The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-01


Progrcssives Take Hand.
Representative I4afferty. of oregon,
who had been conducting the Progress
siye end IF the contest, epdeavorcd to
get consideration for "a strictly Pro-
gressive motion tn recommit, the
phraseo1ogy of which ne was not per-
mttcd 10 present. as the previous
question had been ordered on ths
O'Shaughuessy motion, aud the rol
call was resumed.
The roll call had proceeded through
less than one hundred names when
II became evident that motion to re-
commit would be lost. Nevertheless.
there were about ffteen shifts across
the original lines Of demhrcation, and
when the result had been tabuiated
If was announced that the motion to
recomnit had been lost by vote of
232 to l7e. The majority against re-
corr n}ttale WAS only hfty-six.
This brought squarely before mo
house the opportunity 10 vote unon
the SIMS repeal bill itself, The read
ing clerk rushed through the roll AZ
express train speed. ON this vote the
ayes were 248, the noes 162. and tho
administration bill had won lis way
throsFh the house Of representatives
by a majority of eighty-six.
There was perfunctory applause on
the part Of the administration mem
hers. in which the galleries partel-
pated but few seconds Then the
exodus began After few minutes
of routine business Representative
Underwood announced to the house
the intelligence Of the death of Rep
resentative william Richardson, OF
Alabama. who had been an invalid
for many months. and who died at
Atlantic city today Immediately the
house adjourned out of respect to tho
memory Of It's late member
The following tabulation shows just
how party lines were riven in the
vote today:
For the bill: Democrats, 22f; Re-
rublieans, IS; rrogressiVes. . To-
tai. 24s
Against the bn1 Republicans, IS;
Democrats, So; rroFresstves, ), To-
tai, 1862
VirginIan Votes No.
ON the passage Of the bin Congress
man jones was the only NirgInian
who voted no" and against the presl-
dent
Not within the memory of any
member Of the present house has the
excitement surrounding the doings of
that body been so keen as that to-
day.
Tremendous Crowd
Before O'Clock this morning. three
hours before the house was ASSEM-
BLEED, faen and women were clamot-
tns for admission to the galleries.
At II o'clock not a vacant seat re-
frtasned. and at each gallery deer
way througs of a dozen or more peo-
pic stood at tlpt6e, striving for II
glimpse of HE interior of the cham
Der ANA hoping to catch u word or
the debate by agreement the house
met at 1880 o'clock. Already more
than three hundred members were In
their seats and the speechmak ing be-
gan at once, ana ran throughout the
entire day. Most of the speeches were
commonplace. but the galleries re-
manned damned 10 the rails. while
hundreds struggle doutside for ad-
mission.
Representative Mann, Republican
leader told the house that three ques-
tions were involved in the repeal x
the canal tolls Xemption-treaty
rights, moral rights. apart from
treaty construction, and the ecouom
ic policy AIR Mann waved aside the
latter two subjects and discussed at
length the situation in regard to our
treaty relations. lie maintained that
no construction of the Hay-Paunce-
States to charge the same tolls on its
own ships and those Of the Panama
republic as were levied on those of
other maritime nations.
MIR. Mann Speaks.
~ reading OF the rules to be OBJ
served by nations to receive equal
treatment said Mr.. Mann, plainly
dIscloses that they are not applicable
TO the United States or Panama. Great
Rritains attempt to secure her cons
struction Of the treaty is not for its
present effect. II is for the long lis
tant future. If we construe the treaty
according to English claims. ii is sure
70 rise and embarrass us whenever
we have war with other countries
War Is not desirable, but 1t is inevi-
table. We cannot always maintain
peace. / want 10 treat England fair
ly. but | believe that under the con-
Ftr1Crion Of the treaty we have the
right TO do as we please in this mat