Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-06
UNITED STATES HAS ACCEPTED THE STATUS
OF ABElLCERENI; HOUSE, BY VOTE OF 373
TO 50, PASSES STATE OF WAR RESOLUTION
Suengh-Mss Jeanette Rankin Refuses to Vote and is Recorded lin Negative
-Bauohng Did Not Start Until 8 O'clock this Morning, After II Hours of De-
#f bate

Washington. April 6.-The resolu-
ton declaring that a state of war ex.
lists between the United States and
Germany, already passed by the SEN
ate. passed the house shortly after 4
O'Clock this morning by a vote of 37a
!to''6O.
President Wilson will sign the res
olution as soon as Vice President Mar
shall has attached his signature IN
the senate. 1t formally accepts the
state of belligerency forced by Ger.
man aggressions and authorizes and
directs the president to employ the
military and laval forces and all the
resources Of the nation to bring war
against Germany to a successful ter
mination.
without roll calls the house reject
ed all amendments. including pro-
. prosals to prohibit the sending of any
troops overseas without congressional
authority.
Debated II Hours
Passage Of the resolution followed
II hours of debate.
There was no attempt to %fltbuster.
but the pacifsts under the leadership
of. Democratic Leader Kitchin pro-
longed h discussion with impassion-
ed speeches, declaring conscience
would not permit them to support
the presidents recommendation that
a state of war be declared.
Miss Rankin Affected.
Z Miss Rankin Of Montana, the only
woman Of congress, sat through the
first roll call with bowed head, failing
to answer to her name twice called
by the clerk.
" On the second roll call h arose
. and said in a sobbing voice:
II want to stand by my country but
/ cannot vote for war"
For a moment then she remained
standing. supporting herself against
q desk and as cries of vote, vote
came from several parts of the house
she sank back into her seat without
voting audibly. She was recorded In
the negative.
Amendment Rejected.
The house rejected an amendment,
by Representative McColloch provid-
ing that o n of the United States
military forces may be transported for
service to any European country ex-
cept by express approval by congress.
Representative Britten's amend
OF the American military forces in
Europe Africa or Asia, except those
troops who volunteer for such service
was also rejected.
Those who Opposed 1t.
The Afty who voted against the res
oIutdon were: Almon, Bacon. Britten,
Browne. Burnett. Cary. Church. Con-
molly OF Kansas: Cooper Of Wisconsin:
Davidson. Davis. Decker. Dill. Dillon.
Dominick. Eseh. Frear. Fuller Of H.
llno4s, Haugen, Hayes. Hensley. Hill
Hard. Hull Of Iowa; rgoe. johnson of
South Dakota: Heating. King. Kin
kaid. Kitchin, Knutson, LaFollette.
Little. London. Lundsen. McLemore,
Mason, Nelson. Randall. Rankin,
Feavts. Roberts, Rodenburg. shackle-
ford. Sherwood. Sloan, Stafford, Van
Dyke, Voigt Wheeler. Woods Of Iowa.
= Cheers greeted the announcement,
=. Of the result
House Adjourns.
A few minutes later Speaker CLARK
signed the resolution and the house
then adjourned to meet again Monday
and take UP the administrators rec.
concentrations for war legislation.
Many Speeches.
By two o'clock this morning more
: than eighty representatives had made
speeches on the war resolution and
many others were waiting for an op.
,portunity to speak. House leaders