Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-03
REPRESENTATIVE
Mann DECIDEDLY
OPPOSED TOPLAN
Declared Himself Out Of Sym
pathy With Attempt To
Embarrass President.
CUMMINS. WANTS SENATE
COMMITTEE TO GO ACROSS
Congressman Are Venting
Feelings Because Of Their
! Lack OF Representative,

Omitted Press staff correspondent)
Washington, Dee. 3.-Representative
James R. Mann, house republican lead
&C, today came ont flatly against the
resolution to install Vice President
Marshall in the white house while Pres
tdent Wilson is abroad.
Mann also declared himself wholly
out of sympathy with the attempt to
cmbarrass the president while he is on
. The peace inission. He promised rnere
would be no concerted attempt by re-
publcans in the house to question the
constitutionality of the president s
j. trip.
Factional strife at home should not
be allowed to give the impression that
the American people are divided on
the peace issue, Mann said
In the senate, however there was a
disposition among some republicans to
start some interesting developments.
Wants War Powers Removed
Senator Knox. Pennsylvania, intro
duced resolution declaring that ex-
tfaordinary war powers vested in the
president be removed as sOen as possi-
BILE. 1t would also ask that the United
States act in complete unity with its
.allies in formulating peace terms and
that the forces in Europe be returned
10 America as quickly as possible, con
Blstent with safety.
Senator Hitchcock, chairman ~ the
senate foreign relations committee. TO-
day advocated passage of a resolution
declaring President Wilson "unable, .
t. perform the duties of his office
while abroad
Hitchcock's S attitude was surprise
to other democrats. He explained il by
saving;
Wants Matter Settled
Ny personal opinion is that the
senate should do something TO settle
tn matter definitely, to say who il
president. | believe tie supreme court.
Vt called on to rule ON a resolution de-
ca aTiHg President Wilson unable BY
Teason of his absence to perform the
annction of his office, would hold that
congress is the best Judge Of the exec
ptive's ability or inability to fune-
ton. In NY position on this matter 1
sn at variance with most democrat" "
Hitchcock announced that the for
eign relations committee will meet this
week to discuss the Cummins resolu-
ton creating a senate committee to at
tend the peace conference. The Sher-
man resolution to be introduced today,
declaring the office CT president vacant
aud seating Vice President Marshall
sor the remainder Of the term, probab-
T. will go to the judiciary committee,
Hitchcock today called the Sherman
resolution "absurd. -
Won't Pass Senate
II think it not probable that the
Iummins resolution will be fayorably
seperted by the foreign relations com
nittee,'' said Hitchcock. ~ do not be-
ileve it will pass the senate | have no
disposition, however, to smother il in
committee. 1t should be given fair
chance in the senate Ii is likely there
fore, that this committee VIII report it
without recommendation.
Some senator's feel that it would
DC unwise to sendaabroad committee
that because Of its unofficial position,
would be subject to snubs and which
might embarrass our peace delegates
and the senate. Others think that the
supreme Importance of having the SEN
ote take part, through discussions here,
of neaee terms contemporaneously with
the peace conference, warrants the
sending Of the committee
$ major Pittman = amendment to
send the whole senate to Paris will not
Feeeive serious consideration.
The house Judiciary committee prob
ably will be in no hurry to meet on
la Rodenbarg resolution substituting