The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-03-03

then would be in a position to re-
port on a rule for immediate con.
sideration of the matter.
Silent Till Wilson Speaks.
Speaker Clark and others
maintained a discreet silence to-
night, awaiting what President
Wilson might have to say at the
White House conference to-mor-
row. There was apparent, how.
ever, a distinct feeling that the
method adopted by the Presi-
dent to get action might put the
party leaders in false position.
The days developments were the
subject of animated discussions
among many members of Con-
gress, and Representative Shack
leford, of Missouri, credited with
being the unofficial leader of the
faction favoring a warning re-
solution; Majority Leader Kitch-
in, Representative Flood and
Representative Foster held a
lengthy conversation on the let
ter, which became known short
ly before the House adjourned.
On the Senate side the de-
velopment caused almost as
much of a stir. When the facts
were ascertained some of the
Administration Senators confer
red Informally. and it was decid-
ed there should be no change
in the policy Of keeping the
warning resolution off the floor
until some idea could be learned
of the probable course of events
in the House. Later came word
that Senators Kern and Stone
had been summoned to the White
House.
Senator Gore has warning
resolution, which might be call
ed up any morning, when the
Senate had adjourned the night
before, but a recess instead Of
an adjournment was taken to-
night, and this precludes any
chance of Senate action before
l. hui StiSty.
Lewis Has Sub-ResoIutiOn.
Senator Lewis, of Illinois, al
ready has prepared a resolution
to endorse the Presidents poll
cy, but when no action on the
Gore resolution was presented he
decided to withhold it.
eff the President desires a
vote in the Senate" said Senator
Lewis tonight, 81 will offer my
substitute as soon as Senator
Gore calls up his warning reso-
luton. That will force a vote on
the substitute to endorse the
President before a vote can be
taken on the original resolution.
There is no question of the re-
suit. A canvass of the Senate
has conc1usively demonstrated
that it stands firmly behind the
President by large majority"
1t has been apparent for sew
eral days that sentiment in the
House in favor of a warning re-
solution has been waning.
How the Republicans will
stand on the resolution is doubt
full, but it is believed that most
of them will support the Presi-!
dent.
Planned at Cabinet Meeting.
This course was decided on
after to-day's Cabinet meeting,
at which it was discussed, and
after weeks quiet, steady work
at the Capitol. Prompt action
is desired particularly in the
House, where agitation has been
most turbulent, and where Speak
er Clarke predicted anti-admin-
istration resolutions, when first
introduced, would have passed
by a majority of two to one.
There never has been any ques.
ton of the administration con
troll on the Senate side.
Adoption of the pending re-
solutions practically would a.
mount to Congressional repudia-
tion of policies announced and
contended for by President Will
son and Secretary Langsing all
through the submarine negotia-
tions, which more than once
were in a crisis. With their de =
feat and an affirmation by a ma
iority of Congress of their con-
fidence in the Presidents course,
Mr.. Wilson's supporters point
ort +ha+ bo will na opahlaJ to