The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-04-23
FIGHT in HOUSE
. OVER RESOLUTION
a., STILL CONTINUES.
Galleries Are Cleared by the Vice
President.
FIRST TIME IN HISTORY

Speech Causes ActIon--Wilson
Aids to Force vote-Secretary
Daniels and Tumulty Ar
rive on Scene.
Washington, April 22.-Secretary
Bryan, Secretary Daniels and Presl-
dental Secretary Tumulty arrived at
the capitol to force the fight for the
president. They took chairs on the
floor of the senate. behind the sena-
tors. During the speech of Senator
James of Kentucky for the administra-
tons resolution, it was noticeable
that the only applause came from the
section of the chamber where the
cabinet officers were sitting. The SEN
ate chamber was packed during the
debate, the house members crowding
every foot of space behind the sena
tors chairs.
Washington, April 22.-While excite
ment was intense the senate engaged
in long debate over the preamble Of
fered by Senator Lodge to the reso-
luton giving President Wilson full
power to act in the Mexican crisis.
This preamble recites that atrocities
have been committed against Ameri.
cans in Mexico. instead of combining
the issue to the insults directed at the
American flag, as does the preamble
of the resolution presented by the SEN
ate foreign relations committee.
Because the spectors in one Of the
galleries of the senate burst into APP
plause during Senator Williams
speech, that section was cleared by
order of Vice President Marshall, the
first time such action has ever been
taken in the history OF the United
senate.
Senator Lodge Speaks.
Amid impressive silence Senator
Lodge began his speech.
I'm a situation such as now con
fronts congress" he said, 1T is well
to remember that the responsibility
of the senate is greater than that OF
any other branch Of the government.
War can be made only by the senate
and the house. Peace can be declared
only by the senate and the house.
Neither peace nor war can be made
except with the consent of the senate.
The power to declare war is vested
by the constitution In congress alone.
The president alone can institute
negotiations for peace. The weapons
of diplomacy are his alone. But when
We come to the threshold of a war
that power is vested in congress.
President Has Power.
Il am aware that the president has
more power under the constitution
dealing with the present situation
than he has seen fit to exercise, but
he has come to US to ask our support.
/ think he was right to do SO. am
sure he would not want to expose
himself to the indictment uttered by
, Webster when he said Nobody de.
clared the Mexican war, Mr.. Polk
made it.
Once before during my term OF
service in congress president trans
| mitted to congress a request that he
be empowered to conduct a foreign
war. At that time resolutions were
duly presented in both houses, were
referred to committee, were discussed
there and were reported out and
passed after a debate"
shiveIy Opposes Lodge Amendment.
Senator Shlyely declared that the
! Lodge preamble which proposes, in
| stead OF singing out General Huerta
! for attack alone as the basis for the
use OF the army and navy in Mexico
that all outrages in Mexico and lach
! OF government there be cited as the
| ground for the hostile demonstration
and which was offered as an amend
ment to the senate sub-resolutiOn, was
Il proposition to declare war on the
Mexican people.
| Senator Williams Speaks.
Senator Williams of Mississippi, 8
! lifelong advocate OF internationa
peace, then took the floor.
The world is not civilized yet,
said he. perhaps In another hundred
years 1t will be so advanced that the
spectacle of a battleship with the
American flag flying at the stern viii
be an object for laughter, but at thu
present stage OF civilization 1t Is no
so. If the president had passed b,
unnoticed the insults offered our fai
by the Huerta faction In Mexico ther'
would have gone up from every hill
and valley in this land an angry or,
OF protest.
THE time will come after while
when mankind will say that mer,
punctilio shall not lead men to xii
one another. At present we mus
abide by the demand OF the civiliza
ton OF today, And so stand her,
supporting this resolution.
4 Veterans Await Call to Arms.
Elgin, H., April 22.-Martin Sipple
department adjutant United Spanisl
War veterans. wired Governor Dunn
that six regiments OF veterans Of .
will await his call to arms.