The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-08
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 son or Won Bernstorff and the Kaiser?" a big democratic majority and nearly half of the republicans in the House. three times rolled up overwhelming votes against the movement to warn Amer jeans off the armed merchantmen of the European belligerents.
 From the very outset of the fight to- day the Presidents supporters, without regard to party swept over the opposi- tion.
 On the first vote, which was pre- liminary proposition to prevent opening the McLemore resolution amendment and unlimited debate, the administration forces carried the day 256 to 16O On that 192 democrats, 63 republicans and one progressive voted to support the administration. Twenty-one democrats 13a republicans, five progressives one Independent and Representative London the lone socialist of the House, voted against it.
 This was the crucial vote of the fight the one point on which administration leaders were uncertain. With victory in hand they moved on to the next propo- sition, the adoption of a special rule for four hours discussion of the McLemore resolution.
 Again they carried the day-this time 2l1 to 13S-and then pushed their vic
 
 Lemore resolution PIG to 142.
 UNEQUALED IN DECADE In seven hours of tense turbulent ses- sion, in which the administration op- ponents charged that the President was contending for doubtful legal right and was shifting the responsibility of diplomatic negotiations to Congress, the House swayed back and forth in the most sensational congressional spectacle of decade, probably not equaled since the eve of the declaration of war on Spain.
 President Wilson, calm and confident, heard the early results of the voting in the cabinet room at the White House With some of the cabinet grouped about hlm He told them he was much grati- lied with the support of Congress.
 Released from the bonds of embar- rassment forced upon him by the dis tensions in Congress, which have been represented in foreign capitals as in- dicating that he was making his de- mands on Germany in direct opposition to the sentiment of the elected repre- sentatives of the people, President Will son now stands prepared to go on with the submarine negotiations with the central powers.
 TO ASK MORE ASSURANCES The next step probably will be an an proposal tie the Lusitania case, in which the Uni ted States probably will ask for fur ther assurances as it considers suffi- clently broad and complete, to guaran- tee that the new submarine campaign which began on March 1 and in which notice has been given that all ships car- rying guns will be sunk without warm ng will not endanger Americans trav- cling the seas on merchant vessels
 The President and his advisers regard ed the action of the House today as a sufficient answer to reports circulated in Berlin. sent from Washington. that Con- sress stood to against him in the crisis
 One of the days surprises was the allure of the so-called Bryan influence to develop any appreciable strength against the President.
 Stand by the President and do not embarrass him in his diplomatic ne- sotlatlons with foreign countries" was he whole burden in the argument of he administration
 NO ATTENTION TO LOCALITIES They paid little attention to the in- Volved legal phases of the situation It vas. enough, they argued, that the Presi- lent had said the reported attitude of congress as opposed to his policy was embarrassing him abroad, and to that hey stuck.
 If1DuteS Were paid to the President by almost every democratic speaker rom Acting Chairman Pou of the rules committee who opened the debate to hartman Flood of the foreign affairs committee, who closed it. To a man they insisted that the President did not want var. No one attempted, as was the case n the Senate last week. to say that any, hing the President had said indicated har he expected war;
 Tt is charged that the President wants Far, said MT. Pou. All the imps of lell never devised a more infamous harge. No man since Abraham Lincoln ias gone through such test as the Presi- lent in the last six months to avoid war; ie has tried to preserve peace. He would sot sacrifice a single life to make him. elf President for his lifetime"
 Mir. Flood pleaded that the President De supported in his attempts to uphold nterna tional law
 ANY YIELDING MEANS MORE If we yield to Germany he said, we will have to yield to the allies, and the whole fabric, of international law will rumble, piece by piece. We cannot yield b Germany without admitting that the [wful crime of the sinking of the Lusi- ania was justified. The only course to Pursue is to stand up strongly for in- ernational law. This the President has one, and done in such a way as to erve the rights and principles of hu- nanty."
 Opponents of the administration made much of the proposal by Secretary Lan- ing to the allies on January IS, in which le said he thought the right to arm