The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-28
PRESIDENT WINS FIRST
SKIRMISH In TOLLS FIGHT

Elder. Finley. Fitzgerald. German
Goulden. Graham. Illinois: Griffin
Harrison, Helm. lgoe. Jones. Kindel
Kirkpatrick. Lee. OF Pennsylvania
l. Engie. Logue. McAndrews. McDer
mott. Mahan. Maher. Mitchell. Nor
ssn:s,. gan: Q, LoulsiSns; MsI1 Murray. of Massa
oLeary. o'shaunessy. Patten. OF New
York: Phelan. Ragsdale. Raker. Sher
wood. Stone. Taylor. OF Arkansas:
Taylor. OF Colorado. Thomas. Under
wood. Williams, Wingo and Speaker
lClark-Total ffty-five.
Representative Kitchin. Democrat
OF North Carolina, voted against the
/ previous question on the roll cali
but changed his vote TO present"
! Just before the result was announced.
Republicans who voted for the pre-
vious question and the administration
are:
Bartholdt. Browne. OF Wisconsin:
Gardner. Massachusetts,: Mckenzie.
Madden. Steenerson and Stevens, OF
Minnesota. and Gillette. Massachu-
setts. Total, s.
EnIivenino Discussion.
While the House was engaged IN
the initial and decisive struggle OF
the conflict the controversy was the
medium of enliy ening discussion IN
the Senate. Senator Owen, in a
| speech yoicing the Presidents posi-
ton, declared that toll exemption
never had been supported by a ma
jority OF the Democrats in Congress.
and pleaded dramatically for his col
leagnues TO uphold the honor of the
nation.
Senator James and Senator O'Gor-
man. the latter leading the revolt
against the President in the upper
house, engaged in a stirring colloquy
while Senator Gallinger introduced a
trcduced yesterday by Senator Lew
Is, which would declare IL the sense
OF the American Congress that IL had
! the right TO exempt American coast
| wise ships from canal tolls
When debate on the special rule be-
gan in the House. Representatives
Aaamson and Hardwick. for the ad-
ministration. attacked Speaker
Clark's position. and in reply, Repre-
sentative Underwood made his urgent
1 plea for support from the colleagues
who have held up my hands in this
House"
When the debate closed and the
droning voice of the clerk had called
the roll in tense stiffness, the Demo-
cratic House leaders had been repu-
dated and the Presidents appeal an
/ swered
With the cloture rule in force the
1 house Immediately began the 20
hours of general debate on the re.
peal bill.
Representative Sims of Tennessee,
the author OF the repeal bill, made the
hrst speech in support OF his meas.
ure. He was frequently interrupted
! by applause and cheers in which the
crowds in the galleries occasionally
Joined. He argued at length against
the economic policy of the free pas.
sage OF the American ships through
Debate against the repeal was
opened by Representative Unde r.
wood. who delivered a carefully pre-.
pared, detailed argument. to show that
under the various treaties the United
states had the right TO prescribe such
sells using the canal. The house
cheered the majority leaders argu
ment. based on the treaties between
america and Great Britain. In which
ne held that the United States has
the sovereign control OF the canal
zone. and declared that to repea! the
free tolls provision was TO surrender
that right Great Britain. he said
/ could not properly contend that The
United states. under the treaties. Is
If 1t sees fit.
Impeaehes President.
Representative Palmer OF Pennsyl
i tbih Alif lffDlOtFdIS tnHf ODDOgi-
/ ton within the ranks OF the marty 10
the president in this matter amounted
virtually TO Impeachment OF either
/ the veracity or the intelligence of
/ the president"
The country has never failed here
I TO fore TO sustain every president
VINO spoke for the country" he said
, whether his utterance meant peace
or called for war. And. N Is because
/ they realize this full we'll. that gen
/ tlemen adroitly sidestep the real is.
sue and spend their time. their tai.
ents and their energies i'm discussing
matters which now belong 10 the
realm OF ancient history"
Secretary Bryan let IL be known
I during the day that he was with the
president on the issue and was heart.
4 ily IN favor OF the Sims bill. He
SAID ne favored the preclusion OF
aInenments TO the special rule. be
/ cause the resolution Itself presented
/ the issue