Arizona republican., 1914-06-12
Senator Vardaman.

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 As he spoke, he rose and started to the Georgia senator, who was only a few feet away.
 Don't you say that to me-" Senator West shouted, shaking his head and lifting his arms.
 Well" said Senator Vordaman, still advancing with his arms half raised, you're making an intimation that somebody else has been influenced"
 By this time the two senators were Ashurst. one of the biggest men in the senate, had stepped between them.
 In the meantime, the members who had been in the cloak room tried to tumble out of the doors all at once, and the galleries half filled with peo- pie were leaning forward with ex- pectation of seeing a real fight.
 Sergeant at-ar Higgins had heard enough. and walked out to where the two senators stood glaring at each other across the outstretched arms of Senator Ashurst and stood ready for the official command to stop what ever might be started.
 Finally all resumed their seats with out blow on either side. Both Sen ators West and Vardaman explained that they meant no reflection upon any one in what they said.
 The vote in favor of the bill fol- lows:
 Democrats-Bankhea Bryan, Chill ton, Clarke (Ark.). CulbersOn, Fletch- CT, Gore, Hitchcock, Hughes, James, Johnson, Kern. Lea, Lee. Lewis. Mar tin, Myers, Overman, Owen, Pullman, Pomerene, Salisbury. Shaffrot, Shive- ly. Sheppard, Simmons, Smith (Ariz), Smith (MarylanD, Smith (South Car olina). Stone. Swanson, Thompson. Thornton. West White. Williams, Smith, (Georgia.
 Republicans Burton, Brandegee. Colt, Crawford. Gronna, Kenyon, Me Cumber, Mclean. Nelson, Norris, Root, Sterling, Sherman.
 The vote against the bill:
 Democrats Chamberlain, Lane, Maritime, Newlands, OGorman, Ramsdel, Reed, Vardaman, Thomas, Shields
 Republicans-Borah, Brady, Bristow, Burleigh Catron, Clapp, Clark WyoD, Cummins. Dillingham;, Dupont, Golf, Jones' La Toilette, Lippitt, Page, Perkins. Smith (Mich). Smooth, Sutherland, Townsend. Warren Weeks, Works
 Progressive-PoindeX
 The question of making the Panama canal free to American vessels was brought to the front when the house, on May 23, 1912. incorporated in the act providing for the establishment of civil government in the canal zone. pro- vision authorizing the president to charge tolls to vessels using the canal with proviso exempting American coastwise vessels from such charges President Taft, in a message to con- gresS had urged the exemption. The bill had been reported to the house providing tolls for all vessels but the exemption provision was adopted as an amendment This amendment was in the bill as it went to the senate. Before the bill passed the senate Great Britain, on. July II, 1912, filed a formal protest against the proposed exemption. The note transmir,ed to the state department contendfj: "The British government thinks that to allow American vessels to pass through the canal without the payment of tolls would be to violate the Hay Pauncefote treaty whether the tolls are not collected, or whether if collected they are refunded. As to coastwise trade the British government thinks 1 it would be difficult to frame pro- | vision which would not do injustice t. 1 their interests"
 The Hay -Pauncefote treaty super seded the Clayton -Bulwer treaty under which Great Britain and the Unitef States were, jointly, to build the canal The -Pauncefote agreement. aftel providing rules for the regulation o 1 the canal, based on the rules governing