The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-30
PRESIDENT DECLARES
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question is disposed Of. Senator o.
German, who will lead the field on
the repeal within the party ranks, has
said senators who propose. TO vote for
he repeal have told. him they did
not expect to vote for six weeks. SEN
ator Owen and other democratic
champions of the presidents cause
declare that the delay will serve no
usetul. purpose, and they hope to have
the committee on inter-oceanic' ca
nails, Of. which Senator O'Gorman is
chairman, take up the Sims bill as
soon, as it comes from the house. The
committee Is closely divided on the
issue. .~,
Just now a vote on the bill is UNI
certain, leaders on both sides claim
ing a majority. At present, unless
some member of the committe should
announce a change of view, it appears
that opponents of the repeal might
have a majority of n in the com
mittee. Should the majority decide
to representative it adversely will be
a minority report upon which the
senate would be forced to take a vote.
This, of course, would determine the
issue as decisively as action first on a
favorable majority report.
There are other bills pertaining, to
the issue before the. canals committee
and no one will predict how long the
committee will hold the subject under
eonsideration. Senator Chiffon a a
blll, which instead Of directly repeal.
ing the tolls exemption. clause, would
put 1T up to the president to. determine
what ships. should a tolls. Then
there; is Senator Lewis bill empower
another measure introduced by Senator
Reed would repeal the toll exemption
ana then grant to foreign ships The
right to compete with American coast.
senator put it, ito break up any Amer.
lean coastwise shipping monopoly that
may exist" What the committee and
the senate will do with all these meas.
termined opponents OF the repeal ,te
delay the end of the controversy also
Is Rumors Of attempts tc
~tlllbuster already are being heard
however, and flibustering in the sen.
ate is not difficult of accomplishment
Other legislation before congress il
Just now In practical eclipse, a " ap.
preparation and calendar bills Of lesser
commerce subcommittee continues a.
work on antitrust bills. In the houst
me interstate commerce committee
which already has been voted for the
Coylngton Interstate trade commission
olll, y has still to act on the pro,
position for federal control Of railway
capitalization, is actively engaged or
the.repeal' bill, to the exclusion of al
othef business, so that nothing is be.
Iore n committee for this week. Z
|Ihe mouse committee on the judiciary
mas mad It's calendar upset by the cass'
involylng charges against Representa-.
i've M~cDermott of Illinois and JudEs
Speer OF; Georgia., and Wright of thu
district of CoIumbia.a
I. AL time for filing briefs in the Mo:
Dernott case has expired and TIL,
judiciary full committee may act OF
the McDermott case Tuesday. voting or
a report from the subcommittee which
proposes censure of McDermott and tn,
National Association of manufacturers
and its officials.
The house has a number of appro
priation bills ready to consider as sool
as It runs out of other business. IN
GLIDING the, naval appropriation WHICH
has the right Of way. IL the repea
Dill, by any chance, should not be dis
posed of by Tuesday night, it might 81
over until Thursday as would In 1
parliamentary way held to be sacred t.
bills on the calendar.
The repeal fight@has broken up plan
or various committees for taking vi
important pending bills. The rule
committee, particularly, is ANXIOUS Il
get action as soon as possible to pro
vide for. the proposed Investigation O
speculation in wheat and cotton ex
changes in New York. New Orleans
Z Ghieago and the northwest