New Britain herald., 1916-03-04
NO HOUSE ACTION | NOW ANTICIPATED
 BEFORE TUESDA
Leaders Confident They Will III Have Tabled MCLemOre'S
 Warning Resolution
ABSENCE OF MEMBERS ON
 WEEKEND TRIPS CAU


 Rules Committee Meets and PIansa i
 Put Sldds Under Unpopular Fl
 position and Action Will Be TaS
 Among Early Business Tuesda
 Administration Leaders DisprN
 Claim of Mixed Victory"
 Washington, March 4.-The nl step in President Wilson's fight dispose of the armed ship agitau in congress has been postponed ul Tuesday. At an early conference day administration leaders in house decided not to insist on a today. This afternoon the rules cd mittee will meet to frame a rulel table the McLemore resolution W arn Americans off the armed sfI of the European belligerents.
 The rule will be brought in N the first business Tuesday, when administration forces plan to disTl of it by a substantial majority foreign affairs committee already agreed on the resolution.
 That the action in the house sf give no room for doubts of the cisive character of the sentiment congress, administration leaders D the tabling of the McLemore rese ton shall be accompanied by declaration that the president sl handle diplomatic affairs with congressional interference.
 Leaders Confident of Victory.
 The leaders are confident they h the votes to make their victory ct plete and undisputed.
 Leaders explained that the D, ponement was agreed upon beca of the absence of so many memt on weekend trips. Many left yesI day under the impression, it was si that the house session today, wll began at 10 o'clock, was to end noon and would consider only clz l bills.
 \ Complete Sweep.
 To claims of a mixed victory in senate yesterday, and to contentiI of the anti-administration forces 2 1 the senate evaded voting on tabI the Gore resolution itself througl complexed parliamentary situati 1 the administration leaders tos 1 pointed to the official record of senate proceedings.
 The vote was on the following l Senator James:
 "I move that the resolution, and substitutes for it, and amendmentd it, be laid upon the table, and u1 that motion I demand the yeas I nays" Upon that motion the senate voq and it was carried, 68 to IA, and that majority the senate decided th| should be no legislation whatever the question of warning Americana armed ships.
 The leaders upon this reed claimed that their victory was cid cut and complete.
 The decision of house leaders tod to postpone a vote until Tuesday N1 reached without consultation with president and confused the situati| It was said the White House VI opposed to postponing action. Th4 also was some objection from someI the administration adherents.
 Majority Leader Kitchin, soon afl roon began notifying members tf1 they would not be needed until nd Tuesday at the earliest.
 The proba that vote Wo1 not be reached before Tuesday q veloped in the conference. speak Clark was opposed to a vote Mondd as it would interfere with Il unanimous consent calendar.
 Britain Did Not Warn.
 Discussion in the senate was I sumed by Senator Lodge, who tO1 issue with assertions made duril yesterdays debate that Great Brita had set precedent for a warning advising her. citizens to keep bolligerent boats during the Russia Japanese war.
 He read into the record a lett from the British ambassador sayil