The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-03-03
SENATE TIGHT
AS PRESIDENT
PLEA HINGES
Empowering Act Reaches Near
Settlement Through Dead
lock Friction.
EXPECT CONTINUED SESSION
The Erstwhile Administration
Spokesman Stone Turns and
lie Declares Against Giving
One Man Power.

WSHINGTON. March 2-Facing an
all-night session, and possibly contin.
uously until the armed neutrality"
bill giving President Wilson the now
ers he has requested, has passed. the
senate at midnight failed to come to
Il vote on the matter. A large ma
jority OF the house fought to vest the
president with full authority to pro-
tcct American rights and lives at sea.
From the beginning il was apparent
the measure had the support OF an
overwhelming majority when the SEN
ate voted on demand for considera-
ton OF the bill rs to 15.
Opposition to the bill was led by
Senator Stone chairman OF the for
eign relations committee, who. until
tonight. has been the spokesman for
tho administration in matters affect
ing foreign affairs The crowded SEN
ate chamber sat sghast as the Mis-
sourian solemnly resigned the bill into
the hands of Senator Hitchcock mem
Der OF the foreign relations commit
tee. saying he did not believe 1t was
proper Ito continue management of
the bill on the senate floor IN this sit
uation." Stone then proposed radical
amendments limiting the scope OF the
president The amendment prohibit
ed any person In the employ OF the
United States to operate guns on
ships carrying ammunitions to bellig-
erent nations, American merchantmen
or not. It also prohibited conveyance
OF munitions carrying ships by naval
vessels. A heated debate followed
the amendment.
The house tonight rejected the half
billion dollar naval bill passed by the
senate late today. sending 1t back to
the senate because the bond issue of
$150,000 900 inserted in the measure
by the senate to finance speedy
naval appropriation, must, under con.
stitutional legislation affecting reve-
nue., originate In the house. In the
original bill, the house rejected the
bond issue. Within brief time the
naval bill was taken up by the sen
ate. its passage reconsidered and the
bond issue provision eliminated. Then
meeting OF the lower body's ways
and means committee was straightway
called to, frame joint resolution
carrying the proposed bond issue.
The senate showed warlike spirit
In striking from the naval bill the
reaffrmation Of arbitration sentiments
OF this country.
Complete arrangements for arming
American merchantmen to defy Ger.
man submarines were reported to the
president by Secretary Daniels today.
When congress passes on the "au-
thOrization" resolution, the president
will take the next step" the arming
order, which, 1t is predicted, will be
before the inaugural ceremonies Mon.
qay. With Americas commerce again
on the seas, the next move will be
Germany's.
The state department announced
that villa has been so weakened by
wounds that he Is unable to command
his troops or take active part In the
campaigns and that he has been
eliminated completely as a factor in
Mexico. information has reached the
department through the captain of a
foreign merchantmen, that German
submarines disguised with sails to
look like fishing smacks, are operat
ing in the Atlantic The captain,
whose name is not given, claims to
have rammed one OF the "smacks.''