Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-31
S PANAMA
POLICY IS ATTACKED
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now at this late date to insist upon
any other construction"
Representative Adamson, of Geor-
gia. who was prepared to close the
argument from the repeal advocates,
appeared on the floor early with a
massive pile of documents and data
pertaining to the tolls question. With
him were Representatives Sherley and
Covington, two of the principal speak
ers for the bill on the final program.
Vote Planned For Tonight
The Administration leaders planned
to secure a vote on the bill before
the adjournment of the House to-
night and wit. about five hours de-
bate on the bill remaining when the
House met, both sides pressed for the
use OF every available minute of time
The leaders were anxious to hurry the
House along, fearing that Interrupt
tion might force the bill over until
tomorrow, calendar Wednesday,
which would precipitate parliament
tary complications
The opponents of the bill prepared
to make the most of their single op-
portunity to amend the bill and O.
carefully drawn motion to recommit
the bill to the interstate and foreign
commerce committee with instructions
After conference 1t was agreed that
Representative Doremus, of Michigan
leading the Democrats opposed to the
bill, should present the motion, thus
overcoming the scruples of Democrats
who might object to supporting a pro-
position advanced from the Repub-
lican side of the aisle. The provis-
ions of the motion to recommit were
carefully kept secret, to be sprung as
surprise on the floor.
Crowds damned Galleries
The greatest crowd that the House
has seen in recent years jammed the
galleries of the chamber to-day to
hear the final debate over the repeal
of the Panama tolls exemption. Peo-
pie had been waiting in line font
hours.
Just after daybreak, when janitors
were cleaning up the galleries, they
were amazed to find two women and
a man seated for a long wait until
noon.
You'll have to get out of here
lock you in, until the galleries are
regularly opened at 10 o'clock"
Lock US in," said the waiting ones
and locked in they were and had
their places of vantage when the doors
were opened at 10 o'clock.
One Woman Knitts
During the waiting hours the crowd
made itself at home. Some brought
newspapers and books. One gray
haired woman brought her knitting
and clicked her needles Industrious
ly. Lunch boxes. milk bottles and
pop bottles were piled up on the gal
lery rail an imminent danger to the
legislators below until the doorkeep-
ers forced their removal
Representative Humphrey, of Wash
ington, Republican, denounced the
Democratic position as more con-
temptible than the English language
cSn express" and declared that the
condition had been brought about by
the "egotistical blundering'' of the Adj
ministration in the Mexican situation.
He lauded Majority Leader Under
wood and Speaker Clark, who he said.
by every rule Of fairness and honor
should be president to-day" forl re-
fusing to repudiate the Democratic
platform. The administration, Rep
resentative Humphrey declared. had
been imposed upon 'to carry out the
international confidence game bv
which Japan and England hope to-
secure the use of the canal without
competition"