The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-05

the more ardent Administration Nom
bers Of the Rules Committee and adj
journment was taken without adoption
Of a definite programme Of action.
The only plan now contemplated Is as
follows:
On Monday 1t is proposed that q
member Of the Foreign Affairs Com
mittee will demand that the Nc
Lemore resolution. as reported from
the committee, be placed on the House
calendar.
On Tuesday the Rules Committee
vii! report a special rule giving the
resolution privileged status to enable
the House with or without debate TO
put the resolution back on the table,
where il Is now.
Cali II Joke LegislatiOn.
Members OF the House, with due re-
gard to the gravity of the situation.
were disposed to look on this as being
very near an opera bouffe bit Of legis-
lation. There IL general misgiving lest
It he interpreted in this light.
what grav" import" said a distin-
guished Republican leader. 'can be at
| tached to taking a resolution from the
| table and putting II back in the same
place.
Even in carrying out this plan the
| Administration supporters run the risk
| OF defeat.
| After the parliamentary problems are
solved and the Rules Committee has en-
| tricated itself from the entanglements
which now impede it's progress there Is
| a possibility that motion to- table the
| resolution will not be adopted by the
| House. IF the previous question were
moved and the motion sustained the
| nj. lAlF t. IN I.h fa nj Is
the result that the whole controversy
might be opened to discussion. con-
| tingency which the Administration
leaders are trying to avoid.
| Republican members of the House gem
orally are opposed to a special rule
| without regard to the purpose to he
! achieved by II. There are AT the same
time a sufficient number of possible
! Democratic insurgent votes to make the
situation perilous. II the fight centres
upon "a previous question motion a repe-
;!tion OF the famous Cannon rules fight
might he brought about in the House
with the consequences more disastrous &c
the Administration than that famous
parliamentary battle had on the Repub'
leans.
! Both sides Claim Victory.
The postponement OF decisive actor
until Tuesday is In the nature OF a com
promise. Administration leaders frankly
found their way 50 beset with difficulties
that they were willing to pause for {
time to take their bearings. The anti
, Administration forces Wer" appirentli
, as willing 10 accept the outcome as the,
, victory In the face OF a parliamentary
tangle which screened the real issue th'
| anomalous situation of both sides claim
, ing victory was disclosed.
, Mr. McLamorc. the author Of the rcso
, luton, issued a statement to-day. II
> which he said
, The President is reported 20 be sat $
fed with the disposal made of the rosolu
ton by the Committee on Foreign AZ
fairs, and It's friends 'av" no specia
: cause for complaint. as the resolution
really has served its purpose ~ithou
being adopted. The main object of tn
resolution was 10 prevent this countr
from being plunged into war with on
or more OF the helligerent nations. sim
e ply because Of the Needless act OF som
e indiscrect American citizens. and fee
I sure that this object has now been at
u tanned"
e There is a possibility that unless Ad
:. mnis,ration plans are revised final a,
@ ton in the way of "A vote OF contidenc
q in the President may not hc taken unit
I late next week. II "A fight should l.
i precip,atcd on Tuesday a dccjsio
:. might not be reached before adjourn
II ment for tho day IN which event in a
@ probability the controversy would Z
/. over until Thursday because OF tn
y intervention of calendar Wednesday,