Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-05

Washington, March 4.-TweIve sem ators, led by Senator La Toilette and encouraged by Senator Stone, demo- cratic chairman Of the foreign rela- 1,o15ced rn0ns bV Pres;aent m MiisoD's snokes- @ man as the most rephensfble in the history of any civilized nation. defied the win of an overwhelming major today and denied to the president a law authorizing him to arm American merchant ships to meet the German submarine menace.
 26 Hours of Continuous Session.
 Unytelding throughout twenty-six hours of continuous session to appeals that their defiance of the president would be humi1ating to the country, uncompromising in crisis described ton since the Civil war, La Toilette and his small group of supporters re- fused a majority of their colleagues an opportunity to vote on the armed neutrality bill and it died with the sixty-fcurth congress at noon.
 70 Senators Signed Manifesto.
 To fix responsibility before the country, seventy-six senators, thirty republicans and forty-six democrats signed a manifesto prec1aiming to the world that they favored passage of the measure.
 This declaration, embodies in the record of the senate referred to the fact that the house Thursday night had passed a similar bill By vote of 403 to 13 and also recited that the senate rule permitting unlimited de- bate gave small majority opportu- nifty to throttle the will of the ma
 The text of the manifesto follows:
 Text of anifesto.
 '@rhe majority of United States sem ators favored the passage of the sen ate bill authorizing the president of the United States to arm American merchant vessels, similar bill hav- ing already passed the house by vote of 403 to IS. Under the rules of it appears to be impossible to obtain Q vote previous to noon March 4, 1917, when this session, of congress expires. We desire the statement entered on the senate favored the legislation and would pass it if vote could be ob- tained-"
 Thirteen Declined to Sign.
 Thirteen senators declined to sign the declaration, but one Of them, Sena- tor Penrose, republican, of Pennsy1va- nIa- announced that he would have voted for the bill had opportunity been on record with the thirteen members of the house against granting to Pres ident Wilson the authority he asked from congress in the crisis were:
 The Obstructive Senators. Republicans Clapp. Minnesota; kota; Kenyon, Iowa; La Toilette, Wis I consin: Norris, Nebraska; Works, Ca1- i ifornia-7. Democrats-KrRF, Arkansas; Lane, ] Oregon; O'Gornnah, New York; Stone, Missouri; Vardaman, MissisEipPi-5. | Associated with them in opposition to the armed neutrality bill were the following representatives who voted hi epub1fcans-Eenedfc+ California; | Cary, Wisconsin; Cooper. Wisconsin; | Davis, Minnesota: F5elgeaon, North | Dakota. IindDerEn, Minnesota; Nell l son, Wisconsin; Stafford, Wisconsin; i Wilson, nIinoie-e
 Standardization, Missouri; Sha- l c1leford, Missouri; Sherwood Ohio | Socfalist-London. New York-1.
 Those Who Signed Manifesto Democrats Ashurst, Bankhead, Beckham, Broussard. Bryan, Chamber lain, Chiffon, Fletcher, Hardwick, | Hitchcock, Hollis. Hughes. Trusting, James, Johnson 0South Dakota), Kerns, Lee. Lee. Lew1s, Martin Cvir- gfnia): Maritime (Sew Jersey); Mey- CTS, Newlands, Ovef1nan, Owen, Phe- 1sn, Ptan, p1n1o smGrSn sn1rIsv ss3Tafi s1a afrofh Sheppard, Shields. Simmons, Smith Georgia: Smith (Maryland); Smith (South Carolina); Swanson, Thomas. u, 0R Walsh and Williams-46.
 Republicans Brady, Brande- gee, Cauon, Clark, Colt, Curtis, Dill lingham. DuPont, Fall, Fernald, Hard ing, Jones, Lodge. McCumber, Me Lean, Nelson. Oliver. Page. Poindex- ter, Sherman, Smith oAIfchigan); Shoot, Sterling, Sutherland, Town send, Wadsworth, Warren, Watson and Weeks-30.
 Seven Senators Not Recorded.
 <E,1 ,r< 7oS5 | three, GaIlinger and Golf, republicans, and Gore, democrat. were absent on account of illness. Senators Lippitt, | and Johnson of Maine and Smith of Arizona, democrats, were ab- sent from the city. Senator Cufber- son, democrat. did not reach the sen ate in time to be recorded.
 Hours before the end, senators who fought throughout the night to break down the dlibuster conceived a way to ; thwart La Flollettess well laid plans ( 70 occupy the center of the legislative stage at the climax of the bitter fight.