The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-07

About O'clOck tnlS evening the aO- ministration forces will move to table the McLemore resolution. Once ta- bled, the resolution will have gone the way of the Gore resolution in the Sen ate and the majority of Congress will have been placed on record before the world as demonstrating that it does not endorse the dissensions against the Presidents foreign policy.
 With the agitation finally disposed of the President and Secretary Lam sing will resume the submarine nego- tiations with Germany.
 In quick succession today the House rejected tho proposal to allow anti adlninistratton amendments to the McLenore, resolution and then adopted the resolution itself, routing the oppo- sition by votes of 256 to 16O and 271 to 13S, respectively.
 Immediately after the adoption of the rule, debate began on the resolu~ tion itself, Chairman Flood of the for eign affairs committee moving to ta- ble it.
 Prospects of a sensational debate attracted a record crowd to the House side of the capitol long before the doors opened. Men, women and chill dren came prepared for long stay. When the public galleries were thrown open there was @ rush and scramble and the galleries were filled within five
 minutes.
 As a preliminary to the big fight in the House there was a fight of quite a different nature in the House barber shop. Two of the negro barbers who cater to the Representatives, brought their argument to a close with a fusi- Jade of toilet water bottles and other barber shop accessories accompanied by a running flow of language which was far from parliamentary. The House police force ended the row by cIapping both the combatants in the 1ockup.
 Promptly at II o'clock the House assembled. Speaker Clark was in the chair and Acting Chairman Pou of the rules committee was in his seat ready to submit the special rule under which the debate would proceed.
 Mr. Pou attacked the McLemore res olutfon at the outset
 "It means, in effect, that if an American disregards a warning that the United States government will fold its hands, said he. 'fIs there a sin gle red-blooded citizen in this House or this country who wants to do that?
 s'It is charged that the President wants war. All the irnps of hell never devised a more infamous charge.
 tENo man, since Abraham Lincoln, has gone through such a test as the President has gone through in the last six months. He has tried to preserve peace. He would not sacrifice 8 sim gle life to make himself President for lifetime.
 He has support on both sides of this chamber. He has support on the Democratic side and distinguished support on the other. Only the other day I read a statement of former President Taft supporting him."
 Applause on both sides of the cham Der followed his remarks.
 As soon the journal had been read MT. Pou offered the privileged resolution containing the special rule.
 MT. Pou asked unantmous consent for 90 minutes debate on the rule. There was no objection and the depate began. MT. Pou took the floor to open the fight.
 The first outburst of applause from the floor came at the outset of MT. Pou's speech when he said
 ''A1l the inps of hell never devised ? more infamous lie than the declara- tion that has been made that Prest- dent Wilson wants war"
 Representative Campbell or Kan sas, Republican member of the rules committee, announced when MT. Pou concluded that if the motion to close debate on the rule were defeat l ed he would offer 8 substitute for the l McLemore resolution which would be | a direct warning to Americans to l keep off armed ships.
 There is no question of national rights involved in this issue," de- clared MT. Campbell, ''nor is there any great crisis involving the honor of the United States at this time. l Does anyone contend that an Ameri- l Ean citizen has a right to travel in