The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-25
WIL SON YIELDS NOT AN INCH TO OUTBREAK IN CONGRESS

formed about the status Of the admins traton's diplomatic negotiations
 In the Senate. Senator Gore made an unsuccessful effort to introduce con- current resolution expressing the senti- ment of Congress that Americans should keep off armed ship and also a bill re- quiring Americans in procuring passports to take oath that they would not travel on such ships. For him to introduce these measures required unanimous con- sent and objection was immediately made by Senator Brandegee, republican, member of the foreign relations commit tee. Tonight Senator Gore said that he would ask tomorrow that the concurrent resolution lie on the table for a day He had no disposition to discuss it at this time, he said unless a motion should be made to refer it to the foreign rela- tions committee.
 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE
 On the House side Representative Mon- dell of Wyoming. the first republican to appear as a supporter of warning legis- lation, introduced a bill similar to the Gore passport measure, which was re- ferred to the committee on foreign af- , fairs. Representative Hilliard, democrat of Colorado, also introduced a resolu- ton. These will be considered by the committee, together with the McLemore resolution, which is being urged by many champions of legislative action on the subject.
 Speaker Clark became interested in the situation during the day and after in- formal discussion with Senator Stone. Representative Flood and others regard ing the agitation, it was agreed that the speaker MT. Flood and Majority Leader Kitchin should consult with the President on the issue and report to the membership of the House. Senator Stone thought he would not go with them un- 1%..r
 ! touch with all negotiations during the day and late in the evening sent a spe- cial message to the President by pri- vate messenger. The contents he did not disclose.
 Although Senator Stone had been re- ported as unwilling to oppose action if | it became apparent that a majority of Congress would insist upon it, he never theless strongly counseled against any nasty step that might disturb diplomatic negotiations. He conferred with many ! senators on the subject and later stated: | T think it would be unwise for Con- gress to take any action while the Pres ident and state department are conduct 1 ing diplomatic negotiations with Ger many over the submarine issue. If Con- gress is to take action, nothing should be done until diplomatic efforts have been exhausted"
 SMITH AND GORE ACTIVE 1 Senators Gore and Hoke Smith were very active throughout the day, sound ing the sentiment of the Senate. Senator Stone also participated in this canvass | ing, talking chiefly with the republicans, | among whom he is said to have found few supporters for the agitated action. l Senator Smith was said to have discov- cred that large number of democratic ] senators believed some step should be taken eventually, but that few were pre- pared to commit themselves to any action at this time.
 l Majority Leader Kitchin of the House who is known to favor the resolution if its passage would prevent the United States from going to war; maintained what he termed the attitude of spec tator' during the days activities. He was willing, he said, to accompany any delegation to the White House to help express the sentiment of Congress as he saw it, but he declined to enter actively into the controversy.
 q hope" he said in a statement to- night that the President and Congress will get together on some proposition so it will remove all demand for any res- olution. If there is real cooperation between the two branches of government, Congress and the executive I am sure that some such proposition will be
 worked out and there will be no trouble
 between this country and Germany or the President and Congress-
 Representative Glass of Virginia issued a statement saying he had been unable
 to discover any revolt against the Presidents policy.
 There are some men, but precious few" he said, ''who seem willing to haul
 down the American flag and circum- scribe the rights of American citizens on the high seas in order to save a bale or two of cotton"
 Tn the course of the afternoon Sena- tor Underwood conferred with Speaker Clark and Senator Gore discussed the situation with MT. Kitchin.
 Representative Foster of Illinois, who had prepared a resolution and submitted it to the foreign affairs committee, said later that he did not expect to intro- duce it. "As much as I am opposed to Americans travelling on armed liners" he said, T do not think that this is the time to interfere with the President. However. if the President comes to the end of his rope, then I believe he will take Congress into his confidence"