The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-04

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 Senators who tabled the resolution did not necessarily take through their action the position that the original resolution was repugnant to their ideas >of what are really the inalien- able rights of American citizens.
 NO FREE EXPRESSION
 There was some surprise expressed in the statement of the White House that the action of the. Senate was a source of intense satisfaction, for the President in his recent letter to rep resentative Pou urged that the Gore resolution containing the clause of warning be brought out in order that a full and free discussion followed by a record vote might be had.
 If that was really the desire of the President, his desire was not fulfilled by the action of the Senate this morn ing, for in the first place, the lieuten- ants of the administration, in moving to table the original resolution, pre- cluded the possibility of that open and full discussion for which the President had previously prayed.
 In the second place. as a result of the successful parliamentary proceed ure of Senator Gore, there was not a record vote, as the President desired, on the resolution which would have warned Americans against the danger of travel on belligerent ships.
 TO LET HOUSE TALK
 As tending in part to indicate that the White House is not inordinately satisfied with the action of the Sen ate, it is stated tonight that the ad- ministration will not insist that the House table the resolution, thus pre- cluding the possibility of debate, but will, on the other hand, insist that a record vote be ordered only after the subject has been fully discussed.
 That the Senate in tabling this morn ing the amended Gore resolution in ef- feet achieved nothing in formulating an indirect statement of it's position to the world, is the general verdict. But the fireworks were magnificent and served to entertain crowded and pal pitating gallery.
 VOTE WAS 6S TO IA
 By vote of 68 to 14 the Senate killed the Gore resolution. In turbu- lent scene, such as is seldom witnessed in the Senate, the voting proceeded with senators shouting objections futilely demanding recognition to explain their positions and making hot retorts to each other. all of which were out of or der At one time sA many senators were shouting for the Vice Presidents recognition that the sergeant at arms was called to restore quiet. Every southern senator voted with the ad- ministration.
 After having maneuvered for two days to get the resolution in such par liamentary position that it was disposed of without debate, the Senate then pro ceeded to a general discussion of the
 
 subject which continued all afternoon to the dismay of administration sup porters.
 In the House. the foreign affairs committee by vote of IT to ? took a long step toward meeting fully the Presidents wishes. It voted to re- port the McLemore warning resolu- ton with tho accommodation that it be tabled. In the report the committee asserts that the constitution imposes the conduct of diplomatic negotiations on the President and with this prac- < tice the committee does not feel it proper for the House of Representatives to interfere"
 TO BE REACHED TODAY
 It probably will be voted on in the Houss tomorrow under special rule.