The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1916-03-10
WARNING BILL IS
TABLED IN HOUSE;
PRESIDENT UPHELD
McLemore Resolution Defeated
by Vote of 276 to 143.
CHEER PLEA TO BACK CHIEF
Representatives and Big Crowd in
Galleries Applaud Appeal to Sup
port Executive in Foreign Pol
icy-Speaker Cheered.

icy-Speaker Cheered.
Washington, March 8.-The house Of
representatives capitulated completely
to the Wilson administration. By two
test votes early in the day it showed
it's confidence in President Wilson and
tonight it crowned a day of chaos and
confusion by tabling the now famous
McLemore resolution, warning Ameri
cans off armed ships, by vote of 27e
to 143. The first test vote resulted in
a victory for the administration adher
ents, 256 to 100, and the second result
ed in 271 votes for the Wilson policies
against 1873 opposing. Both votes were
on parliamentary phases of the situa
ton, but they clearly forecasted the
vote that was to come in the evening
Warnings that no nation divided
against itself shall stand" were re
ceived in solemn silence. Excoriatior
of American citizens whose "foolhard
mess and recklessness" in travelling
on belligerent ships might plunge the
country into war" was cheered.
The final argument and appeal
which aroused the house most was the
demand that the country stand firm
behind the president in his fight.
To this plea the big membership on
the floor and the crowd which over
flowed the galleries and corridors
rose with cheers and applause.
Representative Carrot of Tennessee
made stirring plea for support fol
the president, closing debate on the
special rule, and when he moved tC
cut off all further debate and amend
ment there was roar Of applause.
Exciting Day in House.
The day was the most tunhultuous
the house has seen since Spanish wal
days. Galleries and corridors were
damned throughout the day and Speak
er Clark had much trouble in keeping
even semblance of order. The four
hours of debate on the resolution
proper opened the flood gates of de
Tense and attack on the administra
ton. Fervid oratory flew throughout
the afternoon, plentifully intersprin
killed. with applause.
Speaker CIark's Birthday.
In the midst of the wrangling Repub
lican Leader Mann rose in his seat
and reminded his colleagues that this
was Speaker Clark's sixty-sixth birth
day. Instantly the house and galleries
gave the veteran speaker tremendous
ovation.
Speaker Clark rose and with eyes
moistened told the house that Repre-
sentative Mann's action was lone OF
the flowers that grow over the walls
of party politics."
IF this country is ever in danger,
he said, there will be no party divi
sion here We are all Americans and
all patriots and anyone who intimates
anything else simply degrades his own
intellect"
The vote on the motion to table the
McLemore resolution was as follows
Observation-Disclosures Adamson
Aiken, Alexander, Allen, Almon. Ash
brook, Aswell, Ayers, Barley, Barn
hart Beakes, Bell, Blackmon, Booher
Boreland. Brumbaugh, Burnett, Byrnes
IS. CO; Byrnes tTenn.); Caldwell
Gambler, Cantrill- Caraway, Carew
Carlin, Carter (Okla.); Casey. Cline
Coady. Collier, Connolly, Conry. Cox
Crisp, Crosser. Davenport, Dent, De
walt, Dickinson, Dill, Dixon, Doolittle
Doremus, Doughton, Dupre, Egan, Ed
wards, Estopinal, Evans, Farley. Far
ris, Fields. Finley. Flood. Gallagher
Gallivan, Candy, Gard, Garner (Tex.) +;
Garrett, Glass, Goodwin, Goodwin, Cor
don, Gray (Ala); Gray Qnd); Griffin
Hamlin, Hardy. Harrison, Hart, Has
tings, Hay. Hayden, Hef1in, Helm
delivering, Holland, Hood, Houston
Howard, Huddleston, Hughes, Hubert
Humphreys (Miss.); Jacoway, johnson
(KyO; Jones, Kettner, Key, Kincheloe
Kitchin, Lazaro, Lee, Lesher, Lever
Lewis, Lieb, Liebel. Linthicum, Little
page, Lloyd, McAndrews, McClintic
McGillicuddy. Mcclellan. Maher, Mays
Montague, Moon, Morgan Na.); Nor
rison, Moss CInd.), Murray. Nicely
Nichols Is. CO.; Ohlesby, Oldfield
Oliver. Olney. O'Shaunessy. Overmyer
Padgett, Page IN. CO.; Park, Patten
Phelan. Pou, Price, Quinn. Ragsdale
Rainey, Baker. Randall. ROUGH, Ray
burn, Riordan, Rouse, Rubey, Rucker
Russell MOI; SABBATH. Saunders, Soul
ly, Sears, Shackleford, Sherley, Sher
wood, Sims, Small Smith (Tex.)
Sparkman. Steagall, Stedman, Steele
(Pa.); Stephens (Miss.); Stone. Stout
Summers, Taggart. Tague. Talbot
Taylor (Ark.); Thomas. Thompson
Tillman. Tribble, Venable. Vinson
Walker, Watkins, Watson (Va.);
Webb, Whaley. William E. Williams
Wilson (Fla.); Wilson Ua.). Wingo
Wise, Young (Tex); Hull (Tenn.)
Republicans-Beals, Brill, Browning
Carter, (Mass.), Cooper (O), Cooper
(W. Va.), Crago, Curry, Dale (Vt.)
Dallinger. Danforth. barrow. Demp
sey, Dunn. Edmunds, Emerson. Fair