Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-05

Washington, April 4.-The resolu- ists between the United States and Germany was passed in the senate to- night by vote of S2 to 6. It will be taken up for passage in the house to- morrow.
 Senator McCumber's substitute to declare the existence of a state of war upon the sinking of another American ship by Germany was defeated without a roll call.
 The Resolution Drafted.
 The resolution, drafted after con- sultation with the state department and already accepted by the house committee, says the state of war thrust upon the United States by Germany is president to employ the entire mili- tary and naval forces and the re- sources of the government to carry on war and bring it to successful ter imitation.
 La Toilette Denounced by Williams.
 Action in the senate came just after Il o'clock at the close of debate that had lasted continuously since 10 o'clock this morning. The climax was reached late in the afternoon when Senator John Sharp Williams de- nounced a speech by Senator La Bethmann -HoHweg than of an Amer lcan senator.
 The passage of the resolution was not marked by an outburst from the galleries, and on the f1oor the senators themselves were unusually grave and quiet. Many of them answered to their names in voices that quivered with emotion.
 Galleries Were Filled.
 The galleries were filled to overflow ing and on the floor back of the sena- tors seats were almost half the mem bership of the house. In the diplo- mattc gallery was Secretary Lansing, Counsellor Polk of the state depart ment, Minister Calderon of Bolivia and Minister ElRngren of Sweden Earlier in the evening pr. Ritter, the Swiss minister, in charge of German interests in this country. had been there.
 Secretary McAdoo was on the floor during the last few hours of the de- bate.
 Hardly Murmur of Applause.
 As the last name was called. and the clerk announced the vote S2 to 6, there was hardly a murmur of ap-
 Great Crowd Was Awed.
 The great crowd was awed by the soaemnity of the occasion and sobered by the speeches they had heard.
 After the vote was announced the senate remained in session only few minutes. The galleries began to empty at once and the senators them selves, tired out by the long day, left A0lCh1ys 4ne senate aQ1Ourne0 until noon Friday to await action by the house.
 All six of the senators who voted against the resolution were members of the group of twelve which defeated the armed neutrality bill at the last session. There was no attempt at fili- buster this time, however and most of the thirteen hours of debate was con- stunned by champions of the resolution. or the other six opponents of armed neutrality, Senators Cummins, Kenyon and Kirby voted for the resolution to- night. Senators O'Gorman, Clapp and Works, the remaining three, retired to private life at the end of the last ses- The vote follows:
 For the Resolution.
 Democrats Ashurst, Beckham. BroussarG. Chamberlain. CuIberson, Fletcher. Gerry, Hardwiclz, Hitchcock, Hughes, Husting. James. Johnson (South akota). Jones CNew Mexico). Kendrick, King, Kirby. Lewis, Mc- Kellar, Martin. Myers, Overman. Owen, Phelan, Pittman. Pomerene, RansdeIl, Reed Robinson. SauIsbnrv' mons, Smith eArizona), Smith (Geor- gia), Smith fSouth Carolina), Swan son. Thompson. Trammell, Underwood. Walsh, WiIliams-3
 Republicans-Borah, Brady, Brande- gee. Calder, Colt Cummins, Curtis, Dillingham;. Fall, Fernald, France. Ere linghuysen. Gallinger, Hale, Harding. Johnson (California). Jones Cwashing- tonl, Kellogg. Kenyon. Knox. Lodge. McCumber, Mclean, Nelson New Page. Penrose. Poindexter Sherman Smith (Michigan), Smoot, Sterling. Sutherland. Townsend, wadsworth. Warren, Watson, Weeks, Wolcott-3e Total for the resolution-S2.
 Against the Resolution.
 Democrats-Lane. Stone. ,vardaman --3.
 epublicans-Gronna. La Toilette, Norris-3.
 Total against the resolution-6.
 Absent or paired: Bankhead. Golf, Gore, Hollis, Newlands, Smith Mary ,and), Thomas, Tiliman-8.
 Of those absent it was announced by various senators that all except Sen ator Gore of Oklahoma would have voted for the resolution if present. As to Senator Gore, Senator Reed an- nounced merely that he was absent because of illness-s
 Text of Resolution.
 The text of the resolution follows: Whereas. the imperial German gov-