The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-01

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shreve, sinnott,- saemp. sloan. Smith
Of Idaho. John N. C. Smith. Samuel W.
Smith. Smith OF Minnesota, Sutherland.
Switzer. Treadway, Ware. Wallin, Will
lis. Winslow. Woods and Young. Total.
%.
Progressives-MacDo Murdock.
Nolan. Ripley, Stephens Of California.
Temple. Walters. Woodruff, Bryan.
Chandler, Falconer. Hinebaugh, Hull
lings. Kelly Of Pennsylvania, 1anerty'
LaFollette. and Bell Of California. To-
tai, II.
Present and not voting-Hughes Of
West Virginia.
Talk of Amendment.
Washington, April 1.-C h a r m 4 n
O'Gorman said today he would call
the canals committee to meet Tuesday.
1t is apparent that an EFFORT Is TO be
made to amend the house bill, with
clause asserting the sovereignty Of the
United States over the canal zone.
Some senators who favor the repeal be-
lieve such amendment would not be
considered in the light Of a compromise.
Democratic senator's most active for
the repeal insist that the bill should
prevail without amendment. How far
Republican senators will figure in the
result is the subject of active specula-
ton.
Estimates Of the number of Demo-
Gratis 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.
The resolution, to postpone consider
alton OF the bill until President Wilson
communicates to the senate, If it 80
asks, the nature of the matters OF
49,
quence" mentioned in his address to
congress. was introduced by Senator
Poindexter. 49,
The Corrected Count.
Washington. April 1.-The correct
count of the vote in the house yester-
day repeating the exemption clause. as
announced in the congressional rec
ord today is 247 for the repeal and
1872 against ia majority of IS for
nounced last night was ISL votes
against it. The name Of Representa-
tive Dyer, Republican, Of st. Louis,
Mo-, who voted against the repeal.
was omitted from the list.
Safe In the Senate.
Washington. April 1.-Gratified
over the success OF the Panama tolls
exemption repeal in the house, Presi-
dent Wilson and his supporters turned
their attention today to the senate.
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 could have a
majority OF at least sixteen, Repub-
licans as well as Democrats.
Senator Owen, the administration
leader, in the canals committee, where
the measure now is pending, was at
the White House early comforting
with Secretary Tumulty. Asked about
the procedure in the senate and the
length of time for discussion, the
Oklahoma senator said:
'It is natural to assume that II the
committee does not report promptly.
a motion will be made to discharge
the measure from consideration in
There is to be no effort at
forcing unnecessarily but we want no
dilatory tactics. The committee stands,
I should say, against the president
and I think when the committee was
organized those who were in favor of
the tolls exemption were in the ma
jority.
"A week in the committee would be
a reasonable time for discussion -
The president has no comment to
make on the result in the house but
let it be known that he cherished no
i'll feeling toward those, who. express
ing their convictions. opposed the re-
peal. There was no comment made
on the speech Of Speaker Clark.