Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-06
Special Rule Agreed Upon
to Bring Up Mel Lemore
-. Resolution.
CONGRESSMEN DINE
WITH NEBRASKAN
Senators and Representatives Opposed
to Administration Policy Guests at
2 Lunch Given by Representative
Bailey in Honor Of Bryan-Hope to
Get General View Of Situation-Re-
publican congressman Aggressive.

Washington March 6.-The house
rules committee today agreed upon and
will bring into the house tomorrow a
special rule for four hours debate on
the McLemore resolution warning
Americans off armed ships Of the
European belligerents. This action
puts the much discussed resolution
! into parliamentary position where
) administration leaders are confident
they can kill 1t. sr%t 1 Y atsI,3e''. 4. !, *
=, When Representative Gardner de-
clared in the house today that there
should be clear vote on the subject,
Republican Leader Mann announced
that ne was against bringing the mat
ter up in the house at all. E = ,-s-.-a
U have believed said Mr.. Mann,
"in letting the house attend to its con-
stituticnal duties, ana letting the
! president attend to his constitutional
; duties" ~. = y G..!
+ Mann in Vigorous Protest.
The house resounded with cheers
when Mr. Mann assailed Americans
who might involve the country nwar
by travelling on armed ships. rs*5a. : i.
Il hope our citizens never are put
to the test Of having to fight because
some fool has Involved us by taking
a joy ride" he shouted. y3: - fill
THE gentleman from Massachu-
setts." said Mr.. Mann. has charged
that the membership Of the house in
this matter has been actuated first by
partisan reasons and second by fear Of
the votes at home. The gentleman
| from Massachusetts is entitled to
speak bor himself but not to speak for
anyone else. This is too great ques-
tion for anyone to aet -fsara base mo-
itivea AS susEested by sfhe sentieman
from Massachusetts'' - 80 = @ y "
- Provide Four Hours For Debate. L.
The four hour debate on the McLe-
more resolution is to be evenly divided
between those favoring the resolution
and those opposing it, and will be pre-
ceded by an hour and a half of debate
on the adoption Of the rule. ~
The rules committees decision today
is a victory for the administration. The
republicans on the committee voted
unanimously against the rule. The
program is to table the resolution as
was done with the Gore resolution in
the senate. *. e. '2=-<s 2s-
While the house rules committee was
meeting, Representative Bailey, OF
Pennsylvania, telephoned invitations
to senators and representatives to
lunch with William ]. Bryan at /
o'clock at a hotel near. the capitol
About twenty members of congress
were invited, most of whom are strong
advocates Of warning Americans from
armed vessels. if-- ,:% ~.
Mr.. Bailey declined to make known
his invitation list but some of those In
vited were Senators Kern, Tillman ana
Vardaman, and Representatives Gala
way and Slayden, of Texas; Halvering
and Ayres, of Kansas; Steele. of Penn
sylvania; Hensley, of Missouri:
Stephens and Shallenberger, Of Me-
braska: Dill, of Washington: Van
Dyke, of Minnesota; Sisson. Of Mis-
sissippi, and Tavenner, Of Illinois. 81
General View ls Sought. *
Efforts were made not only to in-
vite men regarded as particularly
friendly to Mr.. Bryan but also to draw
representatives from as many differ
ent sections of the country as pos
sible Thus leaders in the movement
believed better general view Of the
situation might be obtained sSg<9s
Majority Leader Kitchin, who shares
many of Mr.. Bryan's views, including
those on anti-preparedness ana warn
ing of armed ship passengers, was In
vited, but declined on the ground that
he had an engagement. III /. &: !
Mr.. Kitchin spent the greater part
of the morning in conference with
Representative Shackleford, the 3un-
official leader Of the warning resolu-
tion advocates. s-z &.
Republican congressman. Aggressive.
Republican congressman, led by Rep
Fresentative Gardner, of Massachusetts,
became aggressive today In advocating
speedy action to table the McLeniore
warning resolution and all others per-
tanning to the subject.
When the senate convened Senator
McCumber. Of North Dakota, author of
a pending resolution Of warning, aga in
took occasion to discuss the subject,
altho the water power bill was up for
consideration. sS4s 95.
"The country, while every ready TO
defend the rights Of its citizens, does
not want the citizens to lead us heed :
lessly into war" he said, True Ameri-
can patriotism demands that no
American should by any eeaies: 8.
ijeopardize a peaceful settlement, nor
precipitate grave crisis" #
Wilson Appeals 20 Republicans.
President Wilson appealed directly
to Representative Bennett and Repre-
sentative Lenroot republican mems
bers of the house rules committee, to-
day to consider the armed ship meas
ure without party bias and get d vote
on the resolution warning Americans
OF armed ships ~
For an hour he discussed the ques-
ltfon with thestwo. republics Ia members
and told them OF the ne cessity cf
that repofsssx abroad the
majority of the congress are not with
him are erroneous.
Il AStsr the conferences ~ senroot