The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-04-02
IS VICTOR
RULE LIMITING DEBATE ON
TOLLS REPEAL BILL PASSED
BY HOUSE.
TWENTY HOURS is ALLOWED
Adoption Of Rules Wins by Vote Of
200 to 172-Speaker Clark Given an
Ovation and Votes No Twice
Adamson Upholds Wilson.

Washington, March 30.-Two test
votes taken by the house of represep-
tatives on Friday indicate that the
bill repeating the free tolls clause of
the Panama canal act will be
passed.
The first ballot was on motion to
take up the report of the committee
on rules limiting debate on the bill 10
20 hours. The vote on this was:
Ayes, 207; noes, 176. The majority
for the administration forces was 81.
The second ballot was on the adop-
ton of the rules. 1t was adopted, 200
to 172, a majority of 28.
When Speaker Clark entered the
house chamber at IL o'clock he was
accorded an enthusiastic greeting. He
cut short the ovation by asking the
chaplain to pray.
Representative Adamson of Georgia
opened debate on the rule with dt.
rect attack on Speaker Clark.
For nine years." he said, "a lobby
has resounded throughout congress
ShhN SAC NONhbly Al ltANOl vi AlNS NOllo'
This is the firse rule ever asked for by
the interstate commerce committee
since I have been connected with it.
first sought to have this bill consid-
cred in the ordinary way, but found it
impossible to reach an agreement"
Prolonged applause greeted Major.
lty Leader Underwood as he arose to
uphold the rule. He said: II am op'
posed to this repeal bill. am also
opposed to the rule for its considera'
ton. l regret that the bill is before
the house. | hope 1t will be defeated.
But the president, having laid this i'm
portant question before congress, 1t
must be considered, but 1t ought to be
considered in the proper way. have
always endeavored to live up to and
sustain my party's platform. The
Democratic party, not !, wrote this
free tolls provision in its platform. !
believe this plank of the platform is
right and believing this there Is but
one position | can take and that is to
sustain the position Of my party as
expressed in its convention. / regret,
of course, that have to differ with
the president and that am compelled
to differ with many of my colleagues
here.
The majority of the house has the
right to legislate, but the minority has
the right to be heard and propose rea-
h1n oTnandnant | n with the
first clause of the rule, that the debate
be taken up and carried forward with
out interruption but | will offer an
amendment which will put it into the
hands of the gentleman from Georgia
(Mr. Adamson) to move at any time to
cut off debate, and if he has the ma
jority of the house with him he will
be able to bring the debate to a close"
Speaker Clark's name was called as
the roll call ended. NO. said the
speaker, and the Republican side broke
into applause, Joined by portion Of
the Democrats.
The list of Democrats who voted
against the previous question" and
thus against the administration fol.
lows:
Aiken, Brockson, Broussard, Bruckner,
Caraway, Carew, Conry, Dale, Detirick,
Difendorfer, Donohoe. Dooling, Doremus,
Driscoll, Dupree, Egan, Elder, Finley,
Fitzgerald German, Gulden Graham
0nD, Griffin, Harrison. Helm, Igo, Jones,
Kindel. kirkpatrick. Lee Pa.). L'Engle,
Logue, McAndrews. McDermott, Mahan,
Maher, Mitchell, Morgan Ua). Murray
(Mass), Murray (Okla), O'Leary,
O'Shauncssy, Patten IN. ", Phelan,
Ragsdale, Raker. Sherwood, Stone, Tay
lor (Ark.), Taylor (Colo), Thomas, I'm
derwood. Williams Wingo, Speaker
Clark. Totals.
Representative Kitchin, Democrat,
of North Carolina, voted against the
previous question on the roll call, but
changed his vote to present" just be-
fore the result was announced.
Republicans who voted for the pre-
vious question and the administration
were:
Barthodt, Browne (Wis), Gardner
(Mass). Mckenzie, Madden. Stennerson,
Stevens CMnn). Gillett (Mass.). Totals