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today when a final vote on the bill
would be taken. He said, however,
that he expected some of the amend
ments to be voted upon during the
day.
Borah Criticises Compromise.
] Senator Borah of Idaho criticised the
ISimmons-Norris compromise amend
ment, declaring that it attempted to
retain for the United States the right
under existing treaties to exempt its
merchant ships from the payment of
tolls when the President and other
democrats were insisting that under the
treaties with Great Britain and Pana-
ma, the United States had no such
right
Senator Simmons replied that although
he himself believed that the United
States had no right under the Hay
Pauncefote treaty to exempt its n.er-
cnant vessels from the payment OF tolls.
many other senators believed that the
United States has such right.
Il do not consider myself infallible,
said Senator Simmons, and this amend
ment merely reserves the right OF the
United States to have this matter con-
sidered at some future time If it desires.
I'VE ought to have plain assertion
that we have the right to pass American
Senate should have an opportunity to
vote upon it," said Senator Borah. He
read from the Presidents address to
Congress on the canal tolls question.
| showing that the President had declared
frankly that the United States had no
right to exempt its vessels and asking
| Congress to withdraw from the unten-
able position we now occupy.
"Wiu any senator on the other side OF
| the chamber rise and say that the Presi-
| dent looks with favor upon this proposed
amendment? shouted Senator Borah.
| Democrats Are Silent.
There was silence in the chamber for
| moment, and none Of the democrats
! replying, Senator Borah continued:
THE adoption of this amendment will
place the President in the position of
having his intellectual integrity or his
moral courage challenged"
| Senator Borah declared that we are
doing the wrong thing by sidestepping
on this question. 1t is not domestic
question and the whole world will regard
not what we do SO much as the way we
| do it,
Referring to an early comment by Sena-
tor Borah to the effect that the time was
| drawing near for a vote on the pending
amendment, Senator Thomas Of Colorado
asked if he was right in thinking that
| Senator Borah believed the voting would
soon begin
That was the best news had heard in
| six MONTHS said Senator Thomas.
WELL 1 wouldn't advise the senator to
leave Washington, was Senator Borah
comment.
Senate Holds Night Session.
In an effort to hurry along the debate, a
night session of the Senate, the first dur
ing the consideration of the repeal bill,
was held last night. When the members
finally took a recess at 1915 O'Clock until
IL o'clock this morning, only three sena-
tors had spoken, and all OF them had
supported the tolls repeal bill. Ihey were
Senators McCumber of North Dakota,
James Of Kentucky and Thornton OF LOU
isiana. Senator James speech was a pit
ter arraignment Of the democrats who are
opposing the repeal bill and showed the
intense feeling which the controversy has
developed in democratic ranks.
So severe was Senator James attack
that his speech is expected to bring forth
a number Of replies. still further prolong-
ing the debate on the bill.
Senator James began his attack by
reading a plank in the Baltimore plat
form declaring for publicity Of recon-
mendation for appointive federal offices.
explaining that the plank was inserted
| with the particular object of having the
| recommendations for federal judgeships
| made public. He then announced that
Senator O'Gorman, as a member Of the
Judiciary committee, had twice had an
| onportunity to show his advocacy of this
plank by Offering amendments to
complish this end TO bills before that
committee creating new judicial dis
tricts.
Senator o'Gorman Explains.
Senator OGorman explained that on
one occasion he had not been present
when the question came up and when
the other bill was before the committee
there was no discussion Of the question.
Senator Walsh, another member of the
Judiciary committee, and one of those
, who has attacked the repeal bill as a
violation Of the platform, declared that
: every democratic senator must stand
alike on this question of public recon-
, | mendations, and that the planks must
refer to every new Office in every bill
that comes before Congress.
Senator James turned from Senator
,OGorman to. Senator Vardaman, who
recently spoke of the democratic party
Root in the tolls exemption fight.
Everybody takes a lick at Bryan
these days" he said, with smile. But
with every blow he grows in the love
of the American people. Bryan and
Root. Who Is the distinguished sena-
tor from Mississippi following In his
position? Gallinger on one side and
ator Boise Penrose of Pennsylvania.
| Senator James said he favored the re-
peal bill because he thought 1t must be
passed to save the nations honor and
because 1t repealed a subsidy
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