Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-06-20
SENATE PASSED THE
PANAMA REPEAL BILL
BANANA TOLLS MEASURE CAh-
RlEs BY VOTE OF 81 ~
AFTER BITTER STRUGGLE
SENATORS NEARLY HAVE fight
The PASSAGE of the Bill After a long
Fioht Lasting for Several M0n'"S
Is Conceded Victory for
the President.

WashingtOn.-I ne IOH5
fight in congress to repeal the cIdu90
Of the Panama canal act eXelnp''H9
American coastwise shipping lron
tolls came TO an end Friday Wheh 'Ho
house. after brief debate ana WITHOUT
the formaHty OF a conference, accept
cd bv a vote of 21G TO Il the senate
amendment specifically reservlne an
right the United States may have uH-
der the Hay-Pauncefote treaty OF
otherwise.
Washington. - Repeal OF Panama
canal tolls exemption for American
coastwise shipping passed the senate
Thursday night by vote OF 90 10 90
The passage of the bin after Dlt-
ter struggle that has lasted for sew
eral months is conceded another VIC
tory for President Wilson. Although
thirteen republicans came TO the ana
of the democrats who voted Tor the
/ bill on final passage. the preSI ieh'
initiated the movement in his party
for repeal and it was behind him that
many democrats who voted aye Hneu
up on the last test.
The senate was weary with its long
grind OF debate, its weary Watching
for any attempt TO gain pa lamen-
tarv advantage. and by the tie Vice
President Marshall put the question
for the passage o., the bin the oratory
had died down, the chamber was quiet
and the vote was taken with little eN-
citement.
Earlier in the evening there was an
outbreak among democrats which
showed the deep feeling that has been
aroused by the bill Senators Narda
a man Of Mississippi and West of Geor
gia came near to blows, creating
scene such as had not been witness
ed on the floor in many years.
a. Up TO the last minute no one in th'
d senate was positive a vote could b'
J. taken Thursday night. A it became
al more and more apparent, however
n that no amendments could pass ant
that the leaders expected to 81
n through to the finish, the temptation
ID to make long speeches ceased to be al
NJ tractive and several votes were take
70 toward the end without a roll call.
or The vote in favor of the bill follows
AZ emocrats-Bankhead Bryan, Chi
ton, Clark of Arkansas, Culbersol
"a Fletcher, Gore, Hitchcock, Hughe
ee James, Johnson, Kern, Lea, Lee
so Lewis, Martin, Myers, Overmal
il Owens, Pittman, Pom creme, Saul
nd bury. Shafroth, Sheppard, Shi'e
on Simmons, Smith of Arizona, Smith
he Georgia, Smith of Arizona, Smith
al South Carolina, Stone, Swanso
"a Thompson, Thornton, West, Whit
he Williams-37.
M Republicans - Brandegee, Burto
or Colt, Crawford, Gronna, Kenyon, NJ
Cumber, Mclean, Nelson, Norris, Roc
Sterling, Sherman-13.
Total, so.
mo The vote against the bill:
on Democrats - Ashurst, Chamberlai
as Lane. MARITIME, Newlands, O'Gorma
in Ransdell, Reed, Vardaman, Thoma
on Shields-11.
adj Republicans-Borah, Brady, Br
ro- tow, Burleigh, Catron, Clapp, Clark
noe Wyoming, Cummins, Dillingham;.
inc Pont. Golf, Jones, La Toilette, l.
,os. pitt, Page, Perkins, Smith of Mic
uy gan. Smoot, Sutherland, Townser
hat Warren, Weeks, Works-23.
lot Observation-Disclosures.
= Total az.