The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-03-17
CONGRESS Votes TO
STAND BY PRESIDENT
CONGRESS GIVES PRESIDENT A
FREE HAND IN SUBMARINE
AFFAIR WITH GERMANY.
Warning RESOLUTION LOST
Scenes in House Most Spectacular
Since Eve of Spanish War-PTesl-
dent Free to Deal With BeIlIgeT-
ents on Armed Ship Question.

Washington.-The president Tues
day completely and decisively won
his long and sensational fight to COM
pei congress to acknowledge that it
stands behind him in the submarine
negotiations with Germany.
TO the rGllyi&E cries Of stand by
the president" end lis it Lansing and
Wilson or Won Bernstorff and the
haiser?" a big democratic majority and
nearly half Of the republicans in the
house rolled up overwhelming votes
against the movement to warn Ameri-
cans off the armed ships of the Eu-
ropean belIigerents.
The McLemOre resolution, around
which the anti-administration forces
conferred their fight, was tabled-in
other words, kiIled-just as was the
Gore resolution for similar purpose
in the senate last week.
From the very outset Of the fight
Tuesday the presidents supporters
without regard to party swept over the
opposition. On the first vote, which
was parliamentary proposition to
prevent opening the MCLemOre resoIu-
ton to amendment, and unlimited de
bate, the administration carried the
day 256 to 100. On that 1872 demo
Gratis, 63 republicans and / progress
siye voted to support the adminiStra-
ton. Twenty-one democrats, 1872 re-
publiCans, progressiVes, l independ-
ent and Representative London, the
socialist of the house, voted against it.
This was the crucial vote Of the
fight, the one point ca which admin
istratiOn leaders were uncertain. With
victory in hand they moved on to the
next proposition, the adoption Of a
special rule for four hours discussion
o. the MCLemCre resolution. Again
they carried the day, this time 271 to
1873, and then pushed their victory to a
conclusion by tabling the McLemore
resolution 276 to 142.
In seven hours OF tense, turbulent
session, in which the administration
opponents charged that the president
was contending for a doubtful legal
right and was shifting the RESPONSE
bility of diplomatic negotiations to
congress, the house swayed back and
forth in the most sensational congress
siOnal spectacle of decade, probably
unequaled since the eve Of the declara-
ton of war on Spain.
President Wilson, calm and conf
dent, heard the results of the voting
in the cabinet room at the White
House with some of the cabinet
grouped about him. He told them he
was much gratified with the support
of congress.
Released from the bonds of embar-
rassment forced upon him by the dis
sessions in congress which have been
iCpI CoCiICu III IOlSlSu capitals do III
dicating that he was making his de-
mands on Germany in direct opposi-
ton to the sentiment of the repre-
sentatives of the people, President
Wilson now stands prepared to go on
with the submarine negotiations with
the central powers.
Washington.-By vote of 6S to IA
the senate Friday carried out Presi-
dent Wilson'S wish and killed Senator
Cores resolution to warn Americans
off armed SHIPS owned by belligerents
In a scene such as is seldom wit
messed in the senate, the voting pro-
ceeded with senators shouting objec-
tons, futilely demanding recognition
to explain their positions and making
hot retorts to each other, all of which
were out Of order. At one time SO
many senators were shouting for the
vice presidents recognition that the
sergeant at arms was called TO restore
quiet.
After having maneuvered for two
days to get the resolution in such par
position that 1t could be
disposed Of without debate, the senate
then proceeded to a general discussion
of the subject which continued all
afternoon.