Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-07


Wilson's stand that congress shall not
advise American citizens to abandon
their rights to travel on merchant
ships armed for defense, was endorsed
today on two heavy test votes on the
McLemore resolution "a
BY substantial majorities the admin
istration forces defeated attempts to
amend the resolution to the linking OF
the presidents opponents.
Tonight the administration forces viii
move to table the resolution and the
heavy test votes indicate they will kill
it by. substantial majority. -
Once tabled the resolution will have
gone the way Of the Gore resolution in
the senate and congress will go on rec
ord that it does not endorse the dis
sentions from the presidents policy
In quick succession today the house
rejected the proposal to allow. anti
administration amendments to the Nc
Lemore resolution and then adopted the
special rule for consideration Of the res
olution itself. routing the opposition by
votes Of 256 to 100 and 271 to 1873. I'M
rnediately after the. adoption of the
Itself. @ i ! sSgls 7.sSf57T
sk Congressman T. j.. Steele. of the
Eleventh Iowa district, was the only
member Of the Iowa delegation in the
house present ana voting. He voted to
uphold the Adnlinistrat tion. n
The administration forces carried
3 @f,Ss vote on .sthe previous question" to
25S to 160, which shut of debate and
made amendments to the Nc Lemore
resolution impossible. It was admins
+ tration victory and the house then
turned the adoption Of the rule itself,
under which the resolution was to be
debated four hours. t,ss, -
The McLemore Resolution. =
The McLemore resolution requests
the president to warn all American
citizens to refrain from travelling on
armed ships Of belligerent nations. II
The resolution requests that the
president or the secretary of state
shall transmit to the house as early
as possible the actual memorandum
OF the British government containing
4 the fac SMILES Of alleged instructions
issued by the British government as
{ to so-called armament, Of merchant
ships, for the houses assistance in
performing its duty In guarding the
welfare of the country and its citizens
and for assistance in permitting its
constitutional duty in advising ths-
president of the United States in re-
gard to foreign relations" - e." - :
Debate l. Warm.
Washington, March t.. Promptly at
II o'clock the house assembled for the
all day fight Of the administration
forces to Kill the McLemore resolution
to warn Americans off armed ships of
the European belligerents. Speaker
Clark was in the chair and Acting
Chairman Pou, of the rules commit
tee, was IN his seat ready to submit
the special rule under which the de-
bate viii proceed. I'm ss1 (. L
As soon as the journal had been
read, Mr.. Pou offered the privileged
resolution containing the special rule.
Mr.. Pou asked unanimous consent for
ninety minutes debate on the rule.
There was no objection and the debate
began. MT. Pou took the floor to open
the fight,
Brings First Applause. n
The first outburst of applause came
at the outset Of Mr.. Pou's speech when
ne said 5g N, sz 1t H - ssc ~
All the imps Of hell never devised
more infamous lie than the declaration
that has been made that President
wilson wants war"
Representative Campbell, Of Kansas
repu blican member Of the rules COM
mittee, announced, when Mr.. Pou con-
cluded. that u the motion to close de-
bate on the rules were defeated, he
would offer a substitute for the Nc
Lenore resolution which would be q
direct warning to Americans to keep
OF armed ships. nv
ssIf this rule is defeated" declared
Representative Harrison, democrat Of
Mississippi, an administration leader,
'.you will not only send joy to the
hearts of the people in a foreign capi-5
tai but you stab your own president In
the back. .s7S N. n y - 53s 5s
Record Crowd Present.
# "A record crowd was attracted to the
house side OF the capitol long before
the doors opened. Men, women and
children came ready for a long staH.
Lunch boxes, milk bottles. opera
glasses and books formed the princi;
pal part OF their equipment. When the
public galleries were thrown open there
was rush and the galleries were filled
wit hin five minutes.
The spirit OF combat seemed to be
HI the air. Two negro BARRIERS in the
house barber shop wound up an argu-
mem ~ throwing toiiett water bottties
Ut each other. Both had to be locked
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