The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-04
Senate Not to Adjourn Until
Resolution Goes Through,
Committee Says.
| LA TOILETTE BLOCKS
QUICK CONSIDERATION
House Expected to Be Speed
ier and Dispose of Meas
ure Before Night.

Washington, Apri! 3.--The way aas
cleared on both sides Of the capitol to-
day for prompt enactment Of the reso-
luton declaring state OF war exists
with Germany and directing the prcsi-
dent to prosecute 1t with all the ma
tons resources to successful ter
minaton.
Baked by Senator LaFollette in
their effort to have the resolution
taken up immediately after it had
been presented from the foreign rcla-
tons committee, senate leaders de-
cided to begin tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock Il session to continue until
II vote has been taken. II the leaders
can hold Il quorum, 1t is probable that
there will be action late tomorrow
night or Thursday morning. 1t is not
expected that there will be any at
tempt to filibustcr but no one knew
tonight how many senator's would
speak. ..
E.D---s,t House to Act Quickly
Adoption OF the resolution by the
house by tomorrow night is predicted
by members of the foreign affairs
committee. The committee will meet
in the morning and Is expected to re-
port back quickly the resolution as
approved today by the senate commit
tee. A special rule probably will be
asked from the rules committee to
expedite the resolution regardless Of
its progress in the senate and little
delay Is looked for once 1t reaches
the house floor Sentiment on the
house side is almost unanimously III
favor of ths measure.
Senators who have looked over the
situation believe that il friends Of tho
resolution can be prevented from con-
suming time in speech making, vote
in the senate need not be delayed
many hours. They expect few votes
against it and not many speeches in
opposition. Many Republicans in close
touch with the situation believe Sem
ators IaFollette Gronna and Norris
on the Republican side will speak and
vote against the resolution and that
they will be Joined by Senator's Stone
and Kirby on the Democratic side. OF
the position that will be taken by
Senators cummins and Lane. who
were In the group President Wilson
blamed for failure spf the armed neu-
trality bill. they were not sure.
Approval Of Address.
Enthusiastic approval OF the presi-
dents address is general among SEN
ators. There are few Republicans
| who express doubt about what he
meant whom he said the entrance OF
the United States into the war would
involve the utmost practicable CO.
| operation in counsel and action with
the governments now at war with
| Germany" Some of them who think
! this might mean close alliance and
an ACTIVE participation in all the poll
cies of the entente extending even to
tho period after the war, are anxious
to have the exact intent of the phrase
made clear before they vote to glve
the president the broad powers con-
, veyed In the resolution.
There may be also some disinclina-
ton particularly ON theepart of Re-
publicans to adopt the presidents sug-
gestion as to taxation of the present
, generation to pay for the war II that
taxation Is to be aimed at objects al
ready taxed in their opinion to the
limit.
Some senator's feel that there should
be additional taxation on liquors and
: beer and stamp taxes OF the kind that
helped finance the Spanish war, and
that eventually much of the expense
should be met by bond issues
This phase Of the question, however.
Is looked upon as entirely aside from
the great Issues before congress and
differences Of opinion on the financial
policy will not impede progress of the
war resolution.
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