The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-04-04
Latest Poll Of Senate Shows There
viii BE q Majority Of at Least Six.
teen In Favor Of Bill.

ident wilson ana MS supporters turn
ed their attention today to the house.
The latest poll brought to the White
House by an administration senator
who canvassed his colleagues and ex-
cluded from his count those he con-
sidered doubtful indicated that the
presidents contention would have .
majority Of at least sixteen, Rspas.
Iicans az we'll - Dsmeersts. Senator.
Owen, the Administrator leader u tie
canals committee where The measure.
now Is pending wus at The white \
House early ssafsfrias witt sssrs.
tary Tumulty.
Asked about the procedure In ~
senate and the length Of time for dis
eussion, the Oklahoma senator said:
TT is natural to assume that II the
committee does not report promptly
a motion will be made to discharge
the measure from consideration Of
the committee. There Is to be no ef.
fort at forcing, unnecessarily, but We
want no dilatory tactics. The commit
tee stands, I should say, against the
president, and I think when the COM
mittee was organized those who were
in favor of the tolls exemption were
In the majority.
"A week in the committee should
be a reasonable time for discussion"
Ne ~ Feeling
The president had no comment to
make on the result 10 the house but
let It be known that he cherished no
flI.feelins over thcss who. expressing
their Convictions. opposed tie repeat.
There was NO comment made on the
speash Of Speaker Ciatk.
Senator O'0srnan said he would
call the canals seanittss 10 meet On
Tuesday. II 10 apparent that IN effort
Is to b made to ammend the house
bill with q clause asserting the SOW
ersisnty Of the United States over
the canal sons Some senator's who
favor the repeal believe such amend
ment would not be considered in the
light of a compromise. Democratic
senators most active for the repeal
insist that the bill should prevail with
out amendment. How far Republican
senators will figure In the result 10
the subject Of very active speculation
Estimates Of the number Of Demo.
crates who will oppose the repeal
vary from eight to fourteen.
The repeal is not yet won by any
means, said Senator Chamberlain
leading the opponents.
When the canals committee Will
complete it's work cannot be forecast
now, but the general opinion is the
issue will not come formally before
the senate for at least ten lays.
Norris Amendment
Senator Norris, Republican, intro
duced an amendment to re-affirm the
right OF the United States to grant an
exemption II 1t desired to do so and
direct the president to begin negotia'
lions to arbitrate Great Britian's pro
test
A resolution to postpone consider.
alton of the bill until President com.
municates to the senate in conference
II II so asks, the nature Of the mat.
ters of greater delicacy and nearer
consequences, mentioned in his da
dress to congress was introduced by
Senator Poindexter.
After some desultory debate in the
senate, the repeal bill as 1t came
from the house was formally referred
to the canal committee which already
has a bill by Senator owen to the
same effect
Corrected Count
The corrected count of the vote IN
the house yesterday, repeating the ex-
emption clause, AS announced In the
Congressional Record today, Is 24'
for the repeal and 162 against it. a
majority Of S5 for the administration,
The count as announced last night