Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-04-13
ADOPTS RESOLUTION TO END
STATE OF WAR WITH GER
MANY BY PAP TO $50
NOW GOES TO THE SENATE
Final Action Came After a Two-day
Battle of Words. - twenty-five
Democrats Joined Republicans
In Supporting the Measure

ilthu JOINT resolution uecldrlng the
state of war with Germany at an end
and repeating most of the wartime leg
islation, was adopted yesterday by the
house. 1t now goes to the senate. The
vote was 242 to $50.
Twenty-Five Democrats joined with
the Republican majority in support
ing the resolution and two Republi-
cans voted against its adoption.
Before adopting the resolution the
house voted down a motion by Repre-
sentative Flood of Virginia, the rank
Ing Democrat of the foreign affairs
committee, to send the resolution back
to that committee with instructions to
report out a substitute repeating all
wartime acts
The vote on that motion was III
for and do against.
On the Democratic substitute of
fered as a motion to recommit the
original vote other than that on adop-
ton of the resolution permitted under
the rule, three Democrats lined up
with the Republicans while two Re
publicans joined the minority. The
greater break in the Democratic ranks
came on the final vote.
Chairman Porter of the foreign af-
fairs committee claimed after the roll
call that 20 more votes would carry
the resolution over a presidential veto.
Democratic members, however, said
vote on that question would see party
alignment virtually intact.
The vote ended a two-day battle of
words in the house. The rule was
rigid, preventing all attempts at
amendment of the resolution put for
ward by Republican or Democratic Of
fers of substitutes. Only the recon-
mitment motion was acceptable and
there was no preliminary presentation
of the Democratic proposal.
The debate began at II o'clock
Thursday morning and occupied all the
time of the house for more than u
hours. 1t was marked throughout by
sharp partisanship, except for those
on each side who broke away from
party ines to join the opposition.
Former Speaker Clark and Repre-
sentative Kitchin of North Carolina
took leading part in the fight on the
Democratic side, while Representa-
tive Mondell, the Republican leader,
who closed the debate, received a
warm greeting from his party col
leagues. The speech of Representa-
| tive Kitchin aroused the Democrats to
an outburst Of cheering as he assailed
the Republican membership, charging
them with hypocrisy and challenging
them to present a straight-Out pro-
pOsal for repeal of wartime legisla-
ton if they were sincere.
At the close of his speech, Mr..
Kitchin suffered a collapse, resulting
from what was said by his physicians
to be a slight stroke of paralysis.
Representative Mondell later express
ed the sympathy of the house with
Mr.. Kitchin. the members standing
while he spoke.
The debate was unusual in that it
consisted largely of a symposium of
prepared statements, few members
speaking eXtemporaneously The usual
! Illtli uDllOu " NiltuheIS dlSO WAS ldch-
ing,
At one point yesterday, as on the
day previous, party support suddenly
shifted. When Representative Kelly
Republican, Of Michigan, was recogniz-
ed to oppose the resolution, Democratic
seats were filled as the Republicans
were massed Thursday when Repre-
sentative Huddleston, Democrat, of
Alabama, declared his intention to vote
for the measure Cries of "go on"
greeted Representative Kelley, and he
was accorded additional time by the
Democratic leaders, concluding his adj
dress with an assertion that the reso-
luton proposed TO strike hands with
Germany and say tits all over. Let's
call it square,
mot with my vote" he shouted as
he took his seat, and a roar of cheers
came from the Democrats.
Toward the close of the debate both
sides were reduced to speeches of q
half minutes length, in order to give
opportunity to all who wished to get
into the Congressional Record. The
house derived more pleasure, appar-
emily, from the bang of the speakers
gavel as it cut off speakers in the
middle of rolling oratorical sentence.
Ironic cheers and handclapping came
from the opposing faction in each
case.