South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-13
HOUSE PASSES
EXEMP TON BILL
BY HEAVY VOTE
Tolls Repeal Bill as Amended
by the Senate is Approved
and Hurried on Its Way to
the President.

WASHINGTON, June 1S. The
house of representatives Friday ac-
cepted the Panama canal tolls eXemp-
ton act as amended by the senate by
vote of 216 to II.
The bill will be rushed TO the pres
ident for his signature, he having in
dicated early Friday morning to the
leaders in the house that he would
approve it.
Leaders Underwood and Mann, dem
ocrat and republican, voiced their last
protest and warned of the wrath of the
American people when they came to a
full understanding of how they had
been despoiled of their property and
weakened in defense against their en-
emies.
Chairman AdamsOn Of the house
interstate and foreign commerce COM
mittee, struck for final passage of the
repeating bill while successful action
in the senate was still fresh before the
house. He called the bill up at the
opening of the days session, with d
motion to concur in the senate amend
ment and pass the bill.
The house rejected ia to los as a
substitute for the senate amendment
the following proposed by Rep. Moss
of w. Va:
But it is hereby affirmatively de-
clared that the United States has the
the passage through the canal of its
vessels Of every kind and also of those
of its citizens and absolute sovereign
ty of the United States over the canal
is hereby specifically and positively
affirmed"
Voted Against Measure.
on the final passage of the bill the
motion 70 concur in the senate amend
ment was opposed by 40 republicans
II progressives and 20 democrats.
These mem berS were as follows:
Republicans - Anthony Austin.
Campbell, Cary Cramton, Curry,
Drukker. Dunn. Dyer. Edmonds Farr,
Hawley Howell, Hughes. Johnson
CUtah), Kahn, Kelly (Mich). Kennedy
Uowa). Langley Mcguire, Mapes,
Mondell, Moore MORN, Moss, Mott,
Roberts (NevD. Scott Sells, Simcott
j. NJ c. Smith, Switzer, Towner.
Treadway, Ware, Woods-40.
Progressives-Bell Bryan, Falcon
er, Hinebaugh, Hullings, Kelly
(Penn.), Mcdonald, Murdoch, Steph-
ems (Calif.), Temple, Woodruff-11.
Democrats - Brockson, Broussard,
Conroy, Deitsch, Donoho, Driscon,
Dupre, Estopinal. Fitzgerald. Gallivan,
Harrison, Kitchin, Lee (Penn.), Mitch
ELL OLeary. O'Shaugnessy. Patten
(New York;, PheIan, Raker, Reilly
Voting For Repeal.
Voting for the amended bill were
3S republicans. progressives, and
us democrats.
The republicans were-Bartholdt.
Barton, Britten, Burke IS. Do, But
Ter. Davis. Dillon, Esch, Frear, Gard
ner, Gillett. Good, Green (Iowa),
Green (VermOnt), Hamilton Mich,
Hamilton New York;. Haugen, Hell
gesen, Humphrey (WashO, Johnson
(Wash), Kent, Kinkaid (Neb), La
Toilette Lenroot, Mckenzie, Mann
Madden. Slemp. Morgan, Nelson, Plat.
Plumly, Prouty, Samuel W. Smith,
Stevenson, Stevens OMinn-), Suther-
land, Volstead-3S.
The prOgressives were--Lindburgh,
Ripley, Thomson ClL)-5.
Opposing the repeal bill and voic-
ing dissension with the senate amend
ment Mr.. Underwood said
The passage of this bill is one Of
the most unfortunate legislative acts
that has ever happened in the history
of this country. The future rights.
future interests and the future pros
perity Of more than one hundred mil
loin people are being jeOpardized.
Merely An Apology.
II regard the amendment as a decla-
ration OF the senate Of the principles
I believe in, but l recognize that decla-
ration is not made effective so as TO
protect the rights Of the American
people. The present amendment is
attached 10 the bill merely 10 satisfy
the conscience and the fears Of GER
tain gentlemen who are not willing 10
go boldly before the American people
and accomplish the results that the
mem bership OF this house was willing
TO accomplish without apology.
This question is OF such moment
Gus Importance TO the American peo-
pie il should never have been legislat-
g.. on dHselly BY congress. The