Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-09
WORD BATTLE
In. Six Hour Limit on
Peace Resolution

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resolution had passed the half way
mark on its way through the heuee
when echoes of the storna Of eratory
ana debate it provoked died away
tonight. For six hours it was the
center Of discussion Of the door yet
40 one questioned that it would be
adopted. The final vote will come
ate tomorrow.
There was a vote today on adop-
ton OF the special rule limiting de-
bata and preventing amendment or
the resolution as drawn by the COM
rnittee on foreign affairs. The rule
was carried 214 to 1855, seven demo-
Gratis Joining the republicans in its
support and one republican opposing
it. This was taken to indicate action
on the resolution itself, but repub-
lican leaders 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 the
resolution. Representative Huddles-
ron noted these, but insisted that
conscience would not let him "trot
along" with his party majority and
cpose the peace proposal whatever
company his decision forced him to
keep.
The November elections figured al
most as prominently in the debate as
did the international situation war
Wilson's share in the treaty fight. A
statement by Representative Pou,
democrat North Carolina, that the
president had been without personal
ambition in His actions brought Il
roar Of laughter from the republican
side.
1t was echoed by the democrats a
moment later when, to support
charges of partisan purposes, Repre-
sentative Montague, democrat, Viz
sinia, asked chairman Campbell of
The rules committee why peace with
Austria also had not been proposed.
On the technical side Of the discuss
sion the democrats repeatedly chal-
lenged the constitutional right of
congress to pass such legislation, in
sisting it was a contemplated inva-
sion of the treaty making powers
conferred on the executive branch
and the senate. The treaty making
powers were not affected they insist
ed and a formal treaty with Germany
could be drawn and ratified as pro-
, vived by tine constitution.
Representative Campbell, in pre-
senting the rule. assured the House
that there was no intention to per-
NIT any other vote than upon alcp-
ton OF the resolution and one vote en-
Democrat, Virginia, leading the OPP
position had not determined tonight
the form the motion to recommit
would take. Possibly it will contain.
Instructions that sub resolution
more acceptable to the Democrats
he reported back by the foreign at.
fairs committee blu there was no an
ticipation that such a move could be
put through.
There was nothing to Indicate when
he Senate would take up the resolu-
ton.
Debate will be resumed tomorrow
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P. NJ. to be followed by the final
votes.
The vote Of New England repre-
sentatives on the rule which cuts of
amendments to the resolution fol-
lows:
For adoption:
Republicans--Green Massac h u
sets; Greene, Vermont; Kendall,
Kennedy, Rhode Island; White,
Maine.
Against adoption:
Rspublicans--F uller, Massachu-
setts.
Representative Huddleston, Demo
cratic. Alabama. was the first OF
those who opposed the rule. to an
noupce that he would support the
resolution.
Il am unable to- deal with this
question as party question" he
said. "The American people demand
peace. 1t would be easier for me to
tnqt along with the majority on my
side than to take A. position which :
know to DO unpopular. The thing
hat concerns me is the good Of my
country"