Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-04-05
Eighty-tWO Members of Up
per House Stand Squarely
With President Wilson for
Maintenance of Rights.
SIX MEN FOR KAISER
AND HIS GOVERNMENT
Solemn Silence Marks Mo-
mentous Decision; No
Cheering in Thronged Gal
Ieries Marked End.
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,sy MORNING JouRnAL SPECIAL LEASED wiEGl
Washington, April 4.-The war res
olution was passed by the senate to-
night by vote of oighty-two TO six.
It goes to the house where debate VIII
begin tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock
to continue until action is taken.
Senators who cast the negative votes
were Gronna of North Dakota, La
Toilette of Wisconsin, Norris of Ne
braslsa, Lane of oregon. Stone cl
Missouri and Vardaman Of Mlssis-
sippi.
Senator McCumber's substitute to
declare the existence of state of war
on the sinking of another American
ship by Germany was defeated with
out a roll call.
Resolution Declares War.
The resolution, drafted after con-
sultation with the state department
and already accepted by the house
committee, says the state of war
thrust upon the United States by
Germany is formally declared, and
directs the president to employ the
entire military and naval forces and
the resources of the government TO
carry on war and bring it to a sue
cessful termination.
Action in the senate came just af-
ter II o'clock at the close of de-
bate that had lasted continuously
since 10 o'clock this morning. The
climax was reached late in the after
noon when Senator John Sharp Will
liams denounced a speech by Senator
La Toilette as more worthy of Herr
Won Bethmann-H Hollweg than of an
American senator.
Final Moment Grave.
The passage of the resolution was
not marked by any outburst from the
galleries and on the floor the senators
themselves were unusually grave and
quiet. Many Of them answered their
names in voices that quivered with
emotion.
The galleries were filled to over
flowing, and on the floor back of the
senator's seats were almost half the
membership of the house. In the
diplomatic gallery was Secretary
Lansing, Counsellor Polk of the state
department, Minister Calderon of Bo-
livia and Minister Ekengren of Swe-
den. Earlier in the evening, Dr. Rit-
ter, the Swiss minister in charge of
German interests in this country, had
been present.
Secretary McAdoo was on the floor
during the last few hours of the de-
bate.
Awed by Solemnity.
AS the last name was called and
the clerk announced the vote, eighty
two to six, there was hardly a mur-
mur of applause. The great crowd
was awed by the solemnity of the oc-
casion and sobered by the speeches
they had heard.
After the vote was announced the
few minutes. The galleries began to
empty at once and the senators
themselves, tired out by the l,ng day,
left quickly. The senate adjourned
until noon Friday to await action by
the house.
All six OF the senator's who voted
against the resolution were members
of the group of twelve which defeat
ed the armed neutrality bill at the
last session. There was no attempt
to filibuster this time. however, and
most of the thirteen hours of debate
Resolution.
How the Vote stood.
OF the other six opposed to armed
neutrality Senators Cummins, Ken
yon and Kirby voted for the resolu-
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