Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-03

except that the Senate of the United
States can be gagged absolutely" he
said. I'VE have not passed on the
issue. We have only done like the
ostrich. and in the face of danger
have covered our heads in the sand.
| voted against the resolution on gen.
eral principles. a motion to table is
always 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 Representative Pou? That he felt
justified in asking permission to urge
an early vote on the resolution in or
der TO give an opportunity for full
public discussion, and this is the full
public discussion we have"
Bring Up Underground
Perhaps the senator from Wash
ington is not in touch with the sub
terranean paSsageway to the White
House." suggested Senator Borah.
1t is easy to introduce another reso-
lution.' continued Senator Jones. THE
Senate has not settled the issue yet.
| The President is not advised of the
sentiment of the Senate on this propo-
sition and the people of this country
and the nations abroad know it," He
CApISSSGu tuG nope lLdI Ille ulSCuS-
sion would serve to prevent any
Americans taking passage on any ships
| owned by belligerent nations.
The nations anger should hang on
the foolhardiness of no man." he said.
IcCumber Protests
In reintroducing his resolution Sen
ator McCumber protested that debate
could not be shut off and that either
later to-day or tomorrow he would
call up his resolution.
The text of Senator Cores addition
TO his original resolution and which
was tabled with the warning resolution
was as follows:
Resolved by the Senate. the House
of Representatives Concurring, that
the sinking by a German submarine
without notice or warning of an armed
merchant vessel of her public enemy.
resulting in the death of a citizen of
the United States, would constitute q
just and sufficient cause of war be-
tween the United States and the Ger
man empire
Double Vote Responsible
Several senators explained that the
double form of the question was re-
sponsible for the character of the
vote. as few senators wanted to vote
on the question regarding a cause for
war.
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 sCme favorable de-
velopments during the day.
President Wilson, after he had con-
ferred with Acting Chairman Pou, of
the rules committee, determined to
have vote in the House, even if a
special rule containing a resolution
we're required to get it.
lnsistenCe that a vote be taken by
rule committee action, if necessary,
came after varying reports as to the
stand of the foreign affairs committee.
As yet no resolution has been agreed
| upon in the latter committee which
would command a majority vote, and
there was no positive assurance to-day
that any resolution would be reported
by it, Chairman Flood expressed the
hope that a satisfactory resolution
would be drawn to-day and reported
when the committee meets late this
afternoon.
Administration leaders in the House
were hopeful that it would be unneces-
sary to report a resolution in a rule.
1t is taken for granted that Repub-
licans would fight such a rule, and
with one exception such action is un-
precedented.
MIR. Pou told members of the rules
committee that he regarded the pres
ent situation above partisan politics
and for that reason there would be no
secret sessions of the Democratic
members to arrive at some plan of
action. He wants a nonpartisan vote.
The roll call in the Senate, with 81
Republicans composing the ayes, was
as follows:
Ayes 49, Messrs. Ashurst, Bankhead,
Beckham. Brandegee, Broussard, Bur-
leigh, Chiffon, Clark (Wyoming), :,
Clarke (Arkansas), Colt, Culberson,
Curtis, Dillingham;, Dupont, Fletcher,
Gore. Harding, Hardwick, Hitchcock,
Hollis, Hughes, Husting. James, John
son (Maine), Johnson (South Dakota) >,
Kern, Lane. Lee (Maryland). Lewis,
Lodge, Mclean, Martin, MARITIME, My
ers. Nelson, Newlands, Oliver, Over
man, Owen, Page, Phelan, Pittman,
PoindeXter. Pomerene, Ransdell, Reed,
Shafroth, Sheppard, Shields, Simmons,
Smith (Arizonal, Smith (Georgia), ,
Smith (South Carolina), Sterling,
Stone, Swanson, Thomas, Thompson,
Tillman, Underwood, Vardaman, Wads-
worth, Walsh, Warren, Weeks, Will
liams. Total, 6S.
Nays-Messrs. Borah, Chamberlain,
Gronna, Jones, La Toilette, McCumber,
Norris, O'Gorman. Sherman, Works.
Total, Ia.
Text of Resolution
The text of the Gore resolution fol-
lows:
Whereas a number of leading pow
ers of the world are now engaged in a
war of uneXampled proportions; and
Whereas the United States is, hap
PLY, at peace with all of the bel
ligerent nations: and
Whereas it is equally the desire
and the interest of the American
people to remain at peace with all
nations; end
Whereas the President has re-
Gently afforded fresh and signal proofs
of the superiority of diplomacy to
butchery as a method of settling inter-
national disputes; and
Whereas the right of American citi-
/ zens to travel on unarmed belligerent
vessels has recently received renewed
guarantees of respect and inviolability;
I and
! Whereas the right of American
citizens to travel on armed belligerent
vessels rather than upon unarmed ves-
| sells is essential neither to their life,
| liberty or safety, nor to the independ-
ence, dignity or security of the United
! States; and
Whereas Congress alone has been
vested with the power to declare war,
| which involves the obligations to pre-
vent war by all proper means consist
ent with the honor and vital interest
| of the nation: therefore be it