The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-06
Chairman Flo2d to Move
Today ! hat McLemore Re-
solution Be Put On the
Calendar
REPORT REPUBLICANS
WILL VOTE AGAINST
RULE PRODUCES SCARE
If Anti-Ad ninistrat;oa Demo-
Gratis Stand With Them t<ule
May he Beaten angle re-
garding Armed hips Gfos.s
More Seri US

Washington. March 5.-Stase lents
made today ny leaders In Cong ess
made ii certain that net only the Sem
ate but the House viii sooner or .ater
declare dill ectly for or against a reso-
luton warning Americans of armed
merchantmen of heiligerent nations.
In the opinion OF these readers the
House proba bly, will voice its opinion
in favor of such "A warning.
Although it is practically sett,ed
that the McLemore resolution will be
ia bled when the Rules COMMITTEES
makes its report to the House Tues
day every indication tonight points
to this action as not ending the mat
ter. bur rather marking the beginning
of a new fight on the floor of the
House that viii make the outbreak in
the Senate Friday seem tame by COM
Parison.
a scare was thrown into administra-
ton leaders today. when the report
spread thai the Republicans would
vote almost solitily against the rule
10 he reported by the Rules coHamit-
tee II enough NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Democrats voted with the Republi-
cans. IL was realized the RUE might
be defeated
These reports served to mDddse
situation already tied up in 8 4 s:naz-
ing parliamentary tangle.
Chairman Flood May Act.
For one thing, congressional lead.
ers decided that the AcLemore ress-
luton already IL on the table, since
ii was reported TO the House By the
Foreign Affairs Committee. The effect
of the II port of the Rules Commit
tee, therefore. would be TO recommend
the tabIing of a resolution already
tabled.
To relieve this situation II was pran-
ned to have Chairman Flood. of the
Foreign Relations Committee. move
tomorrow to lift the MeLemore reso-
ll-,ion from the table an, place i; Oh
the calendar. The adoption of the
Rules Committee report Tuesday
would reverse til process by taktn;
the resolution from the calendar and
placing 1t again on the table.
When the scare over the defeat OF
the rule arose today, many admins
,ration leaders ours .ionet the wisdom
of placing the McLe;aore resolution
on The calendar while any danger ex-
list / of tn defeat of the Rules COM
mittee report. This move may be de-
layed until a poll Is taken TO estabE :,
definitely just what the vote on the
rule will b
Meanwhile MIR. Bryan is expect
ed back in Washington tomorrow.
He will confer with several of his
supporters in the House. but his
friends insist he will not attempt TO
defeat the tabling OF the McLemore
resolution.
Hearing From Back Homo.
Another cause for worry Is that
members of Congress are beginning
to hear from home.
Almost every representative in Con-
gress has received scores of letters
and kilograms every day since the
letter of President Wilson to Mr.. Pou
was published a week ago. Ninety
per cent of these letters, 1t is said,
urge the recipients TO stand firm
against all attempts to sidetrack the
question by gag rule, and to demand
a vote on the merits of the issue
The situation in the House was set
forth in no uncertain fashion today
by leader whose position and rela-
tionship TO the administration make
necessary his remaining unnamed.
He said:
THE men in the House, on whose
shoulders will fall the prime res,.on-
sibility for any action on this qaas-
ton OF armed ships, are In had
fix. and they Know II. We are abs
soluteIy sure Of what a vast majority
OF the p&0pfP III luIs county adhLA
We have had IL straight from the
people themselves in unmistakahlA
fashion.
'.But We also know what the prei-
dent wants. We have It straight
from him in unmistakab.- fashion.
Congress Must Go ON Record.
What the President wants Is In
erect conflict with what the people
want. insofar as any man can read
the meaning of uttered words already
spoken.
THE President has said. or at least
the statement has been made and ais
lowed to stand without contradiction
from the White House. that the ac-
ton OF the Senate In tabling the Gore
resolution was satisfactory. As
The House has learned that similar
action. Tuesday on the McLesnore reso~
luton will be equally satisfactory 81
the President.
But the difYiculty Is that the 6en-lss
ate,s action was not satisfactory-s