The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-30
SECOND ROUND OF FIGHT
TO REPEAL FREE TOLLS
Senate Committee. by Vote of to o,
Orders House RilI
Reported.
ADMINISTER LEADERS WIN
Amendment by Simmons Meeting
Conditions, hut YieIdins No Rights.

Washington. April o9.--Administra- :
tiou lcaeers to-day won the second
round of their fight to repea, the free
tolls provision OF the Panama Canal
act, when the Senate Canals Committee
10y vote of s 10 6, ordered the House
bill CARRYING tho "epeal reported to
the Senate. Coupled with tho bill
Will be reported an amendment pro
posed by Senator simmons and APP
proved bv the committee. which reads
provided. that neither the passage
Of this act, nor ANYTHING therein con-
tanned. shall bc construed or held as
waiving. imnalring or affecting any
treaty or other right possessed by the
United States"
This amendment. II is said. met Pres :
ident Wilson'S approval. .hdminstra-
,on leaders tonight We're confident
that with 1t attached the repeal bill
would he passed by the Sennte: and
some senators opposed 10 repeal agreed
with this view.
Without Recon- me n,lntiom.
The report Of the committee Will be
made without recommendation. ana the
scene oi the il"ht for and against re-
peal Will lao shifted to tile floor. Chair
man o'Gorman. for the committee. 20
night expected Ia report the bill with
rhe amendment Tomorrow. and il was
said the committees direction will ask
tnat /; he placed on the Senate calen-
dar. Senator simmons will ask that
the bill BE- made the unfinished busi-
moss of the Senate, and 'f this sugges-
ticn Is agreed to, tho battle will begin
Immediately.
Administration leaders hope 10 con-
duet the fight along the lines fol-
lowed in putting through the tnrin and
currency bills. If this Is adhered 10
the attention OF the Senate will be
directed as closely as possible to tho
tolls matter. and after a debate OF
few weeks r. vote will be reachcd
Tn" committees session to-day de-
veloped several SURPRISES The arst
vote was taken on the amendment by
Senator Shields. proposed as q substi-
;ute for that offered by Senator Sim
mons. Ii provided that the act should
not he construed as an admission tnat
the United States has no right to ey-
ompt Its coastwise ships from tolls.
1t was beaten. 10 to 4.
Vote on simmons Amendment.
The Simmons amendment was next
and the vote was 10 d for It's adop-
ton. as follows:
Ayes: Simmons. Brandeeee, Craw
ford. Owen. Thomas. Thornton, Walsh
and Chiffon.
Nays: Rorah, Bristow. o'Gorman,
Page. Perkins and Shields.
y motion by Senator Thomas to re
port the hill favorably with the sim
mons amendment was beaten, to 5.
Senator Bristow quickly made a mo-
tion to report the bill as amended adj
versely, which WIS beaten, s 10 S,
Senator'S O'Gorman. Walsh, Rorah,
sristow and Perkins voting aye" and
Senators Thornton. Chiffon. Shields.
Thomas. Owen. Simmons. Brandegeo
and Crawford. voting no"
Tho vote ON the motion or Senator
1h"mas TO report tho bill without rec
omnlendation, with the Simmons amend
ment was to i, with the same line
mp on both sides, except that Senator
Walsh voted mo" and Senator Page
voted AYE
The substitute propos.d by Senator
Walsh, TO allow doternf. alton or the
right to exempt American X ips under
the Hay-Pauncefote treatyM by the
United Statos Court was defeated, s to