The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-01
President Wilson's Position ON
Panama Tolls Exemption
Il Sustained in the House by a
Majority of SO.
DEMOCRAT Vote 22O TO 81
Twenty-Five Republicans and
Two Bull Moose Members
Lined Up With Supporters of
the Administration.

Washington, April 1.-The house of
representatives, after one of the most
Spectacular legislative struggles in the
history of the nation, voted to repeal
the provision Of the Panama canal
act exempting American vessels from
the payment of tolls. The vote on
the repeal bill was Eat to 161, a ma
5ority of Sc votes in support of the
personal plea OF President Wilson.
This verdict on the issue which has
absorbed congress for many weeks
came at the close OF a stirring day,
made memorable in the annals Of the
house by party division which found
speaker Champ Clark, Majority Lead
er Underwood and other Democratic
chteftains lined up in open opposition
TO the president on an issue which the
latter had declared vital to his con-
duct Of the nations foreign policy.
The bill will go to the senate. where
the fight will be renewed with all the
vi1or and determination that attended
1t in the lower house.
Twenty-Five Republicans and two
Progressives also voted to sustain the
president. F1fty-two Democrats fol-
lowed Speaker Clark and Leader I'm
derwO0d to defeat in their steadfast
determination that the president was
wrong in his decision that toll exemp-
ton for American ships Is q violation
of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty with
Gr~at Britain.
On the final vote 220 Democrats in
tho house stood by the president, CIV
M, IN! him hn III, IN "Insrudging measure"
the nation" in its foreign relations.
Twenty-Five Republicans and two Pro-
gressives also voted to sustain the
How They Voted. 50 a
For the bill-Democrate: Aber-
crombie. Adair. Adamson, Alexander,
Allen, Ansberry, Ashbrook, Aswell,
HALEY, Baker. Baltz, Barkley. Barn
hart. Bartlett, Bathrick. Beakes. Beall
OF Texas. Bell of Georgia; Boohr.
Of New York; Brumbaugh. Buchanan
Of Illinois: Buchanan of Texas; Bulk
ley. Burgess. Burke of Wisconsin:
Byrnes of South Carolina: Byrnes Of
Cantrill. Caraway. Carlin. Carr. Carter.
Cline. Coady, Collier. Connolly Of kan
tas: Connolly of Iowa: Covington, Cox.
Crosser. Davenport. Decker, Dent,
pershem. Dickinson. Dies. Dixon.
Donovan. Doolittle. DouEhton. Eagan.
Eagle, Edwards. Elder. Evans, F'aiBon,
Ferguson. FERRIS Fields. -Fitzhenry,
Floyd Of Virginia: Floyd Of
A.kalsas; Foster Fowler. Fran
rett Of Tennessee Garrett Of Texas;
George. Gerry. Gilmore. Gittins, Glass,
Goodwin Of North Carolina: Cooke,
Gordon. Gregg, Gudger. Hamill, Ham,
lin, Hammond. Hardwick, Hardy,
Hart. Hay. Helm. Helvering. Henry.
Hensley. Hill. Holland. Houston. How
ard. Hughes of Georgia: Hull. Humph-
reys Of Mississippi; Jacoway, johnson
of Kentucky: johnson of South Caro-
lima; Heating. Kennedy of Connecticut.
kirkpatrick. Konop. Lazaro. Lee of
Georgia; Lesher, Lever, Levy, Lewis
of Maryland; Lieb. Linthicum. Lloyd.
Lobeck. Loft. Logue. Mcclellan. Nc
guire, Montague. Morrison. Moss Of
Indiana; Nicely of Kansas; Nicely of
West Virginia: O'Brien. Oglesby.
O'Hair, Oldfield. Padgett. Page Of
North Carolina; Palmer. Park. Peters
Quin. Rainey, Rauch, Rayburn. Reed.
Rouse, Rubey. Rucker. Russell. Sab
ath. Saunders. Scully. Seldomridge.
ooS sa s snsrp s ssssey ms
Smith of Maryland. Smith of New
York: Smith Of Texas; Sparkman,
Stanley. Stedman. Stephens of Missis-
sippi: stephens of Nebraska: Stephens
shire; Stone. Stout. Stringer, Summers:
Talbot, Talcott. Tavenner. Taylor Of
Arkansas: Taylor of Colorado; Taylor
Of New York: Teneyck. Thatcher.
Thomas: Tn s,S,I,s ,, Of o 4Tn;s,
/. Vaughn. vollmer. Walker. Walsh.
Watkins. Watson. Weaver. Webb.
whaley, Whitacre. White, Williams.
Wilson of Florida, Wingo, Wither-
spoon and Young Of Texas. Total 22o.
Britton, Browne of Wisconsin, Dan
forth. Davis, Escb, Gardner, Gillett,
Good, Green of Iowa. Hamilton of Mich
igan. Haugen. Helgesen. Kent. Lenroot'
dindbergh, Mckenzie, Madden, Miller.
Prouty. Stafford. STEVENSON. Stevens OF
Minnesota. and volstead. Total. Is.
Progressives-Copley and Thomson Of
Illinois. Total, 2.
Democrats-Aiken. Brockson. Brus-
sard, Brown Of West Virginia. Bruck-
ner, Carew. Casey. Conry. Dale. Deit-
rick, Diefenderfer Donahoe. Dooling.
Finley, Fitzgerald, Goldfogle, German.
Goulden, Graham Of Illinois, Griffin,
Harrison, Hayden. Helm. Igoe, Jones.
Kettner. Kitchin. Lee of Pennsylvania.
Lonergan. McAndrews. McDermott.
Mahan, Maher. Metz, Mitchell, Morgan
Of Louisiana. Murray CT Massachus-
etts, Murray OF Oklahoma, O'Leary.
O'Shaunessy, Patten of New York, Phe-
Ian, Ragsdale Raker, Riordan,s Tag
CART, Underwood. the speaker. Total.
Republicans-Ainey, Anthony. Austin.
AWE, BaTcnnelO, Barton, Browning,
Burke Of Pennsylvania. Burke of South
Dakota. Butler. Calder, Campbell, Cary.
Cooper. Crompton. Curry. Dillon. Eunn.
E;dmonds, F:airchild. Farr. Fess. Frear.
French, Graham Of Pennsylvania.
Greene Of Massachusetts. Greene OF
Vermont, Griest, Guernsey, Hamilton Of
New York. Hawley, 'Hayss. Hines.
Howell. Humphrey of Washington,
johnson Of Utah, johnson Of washing-
ton. Kahn. Keister. Kelley Of Michi-
gan, Kennedy Of Iowa. Kennedy OF
Rhode Island. Keise, Kinkaid of Ne
brAAkA, Knowland, Kreider, LAngham
Langley. Lewis OF Pennsylvania. Lind
quist, Mcclure Of Oklahoma. Manahan
Mann, Mapes, Mondell. Moore. Morgan
Of OKLAHOMA. NORM, MOSS Of West Yir.