The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-04-14

15O. Resolution will Now Go to the
Senate.
Washington, April 9.-The Republi-
can Joint resolution declaring the state
OF war with Germany at an end and
repeating most of the wartime legisla-
ton was adopted today by the house.
1t now goes to the senate The vote on
the passage Of the peace resolution was
242 to $50, present 2. Twenty-Five
Democrats joined with the Republi-
can majority in supporting the resolu-
tion and two Republicans voted against
its adoption.
Democrats voting for the resolution
were:
.Ashbrook, Caldwell Dooling, Cullen,
Gallivan, Ganley, Goldfogle, Huddle-
ston, McKiniry,' MoLane. Laher, OCon-
nell, OConnor, Pell, Hamill, Olney
Sherwood. Sullivan, Carey, Evans, Ne
vada, Mead.
Republicans opposing it were:
Fuller, Massachusetts, and Kelley,
Michigan.
Before adopting the resolution, the
house voted down 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 substitute repeating all
wartime acts. The vote on that mo
ion was III for and 222 against.
On the Democratic substitute, offer
ed as a motion to recommit. the only
vote other than that on the adoption
of the resolution permitted under the
rule, three Democrats lined up with
the Republicans, while two Republi-
cans 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 twenty more votes would
carry the resolution over presidential
veto. Democratic members, however,
said a vote on that question would see
party alignment virtually intact.
The vote ended a two-day battle of
words in the house.
The debate began at II o'clock yes
tcrday morning and occupied all of
the time Of the public for more than
twelve hours! 1t was marked through
out by sharp partisanship except for
those on each side who broke away
from party lines to join the oppos-
ton.
Former Speake, Clark, Representa-
tive K;tthin of Moth Carolina and
Flood Of Virginia took leading part
in the fight on the Democratic side,
while Representative Mondcll, the Re-
publican leader, who closed the de-
bate, receive warm greeting from
hfs party colleagues Representative
Kitchin': cneech aroused the Demo-
Gratis to an outburst Of cheering as he
assailed the Republican membership,
charging them with "pretcnse and hy-
pocrity" an1 challenging them to sub
nit straight-out proposal for repeal
Of wartime legislation If they were sin
cerc. At 'he close Of his speech Mr..
Kitchin suffered Il collapse resulting
from what was said by his physicians
to be Sigh, stroke Of paralysis. Rep
resentative Mondell later expressed the
sympathy Of the house with Mr..
Kitchin, the members standing while
he spoke.
Representative j.ongwo"th, Repub-
lican, Ohio, was particularly sharp in
his references today to President Will
sons attitude on the League of Ma
tions, which he described as an "un-
American morstrosity."
Opposing the resolution, Represen-
tative Flood, Democrat, Virginia, de-
clarcd the treaty would have been rat
iflcd if the Republican majority in the
senate had not been obtained by the
purchase OF a senatorial seat in Michi-
gan He characterized the Newbcrry
case as the most shameful and dis
graceful dcbauching OF an electorate
that has ever occurred in this
country"
Many Republicans voted to pass the
Volstead act over the Presidents veto,
Mr.. Flood continued.
~ am curious to know" he added,
"how they will reconcile their acts in
voting to continue wartime prohibition
on the ground that we were at war
with the vote they are going to cast
today for resolution based upon a