The Pensacola journal., 1920-04-09
VOTE IS
DUE BY NIGHT
Resolution Expected Pass House
on First Rail Call as Result
of Republican Control.
DEMOCRATS WAVERING
Seven Join Republican Ranks in
Vote on Rule Limiting De-
bate to Nine Hours.


the Republican peace resolution to-
morrow by the House was indicated
today when the rules limiting debate
on the measure to nine hours was
adopted with some Democrats joining
the Republicans in supporting it.
The vote was 213 to 155. Immed-
lately afterwards the debate on the
resolution itself was opened. It will
continue until p. m. tomorrow when
a vote on the resolution is expected.
Democrats voting for the rule num-
bered z, while one Republican Rep
resentative Fuller of Massachusetts,,
voted against it. The Democrats joined
with the Republican majority were
Caldwell, New York; Evans. Nevada; ;
Gallivan and Olney, Massachusetts,;
Sherwood, Ohio. and Gold fogle, New
York
Declaring that the war with Ger
many was over and that Congress
should assert the fact, Chairman
Campbell of the Rules Committee,
opened in the House today the fight
for adoption of the joint resolution
declaring the state of war at an end.
The galleries were crowded at the be-
ginning of the passage of the reso-
luton.
The first phase of the battle began
on presenta ton of the special rule
limiting debate to nine hours. Two
hours were allowed for discussion Of
the rule, the vote on which will give
the first test of strength.
The House met an hour earlier to
begin the debate.
Mr. Campbell said the people were
wearied by a year and a half of life
under an execution with war powers
in time of peace and longed for the
freedom of a government with three
separate and indepennedt branches.
Passage of the peace resolution, he
continued, would not put the United
States back on a normal basis without
sacrificing or surrendering any of the
rights of privileges to which it was
entitled by reason of it's participation
in the war. He added that grave do
mestic questions make the proposed
action. imperative.
THE war is over" he declared, that
is known by every one. Congress is
therefore within its rights in declar-
ing a state of war no longer exists.
Labor industry and commerce are all
the laws and circumstances that per-
tain to peace. 1t is the duty of peace.
He is left with the utmost freedom to
negotiate a treaty with the advice and
consent of the senate, as provided in
the plain terms of the constitution.
Representative Pou, North Carolina,
ranking Democrat on the Rules Com
mittee made the first address in oppo-
cit TO ha
characterized as 1.-The peace humbug to
be debated for two days" Passage of
the measure, he declared would be
playing Germany's hand
Mr.. Pou charged that the Republi-
cans were seeking to make political
capital for the next campaign and
were offering the resolution as an ex-
cuse for broken party pledges. Howls
from Republicans greeted his state
ment that the measure was designed
to embarass President Wilson and
they were renewed when he said the
president had no selfish ambitions"
Few members of the House believe
anything will ever come of the reso-
luton Mr.. Puo declared. 1T is an
other stunt of the Steering Committee
and the autocratic power which has
ruled the House during this Congress.
You have to take this resolution
whether you want it or not. The house
has no more power to propose peace
than any other body of men. 1t is
utterly powerless. But it seems ready
to initiate treaty making powers"
Representative Pou said that in de-
feating ratification of the peace treaty,
the Republicans had played the game
that Gc~many wanted you to play
News of the passage by the House of
the miserable, make-shifth peace res
oiution, he declared, would be more
welcome in Germany than any since
the announcement OF the Senate's fail
ure TO ratify the treaty.
The resolution is "a business propo-
sition from start to finish.'' Repre-
sentative Smell of New York. declared.