Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-04
HOUSE DELAYS
ACTIONS upon
ARMED SHIPS
Fight Goes Over Until Tues
day, According to
Agreement.
WILSON NOT TO
HASTEN MATTERS

Warning Resolution by Decisive
. Maiority--NNilliann Jennings Bryan
Shows Up and May Have Influence.
Washington, March 1. - The next
step in President Wilson'S fight to dis
pose or the armed ship agitation in
congress has been postponed until
Tuesday. 4a3 1s"~y@y2 p @. II
At an early conference today admin
.strasion leaders in the house decided
not to insist on vote today. This aft
ernoon the rules committee will meet
to frame a rule TO table the McLemore
resoluti9n to warn Americans on the
armed ships of Europeon beiligerents.
The rule will be brought in with the
first business Tuesday, when the ad-
mir,stration forces plan to dispose of It
by / Substantial majority. The foreign
afrah COMMITTEES already has agreed
on thu resolution. -
To Make Victory Complete.
Administration forces plan that the
action In the house shall give no r0on
for doubts OF the decisive character OF
the sentiment in congress. They plan
action to- table the McLemore resolu-
ton. which will include a declaration
thar the president shall handle diplo-
matte affairs without congressional i'm
reference. 4. ... ..
81 The leaders are confident they have
the votes TO make their victory COM
spiete and undisputed. N. c7s
Leaders explained that the postpone
nteat WAS agreed upon because Of the
absersce OF so many members on week
end trips. Many left yesterday under
ztiiX iu1prAnnfons.f II was said, that the
house session today was to end at noon
and was to consider only claim biiis.
The conference adjourned with no
formal action except decision to hold
d rules committee meeting at o'clock
today. rft 90
sso- called gentlemen's agreement
was made not to have q vote before
Tuesday. .5=@.. !.
e5sss + Disagree Over Result. -
Administration officials said today
thar practically all senators who voted
yesterday TO table the Gore resolution
were voting for the presidents policy
ana that should the house fail to vote
to uphold the president in decisive
form the fight might be carried back
te the senate for direct vote to de-
sfeat the McCumber resolution warning
Americans on armed ships Of belliger-
ent nations. s.5., ="
y Il 10 claims of q mixed victory in the
senate yesterday and to contentious of
anti decentralization forces that the
senate evaded voting on the Gore res
oIution itself thru complex parlia-
mentary situation. the administration
Officials today pointed to the official
record OF the senate proceedings.
QUESTION Voted Upon.
The vote was on the following by
Senator James: Sls.E1 s.
Il move that the resolution and all
substitutes for 1t and amendments to It
be laid upon the table and upon that
motion demand the yeas and nays"
Upon that motion the senate voted.
ana It was carried 68 to IA. and by that
majority the senate decided there
should be no legislation whatever on
the question Of warning Americans of
armed ships. e. eG
The decision OF house leaders today
to postpone a vote until Tuesday was
reached without consultation with the
president and confused the situation. It
was said the White House was opposed
to postponing action.
There was also some objections from
eome al the administration leaders.
Chairman Flaod. of the foreign affairs
committee, All the members Of the rules
committee, and many leaders gathered
In Speaker Clarlss Office to discuss the
( sitnation.
z:5 Majority Leader Kltchin soon after
noon began to notify members that
they would not be needed until next
Tuesday ct the earliest
Speaker Clark was opposed to vote
Monday as 1t would interfere with the
nnanin1ous consent calandcr.
Discussion in the senate was re-
sumed by Senator Lodge. who took
Issue with assertions made during yes
1terday. q debate that Great Britain had
rent 81 president for warning by adj
vising her citizens to keep off be1liger-
sent boats during the Russian Japanese
$, .kIe read In the record 6. letter
from the British ambassador saying no
aSuch order had been given.
Senator McCumber, republican, dis
russed his warning resolution, REIN
lrodnced yesterday, after it had been
tabled. but he had no opportunity tol
slll III up for action.
eryAr Shows Y Up.
William ~ ennings Bryan came to
town today 80 fnlfili a lecture engage
n1etlt here. Admins tration leaders
Snpecufated II ideiy over whether Mr..
I Rrvant = f0s,nfnx had anything to do