El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-03

United States should in behalf Of their
own safety and vital interest of the
United States, forbear to exercise the
right to travel as passengers upon any
armed vessel Of any belligerent power.
whether such vessel be armed for Of
fensive or defensive purposes and it
is the further sense of the congress
that no passport should be issued or
renewed by the secretary of state, or
by any one acting under him. to be
used by any person owing aliesience to
the United States for purposes Of travel
upon any such armed vessel of a bel
ligerent power"
Debate shut OFF
The motion to table the Gore resOlu-
ton was decided upon by administra-
ton leaders and Republican supporters
I'm the senate late Thursday is the best
means of getting finally rid of it with
out debate.
Gore voted Against Himself
Senator Gore himself voted to table
his resolution. Senators Chamberlain
and O'Gorman were the only Democrats
who voted against the administration.
The other u anti-administration votes
, were Republican. Forty seven Demo-
Gratis and q Republicans voted to table
the resolution.
Senator SmOOt Excused.
During the roll call, senator Smoot,
Republican, asked TO be excused from
voting because he was not able to vote
direct on the proposition. Senator Bo-
! rah. Republican, objected, but the SEN
ate voted to excuse him.
When senator's stones name was
called he arose to explain that senator
Salisbury. Democrat. if present. would
have voted aye on the original resolu-
ton.
Borah Misunderstnnds; objects.
Senator Borah, misunderstanding that
senator Stone was explaining the vote
OF a colleague, objected
IF this senate is going to be gagged,
the senator from Missouri viii be
gagged with the rest of u.s." senator
When order was restored senator
Stone explained ION this resolution 1
vote aye"
Some Uncertainty About Voting.
There was some uncertainty among
senators as to the status Of the various
resolution when the roll call had begun.
IT was explained then that senator
James had moved to lay not only the
Gore warning resolution, but also the
sOcalled corrected resolution, on the
( table It was necessary then for sena-
tors to express themselves as to warn
ing and on the question of killing of an
American on an unwarned merchant
man as a cause for war, in one vote
For that reason senator Gore voted
to table because he did not favor his
own substitute and had introduced it
merely to get an expression of the
senate on that issue.
Cores Substitute Resolution.
The text Of senator Cores addition
to his original resolution, and which
was tabled with the warning resolu-
ton. was as follows.
Resolved, by the senate, the house
of representatives concurring, that the
sinking by a German submarine with
out notice or warning Of an armed
merchant vessel of her public enemy,
resulting in the death of citizen of
the United States would constitute
just and sufficient cause of war be-
tween the United States and the Ger
man empire"
House Lenders Mt Work.
While the senate was voting, house
leaders were working. There was no
doubt that the administration victory
in the senate was expected to solidify
the sentiment in the house and the
leaders looked for some developments
during the day.
Wilson Demands House Vote.
President Wilson, after he had con-
ferred with acting chairman Pou Of
the rules committee, determined to
have a vote in the house even If a
special rule containing a resolution
were required to get it.
InSistence that a vote be taken by
rule committee action, il necessary.
came after varying reports as to the
stand of the foreign affairs committee.
As yet no resolution has been agreed
would command n majority vote, and
there was no positive assurance today
that any resolution would be reported
by it. Chairman Flood expressed the
hope that a satisfactory resolution
would be drawn today and reported
when the committee met this after
noon.
Says SENATE Merely Gagged.
Senator Jones, Republican. declared
that the tabling Of the Gore resolu-
tions had further befogged rather than
clarified any issue.
Nothing has been decided today. ex-
cept that the senate of the United
States can be gagged absolutely he
said. We have not passed on the is
sue. We have only done like the Os-
trich and in the face Of danger have
covered our heads I'm the sand. I vot-
ed against the resolution on general
principles. A motion TO table is al
ways made either to cut off debate or
to avoid an issue.
Have we complied with the request
Of the president? What did he say
to repre- sentative Pcu? That he felt
justified in asking permission to urge
an early vote on tn resolution in or
der tC give an opportunity for full