The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-03-07
INITIAL step
ITO REPEAL ACT
CONGRESS TAKES INlME-
DTATE ACTION ON EX-
EMPTIoN CLAUSE.
FAVORABLE REPORT
Question as TO Direct Repeal and
Vest;ng President With
Power.
FAVORABLE REPORT
(By Associatad Pressl

tby ASSoclatSd PreSS)
Washington, March 6.-InitiaI steps
to roPcal tho toll exemption clause of
the Panama canal act as requested by
President Wilson were taken up ia
congress today when house committee
on int. rstata comTorce reported fav-
orahtgf q aill to strike out the proyl-
sion, IN the senate the committee on
inter-Ot ran canals decided to meet
to consider the appeal of the president
Tor a reversal of policy In tho contro-
Versy which involves tho Hay-Paun-
cetote treaty, and In the opinion of the
president the general fore .gn. relations
policy of tbs administration.
Wnile the house is debating tho Is-
sue next W0ek, the senate committee
will consider what course to pursue
whether to recommend q flat repeal
bill or TO urge the compromise bill
6fiaT5d Dy Senator Clifton CT West Vir-
gina, member of the committee
which would authorize the president
to regulate tolls and assess charges al
his discretion, wherever, exemption As
nre.glde.l z s:s g sii5 III SisiI6ai uut,
believe that more senators. would
vote for my amendemsnt than sup
port q flat repeal measure" said
Chiffon tonight. Though the aapoud-
Tnent would accomplish repeal of toll
exemption Indirectly, 1t would not
repudiate the Democratic platform
plank endorsing toll exemption and
SENATORS who flatlY refuse To 20 back
on that platrlt could not vote for it,
IN the house there As quick o.
silqtlses to tile pGeei Address, tae
yotig "A 81 TO .,s 90
report the Sims repeal bill Absent
| mesilhe ne ssio were recorded msda 5fit
vote IL to4 KS 8:
Chairman Adamsonr had aiready;i.h
draft OF the report when the commit
ftee net! II based approval Of the
Sims bill on the same broad grounds
set forth in the presidents message;
general International comfy, and the
iimmediate foreign situation confront-
Ing the country Il
Representative Knowland. OF CALI
fornia who led the opposition In the
committee, was given threa days Ia
fiis u minority report and Chairman
! AsamGon was authorized to urge the
rules committee to report a special
rule to hasten the bill through the
house. The matter will be pressed at
once and It is expected rule will be
brought into the house, probably by
Thursday or next week.
:, Representative Adamson will take
charge of the situation, in the, house,
as majority leader Underwood. for the
first time during the administration
finds himself on the antl-administra-
tion side of the question, Representa-
tative Underwood has anroInced his
intention of not only voting against
the bill, but also OF making speech
against it., Despite this however, the
leaders of the appeal forces declared
they were assured majority. In its
report today the committee, which pro-
Vided for uniform tolls in the. canal
act, os originally. reported. reiterated
It's position.
Members of the house and senate
who will aid In the repeal fight an
nounced tonight that they had adop.
ted poll Of congress and that large
majority of both houses was ready to
vote, for fiat repeal measure imms-
diately.