Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-03-16
Opposing Forces Arrayed for
Sharp Fight and Underwood
Believes Administration Has
Narrow Margin,
NICARAGUAN TREATY
is PRESSING IN SENATE
Investigation Of Lobby ACtiyi-
ties Of Clarence W. De
Knight Is Expected TO Be
Resumed by Commission


bate ON repeal OF tho toll exemption
clause Of the Panama canal act will
begin late this week in the house and
a vote in that body on the sims bnll
to carry out the recommendations Of
President Wilson Is expected by SAT-
urday night In the senate effort win
be made by administration leaders to
pave the way for early action on the
issue by bringing il squarely before
iho committee on inter oceanic canals
for consideration and report by tho
time tho house has disposed Of the
subject
Opposing forces in botn houses are
arrayed for the fight, the prospect be-
ing that the champions of toll cXemp-
ton for American coastwise ships viii
lose whep the roll calls have been
taken in both houses. Representa-
uves Adamson and Sims, in charge
Of the repeal forces In the house, are
only doubtful as 70 the size Of the
majority their cause VIII have They
predict that It viii De large while
Majority Leader Underwood and some
Of the democrats who agree with him
that IL IS an economic mistake TO re-
verse the nations policy regarding ca
nal tolls, insist thc vote viii be close.
Await O'corman's return.
In the senate the return Of seua-
tor O'Gormap of New-York. chairman.
Of the committee on inter oceanic ca-I
nails Is awaited With interest in view
of the fact that Senator owen, a ma
iority member of the committee, has
introduced a hill similar TO the Sims
bin for the purpose of eXpediting set I
tlement Of the controversy. Senator
owen seeks To have the committee
take the repeal bin up at once and
pass upon IT, Senator O'Gorman, who
viii lead the opposition, took the po-
sltion before leaving Washington last
week that his committee should do
nothing with the repeal until the
house had acted Administration SEN
ators. after conferring with the pres
ident. determined that the senate
should be ready 10 discuss the subject
Immediately after the house action or
even before. should the Sims bill meet
unexpected delay i'm the lower branch.
That the vote in committee will be
close is certain and opponents Of the
repeal insist The majority will vote
against the presidents plea. In that
event there Will be Il minority report
upon which the controversy in thcl
senate viii hinge. Aiding senator
owen in leading the administra- +
lion forces viii be Senators Hoke
smith of Georgia, and James of Ken
lucky. Polls Of the senate on the re-
peal question have indicated that the
president will he sustained by, ma /
lority Of from ten 20 twenty votes.
Nicaragua Treaty Pending.
another question included in the
ioreien relations Of the government.
which it is planned TO take up thi~I
week for consideration is the pending
treaty with Nicaragua, negotiated inf
me Taft administration which tho
Present administration wishes TO havei
amended and ratified as soon as pos
Ahie Tho foreign relations commit +
We ot the senate expects Secretary
hfyan to appear Wednesday in ex.
panation Of the administration de- I
s'les relating 60 the treaty. which IS.
ueslgned primarily for the acquire I
ment by the United States of the Mic /
arasuan canal rights and rights TO
naval station sites In the bay Of Fon-
ea ~ exchange for a payment of
ss'vOe000 in gold
BY the terms Of the treaty as origi- +
naiiy framed Nicaragua VIII grant in
pefpetuity to the United States thel
exclusive rights for an inter-oceanic +
canal through the San Juan river and
'ne Great Lake 81 Nicaragua or by
way of any other route over Nicara I
suan territory Article Two If the treaty
proposes that "in order 10 facilitate T
'ne protection Of the Panama canal"l
ena the rights contemplated in Me
4lagua, Nicaragua has released to the
euiled States Tor nlnety-nine years the
gFeat Corn and Little Corn islands IN
'ae caribbean sea and rights to "a nav
% nase on the gulf Of Fonseca.
Treaty 10 BE Amended.
Early in the present administration
secretary Bryan proposed to the SEN
~ committee that the treaty be
-,lenaed i'm such a way that the Unit /
states would procure virtual con-
w Of Nicaragua through a protec- I
iaie similar to that exercised over
una He would add to the treaty /
lures similar 60 the aPlatt amend T
l relating to Cuba To this pro- T
.'sa' there was considerable opposl-
WEATHER FORECAST.