Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-27

less than ten minutes and the RUE 70
limit the Panama tolls debate to twen-
ty hours was taken up
~ LIS c'c!ock Ch.!-na: Henry de-
manded vote on the previous ques-
tion" and that brought the first part
of the fight to a decisive point.
The end of the first roll call indi-
Gated that "the previous question" had
been carried and that the administra-
tion forces had won. Chairman Henrys
motion was adopted 207 to 17s. and
thus the house voted to shut of debate
on the rule.
Speaker Opposes President.
Some congressman professed tho
view that the fight had taken the aspect
OF contest between the president and
Speaker Clark They expected the
speaker might take the floor personally
and lead the Aght on the rule or might
reserve his attack on the bill itself.
unless forced to the floor to defend
himself The galleries filed early.
Mrs. Clarke had = seat in the speakers
gallery. 3 sE
Z An outburst Of applause Greeted
sSpAaksr Clark 40 he ascendsd the
rostrum ct noon. He sstillsd, the stannult
fand the house rose as the chapia3i,
prayed.
Representive L,Ensie. OF Florida, an
invalid, was wheeled In to the chamber
in his wheel chair and placed Just to
the right OF the speakers hostrum.
. Speaker Clark warned the floor and
galleries that IAN acrimonious and ex-
citing debate like this should call for
perfect order He had some difficulty
in quieting the house.
Urges naturalization Of Canal.
Representative Sherwood, democrat.
Of Ohio. was the first speaker. He
urged an amendment to dismantle the
fortifications OF the canal and ah.
aolutely neutralize. II
The administration forces opened
their fight In . twelve minute speech
by Representative Adamson He re-
ferred to the arguments in favor Of the
tolls exemption ~ "clap-trap. poppy
cock and delusion." The democratic
platform pledge, favoring exemption.
Representative Adamson said,, was
written into the platform by "one of
the leading friends Of exemption" The
chairman Of tho resolutions committee,
he said. was busy watching Tammany
hall and Wall street for the protection
Of the people but 1t seems like he
watched the wrong man."
Forsion Policy Impsriisd.
AS to the present foreign situation
and its relation to the democrat and
for the repeal he said:
"Who knows that the situation at
this time may be better than the prest-
dent. who IL charged under the con-
stitution with responsibility for foreign
affairs? Who ever fights this repeal
now not only fights honest equality and
domestic economy Of his people but he
fights the administration on the foreign
policy of the government and as to its
results he must bear the odium Of
what ever disaster may come"
He declared he and Chairman Henry
had conferred with Speaker Clark a
to the drawing Of the rule and under
stood that he approved i"
Speaker cIark's Statement.
Speaker Clarks statement. issued
last night, read:
Il am dead against the rule on the
tolls question and intend to vote
against 1t. I will not stultify myself
by voting for any such rule I led the
fight to liberalize the rules and prac-
tees of the house, thereby imperilinl
my political future. We won that Ions
ana bitter fight, and It was the first
democratic victory in eighteen years
Time and time again declared that
would not advocate thing when IN
the minority that would not advocate
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