Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-07

Kentucky. said he would vote for the
rule because only by its adoption could
the house put itself on record on the
warning issue.
is the chief executive of the nation
now" he declared amid democratic APP
plausc.
Representative Lenroot Of Wiscon-
sin, republican, was applauded by re-
publicans when he pleaded for oppor-
tunity for amendments. He contended
the question was not a partisan one.
He attacked Mr. Gardner, saying
when he takes the stand he does to-
day, he lays himself open to the charge
of cowardice."
IF you are unwilling to submit to a
declaration of war, the responsibility
is on you now to defeat the previous
question" he shouted to thunderous
outburst Of applause.
Representative Fitzgerald, democrat,
OF New York, announced that he would
vote not to table the McLemore reso-
luton. America should not go to war
because Of foolhardy or mercenary
Americans who insist upon going on
belligerent ships" he said.
Washington, March 7.-On the first
call the vote on the previous question
stood 230 for to 1877 against, clearly in
dicating that it would carry.
The administration forces carried
the vote on 1.-The previous question"
255 to 100, which shut off debate and
made amendments to the McLemore
resolution impossible. 1t was an adj
ministration victory and the house
then turned to the adoption of the rule
itself under which the McLemore res
olution was to be debated four hours.
Rule is Adopted.
The rule providing for four hours
debate on the motion to table the Nc
Lemore warning resolution was
adopted by 271 to 1873. One man voted
present. With this action the admin
istration forces scored another vic
tory and placed the McLemore reso-
luton before the house for debate and
vote without amendment.
The vote on the previous question
which was the crucial test, was as fol-
| lows:
| For the administration: Democrats
Abercrombie, Adamson, Aiken, Alex
ander, Allen, Almon, Ashbrook, AS
well, Ayres, Barley, Barnhart, Beakes
Bell, Blackmon, Bocher, Borland
Brumbaugh, Burgess, Burnett, Byrnes
(South Cardinal, Byrns (Tennessee)
Caldwell, Gambler, Cantrill, Caraway
Carew, Carlin, Carter (Oklahoma)
Casey, Church, Cline, Coady, Collier
Connolly, Conry, Cox, Crisp, Crosser
Davenport, Decker, Dent, Dewalt, Dick
inson, Dill, Dixon, Doolittle, Doremus
Doughton, Dupre, Egan, Eagle, Ed
wards, Estopinal, Evans, Farley. Fer
ris, Fields, Finley, Fitzgerald, Flood
Foster, Gallagher, Gallivan, Candy
Gard, Gardner, Garrett, Glass, Goodwin
North Cardinal, Goodwin (Arkansas)
Gordon, Gray (Alabama), Gray I'm
diana), Griffin. Ramlin, Hardy, Harri
son, Hart, Hastings, Hay, Hayden, Hef
lin, Helm, delivering, Hensley, Hol
land, Hood, Houston, Howard, Hud
dleston, Hughes, Hubert, Hull (Ten
nessee), Humphreys (MississippD
Igoe, Jacoway, Jones, kettner, Key
Kincheloe, Kitchin, Lazaro, Lee, Lesh
er, Lever. Lieb, Liebel, Linthicum, Lit
tlepage, Lloyd, McAndrews, McClintiC
McGillicuddy, Mcclellan, Maher, Mays
Montague, Moon, Morgan louisiana
Morrison, Moss indiana, Murray
Nelly, Nichols South Cardinal
Oglesby, Oldfield, Oliver, Olney
O'Shaughnessy, Overmyer, Padgett
Page North Cardinal, Park, Patten
Phelan, Pou, Price, Quin, Ragsdale
Rainey, Raker, Randall, Rauch, Ray
burn, Reilly, Riordan, Rouse, Rubey
Kicker, Russell (Missouri), Saunders
Scully, Sears, Shackleford, Shallen
berger, Sherley. Sherwood, Sims, Sis
son, Small, Smith (Texas), Sparkmar
Steagall, Stedman, Steele 0owa)
Steele Pennsylvania), Stephens (Mis
sissippD, Stephens (Texas), Stone
Stout, Summers, Taggart, Tague, Tai
bolt, Taylor (Arkansas), Thomas
Thompson, Tillman, Tribble, Venadle
Vinson, Walker, Watkins, Watson (Vir
ginia), Webb, Whaley, William E. vii
liams Qllinois), Wilson (Florida). viii
son Uouisiana), Wingo, Wise, Youn
(TeXas). Total democrats, 1872.
Republicans - Bacharach, Beales
Britt, Carter Massachusetts,, Coope
(Ohio), Cooper West virginia., CragC
Dale vermont, Dallinger. Dempsey
Dunn, Emerson, Fairchild, Farr, Eos!
Freeman, Gardner, Gillett, Glynn, Ora
ham, Gray New Jersey, Green
tMassachusetts), Greene vermont
Griest, Guernsey, Hamilton (Ne'
| York;, Kinds, Hustled, James, Kelle!
Kennedy (Rhode Island, kiess, Kreid
er, Lafean, McFadden, Mclaughlin
Magee, Mapes, Miller Delaware
NORM, Mott, Nichols (Michigan), Paig
(Massachusetts), Parker New JeI
sey), Parker New York;, Peter!
Platt, Porter, Rogers, Sanford, Scot
(Michigan), Scott pennsylvania
Sells, Snyder, Stiness, Temple, Tinh
ham, Treadway, Ware, Walsh, Ware
Wason, Winslow. Total republican!
CO.
Progressive-Martin. Grand tota
256.
Tavenner Of Illinois and 90 othe
democrats voted nay.Ias did 1872 re
publicans, five progressives. one inde
pendent and one socialist.