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Show GORE RESOLUTION TABLED 68 TO ! 4 Administration Victory in Senate Sen-ate Greater Than Expected Fight Transferred to the House. ALL PROPOSALS BEATEN Congressmen to Consider Armed Ship Question, Under Un-der Unanimous Consent, Tomorrow at Noon. Washington, March 3 By a vote of 68 to 14, a greater majority than they expected, administration forces in the senate today tabled Senator Gore's resolution to warn Americans off tho armed ships of the European belligerents and thereby finally quelled quel-led in the senate an agitation which . has embarrassed President Wilson In the submarine negotiations with Germany. Ger-many. Senator Gore's resolution, a substitute substi-tute by Senator McCumber, a Republican, Repub-lican, and an attempt by Senator Gore to strengthen hiB original proposal, all were defeated at one time on a roll call on a motion by Senator James, one of the administration whips, to table them. The administration adminis-tration victory in the senate transferred trans-ferred the fight to the house. Senator Gore himself voted to table his resolution. Senators Chamberlain and O'Gorman were the only Democrats Demo-crats who voted against the administration. admin-istration. The other twolve anti-administration votes were Republican. Forty-four Democrats and twentj'-two Republicans voted to table the resolution. resolu-tion. Smoot Falls to Vote. During the roll call Senator Smoot, Republican, asked to be excused from voting because he was not able to vote direct on the proposition. Senator Sen-ator Borah, Republican, objected but tho senate voted to excuse him. When Senator Stone's name was called, he arose to explain that Senator Sen-ator Saulsbury. Democrat, was absent on account of Illness. He said that If present, Senator Saulsbury would have voted on the original resolution. "I demand the regular order," demanded de-manded Senator Borah. In the confusion. Senator Borah misunderstood mis-understood Senator Stone when he added "very well, on thlB resolution." "If this senate is going to be gagged, the senntor from Missouri will be gagged with the rest of us," Senator Borah shouted. When order was restored, Senator Stone explained that "on this resolution resolu-tion I vote aye." There was some uncertainty among senators as to the status of tho various var-ious resolutions when tho roll call had been begun. It was explained then that Senator James had moved not only to lay the Gore resolution, but also the so-called corrected resolution on tho table. It was necessary then for senators to express themselves as to warning and on the question of killing of an American Amer-ican on an unarmed merchantmen! as a cause for war, in one vote. For that reason Senator Gore voted to table because he did not favor his own substituto and had Introduced it merely to get an expression of the senate on that issue. It was said at the White House that the result In the senate was satisfactory sat-isfactory and met the wishes of President Presi-dent Wilson. It was added that attention atten-tion would now be concentrated on the situation In the houso. The roll call was as follows Ayes Ashurst, Bankshead. Beckham. Beck-ham. Brandegee, Broussard, Burleigh. Chilton, Clark, Wyoming; Colt, Culberson. Cul-berson. Curtis, Dillingham, Du Pont, Fletcher, Gore, Harding, Ilardwick, Hitchcock. Ilollis, Hughes, Hustlng, James. Johnson. Maine; Johnson, South Dakota; Kern, Lane, Lee, Maryland; Mary-land; Lewis. Lodge, McLean, Martin, Myern, Nelson. Ncwlands, Oliver, Overman, Owen, Page, Phelan, Pitt-man. Pitt-man. Polndexter, Pomcrene, Ransdell. Reed, Shafroth. Sheppard, Shields, Simmons, Smith, Arizona; Smith, Georgia; Smith, Maryland, Smith, Michigan; Smith, South Carolina; Sterling, Stone, Swanson, Thomas, Thompson, Tillman, Underwood, Var-dainan, Var-dainan, Wadsworth. Walsh, Warren, Weeks, Williams. Total GS. Nayes Borah, Chamberlain, Clapp. Cummins. Fall, Gallinger, Gronna, Jones, LaFollette, McCumber, Norris, O'Gorman, Sherman, Works. Total 14. Text of Gore Amendment. The text of Senator Gore's addition to his original resolution and which was table with the warning was as follows: "Resolved, by the senate, the house of lepresentatives concurring, that thG sinking by a German submarine without notico or warning of an armed arm-ed merchant vessel of her public enemy, en-emy, resulting in tho death of a citizen citi-zen of ihe United States, would constitute con-stitute a just and sufficient cause of war between the United Statos and the German empire." Several senators explained that the double form of the question was responsible re-sponsible for the character of the vote as few senators wanted to vote on the question regarding a cause for war. Immediately after the vote in the senate, Senator Reed, Democrat, road a statement saying he felt It was highly important that tho Impression in Germany that the country and congress con-gress was not behind the president should be removed and that, therefore, there-fore, he was opposed to the Gore resolution. reso-lution. House Leaders Working. While the senate was voting, house leaders were working. There was no doubt that the administration victory In the senate was expected to solidify solidi-fy the sentiment in the house and the leaders looked for some favorable developments during the day. President Wilson after he had conferred con-ferred wfIth Acting Chairman Pou of the rule's committee determined to have a vote in tho house oven if a special rule containing a resolution were required to get it. Insistence that a vote be taken by rules committee action If necessary came after the varying reports as to the stand of the foreign affairs committee. com-mittee. As yet no resolution has been agreed upon in the latter committee which would command a majority vote and there wns no positive assurance as-surance today that any resolution would be reported by it Chairman Flood expressed the hope that a satisfactory satis-factory resolution would be drawn today to-day and reported when the committee commit-tee meets this afternoon. Mr. Pou told members of the rules committee that he regarded the present pres-ent situation above partisan politics and for that reason there would be no secret sessions of tho Democratic members to arrive at some plan of action. ac-tion. He wants a non-partisan vote. Reed Assails Senate Discussion. In connection with his statement in the sonate, Senator Reed assailed the sensational discussion in the senate yesterday. "I believe the effect of those utterances utter-ances yesterday are to assort that In thlc nation are those considering the Interests of Germany rather than of the United States," he said. "There has been much talk of traitors. I believe It would be difficult to find in the whole United States one thousand thou-sand men who would not assert the highest degree of loyalty to the country." coun-try." Senator Jones,' Republican, declared tho debating of the resolutions had further fogged rather than clarified any issue. "Nothing has been decided today, except that the senate, of the United Stntcs can be gagged absolutely," he said. "We have not passed on the issue. We have only done like the optrich and in tho face of danger have covered our heads in the sand. I voted against the resolution on general gen-eral principles. A motion to table is always made either to cut off debate or to avoid an Issue. "Have we complied with the request re-quest of the president What did he say to Representative Pou? That he felt justified in asking permission to urge an early vote on the resolution in order to give an opportunity for full public discussion and this is the full public discussion we have." "Perhaps the senator from Washington Wash-ington is not in touch with the sub-terannean sub-terannean passageway to the White House," suggested Senator Borah. "It is easy to introduce another resolution," continued Senator Jones. " The senate has not settled the matter mat-ter yet. The president has not been advised of the sentiment of the senate sen-ate en this proposition and the people peo-ple of this country and the nations abroad know It." Text of Gore Resolution. Washington, March 3. The text of the Gore resolution follows: "Whereas, a number of leading powers of the world are now engaged in a war of unexampled proportions; and "Whereas, the United States Is happily hap-pily at peace with all of the belligerent bellig-erent nations; and "Whereas, it Is equally the desire and the Interest of the American people peo-ple to remain at peace with all nations; na-tions; and. "Whereas, the president has recent-lv recent-lv afforded fresh and signal proofs of the superiority of diplomacy to butchery as a method of settling international in-ternational disputes; aud "Whereas., the right of American citizens to travel on unarmed belligerent bellig-erent vessels has recently received renewed guarantees of respect and inviolability; and "Whereas, the right of American citizens to travel on armed belligerent vessels rather than upon unarmed vessels is essential neither to their life, liberty or safety nor to the Independence, In-dependence, dignity or 'security oC the United States, and "Whereas, congress alone has been vested with the power to declare war, which Involves the obligations to' prevent pre-vent war by all proper means consistent consist-ent with the honor and vital Interest of the nation: therefore be it. "Resolved by tho senate, the house of lepresentatives concurring, that It is the sense of the congress, vested as it is with the sole power to declare de-clare war, that all persons owing allegiance al-legiance to the United States should in behalf of their own safoty and tho vital interest of the United States forbear for-bear to exercise the right to travel as passengers upon any armed vessel of any belligerent power, whether such vessel be armpd for offensive or defensive purposes, and it Is tho further fur-ther senso of tho congresB that no passport should be iBsued or renewed by the secretary of stato, or by any one acting under him, to he used by any person owing allegiance to the United States for purpose of travel upon such armed vessel of a belligerent bellig-erent power." t |