The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-03-09
WARNING BILL IS
Tabled IN HOUSE;
PRESIDENT UPHELD
MCLemore Resolution Defeated
by Vote Of 276 to 143.
CHEER PLEA TO BACK CHIEF
Representatives and Big Crowd In
Galleries Applaud Appeal to Sup
port Executive in Foreign Pol
icy-speaker cheered.


to the Wilson administration. BY two
test votes early in the day 1t showed
its confidence in President Wilson and
tonight it crowned a day of chaos and
confusion by tabling the now famous
McLemore resolution, warning Ameri-
cans of armed ships, by a vote of 276
to I43 The first test vote resulted In
a victory for the administration adher'
ents, 256 to 100, and the second result
ed in 27l votes for the Wilson policies
against 13S opposing. Both votes were
on parliamentary phases of the situa'
ton, but they clearly forecasted the
vote that was to come in the evening
Warnings that no nation divided
against itself shall stand" were re-
ceived in solemn silence. Excoriation
of American citizens whose "foolhard-
mess and recklessness" in travelling
ON belligerent ships might plunge the
country into war" was cheered.
The final argument and appeal
which aroused the house most was the
demand that the country stand firm
behind the president in his fight.
To this plea the big membership on
the floor and the crowd which over
flowed the galleries and corridors
rose with cheers and applause.
Representative Garrett Of Tennessee
made a stirring plea for support for
the president, closing debate on the
special rule, and when he moved to
cut OF all further debate and amend
ment there was roar of applause.
Exciting Day In House.
The day was the most tumultuous
the house has seen since Spanish war
days. Galleries and corridors were
jammed throughout the day and Speak
er Clark had much trouble in keeping
even a semblance of order. The four
hours of debate on the resolution
proper opened the flood gates of de.
tense and attack on the administers
tion. Fervid oratory flew throughout
the afternoon, plentifully intersprin
killed. with applause.
Speaker cIark's Birthday.
In the midst of the wrangling Repub'
lican Leader Mann rose in his seat
and reminded his colleagues that this
was Speaker ClaTk's sixty-sixth birth
day. Instantly the house and galleries
gave the veteran speaker tremendous
ovation.
Speaker Clark rose and with eyes
moistened told the house that Repre-
sentative Mann's action was zone Of
the flowers that grow over the walls
of party politics"
IF this country is ever in danger,
he said, there will be no party divi
sion here. We are all Americans and
all patriots and anyone who intimates
anything else simply degrades his OWE
intellect"
The vote on the motion to table the
McLemore resolution was as follows:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Adamson
Aiken, Alexander. Allen. Almon. Ash
brook, Aswell, Ayers, Barley, Barn
hart, Beakes, Bell, Blackmon, Booher
BoreIand, Brumbaugh, Burnett, Byrnes
rs. c.; Byrnes (Tenn.); Caldwell
Gambler, Cantrill, Caraway, Carew
Carlin, Carter (Okla.); Casey, Cline
Coady, Collier, Connolly, Conry, Cox
Crisp, Crosser, Davenport, Dent, De
walt. Dickinson, Dill, Dixon, Doolittle
Doremus, Doughton, Dupre, Egan, Ed
wards. Estopinal. Evans, Farley, Far
ris, Fields, Finley, Flood, Gallagher
Galliyan. Candy, Gard, Garner TEX. J;
Garrett, Glass, Goodwin, Goodwin, Cor
don, Gray (Ala.); Gray Qnd.); Griffin
Hamlin, Hardy. Harrison, Hart, Has
tings. Hay. Hayden, Hefin, Helm
Helyering, Holland. Hood. Houston
Howard. Huddleston, Hughes, Hubert
Humphreys (Miss.); Jacoway, johnson
(Ky.); Jones, Kettner, Key, Kincheloe
Kitchin, Lazaro, Lee, Lesher, Lever
Lewis, Lieb, Liebel, Linthicum, Little
page, Lloyd, McAndrews. McClintic
McGillicuddy. Mcclellan, Maher, Mays
Montague. Moon, Morgan (La.); Nor
rison, Moss Qnd), Murray, Nicely
Nichols (S. ca; ohlesby, Oldfield
oliver, Olney, O'Shaunessy, Oyermyer
Padgett, Page IN Co; Park, Patten
PheIan. Pou, Price, Quinn, Ragsdale
Rainey, Baker, Randall. ROUGH. Ray
burn, Riordan, Rouse, Rubey, Rucker
Russell MOI; SABBATH, Saunders, Soul
Iy, Sears, Shackleford, Sherley. Sher
wood. Sims. Small. Smith TEX
Sparkman, Steagall, Stedman, Steel
(Pa.); Stephens Miss; Stone, Stout
Summers, Taggart, Tague. Talbot
Taylor (Ark.l; Thomas, Thompson
Tillman, Tribble. venable, Vinson
Walker. Watkins. Watson (ya.)
webb. Whaley, William E. Williams
Wilson (Fla.); Wilson Ua.), Wingc
Wise. Young (Tex.); Hull (Tenn.).
Republicans Beals. Brill, Browning
Carter. (Mass.), Cooper (o.), Coope
wv. Val. crago. Curry, Dale tvt)
Dallinger. Danforth, Darrow, DemI
sey. Dunn, Edmunds, Emerson, Fail
child, Farr. Foss. Freeman, Gardner
Gillett, Glynn. Gould, Graham. Ora.
IN. 40. Greene (Mass.), Greene (Vt)
Griest Gournsey. Hadley. Hamilton