The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-09
SENATE ID VOTE
 MONDAY 0N bORAH
 SHIP TOLLS BILL
Indications Are Measure Will Pass, Though Administra- ton Could Easily Ef-
 feet Its Defeat

Washington, October S,-(Special.) ) The Senate will vote on the Borah fsill exempting American vessels en- gagged in coastwide trade from the payment of tolls for the privilege of passing through the Panama canal, Mcnday> The Indications are that the bill will pass the Senate, al though little doubt is entertained but that aggressive action on the part of tAe administration would encom- pass it's defeat.
 President Harding supports the re- publican platform which declares for exemption, But he has permitted it to be understood that he would pre- fer to secure exemption through a diplomatic agreement with Great Britain regarding the Hay-Paunce- iote treaty. The President is ad- verse. at this moment to take any course which might disturb the friendly relations between the united States and England
 How They Will Vote
 A poll of the Senate respecting the Borah bill finas considerable num- Der of non commitals, The poll 1ol- lowss
 For exemption-Republica Bo- Tah. Idahot Calder, New York; Cam -eron. Arizona; Cummins, Kansas Edge, New Jersey; Gooding, Idaho; Johnson. California; Knox, Pennsyl- vania, Lafollette, Wisconsin, Lem root, Wisconsin; McNary, Oregon; Moses, New Hampshire; New, Indi- ana; Nicholson, Colorado; Penrose, Pennsylvania: Poindexter, Washing ton; Shoot, Utah; Stanfield, Oregon; Sutherland. West Virginia; Town send, Michigan; Watson, Indiana; !; Wills, Ohio, Total, 3.
 Democratss Ashurst Arizona; Caraway, Arkar.sas; Harrison, Mis- sfssippi; Reed, Missouri; Shields, Tenessee; Underwood, Alabama; Walsh, Massachusetts, Walsh, Mon tana. Total, 8,
 Total for exemption, 31.
 Against exemption republicans. Brandegee, Connecticut; Colt, Rhode Islands Kenyon, Iowa; Mccormick, Illinois, McCumber North Dakota; Mckinley, Illinois, Nelson, Minnesotai Dakota. Total. g.
 Democrats-Heflin, Alabama; Hitch cock. Nebraskai King, Utah; McKel- lar Tennessee; Myers, Montana. Pomerone. Ohio; Sheppard, Texas, Swanson, Virginia; Williams, Mis- slssippi, Total g.
 Total against exemption, IS.
 mmittai-Republicans Ball, Delaware; CappeE Kansas; Ernst, KentuckyS" FernaId, Maine, Freling huysen, New Jersey; Harreld, Okla ; homa; Kellogg. Minnesota; Lodge, < Massa shusettss Oddie, Nevada; Short ridge, California; Spencer Missouri; wadsworth, New York. Total, 12.
 Democrats--Fletch Fiorida Har- ris, Georgian kendrick, wyoming, Overman, North Carolina; Robinson, Arkansas, Simmons, North Carolina; Stanley, Kentucky; Trammell, Flor idaS Watson, Georgia. Total, 9.
 Total non-committai, 21.
 Though Treaty Violated
 Senators Lodge, Fletcher Overman and Simmons who declined to state their positions, voted for the repeal of the toll exemption provision in IsI4, and will likely vote against the Borah bilL Fletcher has recently made a speech which indicated his position against the bill. Of Sem ators, Dil ingham, Vermont; Jones, Washington; Page, Vermont; Warren, Wyoming, all republicans, and Rams dell, Louisiana, democrat; and those against toll exemption were Culber- son, Texass Glass, Virginia; Owen Oklahoma; Pittman, Nevada; Smith. South Dakota, all democrats, and Nc Lean Connecticut, republican.
 In lSl&, after Congress had pro- vidsd exemptions, President Wilson thought the action in violation of the Hay~Poncefote treaty and at his suggestion Congress reversed itself Proponents of the Borah bill contend that as England cannot compete in coastwise trade the treaty Is not to Dc considered a factor in the pending fixhf