New Britain herald., 1914-04-30
SECOND VICTORY WON BY TOLL ADVOCATES
House Repeal Bill With Amendment Ordered to Senate.

Washington, April 30.-Adminis- tration leaders yesterday won the second round of the fight to repeal the free tolls provision of the Pana- ma canal act, when the senate canals committee, by d vote of eight to six. ordered the house bill carrying the repeal reported to the senate. Coupled with the bill will be reported an proposed by Senator Sim mons and approved by the committee which reads as follows:
 Provided that neither the passage of this act, nor anything therein con tained. shall be construed or held as waiving, impairing or affecting any treaty or other right possessed by the United States
 Has Wilson's Approval.
 This amendment has been seen by President Wilson and is said to have his approval. Administration leaders are confident that, with it attached.
  senate, and some senators opposed to repeal agreed with this view.
 All efforts made in the committee to report the house bill adversely were defeated as were efforts to attach other amendments or to report a substitute for the bill itself. The report of the committee will be made without recommendation and the scene of the fight for and against re- peal will be shifted to the floor.
 Chairman O'Gorman for the com mittee expects to report the bill with the amendment today and in ac- cordance with the committees direc- tion will ask that it be placed on the senate calendar.
 Senator Simmons, credited with leadership of the force aligned With President Wilson for repeal, will ask that the bill be made the unfinished business of the senate, and ii this suggestion is agreed to the battle will begin at once.
 Must Act at Once. Senator Simmons said yesterday he | believed the great interest in the suo- ject throughout the country warrant ed an effort on the part of the sen- ate to dispose of it as quickly as pos sible. Administration leaders hope to | R-L oIo ho lowed in putting through the tariff and currency bills. If this is ad- hered to, the attention of the senate will be directed as closely as possible l to the tolls matter and after a debate l of a few weeks a vote will be reached.
 The committees session yesterday developed several surprises, but there was said to be no display of bitter ness. The first vote was taken of thu amendment by Senator Shields, pro posed as substitute for the amend ment offered by Senator Simmons whichs slater was approved. It pro 1 vided that the passage of the ac should not be construed as an admls sion that the United States has nt right to exempt its coastwise ship from tolls. It was beaten, 10 to 4.
 The Simmons amendment was mex and the vote was 8 to 6 for It's adop tion.
 Brandegec Favors Measure.
 The vote on the motion to repor with the Simmons amendment wa made by Senator Thomas and was car ried, eight to six. as follows:
 Ayes-Simmons, Brandegee, Craw ford, owen, Thomas, Thornton, Walsl and Chiffon.
 Nays-Borah, Bristow, O'Gorman Page, Perkins and Shields.
 A motion by Senator Bristow to re port to the house bill adversely wa lost, to g. The substitute proposed by Senator Walsh allowing the quest tion to be decided by the United State supreme court was defeated, to 6
 Furious Battle Ragged.
 A motion by Senator Thomas to re port the house bill adversely wa beaten, g to 5. Senator Bristow quick ly made motion to report the bil as amended, adverseiy which wa beaten to 5, Senators O'Gorman Walsh, .Borah, Bristow and Perkins voting ''aye," and Senators Thornton Chiffon, Shields, Thomas Owen, Sim mons, Brandegee and Crawford votinl mo-" The vote on the motion of Sen ator Thomas to report the bill withou recommendation with the Simmon amendment was 8 to 6, with tne sam' lineup on both sides except that Sen ator Walsh voted mo- and Senator Page voted aye" The substitute pro posed by Senator Walsh, which woult allow a determination of the right tt exempt American ships under thu Hay-Pauncefote treaty by the United States supreme court, was defeated to 6.