The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-05
TWELVE SENATORS
Continued from First PaRe.)

ident Wilson the authority he aske,
from Congress in the crisis were:
The Objections.
Republicans-Clapp. Minnesota:
Cummins, Iowa: Gronna. North
Dakota: Kenyon, Iowa: La Fol
lette. Wisconsin: Norris, Nebras-
ka; Works. California;.
Democrats-kirby. Arkansas:
Lane. Oregon; O'Gorman, New
York; Stone. Missouri; Farda.
man. Mississlppi-5.
Associated with them in oppo-
sition to the armed neutrality bill
were the following representatives
who voted against the house bill
Thursday night:
Republicans-Benedct. Califor-
mia: Carey. Wisconsin: Cooper.
Wisconsin; Davis, Minnesota: Hell
Gesen, North Dakota: l-indbcrgh,
Minnesota; Nelson, Wisconsin:
Stafford, Wisconsin,; Wilson. IL
Observation-Disclosures, Missouri;
Shackleford, Missouri; Sherwood.
Ohio:--3
Socialist London. New
York..
Those Who Signed
The seventv-SiX senators who
signed the manifesto were:
Oemocrats-Ashurst. Bankhcad.
Reckham. Broussard. Bryan.
Chamberlain, Chiffon, Fletcher.
1ardwick Hitchcock, Hollis,
Hughes, Husting. James. Johnson.
South Dakota: Kern. Lee Lewis,
Martin Virginia.: MARITIME. New 1er-
sey: Meyers, NewlandS. OYerman,
Owen. Phelan, Pittman. Pomerene,
Ransdell, Reed, Robinson. Sauls-
bury. Shafroth. Sheppard. Shields.
Simmons, Smith, Georgia: Smith.
Maryland; Smith. South Carolina;
Swanson, Thomas, Thompson. Till
man. Underwood. Walsh and VII.
liams-46
Instead of LaFollettc, Senator Hitcl
cock, leader Of the majority in favo
of the bill, talked ont the wann!
hours Of the session. Timing his Up
portunity To the minute. Senator La
Toilette entered the senate chambe
shortly after o'clock this morning
prepared 10 lake the center Of tn
stag for the last act Of the tragedy
When the moment he had chosen al
rived, he addressed The chair but Sen
atOr Hitchcock prevented his recogni
tion.
The Forensic Struggle
which ensued seldom if ever had beer
cquallcd in the history of the senate
Voices were strained 10 ahrieking
threa, ening fists were shaken N IN
presiding officer, while the crowded
floor and galleries looked on breath
lessly. But the incident soon passc'
without violence. The chair recognizct
Senator Hitchcock and LaFollette'
was Snatchcd away.
The closing moments Of the SCI
sion were tense and impressive. Tel
minutes before the end Senator Hitch
cock had made his last appeal TO
consent for vote on tn
bill. E4aF'olleltc objected. The Nebras
ka senator. prrfacing his closing re
marks with a portion Of President VII
sons address 10 congress asking 70
the authority about 10 be denied, sol
emily said:
Termed ReprehensibIe.
at is unfortunate and deplorabi
that twelve men in the senate Of tn
defeat the will of - or 50 member
BY one of the most rcprehen5ihle I'll
busters ever recorded in the hlStor.
OF any civilized country
Senator Hitchcock paused while hi
words were echoed through the cham
Der. LaFolIotte stoliGly glared TOWARD
the Nehra ikan who presently added
that perhaps he should apologize 70
the violence Of his words.
''Nou are perfectly SAFE. I.aFoil EFT
returned. without rising from hi: chai
mo one can answer you.
No one did. for tn" hour of nool
had struck and tho SiXryfourlh col
gre. was ended.