The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-13
Repea a. Measure Still
Holds Centre Of Stage
in Congress.
MEMBERS ANXIOUS
FOR ADJOURNMENT
Proposition to Postpone Anti.
trust Legislation Until Next
Session Revives Hopes That
Term May End by July /.
Opposition to Tolls Bill
Is More Vigorous.

Washington. April l2.-Repeal of tho
Panama tolls exemption still holds the
"cnuc of interest in Congress, with
prospect Of further enlightened dis
cusSion in tho Senate this week where
the lnteroceanic Canals Committee is
TO resume hearings tomorrow.
with the tolls controversy dragging
along and little chace for final action
on II for another month, Senator'S and
Representatives have been rcytive lost
carly adjustment be iInpcdcd The de
Nelopincnt. however. that adininistra-
ton leaders are proposing TO postpone
antitrust legislation until next session
save for Tho creation OF an Interstate
Trade Commission has revived hopes
that Congressman may got back to
th"ir districts and into the canpairns
Tor N" election of Senator's and Rcprc-
Scntativcs rs carly as July !
Until the hands OF the opposition TO
ANA! tolls repeal are clearly shown
1T cannot be foretoid how long The
'o"nh,e VIII contjn" itself to discussion
81 t." subject, but there is little like
lIh9od that general debate Will begin
for another two weeks
no" IONS jhc committee Will dclih.
crat" after the Hearings arc con ,iuf.d
also is indefinite, but champions Of tho
rrpeal VIII do all in their power to
get record vct. OF the committee and
som" sort OF a report to the Senate as
carly a3 possible
Opposition More Vigorous.
'prostion to REPEAL is l:rowinl, more
vigorous rs time for disposition of the
controversy approaches. but Senators
supporting tho President insist this
oppoSiiion is not cxtcndlu- itself Tbn-
maintain confidence that ,hr r.rn.l
bill VIII pass without amendment S,,ch
peihOcratIc opponents OF rcpenl az SEN
'tors otorman and Chan berlain re-
Tam hope that repeal Will he defeated
or that the bin 1T last viii he amend
)" such Il Way as TO forcibly pro
ci"ln the sover"ignty of the United
s:Hj"s over tho Panama Canal
senators owen and Simmons, leading
l9e iEht FOR the President In the Canal
committee, expect to present import-
AM information as TO just what this
government had in mind in the ncro-
..Hrioh .! me Hay-Pauncefote treaty
WIN reference TO treating all nations
on an equal basis in the canal. some
oil this Information they hope 10 ret
from Joseph H. Choate. ambassador 10
England when the treaty was nero
'iated' and Henry White, who was
charSe OF the American embassy in
i.on"on. These and other men of nron, :
men are TO appear before the C,nnala
Committees
senator O'Gorman and other oppon-
ehts or the repeal plan TO make capItal
ou' OF the treaty being negotiated
win colombia. which would extend to
that republic the use OF the canal frnc
OF tolls for war vessels ana n former
treaty with Colombia negotiated. but
never In force III which a similar pro-
VISION was incorporated and in which
Great Britain acquicsccd
Root VIII Meet Charge
senator Root IS expected 10 meet the
q h1 .,f
senators arc making, with the explana-
tion that Colombia as former owner OF
Inc Canal Zone has a moral right to
special treatment
Inc fact that members OF the Senate
interstate Commerce Committee plon
10 amend the proposed Interstate trade
commission bill 50 as to give that com
mission authority TO investigatc tho re
lation TO business of interlocking al
G"ctoratcs. holding companies. stock
watering. destructive price discrimino
t'oh ana like evils has struck Il re-
Spohs'Ne chord in the minds Of many
democrats III both houses and there 10
"a growing feeling that the trade com
mission measure will be the only trust
lcEislation passed At this session That
thc trade commission could invcstipota
the need for further trust Legislation
una make recommendations to the next
Congress. and thus avert haStv action
tioh leaders, and President Wilson is
known 10 he considering the advisable
~! OF snch course. Many Democratic
senators believe a commission with
broad powers could be created without
prolonged discussion. but they are Ger
tam that any attempt to enact bills 10
pfohibit intcriockng dircctorates ana
holding companies and further to sun
picnent The sherman law, would prc-
cipltatc debate, which would Drolon.-
the session al! summer
Conferences between Senate and
house leaders and the President are TO
be held, with Il view to dcterminirse an,
The proposed limitation Of the trust
legislative program. which had lis I'm
ccption in the minds OF Senators New
lands and Robinson. of the Intcrstoto
Commerce subcommittee
House Committee Active.
Meanwhile, the House Intersiata
commerce Committee remains active
ana a trade commission. clothed with
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