The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-03-31

Washington, March 2s--The passage
sty the house Of the administration
SIH repeating the free tolls clause of
the Panama canal act is assured. This
became evident when Champ Clark's
spectacular fight against the cloture
rule demanded by administration
Aeaders was crushed by vote of 207
10 176. Deserted even by his col
leagues on the Democratic delegation
from his own state, Speaker Clark
went down to defeat.
The reduced size Of the vote in the
heuse for the administration indi-
naies, however, that the contest on
che tolls issue in the senate will be
very close and that the administra-
aiOn may lose.
There was hum OF excitement as
Rhe speakers gavel descended and a
Memand for order was made. Every
body was intent on catching the first
words from the administration lead
Nars, because II seemed certain that
they would take Speaker Clark to
administration and his spectacular
stand against the cloture rule.
Representative Adamson >of Geor-
Sgia, chairman OF the house Wommittee
on interstate commerce, seized the
opportunity to deliver q speech in ia
ver of the free tolls proposition
"A terrible hurrah is being made
sabout what the president has asked
congress- to do" said Representative
Adamson. rs that anything new?
Has Tammany Halls representatives
In congress forgotten that when that
other Democratic president was in
dhe White House he not only told CON
-gress that the silver purchase law
ought to be repealed, but that it
should be repealed and that until re.
pealed nothing else should be done
0ither In the way OF legislation or in
the way of distribution Of patronage?
Do they forget the similar conduct OF
ali the other presidents w to the
Gays Of the great founder Of the Bull
Moose prty?"
Critieises the Speaker.
Up TO this point everything had
gone smoothly, but IL remained for
Representative Hardwick Of Georgia,
a Democrat, who concluded the ad.
ministTaions side OF the debate on
The rule. 10 make personal attack
upon the speaker. II would remind
che distinguished speaker" said Mr.
Hardwick, that il Is the duty OF all
A NAsaTt. 10 A,s H. az ,t,,t
tratfon, or we will be again turned
into the wilderness like the tribes OF
Israel for another 40 years"
Republicans and Progressives join
I'd in a chorus of ieers.
More than 80 names had been call
cd when the first reading of the roll
was completed. The review or sec
end call added less than 80 names,
and served only TO delay but not to
alter the result At the conclusion OF
the second call. when II was evident
that the previous question had been
'-demHnded and that the actual vote on
the rule would prove only perfume.
tory performance, Speaker Clark said
"a the reading clerk In strong
voice. ''Mr Clerk, please call my
name"
"Mr. Clark of Missouri" said the
lSlsrk.
NO" announced the speaker Then
che tabulation was performed in
quick order. and Speaker Clark an.
n0unced his own defeat in this way:
-On this question the ayes are 2O7,
che nays 176. and the previous ques-
tion is ordered"
This was the test vote on the re-
peal insofar as the Democratic ma.
. rity Of the house is concerned. II
showed a detection from the admin
sstEation OF but 81 out OF 2s6 Demo
UFats. Sherwood OF Chic yoted
against the rule.
The vote on the rule itself imme-
alateiy followed. On this vote the
ayes we're 200 and the nays l72.
Sims Opens Fight.
Representative Sims, author OF the
repeal bill, then opened the fight In
ths bills behalf. 1T 10 mortifying
and humiliating 10 know that mem
bers OF the presidents own party are
guilty OF imputing cowardly or trea.
Honable conduct 80 their own chief
incentive" said Mr.. Sims If our
president is as bad a man as these
charges would make him, no self.re.
BDecting member Of this house SO be.