Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-03-08
WARNING BILL IS
TABLED IN HOUSE;
PRESIDENT UPHELD
McLemore Resolution Defeated
by Vote of 276 to 49,
CHEER PLEA TO BACK CHIEF
Representatives and Big Crowd in
Galleries Applaud Appeal to Sup
port Executive in Foreign Pol.
icy-Spea ker Cheered.


representatives capitulated completely
to the Wilson administration. By two
test votes early in the day it showed
it's confidence in President Wilson and
tonight it crowned day Of chaos and
confusion by tabling the now famous
McLemore resolution, warning Amerl-
cans off armed ships, by a vote of 276
to 143 The first test vote resulted IN
a victory for the administration adher-
ents, 256 to 100, and the second result
ed in 271 votes for the Wilson policies
against 1873 opposing. Both votes were
on parliamentary phases of the situa,
ton, but they clearly forecasted the
vote that was to come in the evening
Warnings that no nation "divided
against itself shall stand" were re-
ceived in solemn silence. Excoriatlon
of American citizens whose "foolhard'
mess and recklessness" in travelling
on belligerent ships might plunge the
country into war" was cheered.
The final argument and appeal
which aroused the house most was the
demand that the country stand firm
behind the president in his fight.
To this plea the big membership on
the floor and the crowd which over
flowed the galleries and corridors
rose with cheers and applause.
Representative Carrot of Tennessee
made stirring plea for support fol-
the president, closing debate on the
special rule, and when he moved tc
cut off all further debate and am end
ment there was a roar of applause.
Exciting Day in House.
The day was the most tumultuous
the house has seen since Spanish wal
days. Galleries and corridors were
damned throughout the day and Speak
er Clark had much trouble in keeping
even a semblance of order. The four
hours of debate on the resolution
proper opened the flood gates of de-
Tense and attack on the administra'
ton. Fervid oratory flew throughout
the afternoon, plentifully intersprin.
killed. with applause.
Speaker CIark's Birthday.
In the midst of the wrangling Repub-
lican Leader Mann rose in his seat
and reminded his colleagues that this
was Speaker Clark's sixty-sixth birth
day. Instantly the house and galleries
gave the veteran speaker tremendous
ovation. .y. - 81
Speaker Clark rose and with eyes
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"
he said, there will be no party diyi-
sion here. We are" all Americans and
all patriots and anyone who intimates
anything else simply degrades his own
intellect"
The vote on the motion to table the
McLemore resolution was as follows
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, AdamsOn,
Aiken, Alexander, Allen, Almon, Ash
brook, Aswell, Ayers, Barley, Barn.
hart, Beakes, Bell, Blackmon, Booher,
Boreland, Brumbaugh, Burnett, Byrnes
IS. CO.; Byrnes (Tenn.); Caldwell,
Gambler, Cantrill, Caraway, Carew,
Carlin, Carter (Okla); Casey, Cline,
Coady, Collier, Connolly, Conry, Cox,
Crisp, Crosser, Davenport, Dent, De-
walt, Dickinson, Dill, Dixon, Doolittle.
Doremus, Doughton, Dupre, Egan, Ed
wards, Estopinal, Evans, Farley, Far
ris, Fields, Finley, Flood, Gallagher,
Gallivan, Candy, Gard, Garner (Tex);
Garrett, Glass, Goodwin, Goodwin, Cor
don, Gray (Ala.); Gray Qnd.); Griffin,
Hamlin, Hardy, Harrison, Hart, Has
tings, Hay, Hayden, Heflin, Helm.
Helvering, Holland, Hood, Houston,
Howard, Huddleston, Hughes, Hubert,
Humphreys (Miss.); Jacoway, Johnson
(Ky.); Jones, Kettner, Key, Kincheloe,
Kitchin, Lazaro, Lee, Lesher, Lever,
Lewis, Lieb, Liebel, Linthicum, Little.
page, Lloyd, McAndrews, McClintic,
McGillicuddy, Mcclellan, Maher, Mays,
Montague, Moon, Morgan Ua.); Nor
rison, Moss Qnd.), Murray, Nicely,
Nichols IS. c.; Ohlesby, Oldfield,
Oliver, Olney, O'shaunessy, Overmyer,
Padgett, Page IN. CO.; Park, Patten,
Phelan, Pou, Price, Quinn, Ragsdale,
Rainey, Baker, Randall, ROUGH, Ray
burn, Riordan, Rouse, Rubey, Rucker,
Russell (Mo.); SABBATH, Saunders, Soul
ly, Sears, Shackleford Sherley, Sher-
wood, Sims, Small, Smith (Tex.);
Sparkman, Steagall, Stedman, Steele
(Pa.); Stephens (Miss); Stone, Stout,
Summers, Taggart, Tague, Talbot,
Taylor (Ark); Thomas, Thompson.
Tillman, Tribble, Venable, Vinsor.
Walker, Watkins, Watson (Va.);
Webb, Whaley, William E. Williams,
Wilson (Fla.); Wilson La.), Wingo,
Wise, Young (Tex); Hull (Tenn.).
Republcans-Beals, Brill, Browning,
Carter, (Mass.), Cooper (O), Cooper
wv. Va), Crago, Curry, Dale (Vt.),
Dallinger. Danforth, barrow, Demp-
sey, Dunn, Edmunds, Emerson, Fair
child, Farr, Foss, Freeman, Gardner.
Gillett, Glynn, Gould, Graham. Gray
IN. j., Greene (Mass.), Greene (VtD,
Griest, Gournsey, Hadley, Hamilton,
IN. ~, Haskell, Hicks, Kinds, How.
ell, Humphrey (Wash.), Hustled.
James, Johnson (Wash-), Kelley, Ken
nedy (R. ~, Kiess, Krieder, Keyser,
Laf1an, Lehlback, Loud, Macarthur,
McCracken, McFadden, Mclaughlin,
MCGEE, Mapes, Miller (Pa.), Moores,
NORM, Mott, North, Nichols, Oakley,
Page (Mass.), Parker IN. J), Parker
IN. W, Peters, Plat, Porter, Pratt,