Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-08
DENIS CR|T|C|SE
WILSON IN MOVE
TO SCORE NORRIS
Nebraska Senators Show Di-
vided Sentiment and Albert
of Platte Openly Balks at
Armed Neutrality Plan.
TABLE MOTION TO CENSURE
Sandal Criticises Hitchcock
for Varying Attitude
on Issues.
..OUSE TAKING IT UP
(From a Staff Correspondent


Lincoln, March 7.-(Special. 1.-The
Nebraska senate is not behind Wood
row Wilson, if the vote taken today
is indicative of the feeling of the
members on armed neutrality as ad-
vocated and desired by the president
Of the United tSates.
The resolution of Senator Moriarty
censuring Senator George w. Norris
of Nebraska for his action in pre-
venting the United States senate from
adopting the presidents desired leg
islation was tabled and democrats
were among the most denunciative
of the resolution.
Would Include Bryan.
Senator Spirk of Saline proposed to
amend the resolution that as w. ].
Bryan had cancelled several speaking
dates in order to go to Washington
to help block any move of the presi-
dent along the armed neutrality line,
he was really the instigator of the fill
buster and as such was just as much
and more a subject of criticism than
Senator Norris and his name should
appear in the resolution with that of
Mr.. Norris.
Beal called for his substitute to
the Moriarty resolution before the
Splrk amendment was sent up and
the chair ruled the substitute had
right of way.
McMullen of Gage, who also had a
substitute, called up his resolution
and the senate went to the mat in a
discussion of the whole question.
McMullen Commends.
McMullen called the Moriarty reso-
luton violent and intemperate. He be-
lieved that Norris should be COM
mended for the independent stand he
had taken since his advent into con-
gress.
Senator Beal denied that such men
as La Toilette, Cummins and Stone,
who had served their country so long,
could be classed as ttnpatriotic.
Right to Denounce.
I'VE have right to denounce
Senator Norris said Moriartv,
speaking for his own resolution. III
I'VE believe thing, say so. If we do
not approve of his action, we have a
right to say so.
When some senator's opposed the
referendum and initiative, Bryan and
others did not hesitate to denounce
them and accuse them of opposing it
tor monetary reasons"
Points to inconsistencies.
Speaking in favor of tabling all the
resolutions, Sandal of York, republi-
can, asked how much longer "the Ne
braska senate was going to continue
making fool of ITSELF" sending pro-
miscuous resolutions to Washington,
and even reversing itself on some OF
these memorials. The senate could
better use its time, he said, looking
alter its own affairs. These alleged
offenders were not answerable to the
state senate, but to the people.
He criticised Hitchcock for propos-
ing the embargo on muntion ship
ments two years ago, when he was at
outs with Bryan and the administra-
ton, and coming now to sponsor the
armed neutrality bill, which, as he put
it, protected the shipment OF arms.
Albert Tired of Random Work.
The tables were turned against the
resolution when Albert of Platte
democrat, took the floor at the close
of the debate and declared that he
was tired of voting for what he knew
nothing about.
why should we impugn the mo-
tives of these men of intelligence
when most OF US only know sub
marine by reputation?' he asked. AT
one point in his talk he referred to
the twelfth man that hung" jury
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