The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-04-12
RESOLUTION PASSES SENATE
OECLARES THAT STATE OF WAR
EXISTS BETWEEN GERMANY
AND U. S.
Hassase Of Resolution Marked BY No
outburst From Gallaries While on
the Floor Senators Were Grave and
Quiet.-Vote 81 to 6.
(Copyright.)


the Floor Senators Were Grave and
Quiet.-Vote 81 to 6.
Washl"gt on.-The resolution declar.
ing that state Of war exists between
the United States and Germany was
passed in the Senate by an over.
":ieimlng majority. The vote was 80
to 6.
Senators who cast the negative
votes were:
Gronna, North Dakota; La Toilette,
Wisconsin; Norris. Nebraska; Lane,
oregon; Stone, Missouri, and Varda.
man, Mississippi.
The resolution, drafted after con
sultation with the State Department
and already accepted by the House
committee. says that state of war
thrust upon the United States by Ger. |
man. is formally declared, and directs
the President to employ the entire
military and naval forces and the re-
| sources Of the Government to carry
on war and bring it to successful
| termination.
Action in the Senate came lust after
IL o'clock at the close Of debate
that had lasted continuously since 10
O'Clock III the morning. The climax
was rcached late in the afternoon
when Senator John Sharp Williams de.
nounced speech by Senator La Fol
leie as more worthy of Herr Won
bethmann-IIollweg than Of an Ameri-
can Senator.
: The passage Of the resolution was
not marked by any outburst from the
galleries and on the floor. the Sena-
tors themselves were unusually grave
ana quiet. Many Of them answered
to their names in voices that uuiver-
cd with emotion.
All six Of the Senators who voted
against the resolution were member;
: or the group Of II which defeated
the armed neutrality bill at the last
session. There was no attempt to fiji.
buster this time. however, and most
, or the IL hours Of debate was con.
sumed by champions of the resolu.
, tion. OF the other six opponents of
armed neutrality, Senator'S Cummins
, Kenyon and Kirby voted for the reso.
luton. Senators O'Gorman, Clapp and
Works. the remaining three, retired
to private life at the end OF the last
session. The vote was:
; For the Resolution
Democrats Ashurst Beckham
Eroussard. Chamberlain, Culberson
I int rIn
, Hughes, IIusting. James, Johnson,
South Dakota; Jones. New Mexico;
kcndrick, King, Kirby, Lewis Nickel.
, lar. Martin, Meyers, Overman, Owen,
Phclan. Pittman, Pomerene, Ransdcll,
Reed Robinson. Salisbury Shafroth.
Sheppard. Shields, Simmons, Smith,
: Arizona; Smith, Georgia; Smith,
South oina. Swanson, Thompson.
Trammen, Underwood, Walsh, vii.
liams--43.
: Rcpublicans-Borah, Brady, Bran
degee, Calder, Colt, Cummins, Curtis,
Dillingham;. Fall, Fernald, France,
Frelinghuysen, Gallinger, Hale, Hard.
Ing, Johnson, California; Jones,
Washington; Kellog, Kenyon, Knox,
Lodge McCumber, Mclean, Nelson,
New, Page, Penrose, Poindexter, Sher.
man, Smith, Michigan; Smott, Sterl.
Ing. Sutherland, Townsend, Wads
worth. Warren, Watson, Weeks, VOL
cott-39.
Total for the resolution, SO.
Against the Resolution.
Democrats-Lane, Stone, Vardaman.
Total, 8.
Republican Gronna, LaFollette,
Norris. Total, 8.
Total against the resolution, 6.
Absent or Paired.
Bankhcad, Golf, Gore, Hollis, New
lands, Smith, Maryland; Thomas, Till.
mans
or those absent 1t was announced
by various Senators that all except
Senator Gore, Of Oklahoma, would
have voted for the resolution If pres
ent. AS to Senator Gore, Senator
Reed announced that he was Ill.