Arizona republican., 1920-04-09
VOTE TODAY LIN
 RESOLUTION OF
 PEACE IN HOUSE
Motion to Limit Debate Is Carried, Indicating Pas sage of Resolution That Will Formally End War Democrats Oppose It
TRepubIican A. p. Leased Wirel


 WASHINGTON, April S.-The peace resolution had passed the half way mark on it's way through the house when echoes of the storm of oratory and debate it provoked died away to- night. For six hours it was the cen ter of discussion on the floor, yet no one questioned that it would be adopt ed The final vote will come late to- morrow.
 There was a vote today on adoption of the special rule limiting debate and preventing amendment of the reSolu- tion as drawn by the committee on foreign affairs. The rule was carried. 214 to 155, seven democrats joining the in it's support and one re- publican opposing it. This was taken to indicate action on the resolution it. self, but republican leaders said more democrats would join them on the final vote. One of the democrats, Repre- sentative 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 Huddleston noted these but insisted that his conscience would not let him ''trot along" with his party majority and oppose the peace pro- posal. whatever company" his deci- sion forced him to keep.
 
 The November elections figured al- most as prominently in the debate as did the international situation, war time legislation or even President Will sons share in the treaty fight. A statement by Representative Pou. dem ocratic. North Carolina, that the presl- dent had been without personal ambi- tion in his actions brought a roar of laughter from the republican side. It was repeated from the democratic side a moment later when. to special charges of partisan purpose. Repre- sentative Montague, democrat, Vir- ginia, asked Chairman Campbell of the rules committee why peace with Austria Hungary also had not been 
 On the technical side of the discus sion, the democrats repeatedly chal- lenged the constitutional right of con- gress to pass such legislation, insist ing it was a contemplated invasion of the treaty making power on the ex- ecutive branch and the senate. His- torical and legal precedents were mar shaled to support this view and the writings of authorities on international law quote,1 at length. The repubii- cans quoted other authorities and pre- cedents and maintained that all that was sought was to end legally U war that had in fact ended long ago. The
 
 fixed, they insisted. and a formal treaty with Germany could be drawn and ratified as provided by the con- stitution.
 Opposition Move Undetermined
 Representative Campbell. in present. ing the rule. assured the house that there was no intention to permit any other vote than on adoption of the resolution and one vote on recommit- ment.
 Representative Flood. democrat, Vir- ginia. leading the opposition. had not determined tonight the form the mo- ton to recommit would take. Possibly it will contain instructions that sub- stitute resolution. more acceptable to the democrats. be reported back by the foreign affairs committee but there was no anticipation that such a move could be put there
 There was nothing to indicate when the senate would take up the resolu- ton. Democrats openly charged in the debate that it was drawn without ex- pectations by it's proponents that it ever would become a law. While there was no direct reply to this charge. pos sibly because of the doubt that exist ed as to the senate's course and also because nobody was willing to say that it could be carried by a presidential veto. the republicans stood firmly by their declaration that the American people demanded peace and relief from irksome wartime restrictions.
 Debate will be resumed tomorrow at eleven. It will conclude sharply at , D. m.. to be followed by the final vote.