Evening journal., 1914-06-12

Shively, Simmons, Smith OF
Arizona, Smith of Georgia, Smith OF
Maryland, Smith Of South Carolina,
Stone, Swanson, Thompson, Thornton,
West, White, Williams-37.
Brandegee, Burton, Colt,
Crawford, Gronna, Kenyon, McCumber,
Mclean, Nelson, Norris, Root, Sterling, |
Sherman-l3
Total, so.
The vote against the bill:
Democrats - Ashurst, Chamberlain, |
Lane, MARITIME, Newlands, O'Gorman, !
Ransdell. Reed, Vardaman, Thomas
and Shields-11.
Republicans-Bor Brady, Bris-
tow, Burleigh, Catron, Clapp, Clark
of Wyoming, Cummins, Dillingham;,
DUPONT, Goff, Jones, LaFollette, Lip
pitt, Page, Perkins, Smith of Michi-
gan Smott, Switzerland, Townsend,
Warren, Weeks and Works-23.
-Poindexter. Total, 35
The measure now goes back to the
House, which is expected to accept
Norris amendment speci-
fically reserving all rights the United
States may have under the Hay
Pauncefote treaty.
The last stage OF the most spec
tacular legislative fight Congress has
seen since the Democratic party came
into power attracted hundreds to the
Capitol despite the whiting heat and
packed the Senate galleries. Mem
bers of the House crowded upon the
floor. Senators of the opposition,
both Republicans and Democrats,
were making no apparent effort to
delay a VOTE but many had various
qualifying resolutions prepared upon
which they intended to force record
roll calls.
Administration leaders reiterated
that they had the votes to hold the
measure intact as it now stands with
the Norris Simmons compromise
amendment, and pointed to the record
votes Of Wednesday to sustain their
contention.
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 concurrence of
the House in the compromise amend
ment, and its acceptance by President
/ Wilson. While the President 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 in "ungrudging measure" no
doubt was expressed in administration
circles that he would sign the perfected
bill.
Bitterness among Democratic SEN
ators over the repeal bill flared up
again and before oil was poured on the
] troubled waters Senators Vardaman, of
Mississippi, and Senator West, of Geor-
1 gla, came near blows.
Apparently only the interference of
Senator Ashurst and the presence of the
/ sergoant-at-arms prevented a physical
encounter. II all lasted less than a
minute, but in that time the Senate,
worn down by long debate and night
sessions, livened up and displayed an
interest in things such as has not been
evident for weeks. The trouble started
after bitter exchange between Senator
Nardaman and Senator James, who had
vigorously criticized the Mississippi
senator and in turn had been told that
he was not stating the truth.
When Senator Nardaman sat down.
Senator West took the floor and also
entered a protest against the recent
charge of Senator Vardaman that
those who voted for the repeal bill were
guilty of treachery to the Democratic
party. lie referred to the charge that
the Carnegie Foundation had expended
$4,000 to boost the repeal bin
"Who knows added the Georgia
senator, "but what the shipping inter
ests have spent 100000 in order to Sc
I H.. Ia 1.
''llave you been offered anyg" asked
Senator Nardaman. As he spoke he rose
TO his feet and started toward the
Georgia senator, who was only few
feet away.
Don't you say that to me-" said
Senator West shaking his mead and
lifting his arms.
Well said Senator Vardaman.
still advancing with his arms half
raised, you are making an intimation
that somebody has been influenced"
! BY this time the two Senators were
only a few feet apart, but Senator
/ Ashurst. one of the biggest men In
the Senate, had stepped between
] them. He laid mis- left arm across
Senator Vardman's chest and extend
ed his right toward the Georgian and
tried TO pacify them, but they kept
talking.
In the meantime members who had
been in the cloakrooms tried To
tumble out Of the doors all at once
and the galleries half filled with pco-
pie leaned forward with the expecta-
tion of seeing a real fight.
Senators will please come to order"
shouted Senator Swanson, presiding
"The Senators will please take their
seats and the ergeant-at-arms"
Here he was interrupted, but Serg-
eant-at-Arms Higgins had heard
enough and he walked out TO where
the two Senators stood glaring a.
each other across the outstretched
arms Of Senator Ashurst and stood
ready for the official command Ia
stop whatever might be started. MIR
West insisted upon explaining.
"I did not say, in writing or other
wise" he started TO explain. THE
Senator's will please take their seats,
urged the presiding officer, while the
galleries and the Republican side oil
the Senate in particular looked ou
as II at a play,
"No, am not going to sit down.
continued Mr. West, and Senator
James tried to explain that the
Georgia Senator was trying 10 max,
no charges Finally all resumed theil
: seats without a blow on either side
4 Both Senators West and Nardamaf