The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-10
Not Sufficient Number of
Votes to Pass 1t Over
Presidents Veto.
FLOOD OPPOSES
ITS ADOPTION
Measure Passes House
by a LargeMajority But
Is Expected to Go No
Further.
By WINDER R. HARRIS,
(Staff Correspondent uniyer-
cal Caryico !

{ Staff Correspondent CnlNer-
sal Service.
Washington, April 9,-The
Republicans of the house, with
only two OBJECTIONS and the aid
of % Democrats, one indepen-
dent and one prohibitlonlst to-
night passed the Porter reso-
luton declaring the war with
Germany to be at an end. The
vote was 242 to 80, two mem
bers voting present.
The Democrats chung together Tor
their last stand on n motion 10 re-
commit, which was lost III to 222.
The recommit motion proposed the
adoption of substitute for the peace
resolution which, without reference
to the question of making peace
would have terminated on the date
the substitute became effective all OF
the war statutes which, under their
own terms, cease 10 be operative with
the declaration of peace.
Only three Democrats deserted
their leaders on the reCommittee mo-
ton, while the same two republicans
who voted against passage of the res
oiution joined with the democrats
in supporting the notion
The resolution now goes to the
senate where the Democratic lead
ers have announced they will use
every parliamentary means to pre-
vent favorahie action. In the event
of it's ultimate passage by the senate
| the Democrats have been ADVISED,
! President Wilson will veto tbs FssO"
luton.
I On the basis Of the nnmber of rep
resentatives present and voting today
Chairman Porter. of the foreign ar
4 fairs committee, estimated the re-
| publicans would need approximate,
! ly 23 additional votes TO override the
veto. The Democrats asert that this
! will be impossible.
Passage OF the peace resolution
4 came at the end of IL hours of two
/ fun days of debate which from tbs
outset developed intense PARTISAN bit
ternesS The big guns on both
! sides were reserved for the grand
/ finale. Stirring scenes marked ths
hurting of their oratoricai barrags
! back and forth across the aisle. with
republicans and democrats alike al
/ the time for voting drew near yoei
/ feroully cheering their champion:
ItCAiAb anu ipSLAh5 az saSh NA
I scrsaries.
| The galleries were damned witt
| an overflow crowd from long before
the house met until otter the result
/ of the final ballot was announced.
I The features of today's debate botl
I of which came in the nature of sur
prises were the vigorous speeches o
/ Representatives Kelley, Republican
| OF Michigan, against his party
\ method of restoring peace and Repre-
sentative Gallivan, Democrat, o
\ Massachusetts, In support of the reso
/ luton.
/ Republican Floor Leader Mondell
| Democratic Floor Leader Cham]
Clark. Representative Longworth
Republican. of Ohio Representative
/ Flood. OF Virginia. ranking Demo
crat on the foreign affairs COMMITTEES
and Representative Kitchin wer,
the other big guns" Of the forensi
battle.
/ Former Speaker Champ Clark said
instead of making peace" the Por
/ ter resolution would bring 'confu
sion worse COMPOUNDED. leading VI
into all sorts of, international quag
| mires."
| The Republicans ha charged
were not trying to make peace. bu
were seeking "to make some politica