Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-06

Mccullough Of Ohio, Republican,
late in the evening moved an amend
ment to the resolution that the mill
tary forces of the United States be
not transported for service In the war
to Europe except by the approval of
congress, specifically voted.
As a further amendment, Britten Of
Illinois, Republican, moved that the
use OF. the military forces In Europe,
Asia or Africa be prohibited without
the express approval Of congress. UNI
less such troops volunteered for such
foreign service.
Both these amendments were voted
down, the rollcalls showing that the
resolution would be adopted by an
Overwhelming majority.
b At s O'Clock Flood sought to obtain
unanimous consent to close the de-
bate, with the committee rising to
present q favorable report on the
adoption Of the resolution, but there
was opposition to this, in which
Speaker Champ Clark joined The
speaker stated that In so serious a
matter. there should be, every oppor-
tunity afforded for a full and free
discussion, with every member given
an opportunity to speak who might so
desire.
The debate then eoutinued, lasting:
until 3 O'clock IN the morning. BY
2 o'clock more than 80 members had
spoken.
The arollcall began at quarter to
three and It was soon apparent that
the resolution would be adopted, only
about one out Of eight recording q
negative vote.
Woman Member Votes "Nor
Miss Jeanette Rankin of Montana,
, the sole woman representative, sat
during the rollcall with bowed head
and twice her name was called by
the clerk without any answer On
the third call she stood up, sobbing.
No matter what stand my country
make take in this" she said, can
not cast my vote for war" She sup
ported herself against her desk, re.
cording her vote as mo"
Those who yoSed against the reso.
luton declaring a state OF war with
Germany on the rollcall In the house
at Washington were, Almon OF Ala
bama, Democrat; Britten OF Illinois,
Republican; Bacon of Michigan, Re-
publican; Brown of Wisconsin,. Repuba
1ican; Burnett of Alabama, Democrat:
Gary OF Wisconsin. Republican, Church
Of California, Democrat; Connolly OF
Kansas, Democrat; Cooper OF Wis
consin, Republican; Davis Of Min.
nesota, Republican; Decker of Mis-
souri, Democrat; Dill of Washing
ton, Democrat; Dillon OF South Da-
kota, Republican; Dominick OF South
Carolina, Democrat; Esch Of Wiscon.
sin, Republican; Frear Of Wisconsin,
Z Republican; Fuller of Illinois, Repub.
hcan; Haugen of Iowa, Republican;
Hayes OF California, Republican;
Hensley OF Missouri, Democrat; Hill.
lard Of Colorado, Democrat; Hull of
Iowa, Democrat; Igoe of Missouri.
Democrat; Johnson of South Dakota,
Republican; Heating of Colorado,
Democrat; King of Illinois, Democrat;
Kinkaid Of Nebraska, Democrat;
Kitchin of North Carolina, Democrat;
Knutson of Minnesota, Republican;
LaFollette, Washington. Republican;
Littlepage OF West Virginia. Repub.
lican; London Of New York, Socialist;
Lundeen OF Minnesota, Republican;
McLemore of Texas, Democrat; Mason
of Illinois, Republican; Nelson of Wis
eonsin, Republican; Randall of Cali.
fctnia, Democrat: Rankin of Mon
tana fohiy woman representative,
Republican; Reavis of Nebraska,
Democrat; Roberts of Nevada, Repub-
lican: Rodenburg of Illinois, Repub.
lican; Shackleford Of Missouri, Demo.
crat; Sherwood of Ohio. Democrat;
Sloan of Nebraska. Republican: Stat.
ford OF Wisconsin, Republican,: Van
Dyke OF Minnesota, Democrat; voight
of Wisconsin, Republican; Wheeler OF
Illinois. Republican, and Wood Of Iowa.
Republican.