Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-03-10
GORE RESOLUTION IS
KILLED IN SENATE
Vote on Ship Warning Bill is
CO to IA.
WILSON SATISFIED BY ACTION
Oklahoma Senator Sought to Obscure
Issue With an Amendment-LaW-
Makers Refuse to Interfere in
Presidents Conduct of Affairs.


Presidents Conduct of Affairs.
Washington, March 4.-By vote of
6S to IA the senate tabled every reso-
luton in the senate seeking to inter-
fere in any way with President Viii
sons conduct of foreign affairs
1t was said at the White House
that the result in the senate was sat-
isfactory and met the wishes of Presi-
dent Wilson. 1t was added that at
tention now would be concentrated on
the situation in the house.
AT the last moment, when driven
into a corner and threatened with
defeat on the main issue fully as
heavily as that administered to his
substitute. Senator Gore sought to
obscure the issue with an amendment,
declaring that any sinking of an
armed ship without warning should
be regarded as all act of war by Ger
many
While this amendment enabled Sen
ator Gore and those OF his persua-
sion to vote to table the resolution.
the vote in the senate to table all
! other resolutions and amendments on
| the same subject at the same tin.
| wiped the senate slate clean anG
leaves the president alone the spokes-
man on foreign affairs.
The house of representative will
vote today upon resolution which
will be adversely reported by the for
eign affairs committee.
j The resolution will be that intro
uuced by Representative McLerlore
OF Texas It will be tabled by a large
majority.
A second resolution will be reported
favorably expressing the confidence
of the house that the president will
send to congress full details should the
submarine question again become
critical This will be adopted.
Mrs. Wilson a Spectator.
When the senate assembled
promptly at II O'Clock practically al
the administration senators were il
their seats waiting for the usual rounC
of morning businer~ te be passed ov
SO that Senator Stone could make tn,
agreed motion to table the Gore reso
luton. To hurry the procedure it wa:
agreed to dispense with reading thu
journal The floor. crowded with sen
tors and representatives, and th'
galleries, packed by throng whicl
included the presidents wife, fairl.
.
How the Senate Voted.
!, The roll call was as follows:
Ayes-Ashurst, Bankhead, Beckhan
Brandegee. Broussard, Burleigh, Chi
ton, Clark (Wyo), Clarke (Ark.), Col
Culberson, Curtis, Dillingham;. DuPon
Fletcher, Gore, Harding, Hardwicl
: Hitchcock, Hollis, Hughes. Hustins
James, Johnson (Me.), Johnson e
d., Kern. Lane, Lee (Md.l, Lewi
Lodge, Mclean, Martin, MARITIME, M.
j., ers, Nelson, Newlands, Oliver, Owe
: man, Owen, Page, Phelan, Pittmal
Poindexter, Pomerene, Ransdell. Reet
Shafroth, Sheppard, Shields, Simmon
Smith (Ariz.), Smith (Ga.), Smit
(Md.), Smith (Mich.), Smith IS. c.
J Sterling, Stone, Swanson, Thoma
Thompson, Tillman. Underwood, Va
: daman, Wadsworth, Walsh. Warrel
} Weeks, Williams-68.
!. Nays+Borah. Chamberlain, Clap
Cummins, Fall. Gallinger, Gronn
} Jones, LaFollette. McCumber. Norri
+ O'Gorman, Works-14
p o. n
pablicans voted to table.
!, Regret subterfuee Is Used.
+ AS soon as the vote was taken Sc
ators Clarke of Arkansas and Jones
Washington expressed regret thi
there had not been more courageol
j. action" and that subterfuge had bee
/, used to avoid a vote on the main issl
l. raised by the Gore resolution Sen
). tor Stone also gave notice that he WI
t. address the senate on the armed sh
: question Tuesday, explaining his o
Il position to the presidents positio
J. and Senator McCumber submitted h
(; resolution, expressing the hope th
!. Americans will remain off armed shil
l. until SUN liihC 40 IAO Pt OSiOSAt 70
:, bring about an agreement with the bt
/; ligerents. This resolution is regardt
p by the friends Of the president as b
= ing as Objectionable as the Gore resol
i: tion. Senator Reed of Missouri al.
J. participated n the, letting off stean
l. process by declaring all senate
/, wholly patriotic and by regrettir
l. some of the passages in the sena
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