Perth Amboy evening news., 1916-03-03
Senate Formally Gives Notice
in Session Today That 1t
Stands Behind President
Wilson and His Policy.
"A MOST DRAMATIC SCENE
10 Minutes and 40 Seconds
From Time Fight On ResoIu-
tion is Started, Vice Presi-
cent Announces Result.
A MOST DRAMATIC SCENE
Special BY United Press Wire.

Washington, March 3:-The senate
today formally gave notice to the
world that it stands behind President
Wilson. By vote of sixty-eight to
fourteen, the senate voted down Sem
ator Cores resolution to warn Amert-
cans to keep off armed ships Amid
dramatic scenes unparalleled since the
United States declared war against
Spain the senate tabled Cores reso-
luton, as requested by the President
1t was just ten minutes and forty
seconds from the time the fight on
the resolution began until Vice Presi-
dent Marshall announced the vote.
When Stones name was called, he
tried to explain the absence of Sena-
tor Salisbury.
i object to any remarks" shouted
Senator Borah. IF this senate is to
be gagged, the whole senate will be
gagged"
There was moment of nproar and
then Stone shouted loudly, II vote
aye"
Sweeps Aside Resolution.
By the single record roll call the
senate swept aside not only the Gore
resolution but all amendments and all
substitutes in one full swoop. 1t
clinched decisively the whole question
| in favor of the administration. All
| resolutions were laid on the table.
1 Inc CiouuS uOftFtI6 over tnS liz
lternational situation were swept away
| and following similar action which
will be quickly taken by the House
1.-THE way will be cleared for the state
| department to resume its negotiations
with Germany for a settlement OF rnel
Lusitaniay matter.
| The administration leaders were
ruseless today in giving the death
blow TO the opposition TO the Presi-
| he
resolution, Senator Stone tried to call
that of Senator Jones' declaring that
before sending an litimatum to any
lforeign pox Dshapld
consult z
Treated TINS - WfthdfaWing N
and said he would INTRODUCES 1t again
The vote for the President, incIud~
Ing as it did those OF Senator's Stone
and Gore, was the result of the
| amendment Gore offered. Senators
considered that this would practically
admit to notice upon Germany that
war would be declared by the United
| States upon the killing of a single
| American by a submarine attacking
a merchantmen without warming
Cores surprising ard unexplained
eleventh hour move In Offering what
was practically a new resolution and
| an ultimatum to the Central powers.
caused senators to change their vote.
| Even Senator Vardaman, who fa-
vored Cores original warning reso-
luton, voted to kill the Gore SUBJ
stitute. Senator James. veteran OF
many convention trays, led the ad-
ministration's fight on the floor He
roared down opposition in forcing the
final vote with its dragnet carrying all
| resolutions and substitutes on the
question to their official death. Stone,
Nardaman, Smoot and Clarke, OF
Arkansas, vainly tried to explain their
votes. Senator James ruthlessly in
| terposed objections. his point of or
der being sustained by the vice. presi-
| dent.
! Both New Jersey senator's, MARITIME
and Hughes, voted to sustain the
| President.
The senate, by this afternoons vote,
ratified the freehandedness of the
President in foreign negotiations.
Since the President has been freely
quoted as saying in effect that IL con-
gress took a part in his handling of
the delicate negotiations with Ger
many war might not be an improh-
ability, the vote was looked upon by
administration leaders as clearing
away war clouds which they were
frank to say lowered last night.
There were several congressman
who held the view that by turning
over to the President full power in
| foreign negotiations the senate had
committed itself to whatever the ex-
| ecutive might do--even up to the
point of war.
The vote was accomplished with but
little debate, the Presidents support
ers shutting off discussion under the
rules But after the Gore resolution
had been Disposed Of while the sem
ate was theoretically debating the
Shields water power bill, several sem
ators openly and vigorously discussed
the international situation.
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