The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-06
HOUSE CONCURS
IN RESOLUTION
DECLARING WAR
Passage by Vote Of 373 to 50 Fol-
lowed at Debate Which Last.
ed II Hours
REJECT AMENDMENTS
WITHOUT ROLL CALL
President Wilson Signed Measure
as Soon as It Reached Him
From Capitol

From Capitol
Washington, April 6.-The res0lu-
tion declaring that state OF war ex-
lists between the United States and
Germany, already adopted by the
senate. passed the house shortly af-
ter o'clock this morning by a vote
of 1878 to so.
State Of Belligerency.
The passage of the resolution by
congress fOrmall-- accepts state Of
belligerency forced on this govern
ment by German aggressions and au-
thorizes and directs President VIII
son to employ the military and the
naval forces and all resources of the
nation to bring the war against Ger
many ito a successful end"
Amendments Are Rejected.
Without roll calls, the house re-
jected all the proposed amendments
to prohibit the sending of any troops
overseas without congressional au-
thority.
The passage of the resolution fol-
lowed u debate which lasted II
hours.
President ilson signed the measure
as soon as It reached him from the
capitol. 1si $s%
There was no attempt to filibuster
but the pacifists under the leadership
Of Democratic Leader Kitchin pro-
lOnged the discussion with impassiOIl-
ed speeches, declaring conscience would
not permit them to support the presi-
dents recommendation that state OF
war be declared.
Miss Rankin, of Montana, the only
woman Of congress, sat through the
first roll call with bowed head, fall
ing to answer her name twice called
by the clerk. aa1
MISS RANKIN VOTES NO. e
On the second roll call, she arose
and said in sobbing voice:
Il want to stand by my country,
but l 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 and with
out voting audibly. She was recorded
in the negative.
A few minutes later, Speaker Clark
signed the resolution, and the house
then adjourned to meet again Monday
and take up the administrations rec
concentrations for war legislation.
THOSE WHO OPPOSED PASSAGE
The fifty who voted against the reso-
luton were: Almon, Bacon, Britten,
Browne. Burnett. Cary. Church, Conol-
ly Of Kansas. Cooper Of Wisconsin,
Davidson. Davis, Decker. Dill, Dillon,
Dominick. Esch. Frear. Fuller OF u
iinois. Haugen. Hayes, Hensley, Hill
lard. Hull Of Iowa, Igoe, johnson Of
South Dakota. Keating, King. Kinkaid.
Kitchin. KnutSon, LaFOllette, Little,
Lundsen. McLemore. Mason, Nelson,
Randall, Rankin. Davis. Roberts. Rod
enburg. Shacileford. Sherwood. Sloan,
Stafford. Van Dyke, Voigt. Wheeler.
Woods Of Iowa. London.
Signs Resolution.
President Wilson today signed the
resolution declaring state OF war
between the United States and Ger
many. ..
The resolution was signed by the
president at IL o'clock.
All the naval militia and naval re-
serves were called to the colors with
the presidents signing of the war
resolution.
North Dakota Votes.
The war resolution was signed ut
1914 o'clock by Vice President Mar
shall. The next and final step was
President Wilson's signature.
Representative Young and Norton
were among the 373 to vote aye on
the war resolution passed by the
house early today. Four Minneso-
tans-Davis, Van Dyke, Lundeen and
Knutson-were among the 50 who
opposed. Representative Helgeson
of North Dakota was absent because
of illness.
Warmly Debated.
The house debated the war resolu-
ton all yesterday and until early
this morning.
For the most part the discussion
proceeded with an air of unem0tioa-
al acQuiescence, scores of members
making brief speeches to put theD-
selves on record as reluctantly &C.
ception the war as the only course
of honor.
During the day the debate reveal
ed an unexpected strength in tie
minority opposing the resolutioa.
Confident predictions of not m0eO
than dozen votes against It eato
place tonight to reports that the -.
position might muster upwards q D
hundred on the Anal roll CALL m
supporters Of the resoluti0n coace1.
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