The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-08
IN CONGRESS

SENATE. The international spot
the House today. Senators, for the
most part, watched with keen inter
est the developments in the lower body.
Senator Sutherland. Republican, Of
Utah however. addressed tho Senate
on the submarine issue. Although Re
bitterly attacked the Presidents gem
oral fohsisn policy, particularly in Mex
ico, he approved the Presidents stand
on the submarine question.
Senator Sutherland declared a nation
which would not defend the rights OF
It's citizens is just as despcable as n
man who would not fight for hts wife
land children He declared himself
sick and tired" OF the policy of al
ways backing down and telling our
citizens to run away from their rights
instead of warning other people to
NEEDLE with American rights at their
peril He defended the right of a
merchant vessel to arm for defense
and asserted acauiescence by the
United States in the German contention
Of its right to attack defensively armed
merchantmen without warning would
be simply an invitation to attack upon
wholly unRrmed merchantmen. The
Senator also urged against an arms
and ammunition embargo on the
ground thst II the United States went
to war II might he the FIRST victim of
such precedent
The Senate. after listening to Senator
sutharland's speech, resumed debate
on the Shields general dam bill with
out reaching any definite conclusion
throughout tina afternoon.
The Rrandeis' investigation commit
tee heard testimony the the action OF
Louis y, Rrandeis In the Lennox bank.
ruptcy case WAS entirely Consistent
with professional ethics" despite the
contention Of the opposition that he
represented both sides.
HOUSE The House Of Representa-
tives capitulated completely today to
the Wilson administration. nv two
test votes early in the day, II show cd
its confidence In President Wilson, and
tonight It crowned a day OF choas and
confusion by tablinE the now famous
McLemore resolution, warning Ameri-
cans off armed ships by a vote of 2Ts
TO 14a The first test vote resulted IN
n victory for the administration ad
herents. 25s TO 100. and the second re-
suited in 27f votes for the Wilson poli-
cies, against 13s opposing. Roth votes
were on parliamentary phases OF the
situation. but they clearly forecast the
vote that WAS to come IN the evening.
The day was the most tumultouE the
House has seen since Spanish War days.
Galleries and corridors We're damned
Throughout the day. and Speaker Clark
had much trouble IN Keeping even a
semblance OF order. The four hours
Of debate on the resolution proper
opened the food gates Of defense and
attack on the administration. Fcrvid
( oratory few throughout the afternoon,
! pleutifully intersprinkled with ap-
plause.
/ touching incident when the battle
was the hardest took the edge of the
bitterness that marked most OF the
speeches and threw the crowded House
and galleries into tumult or applause.
In the midst Of the wrangling. Rep
resentatiye Mann. the veteran Repub-
lican leader, rose in his seat and re-
minded his colleagues that this was
Speaker Clark's sixtY-stxth birthday.
Instantly, the House and galleries gave
the veteran Speaker tremendous ova-
tion.
Speaker Clark rose and with eyes
i moistened told the House that Repre-
sentative Mann's action WAS zone of
the flowers that grow over the walls OF
party politics"
IF this country is ever In danger.