to the reading clerk in a
strong voice. Mr. Clerk. please read
my name"
Clark Votes NO"
"Mr. Clark, of Missouri" sail the
clerk.
No" announced the speaker.
The tabulation was performed in
quick order and Speaker Clark an
nounced his own defeat in this way:
.'On this question the ayes are 207,
the nays are 176; and the previous
question is ordered"
This was the test vote on the repeal
in SO far as the Democratic majority Of
the house is concerned. X showed q
detection from the administration of
but 81 out of $50 Democrats.
The vote on the rule itself immedi-
were eco and the nays 172. Five
voted present There was perfunctory
cheering from the Democratic side and
latter a brief parley OF the majority
MIR. Adamson announced Rrepresent-
alive Sins. the author OF the repeal
bill as the first speaker in it's behalf.
1T Is Notifying and humiliating to
know that members OF the president 8
own party are guilty of imputing
tcowardly or reasonable conduc, to
their own chief executive" said Mr..
Sims.
In Defense of Wilson.
''If our president is as bad a man
as these charges would make him,
no self-respecting member OF this
house, so believing. can ever cross
the threshold of the White House to
pay his respects to the present occu-
pant"
Mr.. Sims came in for considera-
BILE hectoring at the hands of the
opposition.
Following Mr. Sims speech came
Leader Underwood with a forceful
speech delivered against the admin
istration's stand.
Representative A. Mitchell Palmer.
OF Pennsylvania. replied for the ad-
ministration. He said:
IF the house could be made to
tions depend In large measure upon
the righting of this error it would
| be well. If every fact and every
condition upon which the president
has acted in his appeal could be laid
| before the congress without viola
ton OF the public interest we would
support the president man for man
and unanimously. We would hold w
his hands in every chancellory in
r.. IT. = y,
regard to the remission of tolls Is
different from what it was when the
| Adamson law was passed.
Necessity For Solution.
1.-THE president has explained that
| the solution OF the problem involves
the continued friendly relations of
the government Of the United States
| with the powers OF the world. As
patriotic men we ought not to diff
| fer as to our duty. Under our sys-
! tenn of government the president Is
the treaty making power.
ITO the president alone Is COM
united the duty OF acting upon the
knowledge which ne alone has. Gen.
tiemen, you should not impeach the
veracity or the intelligence OF the
United States. That Is what your
opposition amounts to. To insist upon
the retention of this Objectionable
| clause of our statute will bring us
to be considered an outlaw among
the nations"
shortly before o'clock the house
twenty-seven minutes OF the allotted
twenty hours of general debate. ad-
journed. until tomorrow at noon. A
vote on the repeal bill possibly will
be obtained not later than Tuesday
afternoon or evening.