The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-06-17
TOLL .lL PASSED.
IIOtSE ACCEDES TO SENATE,
AMENDMENT TO MEAS.
CRE.
'''"sS scores Democrats Who Accord
support to President ONLY i'm
'r"dSing Manncr-Anothcr Amend
m'nt to Bill Beaten by LARGO voto

washington, June 12.-Only Pros
ldcnt Wilson's signature is necessary
20 repeal the clause Of the Panama
canal act cxcmpting American coast
wise shipping rrom tolls. The long
and bitter figf, in congress came to
AN end today when the house, after
brief debate ara without the formal
i'y Of "A conference, accepted by a
vote Df 21G to Il the senate amend
mtnt specifically reserving all rights
the United States may have under the
liay-P1nncefgotc treaty or otherwise.
The pr sidcnt is expected to sign
the measure Monday. 1t was just a
little more than three months ago
that nc addressed the house and SEN
ate in joint session, urgently asking
that the nation might keep it's treaty
obligation. Speaker Clark was out
OK the city today but he and Vice
President Marshall will attach their
signatures to the bill tomorrow and
send it to the White House. Before
ending the contest by concurring ir,
the senate amendment the house
voted down, ia to 1OS, a proposal
advanced by Representative Moss of
West Virginia to attach to the repeal
flat declaration of the right of the
United States "a exempt it's vessels
from tolls and # the sovereignty Of
the United States over the canal zone.
During the discussion today there
were flashes Of heat in the debate
which characterized the original con-
sideratiOn Of the measure. Repre-.
sentative Underwood, the Democratic
leader. alth )ugh voting for the senate
amendment, said that congress should
never have made this "un-American
surrender" and called the amendment
ineffective and negative
Republican Leader Mann, who had
vigorously opposed repeal, supported
the amendment, declaring it left the
entire question Of the rights of this
country to be determined in the fu-
ture.
Representative Glass of Virginia
attacked the Democratic leaders who
opposed the measure. He denounced
the Outrageous assaults made on the
president" by the Republicans and
expressed indignation "at the leaders
Of the Democratic side who have
aspersed their own colleagues because
they would not follow them into the
camp Of the Republican party in ad-
vOcacy of the Republican doctrine
Il resent" said Mr.. Glass, 1.-The out
rageous assaults made on the presi-
dent by the members on the other
side Of the house and I particularly
resent the aspersions cast by the lead
ers on the Democratic side who have
aspersed their party colleagues for
voting for the repeal bill.
This proceeding is not ungrudg-
ing," Mr.. Glass added. "It is asinine.
Congress should legislate and quit
talking so much. 1 repudiate those
men who wrote the heresy Of exemp-
ton INTO the Democratic platform"
"Do you repudiate the secretary Of
State then?" shouted Representative
Ragsdale of South Carolina, Demo-
crat.
Il repudiate anybody that wrote
that heresy. whoever it was. The sec
retary of state did not subscribe to
it,"
Mr. Speaker" he added, Il think
you willssearch the political records
Of this country in ain to find such a
spectacle as we have found mere in
this congress-tho leaders of the
Democratic palay deserting their
party and standirk shoulder to shoul
der with Republ IAN leaders against
4 Democratic president"
Representative Gardner, Massachu-
setts, Republican, declared that "if
the Lord Almighty had foreseen all
this talk on exemption he would have
dug the canal when he made the
world"
Republican Leader Mann an
nOunced his intention to support the
senate amendment. He said that the
makes this whole long
fight over the free tolls issue n draw"
Twenty Democratic members voted