Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-06-18

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Washington, June 13.-The bill to Pc
peal the tolls exemption for American
coaStwise ships in the Panama canal
law today awaited the action OF the
House. The measure which passed
last night by a vote of so to SO was ex-
pected to be sent over from the Senate,
where it was passed late yesterday at
ter n prolonged fight marked by con-
siderable bitterness of feeling.
AS finally adopted, only one change
was made in the bill as it was passed
by the House. That was the Simmons
Norris amendment ~reserving the right
of the United States to exempt coast
wise ships from payment of toll.
The vote in faver Of the bill follows:
Observation-Disclosures. Bryan, Chiffon,
Clarke GArk.),. Culberson, Fletcher, Gore,
Hitchcock. Hughes, James. johnson,
Kern, Lee, Lea. Lewis, Martin, Myers,
Salisbury. shafroth, shephard, o shiVely''
Simmons, Smith (Ariz.l. Smith (Csa.1'
Smith ,(NId.), Smitl. Is. C.). Stone, Swan
son got,, Thompson, Thornton. West. White.
Observation-Disclosures. Burton, Colt.
Crawford. Gronna, Kenyon, McCumber,
Mclean, Nelson. Norris, Root, Sterling,
~Sherman-13.
Total, so.
The vote against the bill:
Observation-Disclosures, Chamberlain. Lane,
harsin &,1 Mewlands I, o,Gorman. nansdell.
Republicans--Borah Brady, Baistow,
Burleigh. Garlic Clapp, Clark 1Wyo.o''
Cuminins, Pin ham, Dupont. Goff,
Jones. La Follclt Lippitt, Page, Perkins,
Smith yMich).. Snloot, Sutherland, Town.
send. Warren, Wecss. Works-3.
Observation-Disclosures.
Total, 35.
The bill together with the amend
mcnt was expected to be taken up at
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early today whether the House Womb
accept the amendment or send the bil,
to conference. Should the House accent
the amendment, the bill will not have
to be returned to the Senate. except
for the signature of the presiding Of
flcer.
Administration leaders In congress
were pfactlcally sure the president
would sign the bill.
Among measures awaiting the SEN
ate's consideration are the legislative.
executive and judiciary appropriation
bill. the immigration bill and the adj
ministrntion's program of antitrust
bills. 1t was expected that the Senate
would work on the appropriation
measure today.
Chairman Adamson, of the commerce
committee, in charge Of the bill, moved
that the House concur with the amend
ment instead Of sending IL to confer
ence.
The Senate amendment" he said.
SHOT be acceptable to all adyo-
Gates uniform tolls. 1t is exceed
ingly appropriate that the statement
contained in the amendment should
be made and promulgated in connec-
ton with he repeal bill itself-it "a
nothing but the truth and substan-
tally tho same declaration as has been
made by us on the floor of the House
and elsewhere many times"
The question of making the Panama
canal free to American vessels was
to tine front when the House, on Nav
2a. 1912, Incorporated in the act Of
providing for the establishment of
civil government in the canal zone. a
provision authorizing the president to
charge tolls to vessels using the canal,
with proviso, exempting American
coest"ise vessels from such changes.
President Taft, in a message to oon-
grsss had urged the exemption. The
bill had been reported to the House
providing tolls for all vessels but the
exemption provision was adopted as
an amendment. This amendment was
In the bill as 1t went to the Senate