The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-06

ccp1nG 18th these srss
= l5olke6 and ready for eaz
Gpoas vsr budget askipl
- 3 haif Millions. h ~
rsoOs today IN the hous'
1850 commitsse
m111fary committees have
1uG,rmed Of the adminIstra
soDecffvs conscrfpuon bill q
orsaf armies.
y o1osing hours Of congress de
= he war measure were thru
vith patriotism. thru which
>xnr- there ran q distinct note
ooG11sm.
- Jeanette RANKIN. woman
49, nom Montana. tearfuily an
49, that while she wanted tn
Dorf her country. she could not
sur war. Her evident grief
~ sisns OF a mental struggle
-neAf cheers frOm warnci and
c1oot alike
- detection OF Democreuc
- Leader Claude Kitchin vas
- swprise OF the debate. He an
a>no1 after long consideration
,1k - vas unable 70 support the
on11onf IN his war program.
\ ~ evident sincerity won him q
,un6 o. applause IRON both fac
Anoeher sensation came whsn
-. miller. OF Minnesota. read IN
1ne house whs; he declared we're
! onpublished portions OF the thinner
nsnn japan Mexico plo; nots. which
!. roveaIo1 details Of q plan for u
1onf bases on the Mexican coasts
- q invasion Of German reserv'
~ nm scross the border.
Aithe oscrsiary Lansing denied
|(he aueheudcity OF Miller's state
ments. ne latter stuck to his guns,
|n>ciaring the secretsry's denial was
800 for diplomatic reasons"
4 Ths alleged unpublished portion
~ the zinmermann note. as re
'vsaIsd By Miller. follows;
~Aerseably to the Mexican govern
nlont submarine bases viii be estab-
'knAsd q Mexican ports from whieh
an ~ supplied arms. ammunition
~ suppaisx All restrvists are or
noeed into Mexico. Arrange 20 az
1n6G q along the border"
When Q vote was taken the house
40 bssa y session for 10 hours
Two hundred and twenty-five
uombers had addressed the houEe
poads advocate had met war &C
1oGn1e man for man until midnight
- the tension almost reached ths
1nnUDins point Precipitation dripped
- members foreheads Sudden
~ nction was made TO reach ar
6GyUomsuf by II or let the matter
- Over until Saturday or Monday,
n newer reached a vote.
A. Good Friday was ushered IN
- house seemed NJ far from n
vuts - at 10 o'clock Thursday
Durnins. Cries OF Vote" Vote"
nguoo from all sides- Debate had
80 limited TO az. minutes but
rnnas of those who wished 10
- Kept pdiing On the list
~ i:2e a. IN, Brftten. Illinois, ir-
nunnrsd IN amendment 70 the bill
~ would have prohibited use OF
A1D.ican troops In Europe Debate
49, ha6 been repeated two and
11oDs times during the day. switched
- this.
~ 1:os O'Clock. after speeches
- been repeated and repeated. the
ogoak came when Rep. Niece. New
yGgk. announced: The house Ia
ooo6y for q vote. I shall ask that
- remarks be extended to the rec
~ instead Of reading them and
rBsby save time"
~ dozen followed suit Majority
I0rner Kftchin asked that II lay
trv until Saturday. The motor
- defeated. Chairman Flood oil
~ boreign AFFAIRS committee, asked
= ne committee OF the whole &C
" : house session and take NJ
= question.
he house then Immediately pro
LED TO take up Britten's amend
IT. Britten demanded the ayes
4 noes" He grinned as groan.
- from all over the chamber
takes As minutes to an hour to
r. the house roll.
Deaker Clark put the question
- ayes" and noes" to a vote
II was overwhelming defeated
- voce. A moment later the
ltfsn amendment was defeated
hDwise.
- satisned. Britten moved that
- rosolution be referred back "a
- fDrsign Affairs committee and
ftpogeed cut with an amendment
ooootieai 10 the one that just failed
Onss more he led in an attemp, "a
- the ayes" and noes"
Another motion for reference back
- committee was killed also.
ne pecinsta realizing themselves
9qeooesd. died hard and at 2.37
-. Gloan. Nebraska. offered an.
eDsr similar amendment which
00o6 In the same manner.