The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-01
Administration Leaders Claim
Majority Of at Least Six
teen in Favor Of Presidents
Contention.
CHAMBERLAIN SAYS
FIGHT NOT YET WON
Amendments in Nature Of
Compromise to Be Proposed
and Struggle May Be Pro-
longed for Weeks.


Thy Leased Wire 10 Hveulhg Hefnio.t
Washington. April 1.-0ratified
over the success of the Panama tolls
exemption repeal in the house Press
ident Wilson and his supporters turn
ed their attention today to the SEN
ate.
The latest poll brought to the
White House b. an administration
senator who canvassed his colleagues
and excluded from his count those he
considered doubtful indicated that
the presidents contention would have
"A majority OF at least sixteen. fto-
pubiicans as well as Democrats. SEN
atOr owen. the administration leader
In the canals committee where tho
measure now In pending. was at the
White House early comforting with
Secretary Tumulty. Asked ABOUT the
procedure in the senate and the
length Of time for discussion, the OK
lahoma senator said. 1T IN natural
TO assume that II the committee does
not report promptly q motion will DO
made 20 discharge the measure from
consideration Of the committee"
The corrected account of the vote
in the mouse yesterday. repeallng the
exemption clause, as announced in
the Congressional Record today, ia
g47 for the repeal and is2 against Il.
majority Of S5 for the adminiatra-
ton. The count as announced last
night had 16i votes against Il. The
names Of Representative Dyer. Re-
publican. of 81. Louis, Mo-, who voted
against the repeal was omitted In the
list.
Chairman O'Gorman said today he
would call the canals committee 90
meet Tuesday. II IL apparent that an
efiort is 10 be made TO amend the
house bill with a clause asserting the
sovereignty OF the United States over
the canal zone Some senator's Nho
favor the repeal believe such amend
mcnt would not be considered In the
light Of a compromise. Democratic
senators most active for the repeal
insist tdat the bill should prevail
without amendment. How far RepnD-
licAn senators will fgure I'm the re-
suit is the subject OF very active spec
ulation.
Estimates OF the number of Demo-
Gratis who win oppose the repeal vary
from To IA.
The repeal "a not yet won by any
means" said Senator Chamberlain,
leading the opponents.
when the canals committeG viii
complete its work can not be forecast
now but the general opinion Il that
the issue will not come formally oe-
fore the senate for at least ten days.
Senator Norris Republican, intro
duced an amendment 20 re-aiiirm the
right OF the United states 90 grant an
| exemption " II desired 10 do 50 and 10
/ direct the president 10 begin negotia-
tions 10 arbitrate Great Britatn's pro-
| test resolution 10 postpone con-
| slderation of the bill until President
| Wilson communicates 20 the senate
| in confidence. 10 Il 10 asks. the ma
ture of the uattern OF greater del
| iCacy aud nearer consequence men
| toned In his address 20 congress, was
| introduced b. senator Poindcxter.
After some desultory debate In the
senntc. the repeal bill as IL came from
the house was formally referreu 60
| the canal committee, which aireadF
| has q biil by Senator owen 20 the
| same effect