Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-03-28
SCORED DECISIVE VICTORY IN
lIGHT 10 REPEAL t\N\h
TOLLS MEASURE,
AN UNUSUAL Scene
Iwo al Wilson's Opponents For III"
I'rc,'den Fought Their Might
est AGAINST His Plans.

don't Wilson today won the opening
sltrp,ish or the greatest legislative
b.rfls Of his administration. when the
I.,.s. ,..r hitter protests from roc
,pniz,d democratic leaders and almost
.,lid minorit, OPPOSITION. adopted a
spr.ial ruIe for the consideration II
tine bin repeating the free tolls prov-
,i,n of the Panama canal act Speaker
Ch,,np clark Democratic Leader
l-,d,ryonl Republicau Leader Mann
and Progressive Leader Murdock
headed those lined up against the
administration. but the house re-
sponJed to the presidents personal
anp,,I for pronpt consideration Of
r, r,r.,l biI rs means of sup
r,rt,na his administration foreign
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H9lhlnG I" compare WI" Wv
today Had occurred III ','' mus
the famons cannon r"!'S l's"" 'o''
years ago, IN van" l''Pr'S,'''''''''
Underwood took the lIoor ana u's,"
his colleagues I" vote against 'Ic
The RANK ana me u'i''"'' aus ''
tening to three hour7 ol p'7S'"''','
arguments swung mo 'l' pI'S'"'''
column l9' oi 'h'l" ,"''''
IN" al"'hdIlen' VI e.,
while but 90 followed me Ie'"'rs III
Joining WIN the minority /" oP'o'
tlon.
Tonight, administrator suPPo' W
considered the cruciaI polh' P"'S'u
and lupilanilN preul''eu th' p"a9"7
OF the repehI oIH l'Sr"
"Wednesday py InaJ"'''S u" "'
than 100, SeNeraI Oh 'n' '"0n''
hours allowed under 'he I"'' io' Wv
bate had p''h 'ohS"'nou
house adI"urheu an" N''' nv
making continuing without lh'cI'" "p-
ton, 1t was thousHl tn' i,''"'
could be rea'hed la'' i"'S""F
The roll call was taken III S'''H'''
the crowded floor ana EdItil's "',
after an hour Of DEBATE. liIouEn"u'
the day, the chamber had peeh crown
ed and the galleries HII'u 10 o'''
flowing. Following the announcement,
W Speaker clark last hle"' "h"'nS,
the rule' hleh Iee'"E ""''
end every influence "N'i''"l' ""'
brought To bear on u"uo'iul "''S' -fS
q result Whth the SH" "'7"','
hoth sides were keyed up 10 ms"
lltDh.
with Representative 'HueI "oou'
Speaker CLARK, ana represent
Fitzgerald on the minority SIDE the
democratic majority lor the t'IlIe
ogniZed as Leaders N'PreSV" "'"''''
Henry chairman on r"leS' Au'l"So"'
cA1irman oi the Interstate anu iol
C.Sn commerce committee "''''''
of Pennsy Nanla; hardWlch' OF H'ors-
IA. Sherl"\, OF hentu'KN' ana o'ne'
prominent figures supporting tne
Prc'''h' poS''''', ...,,,
only eight repuDiicans J"lheo VII"
the majority in support "i 'ne "u-
ministrations program pu' 'e"u'IA > on
hoth S'deS lohls"' wv,
many repupncahs' WHO '"'vu "7,
ll' pl'Hl'''"'N
would vote eNeH'u"lN lo' ''i'
The sohd progresS'N' u''c9'''o,' VI '''
house, lea pN hepresei' ''''N' q" -
Of kahS.s' was '"s"'u "e''''''
majority.
President WILSON ui"'lp"
considered most hotapie ny '"c .a,'N
and file OF all parties, because oi ,ne
the democratic rahNs' Two men "i''
Lad sought with hlh 'he pres'ue''''ul
nomination at the hahus OF 'io P'i'
one the speaker OF 'h' nouSe anu
the other the iioor ''"u, VI ','o
inant partN-were openly anu a'''''
ly arraycd against MN 0peuhVi
Clark. though ne ana no. 'aNe '.ie
floor today had issued MS cen"
hour attack on the pan 10 h'''iI Nv
hate and announced lndl lie NOulu