Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-04-09
RESOLUTION To
DECLARE PEACE
TO Be ADOPTED
BY HOUSE T0DA,
Matter Is Debated for Six
Hours, Despite the Fact
That Nobody Doubts That
Measure Will Be Passed,
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS
ALLEGE PARTISANSHiP
The Constitutional Right Of
Congress to Pass Such
Legislation Is Holly De-
Dated By Representatives,

EBY MORNING IouRHA- '.rECIAL LEASED wIRsl
Washington. April S.-The peace
resolution had passed the half way
mark on its way through the house
when echoes of the storm of ora
tory and debate It provoked died
away tonight. For six hours it
was the center of discussion on the
floor. yet no one questioned that it
would be adopted. The final vote
will come late tomorrow.
There was u vote today on
adoption of the special rule limit
ing debate and preventing amend
ment of the resolution as drawn by
the committee on foreign affairs.
The rule was carried, PA 10 l55,
seven democrats joining the repub-
| liCans in its support and one re-
publican opposing it. This was
| taken to indicate action on the res
olution itself, but republican lead
ers said more democrats would
Join them on the final vote. one
of the democrats, Representative
Huddleston of Alabama, who voted
against the rule, announced that
| he would support the resolution.
Charges of partisanship ran
through democratic comment on
1.-The resolution Representative
Huddloston noted these, but insist
ed that conscience would not let
him "trot along" with his party
majority and oppose the peace pro
posal whatever company" his de-
,cision forced him to keep.
The November elections figured
almost as prominently in the de-
bate as did the international situ-
alton, war time legislation or even
President wilson's share in the
treaty fight. A statement by Rep
Iresentative Pou, democrat, North
Carolina, that the president had
been without personal ambition in
Ihis actions brought a roar of
Laughter from the republican side.
lit was echoed from the democratic
Isitie d moment later when, to sup
lport charges of partisan purpose.
Representative Montague, demo-
lcrat Virginia, asked Chairman
lCampbell of the rules committee
why peace with Austro Hungary
also had not been proposed,
On the technical side Of the dis
Icussion the democrats repeatedly
challenged the constitutional right
of congress to pass such legisla-
tion, insisting 1t was a contemp' at
led invasion of the treaty making
Ipowers conferred on the executive
branch and the senate. Historical
and legal precedents were mar
tailed to support this view and the
writings of authorities on inter-
national law quoted at length.
The republicans quoted other
authorities and precedents and
maintained that all that was
sought was to end legally a war
that had in fact ended long ago.
The treaty making powers were
not affected they insisted, and a
formal treaty with Germany could
be drawn and ratified as provided
by the constitution.
representative Campbell in pre-
senting the rule, assured the mouse
that there was no intention to per
,, nit any other vote than on adop-
,, ton of the resolution and one vote
on recommitment.
Representative Flood, democrat
Virginia, leading the opposition
had not determined tonight the
, form the motion to recommi'
, would take. Possibly 1t will con
tain instructions that a substitute
! resolution, more acceptable to the
democrats, be reported back bv the
foreign affairs committee but there
, was no anticipation that such
, lmove could be put through.
There was nothing to indicate
when the senate would take up the
, resolution. Democrats openly
charged in the debate that 1t wa
, drawn without expectations by It's
: proponents that 1t ever would be
+ come a law. While there was M
direct reply to this charge, posi-
bly, because Of the doubt that exist.
ed as to the senate's course ant
, also because nobody was willing tC
saw that It could be carried oVel
a presidential veto. the republicans
stood firmly by their declaration
, that the American people demand
, ed peace and relief from irksomt
wartime restrictions.
Debate will be resumed tomor'
row at II. It will conclude sharp
, ly at S n. M, to be followed by the
/ final votes.