The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-06-17
SENATE PASSES TOLLS BILL,
MEASURE REPEALED HY yOrI,
OF FIFTY FOR AND THIRTY
FIVE AGAINST.
Bill to Repeal Free Tolls I'm Panama
Canal for COastwisc Shipping Re
turns to House with NOrris-Sim
mons Amendment Conserving
United States Rights Under Hay
PauncefOtc Treaty.

PauncefOtc Treaty.
Washington, June 11.-Rcpcal Of
Panama canal tolls exemption for
American coastwisc shipping passcd
the senate tonight by a vote Of 80 to
35. The measure now goes back to
the house, which is expected TO accept
the Simmons Norris amcndrncrtg gpc
cifically reserving all rights the United
States may have under the Uay-
Pauncefote treaty.
The senate late today d"fcated nn
amendment proposed by Hcnatrr
Walsh to allow the dispute over tol!s
to be carried to the supreme court rf
the United States. The vote was 81
to "a.
Passage of the bill, after q struggle
that has lasted for several months,
was regarded tonight az another vic
tory for President Wilson. Although
13 Republicans came to the aid OF the
81 Democrats who voted for the bill
on final passage, the president initi-
atcd the movement in his party for re-
} peal and it was behind him that many
Democrats who voted AYE" lined up
on the last test.
There has been no certain promise
! from the White House that the presi-
dent will sign the bill with it's quail
flying amendment, but there has been
no declaration that he will veto it,
and party leaders in the senate were
virtually certain he would approve it.
Eleven Democrats led by Senator
O'Gorman fought the bill to the end
The senate was weary with it's long
grind of debate it's weary watching
for any attempt to gain a parlia-
mentary advantage and by the time
, Vice President Marshall put the ques
ton for the passage of the bill the
1 oratory had died down, the chamber
was quiet and the vote was taken
with but little excitement
Earlier in the evening there was
an outbreak among Democrats which
showed the deep feeling that has beer
1 aroused by the bill. Senators Varda.
man Of Mississippi and West OF Geor.
gia came near to blows, creating q
scene such as had not been witnessed
on the floor in many years.
The bill probably will be sent tC
e the house tomorrow and can be taker
up Immediately if house leaders de.
sire. The evident temper of the ser
ate to defeat the bill unless amended
is expected to have weight with the
houSe and Democrats anxious TO pu'
: an end to the matter as soon as pos.
sible are expected to demand early
3 action.
The vote in favor of the bill fol
lows:
: Democrats-Bankhead Bryan Chill
ton, Clark (Ark), Culberson. Fletcher
Gore, Hitchcock, Hughes, James
johnson, Kern, Lea, Lee, Lewis, Mar.
: tin, Myers, Overman, Owen, Pittman
Pomerene, Salisbury, ShafrOth, Shep-
: pard, Shively, Simmons, Smith (Ariz.
Smith (Ga), Smith (Md), Smith
(S. c., Stone, Swanson, Thompson
Thornton. West. White. Williams-37
Republicans-Brand Burton
ICOlt, Crawford, GrOnna, Kenyon, Nc
; Cumber, Mclean, Nelson, Norris
Root. Sterling, Sherman-13
Total SO.
The vote against the bill:
DemOcratS-Ashurst, Chamberlain,
Lane MARITIME, Newlands, O'GOrman,
Iansdell, Reed, Vardaman, Thomas,
} Shields-11.
Republicans-BOrah, Brady, Bris-
tow. Burleigh, Catron. Clapp, Clark
(WyoD, Cummins, Dillingham;. Du-
pont, GOff, Jones, La Toilette, Lippitt,
Page. Perkins, Smith (Mich.), Smoot,
sutherland, Townsend, Warren
Weeks, WOrk-23.
PrOgressive-PointeXt
Total 35.