Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-12
TOLLS BILL GOES
BACK TO HOUSE


Shively, Simmons, Smith of Arizona,
Smith of Georgia, Smith of Maryland,
Smith of South Carolina, Stone,
Swanson, Thompson, Thornton, West,
White, Williams-37. Republicans,
Brandegee, Burton, Colt, Crawford,
Gronna, Kenyon, McCumber, Nc
Lean, Nelson, Norris, Root, Sherman,
Sterling-13. Total for the bill, so.
Nays-Democrats, Ashurst, Cham
berlafn, Lane, MARITIME. Newlands,
O'Gorman, Ransdal Reed, Shields,
Thomas and Vardaman, Il; Repub-
licans, Borah, Brady, Bristow, Bur-
leigh, Calron, Clapp, Clark of Wyom-
ing, Cummins, Dillingham;, Dupont,
Golf, Jones, La Toilette, Lippitt, Page,
Perkins, PoindeXter, Smith of Michi-
gan, Smoot, Sutherland, Townsend,
81 Warren, Weeks and Works, "a. Total
~ against the BILL 35
The Senate Divided on Question.
Thirteen Republicans supported the
policy of the President, and eleven
Democrats voted against it. When
the bill was reported to the Senate
from committee of the whole Sena-
tor Sutherland demanded a separate
vote on his asserting the rights of
the United States and denying that
they were affected by the Hay
Pauncefote treaty" This was voted
down by a vote of 80 to 80. The bill
then was put upon its final passage.
1t now goes to the House, where it
is expected the amendments made in
the Senate will be agreed to.
Sensational incidents followed the
day of tiresome debate, eliminating at
the night session in the near-fight
' between Senators Vardaman and
West. Senator Vardaman made an
other short speech in which he de-
nounced again those Democrats who
were repudiating their party plat
form.
Senator West followed with a long
harangue of the typical, old-fashioned
hastings style. He said that Demo
Gratis had disagreed on many issues
since the silver campaign of 1896, but
there had never been any denuncia-
ton of Democrats or charges of party
perfidy because they had not always
agreed. Mr.. West had worked himself
; into a state of intense excitement and
his references to Mr.. Vardaman grew
more personal.
Ashurst Keeps Senators Apart.
The two men were only six feet
apart, with one intervening desk.
Senator Ashurst saw what was COM
ing and slipped into the seat between
them. Sergeant-at-Arms Higgins
quietly walked around and stood be-
hind Senator West Acting Door
Keeper hellSF pldCeQ llIlSeh III dill
advantageous position for any emer-
gency.
There has been charged here that
the Carnegie Foundation has spent
, 100000 to pass this BILL" shouted Mr..
West. "Who knows" he said, look
ing at Mr.. Vardaman and waving his
arms frantically, "but what the ship
ping interests have spent 100000 in
order to defeat this bill?'
"HaVe you been offered any?" asked
Mr.. Vardaman, in evident anger and
! resentment.
"Don't you say that to me-" shouted
Mr.. West, stepping toward the tall
Senator from Mississippi with a show
of aggressiveness.
"Well," retorted Mr.. Vardaman,
rising from his seat, you are making
an intimation that somebody else has
been influenced"
81 did not say so. 1 said" re-
piled the Georgia Senator.
"You said" blazed Mr. Vardaman,
as he stepped forward, but in the con-
fusion that arose his words were lost.
Senator Ashurst jumped to his feet
barring the way. Sergeant-atArms
Higgins put his hand on the sleeve
of Senator West, Senator Hoke Smith
intruded his ponderous form into the
small group, and no harm was done
to anybody and no blows offered or
encountered
Senator Swanson Demands Order.
Meanwhile Senator Swanson, in the
chair, demanded that the Senate come
to order. Senator West, replying to
the chair, pointedly refused to take
his seat, shouting that he would not
sit down. The sergeant-at-arms
spoke a word quietly to Senator West,
and Presiding Officer Swanson insist
ed that Senators take their seats.
rrVI,; xrrlny 1n Fl
sion ceased Mr.. West resumed his
speech.
Later Mr. Vardaman explained to
the Senate that he had misunderstood
Mr.. West and desired that the con-
troversy between them be eXpurged
from the records.
John Sharp Williams then read
from an interview with Senator
Vardaman in which he denounced
Democrats who were following the
President and started to ask ques-
tons of his colleague about it. Mr..
Vardaman told the Senate that he
would decline to answer any ques-
lions submitted to him by his col
league in his own time. Later Mr..
~Vardaman said:
Nardaman's Final Fling.
Il care nothing whether what I dc
pleases or displeases the Senator from
Mississippi That is not what Pm
here for. / control my own conduct,
without regard to him or whatever
ne may think or do. 1t is well under
stood here in the Senate and among
the people of our State that it is
rather difficult for me to do anything
that will meet with the approval of
my colleague. And whether | do or
not makes no difference to me. l am
responsible to myself and my people,
and not to him."
SenatTy OGorman attacked the ar
bitration plan and in diplomatic Ian
guage pointed out that with The
President holding the views he did
and with his contention that the
British construction of the treaty was
correct, the court would be against
the United States through it's very
creation by President Wilson who
would appoint men who would hold
to his views, and his views only He
reiterated the fact that the court
would be packed" although he did
not use that word.
Whether the House will accept the
Senate bill is believed to depend al
L most entirely upon the wishes of the
President. The administration lead
81 ers in the Senate are prepared to tell
il the President, ii was said today, that
81 unless this amendment is retained in
81 the bill the whole Panama fight will
have to be gone over again in the
Senate when the conference report
comes back. The vote for the bill
without the amendment might be too
close for comfort.