The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-06
TO
HIS APPEAL
Congress Gets Busy Right
Away to Make Jump
Through Hoop Held
by President.

+ United Press Leased Wire Service.l |,
y WASHINGTON, March 6.--Immedl- |
ate response was made in congress to- !
day to President Wilson's request fof 10
rspeal of the free toll section Of the
Panama canal act. The full house IN
terstate commerce committee began
consideration Of the SINS repeal
resolution.
Chairman Adamson stated that an
early report would b. made from tile
committee. Indicators developed that
parliamentary obstac IS y;n,lG be in
yoked by democratic leaders opposed
to the repeal plan O'Gorman, leade
OF the senate insurgents" against
the repeal program and chairman OF
the senate inter oceanic canals com,
mittee which will consider the repeal
resolution said his committee would
not rush matters. Chairman Adam
son will initiate the legislation In the
house. When 1t will be permitted to
come up depends upon Democratic
Leader Underwood who is opposed, to
the repeal. That the question will
I be shunted of until after the admin
istration, antitrust program is acted
upon was apparent today. This means
| that action may be postponed until
| June or July.
II 1t passes the house, as seems
probable, the big fight will centre in
the senate where the president must
have republican aid and votes to pass
1t.
"A new plan was discussed today to
/ repeal the free tolls clause. Some
democratic chieftains suggested that
instead of a straight out repeal. 9
resolution might be passed which
i would give the president sole power
1 to Ak or exempt tolls from all vessels
COMMITTEES Acts Today.
i WASHINGTON, March espopd
II md lo President NJ ils6ti 3 ezaa se 81
!, repeal ii the tree tolls clause Of tht
q Panama canal act, the house interstate
I. commerce commission today favorabl!
4 reported the Sims repeal resolution
EOnly four committeeman voted agains
lit, Representatives Doremus, Michi
gan; Knowland, California; Lafferty
:, Oregon and Ofshaughnessy, Rhod'
Island.
In addition to the fourteen win
, voted to repeal the exemption clause
three other democrats who were al
! sent today are known to be against i
! Four republicans. Representative
stevens, Of Minnesota; Esch OF Wiz
! consin; Willis, of Ohio and Hamilto
! Of Michigan, voted with the democrat
: in favor of repeal. The democrat
q who voted for repeal were Represent;
i tiyes Adamson, Sims, Talcott. Steven
4 of Nebraska, Barkley, Reyburn, Mo-
n tague and Decker.
q Representative Lafferty, who wa
i absent today. had asked to be recor
y ed against the repeal plan. (.
Chairman Adamson said he woul
il make an early effort to bring the r
y peal resolution before the house ar
If that a special rule might be used.
% Representative Doremus who
e chairman of the national democrat
" congressional committee said dem
ID cratic caucus Of the house is not pla
ys ned in fight to defeat the president
program. Representative knowlal
10 declared that the Sims bill report'
" today, is incomplete and tnat t
10 democrats overlooked another secti'
.e Of the Panama canal act which "
n. throw open the whole fight. The Sir
bill repeals the clause reading:
tolls shall be levied on vessels ncS
10 gagged ii. coast-wise trade OF the Un
n ed states.
- The clause which Knowland said
- not touched in the Sims repeal me'
~ ~ ure is that providing for tolls OF 81
-, m ton and then reading 'other tn
na for vessels of the United States a
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