Evening star., 1913-12-07
Will Now Go to the President
for His Signature.
EXCITEMENT Is SHOWN
DURING FINAL VOTE
Party Lines Disregarded, as Nine
Republicans Join Democratic
Majority.

supply from the Hetch Hetchy valley
was passed by the Senate last nigh
without amendment. The vote was 4:
to - In favor of the bill. which viii
| now go to the President for his sigma
ture.
The final vote on the bill was taken
amid much excitement in the Senate
| chamber and was completed at three
| minutes before midnight. the hour when
| the calendar day of December was to
expire, the day on which, according tc
unanimous consent, the Senate was to
vote on the bill. The voting began upon
bill and all amendments at II 40 o'clock
In seventeen minutes two roll calls and
three viva voce votes were taken, and
the Senate divided upon still another
amendment. record for speed
There was a scene Of confusion in the
Senate just before the voting began.
Senator Williams was asking unan-
imous consent to begin the vote. There
were cries Of vote, vote" from many
OF the senator's Chairman Myers Of the
public lands committee was demanding
recognition. Senator MARITIME inter-
rupted to make an mpassioned state
ment that he intended to oppose the
bill.
Party Lines Disregarded.
Party lines were disregarded in the
vote Nine republicans voted with the
majority of the democrats for the bill.
These republicans were Senators Bran
dagee. La Toilette. Lippitt Mclean. Nell
son. Norris. Perkins. Sherman and Steph-
enson. Four democrats voted against the
measure-SenatOrs Kern, Lane, Sheppard
and Shively.
AS soon as the Vice President an
nounced the bill had passed, the Senate
adjourned until tomorrow at 10 o'clock.
TWO amendments were offered by Sena-
tor Clark of Wyoming. designed to leave
IN the hands Of the state of California
the control of the waters in quest on. On
one OF these roll call showed that the
amendment was. beaten by Al to %. SEN
ator McCumber and Senator Cummins
but they were defeated on viva yoce
votes. Senator Poindexter offered an
amendment to recommit the bill and this,
too. was defeated viva voce.
In the galleries OF the Senate were
many friends and opponents of the
measure. Applause was heard when the
final vote was announced.
Bitter feeling developed early in the
evening when a parliamentary lnisun-
derstanding threatened to defeat the
a unanimous consent agreement to vote
on the calendar day of December 8,
senators became confused as to whether
the vote would be prevented If the
debate continued until midnight.
Vice President Marshall held that the
calendar would expire then, but refused
to rule as to whether vote cou d be COM
pleted il begun at that time. Several
senators prevented efforts to get a sup
Elementary agreement for a vote at some
specified time before midnight.
II serve notice now," declared Senator
Myers in charge of the bill. that II this
vote Is defeated through any such means
there never will be another unanimous
consent agreement so long as | remain In
the Senate
Senators Shorten Remarks
The situation was relieved when sen
ators still to speak on the bill announced
they would shorten their remarks and
bring an early vote. Senator Pittman
who made the chief speech at the night
session In support of the measure. with
drew in the midst of his address in order
to smooth the way for a vote. He pre-
sented figures to show that the Hetch
Hetchy water supply was more than
ample for the needs of San Francisco
and all irrigable lands in the San Joa-
quin valley.
He declared no other source of water
supply would meet the future needs OF
San Francisco. Much of the opposition
to the Raker bill. he declared. was tht
result of IAN endless chain method o.
| campaign. Practically all municipaltie:
of California favored the bill. he said
while 20 per cent of the people who
send these protests have never even beer
inside the state of California
Senator Poindexter of Washington
opposed the passage of the bill an,
claimed that other sources of suppl.
| were open. to San Francisco. Senator
| Colt and Gallinger In brief statement
also opposed ii. Senator Clark o
| Wyoming declared the bill should b
amended SO that 1t would simply Civ,
| San Francisco the right to the wate
| supply without comforting the othe
| rights of ownership and privilege con
| tanned in the Raker bill.