The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-28

'"'s " ueuVer epeocn IN FAVOR OF the
repeal bill
"A terrible hurrah 10 made about what
the President has asked Congress to do"
said Representative Adamson. "1s that
anything new? Has Tammany Halls
representatives In Congress forgotten that
when that other Democratic President
was In the White House he not only told
congress that the silver purchase law
ought to be repealed but that It must be
repealed and that until repealed nothing
else should be done either In the way of
legislation or the way OF distribution of
patronage?
all the other Presidents UP to the days
OF the great founder of the Bull Moose
party when he had SO much trouble with
Congress on his hands and had to send
message after message before he got Con-
sress to comply with his wishes?
DO they forget the dramatic day when
the martyred Mckinley had barely sixni-
ned In q general way that tho foreign
relations OF the Government were in 1eop-
ardy when this House by unanimous vote
gave him &bo,ooO.0oo to use in his discre-
ton?
DID any party question his honesty or
integrity. or did anybody At the behest Of
selfish special interests offer unpardon-
able. yes reasonable. resolutions inauiring
into the facts and reasons which all civil
ICED men know are sacrediy secret in con.
Quoting the foreign affairs OF any Govern
ment?
Nobody then rose and cursed England
in that dread hour. but she was relied
upon in the Congress and she failed us
not 1t Is unpatriotic for Republicans or
Bull Moose or anybody else on partisan
grounds to question the Presidents We
racity or honesty or to embarrass his
action in connection with our foreign rela-
tions"
Hardwick Attacks Clark.
Up TO this point everything had gone
smoothly. but II remained for Representa-
tive Hardwick OF Georgia. Democrat.
who concluded the Administrators side
OF the debate on the cloture rule. to make
a personal attack upon the Speaker.
Il would remind the distinguished
Speaker" said Mr.. Hardwick. that II Is
the duty OF all Democrats to stand by the
Administration or we will be again turned
into the wilderness like the tribes OF
Israel for another forty years"
Republicans and Progressives Joined In
a chorus OF jeers. Mr.. Hardwick charged
that when the rules OF the House were
adopted in the last Congress Mr.. Clark
had himself supported a resolution limit
ing debate and that II was precisely the
same sort OF a rule as the House was
called upon to-day to consider.
At this point. the period Of debate hav-
ing been exhausted. Representative Henry.
proponent of the rule. moved the previous
question and the first roll call was or
dered.
The roll had progressed through less
than hundred names before IL became
evident that II was destined to win. The
first Democrat to vote against the rule
was Mr.. Aiken OF South Carolina Then
Representative Alexander of Missouri.
Democrat and stanch clark man. voted
for the rule
The Repub,ieaa. with eight exceptions
voted "NO.~
As the roll proceeded and name after
name was called smiles broadened on
the faces OF Representatives Adamson,
Sherley and Sims who were sitting at
the Administration table. All over the
House members with the roll pads in
their hands were keeping tally of the
votes.
More than $50 names had been called
when the first reading OF the roll was
completed. The review or second call.
added less than thirty names and served
only TO delay but not to alter the result
Clark Votes ono"
At the conclusion Of the second call,
when IL was evident that the previo's
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 call my
name"
Mr. Clark of Missouri" said the clerk.
No" announced the Speaker.
Then the tabulation was performed IN
quick order and Speaker Clark announced
his own defeat In this way:
ION this question the ayes are COZ, the
nays are 17s; present. 3, and the previous
question is ordered
This was the test vote on the repeal In
so far as the Democratic majority OF
the House II concerned. It showed a de-
lection from the Administration of but
81 out OF 2sS Democrats.
Democrats Against.
The following are the Democrats who