The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-26

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she future course az Congress ss be-
ileved to depend II the President
will discuss the gun question Win
Germany, and pending that discus
sion the new submarine policy, timed
70 begin In four days, Is postponed.
= there is strong grounds for belief
that Congress will withhold ieEisla-
tive action.
Would Take out of Presidents
\. Hands.
II. however. the President adopts
an arbitrary stand. il Is believed cfs'-
tain that nothing Csn restrain the
Senate and House from taking the
submarine question ont OF the Presi
aent's hands
Speaker Clark told the President
at the conference at the White House
. this morning that resolution warn
+ Ing Americans off belllRcrent ships
would have a majority u two to one
A. the House at this time. Acting as
spok esman for the congressional
party after the White House confer
ence, Speaker Clark said.
There were mentioned ard dis
cussed rumors that Germany may
postpone the enforcement Of the new
admiralty order Co sink all armed
merchant ships from March ! uutiI
the middle If March ur ArrI J. }
mink The chances are that Germany
vii postpone the threatened perform
ance. This wou.d Eye MS more tIhe
for consideration oG the situation IN
Congress
we told the President that Ia tn"
event Of such a y"stponement an a'-
ton In Congress certainly would Ne
postponed, and shat meanwhile these
variouS resolutions would remain en-
~ erfiy where they are
several I14rc-UpS.
There were several harc-upS "ul ING
. tbs day on she House side, one came
= when the BRYAN telegram 10 Fepre.
sentative Warren Worth Bailey or
PENNSYLVANIA was circulated Nh we
: moor The telegram said
II, will IN, "A crime against civil
tzation ~ well a. against our own
penrlc to become involved In tins
wnr and thus loan our army and
nav, to an European monarch 10
uac in settling his quarrClS u
congress has the right to deTlaTF
wnr Ii cert ainl> has the rtght 10
promote peace ny restraining Ctt-
49, Ieus from taking unnecessary
risks"
The effect of The telegram soon Sun
sided Admin str8t5on leaders d"cf"' 70
cd that the Bryan telegram. hF giving
. -ft#4stsftff i't''-At' eA' ~'@+t~f
aided 5n auetlnE many members VINO
ala NOT wish to he Identified Win
tvpiraIty -RrHan movement
Representative Hubert ~ Ne"
York, caused another furry hy seeking
10 nut through q motion TO print d.
HGa additional copies Of the Ncl%murt
warning resolution. Speaker Clark
5oaf ea hlm on 10y ordering him TO
consult the printing committee
Latter fn the dav Representative
SIMS Of Tennessee. applied match
,o he situation. hut the powder failed
tn exnlnde He read into the record
newspaper editorials landing the stand
saA T. IN the President There were
f.v members on the floor a the time
and tho incident passed without an
tfyt burst
Flood sitting Tight,
Throuchout tho day Representative
NgI.ongore. Of Texas. author OF one
al. the warning resolutions hesieeed
chairman fIood, Of the ForeiGn ~
'sjrq Committee. with the demand that
he he given an opportunity TO argue
fa, "A report on his resolution Chair
..ar Flood later said that the COM
i-s-f rGe would not in any way discuss
the situation in public hearings until
Inc present crisis with Germany had
uassed-
rre House Naval Affairs Committee
was dragged Into the armed merchant
a controxp IS - hen RepresentatiVe
81 m questioned Admiral
Winslow- as - he effect OF small guns
u submarines,
ar.fgai yNinslow said a one-pound
tve4ectf3s would seriously damage
submarine and probably destroy it.
"a INGREDIENT ship armed with sucf
gun would be a warship. would II