Evening journal., 1917-04-06

Kitchin's speech swung a dozen or
more votes to the ranks OF those op-
posing the resolution
Those voting against the state OF
war resolution in the House were:
AlmOn, Bacon, Britten, Browne
Burnette, Cary, Church, Connolly
Wansas), Cooper Wisconsin,, David
son, Davis, Decker, Dill. Dillon,
Dominick, Esch. Frear, Fuller Qlli-
nois), Igoe. Johnson (South Dakotal
Heating King, Kinkaid. Kitchin,
Knutson LaFollette, Little, London,
Lundeen, McElmore, Mason, Nelson,
Randall, Reaves, Roberts, Rosenberg,
Sherwood. Sloan, Stafford, VanDyke,
Voight Wheeler, Woods Qowa), Hau-
gen Hayes, Hensley, Hilliard, Hull
Uowa), Shackelford, Miss Rankin.
When the long drawn out. but al
ways thrilling debate had at last been
concluded, n stiffness that seldom
marks house proceedings settled over
the chamber Then there was a
stir in the galleries. The members,
too. began to shift about a moment
The clerk drawled out the list OF
names, recording members votes.
Solemnly they answered. Some fairly
barked out the aye or no. Some
voted huskily. Miss Rankln's name
was reached The tension was ac-
tually painful. The first woman was
to vote on war.
Amid an embarrassing silence and
weeping, she advanced half way down
the aisle from her seat in the rear.
A storm that had ripped through
Washington like a noisy horde of
cavalry and that equalled even the
intensity Of the storm that continued
throughout the Presidents address to
the joint session was on.
Even in the close packed chamber
and galleries the intermittent rumb-
ling of thunder could occasionally be
heard.
81 want TO stand by my country
said this woman choking, "but-but /
can't vote for war;"
Thunderous, hysterical applause
from paci1st and pro-war sides OF the
House alike greeted this frank admis-
sion-woman's first official voice in
the House. One had to yell and ap-
plaud to jam down the lump in the
throat. But the lady from Montana
had slipped out a side door. grief
stricken. and she heard but little ol
the ovation.
For seventeen hours the House ha(
been in continuous session, weighing
debating, almost fighting. over the mo
mentous question before them.
Two hundred and twenty-five mem
bers had addressed the House.
Peace advocate had met war advo
cate man for man until midnight
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swapping point.
Precipitation dripped from members
foreheads. Suddenly a motion was
made to reach an agreement by II OF
let the matter go over until Saturday
or Monday. II never reached vote.
As Good Friday was ushered in th'
House seemed as far from vote as
at 10 o'clock Thursday morning. Crie!
Of .'vote. vote" arose from all sides. De
bate had been limited to five minutes
but names OF those who wished tC
speak kept piling on the list.
At 100 a. m. Britten, Illinois, intro
duced an amendment to the bill tha
would have prohibited use of Ameri
can troops in Europe Debate, whicl
had been repeated two and thre'
times during the day, switched to this
But still the Representatives coul'
find nothing new to talk about.
Finally, at POS o'clock, afte
speeches had been repeated and re
heated. the break came when Repre-
sentative McGee. New York, an
nounced:
"The House is ready for a vote.
shall ask that my remarks be extend
ed to the record, instead OF readinl
them and thereby save time"
A dozen followed suit. Majorit.
Leader Kitchin asked that It lay owe
until Saturday. The motion was de
feated. Chairman Floor, of the for
eign affairs committee, asked that thr