Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-04-03
Representative Flood Intro
duceS Resolution Declaring
State Of War Exists and
Authorizing Action,
WASHINGTON ARRAYED
IN NATIONAL C0L0RS
PaCifistS and Anti-PaCifiCiStS
Make Streets About Capitol
Lively New Congressman
Are Sworn In,
10y MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED WIRE,

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Washington, April 2.-The demo-
Gratis, with the aid of four of the five
! Independents, organized the house
when the new congress assembled to-
| day. re-electing Speaker Champ Clark
of Missouri, and sweeping into office
| with him all the other democratic
caucus nominees.
| Mr.. Clark received 217 votes against
! 205 for representative Mann. the re-
publican choice for speaker. who not
only failed to receive an Independent
vote, but lost the support of five of
! his party colleagues.
Independents with Clark.
| All the democrats present voted for
Mr.. Clark ard we're Joined by Schsll,
/ progressive of Minnesota; Martin
progressive protectionist of Louisiana;
London. socialist of New York, and
Randall. prohbitionist of California.
The five republicans who did not sup
port Mr.. Mann were Gardner of Mas
sachusetts, who voted for Representa-
tive Lenroot of Wisconsin,; Gray of
New Jersey. and Ballinger of Massa-
chusetts, who voted for Gillett of Mas
| sachusetts and Haskell of New York
and James of Michigan, who voted
present"
Representative Fuller, Independent
of Massachusetts, voted for Mr.. Len
root.
ovation for Miss Rankin.
Calling of the roll was replete with
outbursts of applause, but the lions
share went to Miss Jeanette Rankin
of Montana, a republican and the
first woman to be elected to the house.
She was given three separate ovations,
once when she entered the chamber
on the arm of her colleague, Repre-
sentative Evans of Montana, again
when she responded to the call OF
members, and third time when she
voted for Mr.. Mann. She was forced
once to rise and bow before the ap-
plause could be checked She was on
the floor the greater part of the day,
dressed plainly in a dark dress with
white collar. and carrying a bunch
of flowers.
Rules to Be Re-adopted.
An effort by Representative Mann
to prevent adoption of the rules which
governed the last congress was futile.
Representative Pou of North Carolina,
nominated by the democrats for head
of the rules committee, announced.
however, that the committee would
gladly consider proposed amendments
at any future time.
In the organization of committees
the house followed out the selections
made by democratic leaders. Although
half a dozen chairmanships went to
northern democrats, Representative
Gallivan, democrat of Massachusetts,
who has persistently protested against
southern domination of chairman
ships, voted against the slate.
Popular Subscription.
The army and military academy ap-
preparation bills, aggregating approx
mately S45O,0O0, were reintroduced
with plans for rushing them through
the house. Popular subscription of a
$500, 900, 900 fund to aid France is
proposed by Senator Smoot, who is
preparing resolution authorizing the
mittee.
Should the entire amount not be
subscribed by June /, Senator Smoot
proposes that the government should
appropriate funds to fill it out to the
half billion dollar mark.
This" Senator Smoot explained,
ais my idea of the aid we should give
France, because the only republic in
the war ought to be assisted by the
greatest republic in her fight to main
tain the honor and dignity and pres
ervation of her republicansm."
Suffrage Measures Introduced.
More suffrage measures were intro
duced, Representatives Keating, of
Colorado, democrat, and Mondell, of
wyoming, republican, introduced joint
resolutions for constitutional amend
ment directing that the right of vote
shall not be denied on account of sex.
Representative Raker, of California,
democrat, introduced a constitutional
amendment extending the right of
suffrage to women.