The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-04-16
HOUSE VOTES TO
DECLARE PEACE
ADOPTS RESOLUTION TO END
STATE OF WAR WITH GER.
MANY BY 242 TO $50
NOW GOES TO THE SENATE
Final Action Came After . Two.day
Battle Of Words. - Twenty-Five
Democrats Joined Republicans
In Supporting the Measure

Washington. April 10. The Repub
l'can joint resolution declaring tn.
state Of war with Germany ut. nm enc
and repeating most Of the wartime leg
islation, was adopted yesterday by III.
house. II now goes to the senate. TIL.
vote was 242 to $50.
Twenty-Five Democrats Joined with
the Republican majority In support
Ing the resolution and two Repubii
cans voted against its adoption.
Before adopting the resolution the
house voted down u motion by Repre-
sentative Flood of Virginia. the rank.
Ing Democrat of the foreign affairs
committee, To send the resolution back
: 10 that committee with Instructions Ia
report out substitute repeating all
wartime acts.
The vote on that motion was III
for and 222 against.
On the Democratic substitute Of
fer~d as motion to recommit the
original vote other than that on adop-
tisn Of the resolution permitted under
the rule. three Democrats lined up
with the Republicans while two Re
pnblicans 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
1 the resolution over n presidential veto.
Democratic members, however. said u
vote ON That question would see party
snlignment virtually Intact.
The vote ended two.day battle of
words In the house. The rule was
rigid. preventing all attempts Mt
amendment of the resolution put for
sSnrd hy Republican or Democratic Of.
GERS of substitutes. Only the recon-
8rlitment motion was acceptable and
here was no preliminary presentation
III the Democratic proposal.
q The debate began az II O'clock
Il thursday morning and occupied all the
3ime of the house for more than IL
ours. II was marked throughout by
harp craftsmanship. except for those
zAnrty lines to Join the opposition.
81 Former Speaker Clark aud Repre-
,ntntive kitchin of North Carolina
S,ok leading part In the fight on the
democratic side. while Representa-
I'VE Mondell, the Republican leader.
no closed the debate. received
2zarn greeting from his party G, !.
a,gacs. The speech OF Representa-
I've kitchin aroused the Democrats To
#A 0utburst OF cheering rs he nssalled
&c Republican membership. charging
}em with hypocrisy and challenging
Lem to present u stralghl.out pro-
Asal Tor repeal of wartime legisla.
IN II they were sincere.
AT the close OF his speech, Mr..
HStchin suffered collapse. resulting
pm what was said by his physicians
M be a slight stroke of paralysis
representative Mondcll Inter express
the sympathy Of the house with
kitchin. the members standing
= Ile he spoke.
he debate was unusual In that II
2sisted largely OF symposium Of
&spured statements, few members
Z &3aklng extemporaneously. The usual
frruption of speakers also was lack
+ %3t one point yesterday. rs on the
previous. party support suddenly
4*6ted. When Representative Kelly,
4 ubiican, Of Michigan, WAS recognize
q 40 oppose the resolution, Democratic
were filled as the Republicans
h massed Thursday when Repre-
atisc Huddlestnn. Democrat. of
pama. declared his intention to vote
the measure. Cries of go on"
tied Representative Kelley. and he
accorded additional time by the
socratie leaders. concluding his nj,
ssgs with AN assertion that the reso.
I'm proposed To strike hands with
,any and say "it's all over. Let's
II square
got with my vote" he shouted as
*Sok his seat. and a roar of cheers
from III. Democrats.
Ewar,l the close of the debate both |
were reduced Ia speeches nf Il
minuie's length. In order tn give |
~k.tnnity to All who wished to get |
III the Congressional Record The /
e derived more pleasure. appar |
from the bang of the speakers |
as II cut off speakers I'm the /
IL of n rolling oratorical sentence. /
cheers and handelnpplng came |
the opposing faction In each |
n, |