Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-11
SENATE ADOPTS !:
BORAH' s CANAL
TOLLEXEMP TON
MEASURE, 37-47
Bill Now Goes to the House,
Where It Is Expected It
viii Rest Until After the
DiSarnning Farley,
SUBSTITUTES OFFERED
BY KING ARE REJECTED
Debate on Proposal DiscIoSes
a Party Split II Demo-
Gratis Support it, II Re-
pubIiCanS Oppose It, r..
tBy The Associated Press.)

Washington, Oct. 10. - The
Borah bill for tolls exemption OF
American coastwise vessels pass
ing through the Panama canal was
passed by the senate today, At to
81. The measure now goes 10
the house where it is expected it
will oe subject to indefinite delay.
at least until after the confer
ence on limitation of armament.
The senate rejected two sub
stitutes offered by Senator King,
democrat, Utah. to authorize the
president to negotiate for arbitra-
ton of the tolls question and to
appropriate $2,000,000 as subsidy
for American vessels using the
canal. Debate on the Borah
proposal disclosed a split in party
ranks, opponents declaring the
bill was inopportune. while Sem
ator Borah, republican, Idaho, de-
clared he had talked with Presi-
dent Harding and Secretary
Hughes and they did not share
such views.
Democrats Support Bill.
Twelve democrats voted for the
bin while II republicans voted
against. Democrats who gave
their support were: Ashurst, Ari-
zona; Broussard, louisiana; Har-
rison, mississippi; Kendrick, w.
oming; Ransdell. Louisiana; Reed,
Missouri; Robinson, Arkansas;
Shields, Tennessee; Stanley. Ken
lucky; Underwood, Alabama,
Walsh, Massachusetts,, and Walsh,
Montana.
Republicans voting against were:
Brandegee, Connecticut; Colt,
Rhode Island; Dillingham;, YER
mont; Ernst, Kentucky; Hale.
Name Kenyon, Iowa; Keyes,
New Hampshire; Lodge, Massa-
Mccormick, Illinois; Nc
North Dakota; Mckinley,
Nelson, Minnesota; New.
Spencer, Missouri; Sterl-
ing, South Dakota Wadsworth.
New York; and Warren, Wyom-
ing.
Two Republicans Paired.
Two other republicans, Du Pont.
Delaware, and Mclean Con-
necticut, were paired against the
bill.
III ISlSllIl6 W tltt dtuldIlltll
Senator Borah said he
did not understand that this con-
ference will involve the United
States bartering away any sub
stantial right.
II have talked with those most
for and concerned in
the conference" he added. IL
have had full understanding and
discussion The fears expressed
are not shared by them"
Senator Lodge, republican lead
er, was among those who raised
the question of the armament
conference. He admitted that the
United States had the legal right
to pass the bill, but said there
were potent reasons" against act
ion at present, in view of the
coming conference. Senator Nc
Cormfck. republican, Illinois, ex-
pressed similar sentiments.
Borah Explains Bill.
Senator Ashurst, democrat, Ari-
iona, suggested an amendment to
make the bill clear that the tolls
exemption should be confined to
American vessels engaged "exclu-
'ively" in coastwise trade, but did
lot offer it.
Senator Borah said his bill
would be merely a construction of
he Hay -Pauncefote treaty. which
a disputed clause to give
'qual canal privileges to vessels of
all nations" with the British con-
ending that 1t does not authorize
rec tolls or even subsidies for
American coastwise vessels.
The last official declaration on
he treaty was the Wilson bill OF
914. repeating the free tolls bill
'assed late in the Taft administra-
ion, Senator Borah said, adding
hat 1t was desirable that there
hould be a later declaration to
i've force to the American posi-
(COntinued on Papa Two