The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-17
PANAMA CANAL BILL
PASSES THE SENATE
House Also Expected 10 APP
prove Measure as Amend
ed in Conference.
TAFT IS URGED TO VETO
President, However, Favors
Two Main Features, and
May Append Signature.
81 InternatIonel News s.rvlce

b. International News Service.
WASHINGTON, Aug. l6.-The Pan
anna canal bill passed the senate today.
The bill as it passed the senate will in
all probability pass the house tomor-
row. The president has been urged 10
veto the bill. but is on record. how.
ever, as favoring the main features.
The conference report on the bill was
agreed TO in the senate this afternoon
with very little trouble and with Sen
ator Brandcgee, chairman Of the com
mittee, the only one to voice a protest
against the agreement reached by the
managers on the part Of The two houses,
the report was agreed TO by the deci-
sive vote Of IS 10 ls.
The eighteen men in the senate who
voted against the adoption of the con
ference report were members of the
Republican old guard. They were
Briggs, Burton, Burnham, Catron,
Crane. Cullom, Dillingham;, Du Pont,
Gallinger. Hepburn, Lippitt, Lodge.
Mclean. Oliver, Penrose. Root, Smoot
JnE w haErcQs
Slight Change Made.
Late in the afternoon. at the instance
of Senator Bristow. joint resolution
was passed in the senate directing the
enrolling clerks to insert a half dozen
words In section IL relating 10 railroad
owners Of steamships to make more
more clear aid definite tho meaning
and intent of congress. The change
made certain the intent OF congress to
prohibit rnilroad ownership Of water
carriers in the United States where the
railroads may or do compete with water
carriers for traffic.
A conference between Senator Bris-
tow and Chairman Ademson Of the
house committee, led to the conclusion
that these words ought to be inserted.
There was no opposition to the resolu-
ton.
The senate action in adopting the
conference report was Immediately re-
ported to the house but tbere the legis-
lation struck parliamentary snag that
forced postponement.
The obstruction will be brushed aside
tomorrow and the bill will probably be
on its way to the president by tomor-
row night.
Parliamentary Tangle.
Urging that the conferees on the
Panama canal bill had injected new
legislation without authority into the
bill, Representative Moore of Pennsyl.
vania, who is opposing its passage,
caused parliamentary tangle and the
adjournment Of the house tonight with
out action on the bill Moore insisted
that the provision for free importation
Of material for ship construction would
affect the revenues and that this pro
vision had not originated in or been
considered by the house. He contended
also that the conferees had no author
ity TO exempt the Philippines, Guam
and Tutuila from the general clause
prohibiting foreign. built ships granted
American registry from engaging in tho
coastwise trade.
While Covington OF Maryland and
Alexander Of Missouri were defending
the conference report, Heflin of Ala
bama suggested the absence of n quor
um and Underwood was forced to move
the adjournment.
The point raised by Representative
Moore was more technical than real. for
conferecs from time immcmorial have
written in new matter as basis OF
compromise.
Compelled to Adjourn.
Speaker Clark was on the point OF
ruling against Moore, when Represent
ative Heflin made the point of no quor
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