The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-06-14
ONLY ONE REPUBLICAN VOTED
AGAINST SUBSTITUTE MEASURE
While FOrty-Nine Democratic
Members Joined Republi-
cans In the Vote.
PUT THROUGH HOUSE
BY VOTE OF 305 TO 81
Resolution Attacked on Ground
That II Did Not Protect
American Rights.
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WAsFfINGTON, june t3.-Bv
vote q exactly Eve 10 one. the hous,
tonight passed the Porter resolution
% terminate the state Of war between
the United States and the Central
Powers
As = Substitute for the Knox resom
ton ALREADY passed by the senate. re-
peailng the declaration OF war It was
pat through sos . 81. as a republican
measure with the loss OF only one
republican vote Kelly 81 Michigan
Forty-nins democrats Joined IN the
iandsIsae.
First throwing cut on a point Of
order q motion by Representative
Fiood. democrat. Virginia. 70 send the
resolution back to committee with In
strsetion# 60 report a substitute re-
a0ssting fhe president 10 negotiate
With the enemy countries for . treaty
20 peace. the house. voted down an
other reeommlttlug proposal relating
90 disaruaament.
There wna no debate on the latter
molten. which provided for an amend
ment to the pendiug measure reaerv-
tnE The riEht under the treaty of YER
saiiles sto enter into an agreement
with Germany ard her allies and the
powers associated with the Unitad
States n the war Tor joint disarma-
mnnt
The effort % the democratic leader
ship e hold the party in line against
the resolution failed. and the minority
crmmhfea OF roll call The crack al
the gavei. ending two solid DAYS 81
debate. which leaders agreed had no,
changed ore vote. brought a sigh al
relief - weary members. sprineInr a
surprise at the last moment. Chairman
Porter. 81 the foreign Affairs commit
tee. n ehaFge of the feht, presented
Rerresentafive Bourse Cochran d
make tha closing argument for pass
age 81 the resolution. There had been
talk during the Day that Mr. Cochran
would not De found ln lire with hls
party. but putting him forward 70 end
the aehate upset al calculations. IN
the end. however. the New York mem
Der aid not actually vote, as ne was
paired.
Mr. KELLEY. who Is chairman of the
house eonferees at work on the naval
bil with ita disarmament amendment
made bitter attack on the resolution
declaring congress would 1--we q apol
ogixe FOR SIS set which ne described
as making peace Vith a mere clasp
81 the hand. after the fashion of pro
fessieaai wrostlers
The principal attack on the resoIu
tion was based ~ democrats On ths
ground that it did rot properly pro
tect American rights and that thr
United States Ga attempting to mago-
ticfe q treaty with Germany and hes
ally would sit down with feet and
hanas tied. and without being able
20 demand the rights won bv war
Republicans held however that an
rights we're safeRuarded.
Representative Garrett. Tennessee
the acting democratic leader: Repre-
sentative connaIly. democrat. Texas
ard Afr. Flood made the principal
speeches aGalnst the resolution all
declaring that the chief argument in
support of ts adoption was that 81
would pave The way for greater trade
with German
Failure OF the seHate 20 accept the
house substitute viii send the whole
eueskfon of peace t. conference. Nest
~ tie repuhilcau speakers declared
congress ought not - repeal ths war
declaration itself. holding q would be
regarded as q repudlatIon Of The war.
but aesnocrats reminded them that a
republican house twice had adopted a
peace resolution with that provision.