Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-05
Battle Long Drawn Out.

Battle Long Drawn Out.
In the senate, Hitchcock, another
Democrat joined forces with Repub-
licans in what promises to be a long
drawn out battle of oratory on the
submarine issue. McCumber predicted
an early vote would be forced on the
actual merits of warning Americans off
armed ships. The only thins on which
all forces in the house finally reached
an agreement WAS that the house
should consider the McLemore warning
resolution Tuesday. But what Is to
be done. how the measure can be called
up. what procedure shall accomplish
1t and what will be the final result
all were undecided.
If the McLemore resolution is allow
ed to come UP on molten to table it,
1t will be tabled All factions admitted
this was practically certain.
But there was serious doubt ex-
pressed whether the administration
supporters could force such parlia-
mentary situation. That the vote de-
sired by the president. namely, tahling
of the McLemore resolution, would only
make more confusion after the senator
tal tangle of yesterday, Was certain.
Square Fight to Come.
Every sign in congress tonight point
ed to square standup and l,nockdown
lght soone or later, between the presi-
dent and congress over tha question OF
keeping Americans off armed ships.
Conviction grew that both branches OF
government must and will settle by re-
cord votes-nCt ti.eir confidence in the
president and recognition of his sole
a. IN in In
tions-but whether he Is right or wrong
in refusing to warn Americans off am
ed vessels.
Powerful Democratic and Republican
leaders of both the senate and house
were willing to accept such a challenge
from the president. The lineup was
non partisan.
Practically Issue Challenge.
Leader kitchin and others today
practically challenged the house rlles
committee to bring in a simple warn
ing resolution. They claimed that TIE
tabling of the McLemore resolution
would not settle, but merely befog the
real issue.
IN the senate, dissatisfaction with
divergent interpretations placed upon
Its vote yesterday, renewed agitation
IOT pdSSdSc VI warning TeSOlullOH.
Rancorous debate, introduction of re-
solution after resolution, to warn
Americans off armed ships, promised to
be a daily program. Senators believe
their only ultimate solution Is an. her
vote on the vital, underlying dispute.
Some Kind of Vote.
Tonight the house was resigned to |
q vote Tuesday, vote on some pro-
position or other-but a vote. What !
rule or resolution would finally be |
brought for the showdown insisted up
on by the president to show Germany |
and the nation that his ftand is up
held, WAS still in the utmost doubt.
Regardless of what Is voted on, un-
less it is directly on the merits of
resolution, warning Americans off |
armed ships and only such a resolu-
tion, both sides were already claiming
House leaders tonight declar-
ed rat unless the White House con-
sents' to another vote on a clean-cut,
simple, brief resolution declaring that
during pending negotiations Americans
should keep off armed ships, the re-
suit of Tuesdays voting would leave
The san.e confusion and uncertaint, as
the senate has done.
This afternoons meeting of the
house rules committee consider a
rule to bring the McLemore resolution