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is conceded the agh, already has bee.

Is conceded the aEne ALREADY has bseo
won.
The only uncertainty IN the mind.
OF administration supporters as IL the
outcome is the size OF the majority.
Estimates Of the majority on the re-
peal vary from 35 TO IS. The Senate
however. IS Yet 10 lie reckoned with.
there Is no rule to limit debat. can
be ordered. and Il may he weeks be-
fore The question IS disposed Of
enator G'Gorman who will lead The
opposition. has said Senator's who
propose to Vote for the repeal have
told him they did not expect a vote
for six weeks senator Owen and
other Democratic champions Of the
PRESIDENTS cause declare delay VIII
serve no useful purpose and they hope
to nave the committee on Inter-Ocea-
mic Canals. Of which Seantor O'Gor-
man Is chairman. take up the Sims
Dill as soon as II comes from tn.
House The committee is closely di-
vlded on the issue. AT present unless
some members OF the committee
should announce a change OF view.
1t appears that opponents of the re-
peal might have a majority of one
in the committee. There are other
bills pertaining TO the issue before
the canals committee. and no one
will predict how long the committee
will hold the subject under conside-
ration.
Bills Empower President.
Senator Chiffon has ID bill which
instead of directly repeating tolls ex-
emptlon would put il up TO the Pre-
sident to determine what ships should
pay tolls Their there is Senator
Lewis bill empowering the President
to suspend tolls. and another measure
introduced by Senator Reed. would
repeal the toll exemption and then
grant to foreign ships the right To
compete with American coastwise
shipping. What the committee and
the senate will do with all these
measures remains to be seen. Rumors
of attempts to filibuster already are
being heard.
Other legislation before Congress
just now is the practical eclipse save
appropriation and calendar bills 81
! lesser Importance. The Senate inter.
state subcommittee con
] tinues at work on antitrust bills
= In the House the Interstate Commerc.
Committee, which already has voted
. for the Covington interstate trad
commission bill and still has to act OF
the proposition for Federal contro
Of railway capitalization, is engage
a OIL the repeal bin to the exclusion o
all other business, so that nothing !
scheduled in the committee for TIN
week.
Committee Calendars Upset.
\ The House Judiciary COMMITTEE
has had its calendar upset by case
N involving charges against Represer
tative McDermott, of Illinois an
- Judges Speer of Georgia and Wrigh
of the District Of Columbia.
g The committee may act on the NJ
n Dermott case Tuesday, voting on
report from the subcommittee, whic
va pos censure of McDermott an
,d National Association of Manufacture
in officials.
10 The House has a number Of al
preparation bills ready to consider. IL
Guiding the naval appropriate
~ which has the right Of way.
AZ If the repeal bill should not
is disposed of by Tuesday night it mig
er go over until Thursday as Wednesd;
Id is held to be sacred TO bills on Il
calendar"
as The repeal fight has broken
az plans of various committees for ia
al ing up important pending bills. L
rules committee, is anxious to get a
re ton to provide for the proposed !
Va v~estigation of speculation on whe
no and cotton exchanges in New Ior
nd New Orleans, Chicago and the Mort
:. west.