Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-11
PUT OBSTACLES
| IN WAY OF FINAL
}, VOTE ON REPEAL
Prospective Fight Over Arbitra-
ton on Tolls Bill Prom
ises Delay.
ADMINISTRATION LEADERS
ARE CERTAIN OF VICTORY
Declare Vote ON Simmons-Nor-
ris Amendment Indicates
!, Majority for Repeal.
ADMINISTRATION LEADERS
ARE CERTAIN OF VICTORY
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Especial to the Evening start
WASHINGTON, June IA final
vote on the Panama exemption bill
was expected in the Senate this after
noon or tonight. The leaders were
determined to push right through to a
conclusion.
Two elements may delay the vote
until late tonight. Senator Brande-
gee has a general speech in favor of
N repeal, which will take two hours at
least to deliver. He will deliver the
III speech after the amendments are set
~ tlded. The other is a prospective
fight over arbitration.
Senator Norris, Whise combination
with Senators Simmons on the Sim
Il mons Norris amendments made pos
a sible the big vote of so to "a, received
\ by that measure, has given notice
that he will make fight to have in
corporated a section providing for ar
bitration To this there are but few
advocates, most of the opposition
coming from such senators as O'Gor-
man and Borah, who are also intense
ly opposed to the bill, no matter how
handled
There is apt to be considerable de-
bate. as there are number of other
amendments which may require con-
siderable discussion.
The Senate last night cleared away
most of the legislative barriers in the
way of a final vote on the canal tolls
exemption repeal bill Votes taken
last night on amendments designed to
preserve any right the United States
possesses under the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty with Great Britain to exempt
- Amefiesh ships from toll payment
through the Panama canal indicated
that the forces of repeal will win by
q substantial ma ajority.
Senator Simmons, who has led the
fight for repeal, has estima ted that
the bill will carry by not less than
ten votes, and there was every
promise that his estimate will prove
correct
simmons Norris Amendment Passed.
There was no real test of strength
in the voting, but the repeal forces
won the first round of the fight when
they put through, by a vote of 80 to "a,
the so-called simmons Norris amend
rnent, which deceres that the United
States does not waive or relinquish
any right it may have to exempt
american ships from payment of tolls
through the Panama canal. Both
sides had conceded that this amend
ment would carry, but 1t had been
the subject of attack for many hours
E, today, and when the large majority
was announced many senator's were
surprised.
The vote on the Norris Simmons
amendment was:
Ayes-Bankhead. Brandegee, Bryan,
Chiffon, Colt, Crawford, Culberson,
Fletcher Gronna, Hitchcock Nollis,
Hughes. James, johnson, Kenyon,
Kern. Lane. Lea, of Tennessee; Lee,
of Maryland; Lewis, Lippitt, Lodge,
MaC,fo tor kIpT
Nelson, Newlands, Norris, Overman,
Owen, Pittman. Poindexter, Sauls-
bury, Shafroth, Sheppard, Shively,
Simmons, Smith, of Arizona: Smith,
of Georgia; Smith. of Maryland;
Smith, of South Carolina; Sterling,
Stone, Swanson, Thomas, Thompson,
Weeks, West and White-50.
Nays-Ashurst, Bristow, Burleigh,
Clark, of Wyoming; Cummins. Gal
linger, Golf, Jones, MARITIME, O'Gor-
man, Page, Perkins, Pomerene, Rams
dell, Reed. Shields, Smith, of Mich-
gan; Smoot, Sutherland, Townsend,
Walsh, Warren, Williams and Works
PA
Immediately following this vote
Mr.. Sutherland offered his substitute,
which, under the rules, he had been
shut out until his original substitute
had been voted upon. The Sutherland
declaration differs radically from the
Norris Simmons compromise in that
it asserts" the rights of the United
States instead of merely "reserving"
them. Its text is as follows:
provided, that nothing herein
shall be considered as denying or
abridging the rights of the United
States to discriminate in favor of the
ships of commerce of its citizens in
respect to the conditions or charges
of traffic which may be imposed for
the use of the Panama Canal, but
on the contrary such right is hereby
reasserted."
This substitute was tabled. The
vote on the compromise amendment
followed a debate that had run from
II o'clock yesterday morning until
almost at night. During that time
speeches had been made by Senator'S
Newlands, Lee, of Tennessee, and
Reed. of Missouri. The latter surpris-
ed everybody by vigorously opposing
the pending amendment, criticising
.ae repeal bill and giving every indi-
Mslcn, without saying so n direct WORDS
l.iY he Intended to vote against re-
PEI.
J,,el before the vote on the amend
) ment was taken Senator O'Gorman
made a short statement, in which he
said:
.'If this amendment is adopted and
reference is made to it in the future
Great Britain will interpret our ac-
tion in the light of what has been
said upon it. Reference has been
made to the declaration of the Presi-
dent that we have no rights; refer
ences will be made to the statement
: of the Senator from North Carolina,
Mr. simmons, who denies that we are
siIrrendering any rights. Reference
will be made to the statement OF the
senator from Georgia, Mr.. Smith, TO
similar effect. .,o,,o,,
"It is true that all these gentlemen
bsye changed their minds. Men have
.,eht 10 do So With becoming
modesty they have indicated that
thas, might again change their minds
~ tbis question were presented for a
third time. This emphasizes the ne
cessity of precision The only oecia
ration which will meet the hope ana
nrayer of the people of the United
states is that offered by the Senator
from Utah, Mr. Sutherland. Much
~ the confusion of the past now rises
from the tendency of Congress TO
compromise rather than take strong
position. At best this can only oe
partially safeguard"
Senator Sutherland, following the
vote on the Norris Simmons compro-
mise. offered his amendment. we
snalyzed," he said, 'the one preVl-
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