The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-03-07
EVERY INDICATION
DRAFT WILL BE TABLED
Lower Chamber Turns to De.
bate on Measure Itself. All
Opportunities for Amend.
ment Being Removed.

Washington. March president
Wilson's stand thgt congress shall not
adN isc Americans tu abandon jhcir
rights to travel the seas on merchant
ships armed for defensive purposes
in accordance with International law
was endorsed Ia tn" house TODAY by
two heavy test votes ON the McLe-
more resolution
rs substantial maiorities the ad-
ministration forces defeated attempts
tn am. nd the resolution to the lik ng
Of the presidents opponents and pnt
II squarely before the house without
amendment for a vote under u spe.
ciai rule at the end II four hours de-
bate.
About 6 O'clock this evening the
administration forces viii move to
table the McLcmorc resolution and
the heavy votes they polled in tn"
two preliminary tests Indicate that
they viii kin 1t by substantial ma
iority.
once tabled the resolution will
have gone the way nf the Gore reso-
mtion In the senate and majority of
| congs,ss viii have been placed on
record brfor. tiic world ~ demon
s,rating that It does not endorse the
dissonsions against the presidents
foreipn policy
Win the agitation finally disposed
| of. the president ana secretary Lam
sing viii resume the submarine ne
gotutlouS with germany.
IN quick succession today the
! house rejected the proposal tu allow
J anti -admi 1istration amendments 20
, the MCLcmurc resolution and then
IA,
| Ion OF the resolution Itself. routing
! the opposition by ,cs of s5b to 100
and 21i to l3s. respectively.
immediately after the adoption of
the rule. debate began on the rcso-
! luton itself Chairman Flood Of the
fureigu affairs committee movins To
! table it
| The first outhurst of applause from
| the house iiour came AT tn. outset
of Mr.. Pnu's speech when he said
IAN the imps of hell never devised
a more Infamous he than the declar-
alton that has been made that Pres
ident wilson wants war
Prospects Of sensational debate
attracted \ record crowd to the
house side of the capitol long before
tn. doors opened Men, women and
children came ready Tor a long stay.
Lunch boxes milk bottles opera
glasses aud books former the prin-
,ipnl part of thcir equipment when
the public galleries We're thrown open
there was "A rush and the galleries
were filed within i've minutes.
The spirit of combat seemed 4" he
N the air Two Iegtu BARRIERS IN the
house barber shop wound up an ar
sument by throwing toilet water bot
Ties AZ each other Both had to he
locked up
Opportunities Tor amending IN.
MCi.emore resolution to warn Amer
icans OF the armed ships uf Europ
can helligcfcuts wcr. removed and
The house turned 10 debate on tn,
resolution itself with every indtca'
iion that It would he tabled rs Pres
| ident Wilson desires, us "A demonfiin'
zion 10 foreign nations that dissen'
slnns against his foreign policy d,
not represent the majority OF con
grcss.
The question Ia adopt the specia
| rUln wgg then put. keptes"uthtiN'
Cir,IhCl demanded the year "a
mas ard - t6 O'Clock the ron cal
b6gat On TIE adoption ui the ru.t IL
consider tho warning resolution.
~, ,his rule ig defeated, dec r"'
! Roproscntativ. Harrison, D"mp,rai
cf Nlssiss,ppi an adnlniSira ''l
J ,eaGot. woe Win not only send int 4
: the n.arte II people ia foreign .'r
q tsh nut YEA stab YOU. own prev
! uont - IN Hck
Republican leader Mann la 'eI
minute speech pleaded trnt IN
! house defeat the rule In order tina