Arizona republican., 1921-10-11
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.-The Borah bill for tolls exemption of American coast wise vessels passing through the Panama Canal was pas sed by the senate today. AT to 37- The measure now goes to the house where it is expected it will be subject to indefinite delay, at least until after the conference on limitation or arm ament The senate rejected two substitutes offered by Senator King, democrat of Utah, to authorize the president to negotiate for arbitration of the tolls question and to 1ppro- priate $2,000,000 as a subsidy for American vessels using the canal. Debate on the Borah proposal dis closed a split in party ranks, op- ponents declaring the bill was mop perfume while Senator Borah. re- publican of Idaho declared he had talked with President Harding and Secretary Hughes and they did not share such views.
 Twelve democrats voted for the bill while IT republicans voted against Democrats who gave their support were. Ashurst, Arizona; Broussard, Louisiana; Harrison, Mississippi; Kendrick Wyoming; Ransdell. louisiana: Reed, Missouri; Robinson. Arkansas; Shields, Tenes- see; Stanley. Kentucky; Underwood, Alabama: Walsh of Massachusetts and Walsh of Montana. Republi- cans voting against were: Brande- gee, Connecticut; Colt of Rhode Is land; Dillingham; of Vermont; Ernest of Kentucky; Hale of Maine; Kenyon of Iowa; Reyes of New Hampshire: Lodge of Massachusetts; Mccormick Df Illinois; McCumber of North Da- kota: Mckinley of Illinois: Nelson ,f Minnesota: New of Indiana; Spencer of Missouri; Sterling of South Dakota; Wadsworth of New Fork and Warren of Wyoming.
 Two other republicans, Du Pont Delaware, and Mclean, Connecticut, were paired against the bill
 In referring to the armament con- ference Senator Borah said he did not understand that this conference win involve the United States bar tering away any substantial right.
 T have talked with those most responsible for and concerned in the conferencei' he added. Il nave had a full understanding and discussion The fears expressed are not shared by them"
 Senator Lodge, Republican leader was among those who raised thu question of the armament conference He admitted that the United State. had the legal right to pass the bill but said there were potent reasons against action at present, in view of the coming conference. Senatol Mccormick. Republican of Illinois expressed similar sentiments. Ar bitration was urged by Senator Lodge, Sterling, South Dakota. an' others.
 Senator Ashurst. Democrat of Ari
 T T f make the bill clear that the toll exemption should be confined t American vessels engaged "exclu sively in coastwise trade, but di not offer it.''
 Senator Boraf said his bill woul be merely construction of the Hay Pauncefote treaty, which contains disputed clause to give equal cana privileges to vessels of '.all nations, with the British contending that does not authorize free tolls or eve subsidies for American coastwis vessels.
 The last official declaration on tn treaty was the Wilson bill of 191 repeating the free tolls bill passe late in the Taft administration. Sen ator Borah said, adding that it wa desirable there should be a later dec laration to give. force to the Ameri can position in event of arbitration His bill, he said, would open the wa for Great Britain to ask arbitration which, he added, probably would re suit.
 The Republican platform spledge for free tolls was emphasized b Senator Borah and also Senate Willis, Republican of Ohio, wh nominated President Harding at tn Chicago convention. MT. Borah sai the presidential candidate had de clared often for free tolls and added
 And notwithstanding the sut marining, the president has nc changed his mind
 Senator Ashurst. Democrat of Ar zona. urged Democrats to keep tf pledge" of the Baltimore convention which favored free tolls. Senate Pomerene. Democrat of Ohio. ds Mo~,ir0 Dav H