The Sentinel=record., 1914-06-11
SIMMONS-INORR!S
 AMENDMENT VOTE
FIRST TEST VOTE TAKEN ON CANAL REPEAL ISSUE AFTER
 MANY WEEKS OF DEBATE.
Neither of the Arkansas Senators Had Returned to Washington to Partioi- pate in This Question.

Washington, D C., June 1O.-The senate tonight adopted the Simmons Norris amendment qualifying the canal tolls exemption repeal bill by vote of 50 to 24
 This was the first test vote after six weeks of debate on the repeal bill. The most optimistic senators who fa- yored repeal had not expected the amendment to carry by so large a ma iorty It is not believed. however, the bill itself can be put through by so great margin.
 Nine democratic senators. Ashurst, Maritime. O'Goman, pomerene, Rams dell Reed, Shields, Walsh and Will Hams, voted against the amendment. Several, however, are expected to vote for the repeal bill, while several republicans who supported the amendment are expected to line up against the repeal.
 The Simmons Norris amendment would provide that the repeal shall not be construed or held as a waiver or relinqushment of any rights the United States may have under the Hay-Pauneefote treaty.
 The vote on the Smmons-Norris amendment was:
 Ayes-Democrats Bankhead Chil- ton Bryan, Culberson, Fletcher, Hol- lis, Hitchcock, Hughes, James, John son, Kern, Lane, Lea, Lee, Lewis, Martin, Myers, Newlands, Overman, Owen, Pittman, Saulsbury, Shafroth, sheppard, Shively, Simmons, Smith of Arizona, Smith of Georgia, Smith of Maryland, Smiht of South Caro- lima, Stone, Swanson Thompson, Thomas, West White-36.
 Republicans - Brandegee, Craw- ford, Colt, Gronna. Kenyon, sIippitt, Lodge. McCumber, Mclean, Nelson, Norris. Sterling, Weeks-13.
 ressive--Poindexter
 Nays-,Democrats, Asburst, Mar tine, OGorman, Pomerene, Ransdell, Reed, Shields, Walsh, Whliams-9.
 Republicans - Bristow, Burleigh, Clark of Wyoming, Cummins, Gallin- ger, Golf, Jones, Page Perkins, smith of Michigan, Shoot, Suther- land, Townsend Warren, Works-15.
 The amendment reads:
 Provided, that the passage of this act shall not be construed or held as waiver or relinqushment of any right the United States may have un- der the treaty with Great Britain ratified the 21st of February, 1902, or the treaty with the Republic of Panama, ratified February 26, 1904, or otherwise to discriminate in favor of it's vessels by exempting the ves- sels of the United States Or its citi- 2ens from the payment of tolls for passage through said canal or as in any way waiving, impairing or affect ing any right of the United States under said treaty or otherwise with the respect o the sovereignty over or the ownership, control and man. agement of said canal and the regu- lations of the conditions or charges of raffic through the same"
 Senators who hoped to see the bill | disposed of tonight took comfort from l the decisive way in which a motion to adjourn was defeated The vote was 53 to 22.
 The Sutherland amendment, pro- posed as a substitute for the Sim mons-Norris amendment, was de- feated t9 to 33. It declared that nothing in the repeal act should be construed as denying or abridgins the right of the United States to dis crminate in favor of American ship ping, and added that, on the contrary, 1 such right is re-asserted.