Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-06-25
HOUSE IN LANDSLIDE VOTES TO
END STATE OF WAN.
Is Substitute for Knox Measure, Al
ready Passed by Senate.

ready Passed by Senate.
Washington, June 13.-By vote OF
exactly five to ono, The House tonight
passed the Porter resolution to term
/ nate the Estate of war between the
United States and the central pow
ers.
AS a substitute for the Knox reso-
luton, ALREADY passed by the Senate,
| repeating the declaration Of war, 1t
was put through 305 to 61, as a Re.
publican measure, with tho loss or
only one Republican votc--Kclley of
| Michigan. Fortyrnine Democrats Join
| ed in the landslide.
Among the forty.nine Democrats
| who voted for tho resolution were {:
| Almon, Alabama; Aswell, Louisiana ::
| Black, Texas; Bunto, Texas: Carter,
| oklahoma; Collins, mississippi; Crisp,
| Georgia; Dominica, South Carolina ::
| Driver, Arkansas; Dupre, Louisiana !:
tavcrt, Louisiana; Fulmer, South Car
DINA; Halves, Missouri; Huddlcston,
| Alabama; Humphreys, ,Mississippi:
Jones, Texas; Larsen Georgia; Lark.
! ford, Georgia; Logan, South Carolina ;
| Lowry, Mississippi; McClintic, Okla,
| mona; Mansfield, Texas; Martin
Louisiana; O'Conncr, Louisiana; Ovcr
street, Georgia; Park, Georgia.; Parks,
| Arkansas; Quin. Mississippi; Rankin
mississippi Sandlin, Louisiana: Smifn
| wick, Florida; Swank, Oklahoma:
| Taylor, Arkansas; Tyson, Alabama !:
| opshaw, Georgia; Vinson, Georgia,
| and Wilson, Louisiana,
| First throwing out OIL a point of
order, motion by Representative
| Flood, Democrat, Virginia, to send
| the resolution back to commit 20 with
instructions to report a substitute re.
guessing the President to negotiate
| wl'h the enemy countries, tor treaty
| OF peace, the House voted down, 254
to liz another recommitting propos.
al relating to disbursement.
Ihere was no debate on the latter
motion, which provided for an amend
ment to the pending measure rcsary.
ing Qhe right under the treaty OF Yer
sallles to enter into an agreement with
germany ana her allies and the DOW
ers associated with the United States
III the war for joint disarmament.
Ihe effort of the Democratic lender
snip to hold the party in limo AGAINST
the resolution failed, and tho minor.
| ity crumbled on roll call. Tho croclr
| OF The gavcl, ending two solid days of
| deoatc' which had not changed one
| Vote' Drought sigh of relief to wcaly
| members.
SPRING LAST-MINUTE SURPRISE
eprlnging surprise at the last mo.
ment, Chairman Porter, of the Foreisn
Anairs Committee In charge OF the
Ieht, presented Representative Bourko
'ocKran, Democrat New York: to
make the closing argument for mas.
sage or the resolution. Thers 80,
| heen talk during the day thu: Mr.
Cochran would not be found In limo
WIN MS party, but putting him for
"ard TO end the debate upset calcula
lions. In the end, however, the New
YORK member did not actually vote.
as he was paired.
MIR. Kelley, who Is chairman of tho
House conference at work on the nav
al bill with its disarmament amend
ment made bitter attack on the reso
| lutlon, declaring Congress would live
TO apologize for its act, whcich he de.
scribcd as making peace with q mere
clasp Of the hand, after tho fashion
OF professional wrestlers.
me principal attack on tho resolu
ZION was based by Democrats ON the
ground that it did not properly pro.
tect American rights and that tbe
,l"h states, in attempting to nego,
| tate treaty with Germany and hor
any would sit down, with feet and
hands tied and without being able TO
demand the rights won by war. Re.
puDicans held, however, that ou
rights were safeguarded
FLOOD OPPOSES RESOLUTION
| representative Garrett, Tcnnesses