The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1914-06-12
CANAL TOLLS REPEAL
BILLS PASS TINE SENATE
Thursday Night After q Long and
Heated Fight, Vote Standing
Yeas 50, Nays IS.

Dcmocrats--Ba nkhc,d, Ryan. Chi
ton, Clark. Ark Culbcrson, Fletcher,
Gore; Hitchcock, Hughes, James, John
son. Kern. Lea. Lee. Lewis, Martin.
Myers, Ovcrman. Owens. Pttman,
Pomcrnc, Salisbury, Shafroth, Shep-
pard Shiyley. Simmons, Smith. (Arizi
smith (CaJ Smith Md Smith IS.
c. Stone swanson, Thompson, Thorn
ton. West, White. Williams-N.
Brandegce, Burton, Col,
Crawford. Gronna. Kenyon, McCumbcr,
Mclean. Nelson. Norris, Root, Ster-
ling. Shcrman-i5.
Total.--sU.
The vote against the bill
Observation-Disclosures. Chamberlain.
Lane. MARITIME. Ncwlands. OGorman,
Ransdell. Reed. Nardaman, Thomas,
Shields,-ll.
Republicans-Borah. Brady. Bristow.
Rurleigh. Catron. Clapp, Clark (Wyo)
Cummins. Dillingham;. Du Pont, Colt,
Jones, La Toilette. Lippitt, Page, Per-
kins. Smith (Mich) Smoot. Sutherland.
Townsend. Warren. Weeks, Work.
Observation-Disclosures
Totals.
On two basic principles, which he c.
nunciatcd Senator James defended the
Administration tolls cNeinpting bill and
urged H. passage
NJ. President" said Senator James 81
am IN favor of passing the pending bill.
First--lieeausc II keeps intact the
nations honor
"Second-Becausc II rcpcals suhsid,
to call II 10y its right name Some
persons call II tolls exemption ! call
a A - "a a
fair conception Of II when he said. The
idea OF Congress IN passing the bill
and my idea IN signing II was thar we
thus were giving a subsidy la our cost
wise ships between New York and SIN
Frans'cn. and Boston aud Seattle !
think that is a fair statement OF what
II is"
The speech was spiced 10y bitter
verbal controversy between Senator
James and Senator O'Gorman. which
wrough, the crowded galleries to a
high pitch Of interest. The climax
came when Senator OGorrian virtually
accused Senator lanes OF party per
iidy." and Senator Swanson. IN the
chair. had To- soothe the leaders of the
antagoniSiic Democratic elements
Some Democrats. said Senator lanes
Al the outset 81 his speech. opposed the
repeal bill because IL opposed the
Democratic platform" hut this plank,
he asserted. was not in harmony with
the true principles OF the Democratic
party and their excuse hung ON a very
slender thread"
Reading from the platform, he en-
phaSizcd the plank denouncing subsi-
dies. and said that the plank on canal
tolls exemption virtually would grant
subsidies To the Standard Oh and
Steel Trus, ships. but would impose
a burdcl on American ships bound %
South America ports. Furthermore
he agreed the platform had Endorsed
the action OF the Democratic House OF
Representatives. and in that House a
majority of the Democrats had voted
against this very provisiou-this sub
sidy" II the convention had known the
full facts. he said. and II the plank had
been presented in the open, he did
not believe 80 delegates would have
cast their votes for il.
The American ships" IN question
said Senator James. were owned b,
the very interests which the Demo
cratic convention declared should moi
control the nomination OF the candidate
for President"
Il am no, wandering on strange
ground" cried Senator James. "wher
| say my party is opposed to subsidies
IL believes in equal treatment for al
and special favors for none.
Throughout the early part of hi'
speech he quoted freely from Demo
a., = oil. 20
the consistency OF the party IN its OPP
position to subsidies "of every char
acter
As 10 the cry surrender Ia England
Senator lanes said MY hatred Il
England is not sufficient To make M
surrender Ia private interests. II TIM
treaty prevents us granting suhsidie'
/ hope We shall have more such treaties
and always be kept from granting sub
sides To special privileges
Deuouneing the interests which, h
said. demanded a subsidy, Senator
James cried:
They wave their flags and cry pa
triotlsm. patriotism when their rea
though, is plumber. plumber.
lie also read largely from Col. Goe
thals' opinion that exemption" woui'
pile money into the pockets OF tn
shipping trust
Al this point Senator James made
direct personal attack on Senator o.
German. who. he said. had VIOLATED
the Democratic platform" by not IN
si,ting on a publicity provision in sew
eral bills which had been handled b,
the Judiciary Committee. To thi
Senator O'Gorman replied in a spirit
ed denial. and records of committee ac
ton we're read and discussed by bott
The Senator from New York has HI
cards badly mixed said Senator Jame'
The Senator from New York is no
familiar with cards--he leaves that L
the Senator from Kentucky retorte'
Senator O'Gorman.
"D,d not the Senator from kentuck
help draw this plank" asked Senate
O'C;orman. reverting tn the tolls ex
emption plank in the platform. =,
"No. ! was relying on you'll though
YOU knew what YOU were dong. re
piled Senator James. 3, n,
Here Senator OGorman said Una
senator Ianes was "the leader OF mos
who advocated party periidy, and IN
argument waxed so bitter that Senate
Swanson. in the chair. intervene'
Ahou, one minute later. however, Ser
ator Har,ine interrupted the debate am
Senator James figuratively cracked hi
on the Uranium. The next victim 9
Senator James sarcasm was. was Ser
ator Vardeman. who had had prophe,s
ed that the passage and signing OF IN
bill would kill the Democratic part,
then;
Everybody takes lick at poor OF
Bryan,'" continued Senator James, ~
with each crack from his enemies J
becomes stronger and stronger,
He then pictured Vardaman waikir
-. ~. 'a,h az fame with (lallingt