The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-12
Closing Hours of Debate
Marked by Sharp Per-
sonal Attacks.
yARD\MAN AND WEST
NEAR TO FISTICUFFS
Scrrcant-at-Arms Called to
Keep Ordcr-Williams Adds
to Excitement.

WAsnrNuToN. June 1.-THE amended
biz repeating the tolls exemption clause
Affecting coastwise shipping OF the
United States In the Panama Canal act
passed the Senate tonight by vote
Of 80 to So.
The result was not much different
from estimates heretofore made as to the
strength Of the measure when pairs are
accounted for. Had the pairs been dis
regarded the vote would have been "a
for the bill and SO against.
Eleven Democrats voted against the
repeal but this loss was more than off,
oct by thirteen Republicans who sup
ported the President. one Democrat.
Senator Walsh, was paired against the
bill, and two Republcans-Lodge OF
Massachusetts, and Stephenson of Wis
ccnsn--were paired in favor of the bill
The following is the vote:
For the bill.
DEMOCRATS Bankhead. Bryan,
Clifton, Clarke OF Arkansas, Culberson,
Fletcher. tore. Hitchcock, Hughes, James,
johnson. Kern. Lea. Lee, Lewis, Martin,
Myers, overman, owen, Pittmnn. Pom
creme. salisbury, Shafroth, sheppard.
shvely, simmons, Smith Of Arizona.
Smith Of Georgia, Smith of Maryland,
smith Of south Carolina, Stone, swanson,
Thompson. Thornton, West, White and
Williams.
REPUBLICANS- Brandegee, Burton,
Colt, Crawford, Gronns, Kenyon, Nc.
Cumber. Mclean, Nelson, Norris, Root,
Sherman and sterling.
Total ayes. 80.
Against the nil.
DEMOCRATS - Ashurst, Chamberlln,
Lane, MARITIME. Newiancs. O'Gorman,
Rau'deil. Reed, Shields. Thomas and
Variaman.
REPUBLICANS-Bora Brady, Bris.
tow, Burlelgh. Catron. Ciapp. Clark Of
wyoming. Cummins, Dillingham;, du
Pont. con. Jones, La Toilette. Lippitt.
Page. Perkins. Smith Of Michigan, Smoot,
Sutherland. Townsend, Warren. Weeks
sud Works.
PROGREsSIyE-Poind
Total noes, rs.
To-nights vote ends the bltterest con-
uoversy President Wilson has yet had
with Congress. The President energies
from it only partial victor and with his
party badly split. Many Democratic
leaders in Congress say that tolls repeal
Will be one of the chief issues in the
next campaign and that the party
leaders will be obliged to go on the
stump and defend their reputation Of
one OF the planks in the Baltimore plat
form. Many Democrats predict that
The passage Of the bill will prove a po-
hucal boomerang to the President
American ships Must Pay.
AS to the actual effects of the legls-
ation, il will subject American coast
wise vessels passing through the Pan
anna Canal to tolls OF $3.50 per net reg
'stered ton, which is the rate charged
all other shipping.
The opponents of the repeal legisla-
uon contend that it will discourage the
development of American shipping and
Will result in an advantage to the trans
continental railroads in the matter Of
freight movements. 1t was not so much
domestic as international considerations,
however, that Influenced President Will
son. lie found that all the Powers of
'"s world were practically unanimous in
ne belief that the United States was
violating the Hay-Pauncefote treaty,
"a'oh promised equal treatment to al
cations in the use OF the Panama Canal.
Nardaman on warpaih.
'Se co,dng hours of the debate to-
Ns"t woro signel.zed by /. near encoun-
UN oetwoon Senators Vardaman Of Mis-
ssslpp aud West Of Georgia, and also
~ sharp persona. colloquy between
's'daman and his colleague, Senator
'Saa SHARP Williams.
Yves: AND Vardaman confronted each
''ner IN threatening attitude and Sem
"'or Ashurst jumped between them with
extended arms aS " to prevent their
'onirs together. AZ tie ss.rue time the
"eSla'ng officer. Senator swanson, con-
hdered tho situalion so mepAcIcg that