Show bable TO UPSET EXECUTIVE VETO KNOX PEACE resolution supporters FAIL TO MUSTER REQUIRED MAJORITY seventeen democrats join with republicans public ans in attempt to override presidential veto the vote being to washington lacking twant nine votes of the necessary two the honse failed on may 28 to pass the knox resolution to end alie war with germany and austria over president veto the result was not unexpected the vote was to 15 seventeen democrats joining with republicans public ans in to override the veto while two republicans voted with the democrats to sustain it before starting lie tight on the floor republican leaders predicted that the veto would stand bi a margin of ten but nevertheless announced their determination to make the just the same and let the vote go to the people predicting final action which again ended efforts to establish was an hour of debate in which the presidents position was assailed by republicans and defended by democrats attacking the republican lead of congress representative connally democrat texas challenged the party in control to present a straight out resolution tor repeal of all legislation and promised democratic support in an effort to pasa it in the event of ft presidential veto declaring that passage of the knox resolution would fix the time of repeal of representative mondell republican der caroo back with a challenge to the texas member to give proof of his ability to de alv er democratic help but the answer was lost in a howl from both sides of the chamber later in the day lio wever mr con nalla without comment threw into the house hopper a joint resolution providing for repeal of every bit of wartime legislation effective on the date of the resolution s passage |