The Washington herald., 1916-03-04
HOUSE TO VOTE DOWN
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tunity for full public discussion and ac-
ton" upon the McLemore resolution.
The report of the Foreign Affairs
Committee reads:
That House resolution 147, known
as the McLemore resolution, be re-
ported to the House with the recon-
mendation that 1t be laid on the table.
Under the practice and presidents in
this country the conduct of diplomatic
negotiations have been left to the
President, and with this practice the
committee does not feel II proper for
the House of Representatives to in
terrefe. We know that IL the Presi-
dent reaches point in any neeotia-
lions with foreign governments at
which he believes he has exhausted
MS power in the premises, he will in
the usual way report all facts and
circumstances to Congress for its con-
sideration."
The report was not finally agreed
upon until administration supporters
and-opponents in the committee had
clashed in bitter controversy, The
wish or the administration supporters
was TO frame a bare report on the Nc
Lemore resolution with the recommen-
dalton that 1t be laid on the table and
without further comment. This nro-
posal was made by Representative
harrison, Of Mississippi, who had con-
terred during the day with Secretary
or the Treasury McAdoo and Postmas-
ter General Burleson and from them
mad obtained the desires of the Presi-
dent. The committee voted down the
proposal, Is to 5.
Representative Shackleford nresap+-
ed his report, giving the President a.
vote OF confidence, but expressing the
sense OF the House that Americans
| should keep of belligerent ships. This
proposal received only four votes in
the committee.
The compromise report finally
| agreed upon was presented by Rem
resentatiVe Porter, of Pennsylvania, a
Republican. An effort by Representa-
tive Harrison to amend IL bv strjking
out all except the recommendation to
table the McLemore resolution aroused
storm OF opposition, headed by Rep
resentattve Cooper. of Wisconsin, who
denounced any effort to gag the COM
mittee and generally criticized the at
tltude Of the administration Demo-
Gratis. Plans are being made to force
consideration Of the matter today.
Seek Special Rule.
Administration leaders are trying to get
the Rules Committee together to provide
special rule under which the regular
business Of the House can be INTERRUPTED
Tor vote on the recommendation that
the McLemore resolution be tabled.
If the special rule is provided the House
VIII be allowed forty minutes to debate
the rule. Immediately upon its adoption It
is planed to have Chairman Flood of
! the Foreign Affairs Committee move to
lay the McLemore resolution on the table
This will cut on all opportunity to de-
bate or to amend the resolution and will
force an immediate vote
| Ornaments Of he
can easily vote for the rule as the COM
rnittee report commits the House only to
the proposition that at this time the
President should be allowed full RESPONSE
biltty for foreign negotiations To follow
this course. they say, in no wise pro-
hioits their declaring against the Presi-
dents foreign policy at any future time.
Senate Astonished.
| Democratic members of the Rules Com
mittee met informally last night, and the
time for a formal meeting of the whole
committee was fixed at 10 o'clock this
morning. Feeling ran high at the in
formal meeting last night. and 1t is con-
| sidered not impossible that the special
rule may not be provided in time today
for consideration of the report. 1t is be-
lieved that the administration favors g
postponement of the whole matter until
Monday
The inclusion in the Foreign Affairs
Committee report of its knowledge that
the President will notify Congress before
| severing relations with any foreign power
| resulted from a statement in the COM
mittee made by Chairman Flood. He
said that the President had told him def
initely that before he severed diplomatic
relations with Germany or Austria he
would first lay all the facts before Con-
gress.
The dominating feeling in the Senate
last night was unfeigned establishment
that the action yesterday has been &C
cepted by the President as satisfactory
and as meeting his wishes.