Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-06-14
Effort to Send Meas
ure Back to Commit
tee Beaten, 254-ll2.
F Forty-Nine Democrats
Join in Landslide; One
Republican Bolts.

! washington, June l3.-By a
vote exactly S to l, the house
Monday night adopted the
Porter resolution to terminate
the state Of war between the
United States and the Central
powers.
As a substitute for the Knox resolu.
ton. already passed by the senate. re-
peallng the declaration of war. it was
put through. 3O5 to 81, as Republi-
can measure with the loss of only one
Republican-kelley. Of Michigan,
Forty-nine Democrats joined in the
landslide.
First throwing out, on a point OF
order. motion by Representative
Flood. Democrat. Virginia. to send the
resolution back to committee with in
structlons to report substitute re-
questing the president to negotiate
with the enemy countries for q treaty
OF peace, the house voted down. s24
to IL. another recommitting proposal
relating to disarmament.
No Debate on Motion.
There was no debate on the latter
motion which provided for an amend
ment to the pending measure reserving
the right under tie treaty Of Versailles
TO enter into an agreement with Ger
many and her allies and the powers as
sodated with the United States in the
var for Joint disarmament"
The effort Of the Democratic leader
ship to hold the party in line against
the resolution failed, and the minority
crumbled on roll call. The crack Of
the gavel. ending two solid days of de-
bate. which leaders agreed had not
changed one vote, brought a sigh of re-
lief to weary members.
Springing surprise at the last mo-
ment. Chairman Porter. of the foreign
affairs committee. in charge of the
fight. presented Representative Bourke
Cochran, Democrat. New York. to
make the closing argument for passage
of the resolution.
Cochran Doesn't Vote.
There had been talk during the day
that Mr.. Cochran would not be found
in line with his party. but putting him
forward to end the debate upset ca}cu-
|at;ans. In the end, however, the New
York member did not actually vote. as
he was paired.
MIR. Kelley. who is chairman of the
louse conferees at work on the naval
ill with its disarmament amendment,
made bitter attack on the resolution,
declaring congress would live to apollo
,ize for its act. which he described as
making peace mere clasp of the hand,
fter the fashion Of professional wrest-
ers.
The principal attack on the resolu-
ion was based by Democrats on ground
hat it did not properly protect Amer
can rights and that the United States.
a attempting to negotiate treaty with
and her ally would sit. down
Nth feet and hands tied and ~ 4
eing able to demand the rigk
Y war. i
Republicans Stand Pat.
Republicans held. however. Sss
ghts were safeguarded.
Representative Garrett, Tennessee.
he acting Democratic leader. Repre-
entative Connally. Democratic. Texas.
nd Mr.. Flood made the principal
pecches against the resolution, all de-
laring that the chief argument in sup
ort of its adoption was that it would
ave the way for greater trade with
Failure of the senate to accept the
ouse substitute will send the whole
aestion Of peace to conference; Most
{ the Republican speakers declared
Dngress ought not to repeal the war
eclaration itself, holding it would be
egarded as reputation Of the war,
ut Democrats reminded them that q
epublican house twice had passed 4
eace resolution with that provision.