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Show HOUSE CONCURS IN RESOLUTION IN SHORT ORDER Document Soon Signec! by President Pro Tern of Senate Sen-ate and by Chief Executive Execu-tive of Nation. SENATOR PENROSE ATTACKS WILSON Democratic Senators Clamor for Chance to Reply; Shaf-roth Shaf-roth Says Pennsylvanian Should Be Ashamed. WASHINGTON", April 22. Without debate and without the formality of a roll call tho houso today concurred in tho administration's Mexican resolu-tion resolu-tion adopted by the senate, which justifies jus-tifies tho president in using the armed forces of the "United Btates in securing amends for indignities suffered by tho natiou in Mexico. On the viva voce vote the "ayes" were in pronounced majority. A few negative votes were heard hero and thoro on tho Republican side when Speaker Clark put the question. After a thirty-minute session tho house adjourned ad-journed until noon, and when it reconvened recon-vened Speaker Clark signed the resolution. resolu-tion. Senator Clarke, president pro tempore of the senate, signed tho resolution after it had been engrossed, and it was sent to the White houso for the president's presi-dent's approval. The president 3ignod the resolution at 2:05 o'clock. Only his family was present. Flood Opens Debate. Addressing tho house in support of tho substitute for tho house resolution of justification, Mr. Flood said that when ho introduced the original resolution resolu-tion Monda- he believed it was in tho proper form to carry out the purposes outlined in tho addreBs of the president. "Tho original resolution made it clear that this country was not hostile to the Mexican people, bb'hI Mr. Flood, "and did not desire to mako waT on Mexico; the sonato amendment states this in so many words. The substance sub-stance of this resolution is, therefore, unchanged. In this momentous hour and in the circumstances confronting this country prompt action justifying and approving the course of tho president presi-dent is of tho utmost importance, and it would be childish to quibblo ovor tho words of tho resolution when tho substance sub-stance is the Bame, and this is the view of tho president. I fear that an attempt at-tempt had been made by gentlemen on the other side to make partisan capital of tho present unfortunate situation between this country and Mexico. .1 hqpo the gentlemen have exhausted tho misguided efforts in that direction and that this house will give its approval to the choice of tho executivo of this nation without, a single dissent." Mann's Views. "I do not believe that we ought'to engage en-gage In a war with Mexico at this time for the reason suggested by the president, presi-dent, said Representative Mann, who followed Mr. Flood. "Mr. Speaker, If we pass this resolution resolu-tion we have .entered on war. Already we have fired on and killed Mexican citizens already Involved In war In Mexico. I believe be-lieve we ought to be patriotic enough to try to secure peace. "I have belloved 'watchful walling' policy pol-icy would Involve us In war. I had honed to prevent it." As Speaker Clark stood with poised hand about to attach his signature to the resolution, Representative Mann made the point that he was acting without authority, author-ity, as it was necessary for the senate to be Informed that the house concurred in Its substitute. Point Well Taken. Tho speaker replied that he had no doubt Mr. Mann was technically correct, and thereupon Representative Underwood said he would move thnt the house recess re-cess until noon, when the senate would convene. Members of tho house military affairs committee. Including Chairman Hav, decided de-cided not to concur In the Kenato amendments amend-ments to the volunteer armv olll, but to ask for a conference with the'sennte. Thn-did Thn-did this, believing thai the need for rnls-ng rnls-ng a volunteer army for Mexican serv-co serv-co Is remote enough to Justify the do-lay do-lay caused by the conference. Senator Shlvcly, acting chairman of the cennte foreign relations committee, wa one of the first senators to reach th capltol. Ho said that although he expect ed to hold a meeting of his committee today, he did not contemplate any further discussion In committee of Mexican affairs af-fairs at tho present time. Attacks Wilson. ii.Cr-ithfi A6e,,,c" government In tho Mexican situation has been such us to Invito the contempt of the civilized world for the state department and thr-executive thr-executive officers according to a statement state-ment of Senator Penrose on the floor of the senate. Democratic senators clamored to defend the president and the administration adminis-tration ii course, Senator Reed characterizing character-izing Senator Penrose's slatemcnt as chnin demagogy and Senator Shn froth as something some-thing of which he should be nshamed Senator Penrose's statement aros 'out of Scnntor Reed's criticism of his sneering sneer-ing at the oftY.r of Spanish war veterans In Colorado to enlist for service In Mexico. "I expected cheap political capital to be made out of this wicked and unnecessary unneces-sary warfare on h defcnselexa people " fald Senator Ponrose. ' Murders Passed Bf. "For month American citizens wre I murdered In Mexico and their property despoiled without the least attention taking tak-ing paid to It by this government. 'l doubl whether there lias been such n contemptuous con-temptuous Indlffere.'n:- manifested toward to-ward the Interests of its own citizens In the history of the world. j "And now, with the guns of llftccn hat- ; tleships trained on a defenseless city. 1 shooting at a nnked anil hclplens people', ! we hnve tho senator from Missouri appearing ap-pearing before tho annate with his show ' of mock heroism." I "The patriotism of the volunteers from , Colorado would stand n hotter test than that of the .senator from Pennsylvania," retorted Sonator Roed Senator Shafroth declared that Senator Penrose should bo nshamcd of tho inconsistence incon-sistence of voting for the rcnohttion Justifying the president's course nnd then, within ten hours, criticising tho president's presi-dent's nctlon. Tho scnalo adjourned at l.t5 until noon tomorrow. |