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They Show the Bill i'm
Amended Form Will
Have II Majority.
WILSON DOESN'T GET
UNGRUDGING SUPPORT
SimmOns-Norris COmpro-
mise, Which Displeased
Him, Adopted 80 to n.
DEMOCRATS ACCEPT IT
TO PREVENT DEFEAT
Republicans Aid the President
Final Vote on the Bill
Expected To-day.

WASHINGTON. June io.-Test votes in
the Senate tonight showed that the Pan.
anna tolls repeal bill in an amended form
would be passed by at least ~ majority.
The most important amendments we're dis
posed OF and vote on the bill proper will,
come tomorrow.
The Simmons Norris compromise amend.
ment, which is displeasing to President
Wilson. was adopted so to -. The Demo.
cratic leaders were forced to ACCEPT this
amendment TO save the repeal bill from
defeat
The Senate has therefore refused to give
President Wilson the "ungrudging" sup
port which he asked in this matter. and
In so far as this refusal Is concerned the
result Is Disappointing to tie Admirstrs-
ton. ON the main purpose of the legsla-
ton-to repeal the tolls exemption law
the President will be victorious.
The Simmons-Norrs amendment adopt
ed tonight asserts that the United states
has not waived or surrendered. through
the repeal legislation, any treaty right
1t may have TO exempt American ves-
sells from the payment of tolls.
The Dispirasing Feature.
The particularly dspeasng feature
of the amendment to President Wilson
s that he has asserted that the United
States has no such right under the
treaty. while the Senate by to-nights
vote, has laid the foundation for the as
sertion OF this right. There is "A posi-
bility that the Senate will go further
tomorrow and adopt AN amendment sub
hitting the questions arising under the
y-pauncefote treaty to arbitration.
This would be "A still stronger disclaimer
Of the Presidents contention.
Two attempts were made during the
evening TO bring about the adoption Of
amendments specifically and definitely as
sorting the right OF the United States
| to exempt its merchant vessels from tolls.
| but these were voted down by 40 to 80
and 40 to 81.
In the vote regarded as the best test
| eleven Democrats deserted the President,
while this loss was offset by twelve Re
publicans who supported him.
Vote Comes suddenly.
The vote on the "immons Norris amend
ment came suddenly little after .
o'clock. This was the amendment:
Provided that the subject OF this
act shall not be construed or held
as waiver or REIMBURSEMENT Of any
right the United States may have
under the treaty with Great Britain.
ratified the 2lst OF February. 1909.
no ba ~
Panama, ratified February 20. 1904,
or otherwise. to discriminate in favor
of It's vessels by exemptlng the vessels
of the United States. or It's citizens
from the payment of tolls for pas
sage through said canal, or In any
way waving, impairing or affecting
any right OF the United States under
said treaty or otherwise with re-
spect to the sovereignty over the
ownership. control and management
of said canal and the regulation OF
conditions or charges OF traffic
through the same
Senator O'Gorman took the floor and
made an appeal against the adoption of
the amendment. He declared that II
meant nothing that the United States
reserved It's rights under the treaty and
otherwise, while the President was on
record as saying In his address To Con-
gress that the United States had not tho
rights.
At the close of Mr. O'Gormans speech
the roll call proceeded on the compromise
amendment, which represented the Ad-
mlnstration Senator'S final concession to
save the repeal bill. The amendment was
adopted by vote OF so to 20.
For the Amendment.
DEMOCRATS--Bankh Bryan. Chit
ton, CuIberson, Fletcher. Hitchcock, HoI-
lis, Hughes, James, johnson. Kern, Nc
Lean, Lea Of Tennessee, Lee OF Maryland,
Lewis, Martin, Myers, Newlands, over.
man, Owen, Pittman. salisbury, sha-
froth, sheppard, shiveIy. simmons, Smith
OF Arizona, Smith Of Georgia, smith OF
Maryland, Smith OF South Carolina, stone,
swanson, Thomas, Thompson, West and
white-36.
REPUBLICANS - Brandegee, Colt,
Crawford, Gronna, Kenyon, Lippitt,
Lodge, MrCumber, Mclean, Nelson, Nor
rIs. PoIndexter, Sterling and weeks-i4.
Total Ayes-5O.
Against the Amendments.
DEMOCRATS Ashurst,, MARITIME,
O'Gorman, Pomerene. RsnsdeiI, Reed.
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