The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-04-09
HEARING ON TOLLS
TO LAST IS DAYS
Public Sessions on Repeal Cues
ton Start April 9.
AMENDMENTS TO BE SUBJECT
Administration Leaders Are Said to
Be Entirely Satisfied With Action
of Senate Commission In Linn.
ting the Sessions.

Washington, April S.-Fifteen days
of public hearings, beginning on April
8, on the Sims bills to repeal the
Panama tolls exemption, was decided
upon by the senate canals committee
Administration supporters, pressing
for a minimum of delay in getting the
Sims bill out of committee, professed
to be satisfied with the plan Is days
OF hearings, provided added time was
not reserved for consideration of the
bill after hearings are over.
Thrash Out Amendments.
The hearings will give opportunity
for thrashing out various amendments,
principal among them one to reaftirm
the sovereignty of the United States
over the Canal zone and it's right
Under the treaty to grant an exemp'
ton to coastwise ships, If it desired
to do SO.
The controversy continued to
eclipse interest in all other business
in the senate chamber. Senator
Works, Republican OF California, made
lengthy speech Analysing the treaty
is Domestic Matter.
The granting of this exemption is
purely domestic matter" said he,
There could be no discrimination
against Great Britain, because no for
eign nation can enter into the coast
wise trade. Some of our own repre-
sentatives have out-Britished the Brit.
ish in their claims for that nation"
Senator Brandegee. Republican. cast
the only vote against the hearings,
saying he did so because he believed
the committees action would have no
weight. He urged that the repeal bill
be returned to the senate without
any report, and that the fight be trans
ferred to the floor.
The committee adjourned until
Thursday. with the understanding that
the authors of various bills and reso
buttons on the subject will then be
heard, pending the arrival Of wit
nesses from New Orleans and the Pa
Cific coast.
The senate today passed without
debate Senator Brandegee's resolu
ton calling upon the state department
for all information and correspondence
relating to the Hay-Pauncefote treaty
Senate Body Favors Suffrage.
Washington, April S.-The senate
committee on woman suffrage ia
vorably reported the Bristow resolu
ton for constitutional amendment
for equal suffrage.
The resolution, which Is identica
with the Chamberlain resolution which
the senate defeated, will go to the
calendar, but it is regarded as i'm
probable that action will be taken thi!
session.
The senate by vote OF 81 to 80 laiC
on the table Senator Kenyon's resolu
ton providing that all executive ses
sons of the senate be open to the
public except sessions devoted to th'
discussion of treaties or closed b!
unanimous consent.
The senate by vote OF 35 to p re
ferred to the committee on foreign re
lations the Poindexter resolution call
ing on President Wilson to explain t.
Tue StHdlb "ubL vi uCoi q
consequence and greater delicacy' ar
involved in the Panama canal toll
question.
The senate committee on inter
oceanic canals. to which was referee
the bill for the repeal of the exemption
clause of the Panama canal act, agree
to hold nearing on the bill beginning
April and to end not later thai
April "a.
President Wilson nominated the TO
lowing postmasters:
Illinois,. B. Lawrence, Steger; j
r. Cory, Jerseyville; J. B. Henry
Lewistown; A. B. Pagan, st. Charles
NJ. ~ Brice, Lyon City.
Indiana--H. C. Schuetz, Brazil; S.
Doty, Delphi; Mortimer Castle, Low
ell.