Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-12
Senate RepeaIs
 Tolls Exemption
MEASURE NOW GOES BACK TO
 HOUSE FOR ACTION.
VOTE WAS 50 TO s5
Senator Norris Introduced Amendment to Submit Dispute With Great Brit: ain to Arbitration, but Later With drew it-Reserves all Rights Under Hay-Paunceforts Treaty.

Washington, June 11.-Repeal of Panama canal tolls exemption for American coastwise shipping passed the senate tonight by a vote of 50 to 35. The measure now goes back to the house, which is expected to accept the Simmons Norris amendment specific ally reserving all rights the United States may have under the Hay Pauncefote treaty.
 Senator Norris sought to change the bill by adding a new amendment pro- yiding that the dispute with Great Britain over tolls should be submitted to arbitration. but after a discussion in which several senators deplored the appearance of such a proposal at this time he withdrew 1t. This action, how ever, does not affect the arbitration resolution drawn by Senator Sutner- land and approved by the foreign re- lations committee. which is expected to be presented to the senate after the tolls bill is passed.
 Opposed Arbitration.
 Senator Burton opposed arbitration as encumbering the bill and sharing with the house the senate's exclusive right to decide on matters of arbitra- tion. Senator Stone also attacked the amendment.
 Governments speak in their inter national relations through the head of the government" said Senator O'Gor- man, "and the head of this government has declared to the world in uneQuivo- cal terms that exemption violates this treaty. It Is unfair to the president and unfair to the people of the United States to require the president to stul . tify himself by asking for arbitration. Do you expect him to appoint arbi- trators to show the error of his way Whom would he appoint? Men opposed to his views. or those who agree wir7 him?"
 Regarded as Victory for Wilson.
 The passage of the bill after bitter struggle that has lasted for several months was regarded tonight as an- other victory for President Wilson Although 13 republicans came to the aid of the a7 democrats who voted for the bill on final passage. the president initiated the movement in his party fol repeal, and it was behind him that many of the democrats who voted aye lined up on the last test.
 There has been no certain promise from the White House that the presi- dent will sign the bill with its qualify ing amendment, but there has been nc declaration that he will veto it, and party leaders in the senate were prac- tically certain that it's approval b: amended by the house will lead to tho last favorable action by the president.
 Senator OGorman Led Fight. Eleven democrats led by Senator O'Gorman fought consistently to the end, and even an hour before the las vote was taken they did not aband or their efforts to amend the bill to mee their views of the manner in whtcf American rights in the canal anC American rights to exempt coastwis' shipping from toll payment should b' guarded. Although vote after vote o1 all sorts of amendments were passed over by majorities that never fell be low 12, and on one occasion went al high as 55, the minority democrat kept up the fight to the end.
 ] The senate was weary with its lonl grind of debate, was weary watchin; fro any attempt to gain a parliamen tary advantage and by the time Vic President Marshall put the question for the passage of the bin the orator. | had died down, the chamber was quie and the vote was taken with but littl I excitement.