The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-08
House Presents Thrilling Scene As Republicans Join With Administration Forces in Completing Big Victory For President.
Final Vote is 276 to 143, and President is Much Pleased By Signal Endorsement of His Stand-Long Debate Precedes Balloting.

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 Precedes Balloting.
 Washington, March S-The Con- gressional revolt against President Wilson ended at 6:43 o'clock last evening, when the House of Repre- sentatives, by a vote of 276 to 142. swept from its calendar the McLe- more resolution.
 This measure was supported by some of the Congressi iona1 followers of William Jennings Bryan, German American and sh-American propa- gandists and a, few Congressman who favored it's provision requesting the President to warn all American citi- zens to refrain from travelling on the ships of European nations now at war.
 The vote by which the disturbing resolution was laid on the table, from which there is little chance of it's ever being taken. carried with it, in effect, a vote of confidence in the Presid ent, and a rebuke to dissenting members of the two parties who would take from his hands the manage ment of the foreign affairs of the country.
 NIcCuKnber's Resolution Only Remains
 The summary rejection of the reso- lution clears the legislative s1ates in 
 1ating to the foreign situation ex- cept, that introduced by Republican Senator McCumber, which is similar in purport to the Gore resolution, discarded by the Senate last Friday. There is little hope of the McCum- Der resolution receiving serious con sideration.
 With the action of the House, Presi- dent Wilson and his Administration will be permitted to proceed with their diplomatic< negotiations with other countries over issues now pend ing with Germany and Great sBE- tain
 Relief in Official Circles.
 Consequently, there is a feeling of gressional circles. The leaders in both branches of the government now are confident that Congress will not repeat it's attempt to meddIe with the management of foreign affairs.
 It is generally admitted, even by the friends of the obstructive measure voted against by the Senate and the House. that the agitation which led up to the introduction of the sensa- tiona1 fight over them have wrought incalculable injury abroad to Ameri- can interests.
 The disposition of the vexatious resolutions is viewed as a satisfactory solution of a problem that involved the most vital domestic crisis since the Civil War.
 While the final vote was, of course, the most important so far as results were concerned, there was even great CT interest over the first of the three roll calls taken during the discussion of the resolution.
 This was over the previous ques- tion,'' moved by MT. Pou. Acting Chairman of the Rules Committee, io1a +io11 Nv Ia more resolution the privileged busi- ness of the House and fixed the time for debate.
 The result of this vote practically carried with it the fate of the reso- lution itself. It further revealed the relative strength of the two forces. the vote being 256 to 160. A vote then was taken on the rule to debate the resolution for four hours. It car ried, 271 to 138-
 Preside Wilson remained in the Cabinet Room with several members | of the Cabinet to hear the result of the vote on the previous question" He was told that the result was a expressed satisfaction. He did not | wait to hear the final vote on the rule.
 The test vote furnished the only dramatic touch to repay the crowds that stormed the doors of the gall I and Senators who came over to watch the struggle. It disproved the staten ent made by Speaker Clark | last week, that the McLemore reso1u- ton would be adopted by the House by a vote of to 1. The final vote showed that it had. been. defeated by 13S votes, or nearly 2 to 1.
 Actuated by personal and political expediencies, several members were 'Iet out,'' in order not to ernbarrass  British constituents
 Republicans Widely Split.
 The Republicans provided even greater interest than the Democrats, a fact which was revealed in the vote on the previous question" Before this roll call had proceeded very far, it was apparent to the Democratic leaders that the Republicans were even more widely split than the Dem ocrats.
 Minority Leader Mann completely ignored the policy adopted by the Sen ate, and led the fight in opposition to ] the Republican war program outlined by Senator Root in his speech at the New York State Republican conven- i ton. MT Mann, while voting both against | the rule bringing the McLeTnore reso- , Il ? on into the House and against its final disposition, adopted course that was directly contrary to the Root policy. He declared himself in favor of the McLemore resolution itself or a substitute. which he had assisted in dra wing, and which would have been offered if the rule had not prevailed to shut off unlimited discussion of the entire foreign policy of the govern naent.
 sixty-three Republicans voted against their leader on the Hnst vote and with the Democratic President, since he was really conceded to be the issue. l Of the 63, all but nine represent dis lsIrfcts east of the Al1eghany Noun l tains The Republican sentiment fa-