The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-13
FIGHT ON REPEAL
|NCONGRESS ENDS
House, Without Formally of
Conference, Accepts Senate
Amendment, 2l6 to II.
TO WILSON FOR SIGNATURE
Representative Glass Attacks
Democratic Leaders Who
Opposed President.

Washington, juno 1o.-Only Presi-
dent Wilson's signature Is necessary
TO repeal tho clause of tho Panama
Canul act exempting American coast
wise shipping from tolls.
The long and bitter fight In Congress
came to AN end today. when the
House. after brief debate. and without
the fornality of n conference, accepted
by vote of 2l6 TO IL the Senate
amendment specifically rescrving all
rights the United States may have
under the IIay- -paumchfote treaty or
otherwise.
The President Is expected TO sign tho
measure on Monday. Three months ago
ne addressed the House and Senate IN
Joint session. urgently asking for re-
peat Of tho exception clause that the
nation might keep its treaty obliga-
tions. Speaker Clarl; was out OF the
cit, to-day. hut he and Nicc-Presidcnt
Marshall Will attach their signatures
tomorrow. and send the bill to the
White House.
Before ending the contest bv con
curing in tho Senate amendment. tho
House voted down, la TO los. a pro-
posal advanced bv Representative
Moss. Of West Virginia. to attach 10
the repeal fiat declaration OF the
right of tho United States to exempt
it's vessels from tolls. and of the SOW
erciCnty Of the United States over the
Canal Zone.
CLOSING DEBATE, MARKED
by FLASHES OF HEAT
There were flashes of heat to-day in
tho debate which characterized the
original consideration OF the mea asure.
Representatives Underwood. the Demo
cratic leader. although voting for the
Senate amendment, said that Congress
should never have made this "un-
american surrender and called the
amendment ineffective and negative"
Republican Leader Mann, who had
vigorously opposed repeal supported
the amendment, declaring it left the
cntir" question of the rights OF this
country 10 he determined in the future.
Representative Glass, of Virginia at
tackled the Democratic leaders who op-
posed the measure. He denounced the
outrageous assaults made on the
President" by the Republicans. and ex.
pressed Indignation 'at the leaders OF
the Democratic side who have aspersed
their own colleagues because they
would not follow them into the camp
Of the Republican party in advocacy
Of a Republican doctrine"
MIR. Speaker he added, Il think
you Will search the political record
Of this country In vain to find such
a spectacle as we have found here III
this Congress-the leaders of the Demo
cratic party deserting their party and
''h'''tHb NiicNitti 10 Win fte-
publican leaders against a Democratic
President"
TWENTY DEMOCRATS
VOTED AGAINST MOTION
Twenty Democratic members voted
against the motion to concur in the
Senate amendment. They were Brock
son. Broussard Conry, Deitrick, Dono-
hoe, Driscoll. Dupre, Esiopinal, Fitz-
gerald. Gallivan. Harrison. Kitchin. Lee.
of Pennsylvania: Mitchell. OI.eary,
O'ShauGhnessy. Patten. OF New York:
Fhelan. Raker and Reilly. OF Connecti-
cut.
Thirty-seven Republicans and three
Progressives Joined the Democrats in
support of the motion. They were:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Barton. Brit
ten. Burke, OF South Dakota; Butler.
Davis. Dillon. Esch. 'rear. Gardner.
Gillett, Good, Green, of Iowa: Greene,
of Vermont; Hamilton. of Michigan:
Hamilton. of New York: Haugen. Hell
rtscn. Humphrey. OF WASHINGTON:
Johnson, of Washington: Kinkaid. OF
Nebraska: La Toilette, Lenroot Nc
kenzie. Madden, Mann. Morgan, of ok
lahoTa: Nelson. Plat. Plumley. Prouty.
Slemp. s. W. Smith. of Michigan: Stern-
erson Stevens, of Minnesota: Suthcr-
land end Nolstead.
Observation-Disclosures Ruplev and
Thom son, Of Illinois, voted for the mo-
ticn.