Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-06-12
Vote Comes at 10 O'clock Last Night After Day of
 Bitter Debate.
VOTE WAS 50 TO 35
Thirteen Republicans Vote for and and Eleven Democrats Against Presidents Policy Vardaman
 and West in Ncar-Fight.

Washington June 1.-The bill 10 repeal the toll exemption of the canal law was passed by the senate at l0:l5 o'clock tonight by vote of oV to 3J.
 With the Norris Simmons amend ment adopted during the debate, the American rights with regard to the dispute with Great Britain over the construction of the treaty are Tn some measure preserved. With this amendment, the repeal bill was strip ped dowa to it's real purpose.
 Thirteen Republicans supported the policy of the president, and eleven Democrats voted against it.
 When the bill was reported to the senate from committee of the whole, Senator Sutherland demanded q sepa- rate vote on his asserting the rights of the United States and deny ing that they were affected by the Hay -Paunceforte treaty. This was voted down by a vote of 90 to B The bill was then put upon it's final passage.
 1t now goes to the house, where 1t is expected the amendments made in the senate will be agreed to. The legislative appropriation bill was made the unfinished business and will come up tomorrw.
 Galleries Are Packed.
 The last stage of the most spec tacular fight congress has seen since the Democratic party came to power attracted hundreds to the Capitol, de- spite the willing heat, and packed the senate galleries. Members of the House crowded upon the floor. Mem- bers of the opposition, both Republi- cans and Democrats. were making no apparent effort to delay a vote, but many had various qualifying resolu- tions prepared upon which they in- tended to force record roll calls.
 As the third principal achievement of the Democratic administration, the leaders looking back upon the passage of the tariff and currency acts as the others were sure of the concur renee of the house in the compromise amendments and it's acceptance by, President Wilson. While the presis. dent preferred that the repeal be passed without amendment, and has said that he did not feel that the senate in attaching amendments had granted his request to congress Gin ungrudging measure" no doubt was expressed in administration circles that he would sign the perfected bill. l debate today, reminders of the acrid charges of relations between the repeal and the foreign policy of the United States were not missing, and many observers looked upon the fight as one of the most bitter con- tests within the Democratic party. While house leaders undoubtedly will agree to the repeal bill as amended. there has been no agree ment. The Norris Simmons amend ment. however. is not satisfactory to many who sponsored the bill in the house. nor to some who opposed it, including among the latter, Majority Leader Underwood. Representative Adamson. who led the house fight for repeal. holds that as repeal does not surrender any American rights. the amendment is out of place.
 Vardaman and West Clash.
 Senatorial incidents following the day of tiresOme debate on the bill eliminated at the night session in a near-fight. between Senators Varda- man of Mississippi and West of Georgia. Senator Vardiman had made another shot speech, in which he de- nounced against those Democrats
 who were repudiating their party pledge.
 West followed with long, harague
 of the practical old-fashioned hust-
 ings style. He said that Democrats
 had disagreed On many issues since
 the silver campaign of 1896, but there
 had never been any denunciation by
 Democrats or charges of party pre-
 fidy because they had not always
 agreed. MT. West had worked him.
 self into state of intense excitement
 and his references to Mir. Vardiman N grew more personal.
 The seats of the two men are only
 six feet apart with one intervening
 desk. Senator Ashurst saw what was n o