Arizona republican., 1914-03-29
Organized Effort May Be Made to Hinder Senate $ Progress in Tolls Exemp- tion Fight Beginning Monday
FILIBUSTER MAY
 BE PROLONGED
Senator O'Gorman, Chair man of Inter-Oceanic Ca nals Committee, Says No Meeting Until Bill Comes from the House
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 WASHINGTON. March 2S.-Reports that an organized effort will be mlde in the Senate to delay the passage or the hill repeating the Panama Canal toll exemption aroused the adminlstra- ton leadersWhile the general depate OH the issue in the House continued l" hold public interest. The intlmauon that a prolonged filibuster had been determined upon in the Senate was re- ported to several senatorial supporters of the administration. It was lntlmat- ed that Senator O'Gorman, chairman oi the committee on interoceanic canals, was already delaying the consideration of the measure by the committee When asked about it. OGorman sald, There will be no meeting of the com mittee until after the bill comes from the House. Senators Simmons and Shields are absent now, and 1t would be unfair to act until every member IS given an opportunity to be heard.
 O'Gorman would not predict how long the issue will be held in the com mittee, saying there is other important legislation to keep the Senate DusY such as the antitrust, and appropria- ton bills. Senator owen, democratic leader in the canals committee, who is leading the fight for repeal, said any attempt to delay the bill in the Senate ts- foolish. He intimated 1t might lead to forcing the issue on motion to discharge the canal commit tee from consideration of the subject. Senator Reed, of Missouri, injected q new phase into the situation late today bv introducing bill to repeal the toll exemption for American ships and pro viding further that foreign vessels might enter into the business of coast wise shipping The bill provides that foreign vessels will be under the same restrictions as American boats.
 Any disposition to pettifog" Sena tor owen said, obviously would be silly thing to do. AS far as Senator O'Gorman is concerned, I think he is disposed to delay now. l personally expressed to him yesterday wish that the committee might be called to con slider the repeal bill which I inhoduc ed two weeks ago. If he does not take it up promptly, I can say this much, that delay vii serve no useful purpose.
 Senator O'Gorman seems to take the view that controversy is a party asset instead of a party liability. I think the result of the vote in the House yesterday will have some effect inasmuch as it shows where the big majority of the party stands
 Spectators Row
 Two women engaged in a physical encounter for the possession of a seat just before the House convened It was stirring battle. the hats. and coif- lures of the feminine contestants being rudely disturbed before the door keep CTS could seperate them.
 The debate today was spirited on both sides, party lines being disregard ed. Representative Fitzgerald. chair man of the appropriation committee, who joined with Speaker Clark, and Mir Underwood in the revolt against the President, was loudly cheered when he advanced to the yell of the House to attack the repeal Leaders of the present majority on the repeal issue, democrats, republicans and progress sives, already have begun the consider ationof a course that should be follow ed in the motion to recommitt the re- peal bill. Such a motion will afford the minority their only chance to get an amendment before the House Com promise proposals are under considera- tion, but are not agreed upon vet The motion to reconsider will be made just prior to the final vote on the repeal bill.
 Democratic leaders who met defeat yesterday were not at all cast down They are determined to carry the fight to lhe end. And Speaker Clark is pre- pairing to cicse the debate probably Tuesday, in opposition to the Presi- dents plea for repeal Representative Adamson and Covington will close the discussion for the administration