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',J ffcT T If I ' ' tf" l&JL k T , 26 The Commoner VOL.. 14, NO. 4 Administration Forces Win Victory in Canal Tolls Fight f 1 -I - 41 H Following aro Associated Press dis patches, dated Washington, March 31: The national house of representa tives' tonight after one of tho most spectacular struggles In tho history of thp nation, voted to repeal tho provision of tho Panama canal act oxompting American vessols from tho puymont of tolls. Tho vote on tho ropoal hill was 217 to 1G2, a ma jority of 85 votes in support of the personal plea of Wood row Wilson, president of tho Unltod States. Thin vordict on tho Issuo which has ahsorhed congress for many weeks came at the close of a stirring day, made memorable in the annals of tho house by .a party division which found Speaker Champ Clark, Majority Loader Underwood and other democratic chieftains lined up in open opposition to tho president on an issuo which tho latter had de clared vital to his conduct of the na tion's foroign policy. Today's result was tho first struggle within tho party since democracy took control of the gov ernment a year ago. Tomorrow tho bill goes to tho sen ate, whore tho fight will bo renewed with all tho vigor and determination that attended it In the lowpr house. 220 DEMOCRATS WITH WILSON On tho final vote .220 democrats in tho house stood by tho president, giv ing him In "ungrudging measure" what ho had asked "for tho honor of tho nation" in its foroign relations. Twonty-fivo republicans and two pro gressives also voted to sustain the president. Fifty-two democrats fol lowed Spoakor Clark and Leader Underwood to defeat. Nothing, It seemed, could stem tho tldo of administration success. Speaker Clark, for nearly 22 years a member of tho house, ,made the speech of his life to forestall what ho termed "unquestionable dogroda tion" of tho nation. Tn this lie failed, but ho did smooth over the party breach with kindly words for his ad versaries, praise for President Wil son and an unqualified denial of any vaulting ambition on his own behalf. When ho had ciosod tho debate for tho opposition to tho repeal, the speaker was triumphant in.dofeat, for tho qntiro legislative assemblage, in which "wore many senators; rose en masse to cheer him. NO JCJOMMENT FROM PRESIDENT President Wilson was at dinner when tho result of the vote was an nounced Ho was gratified but made no epinment. Tho scene In the house cliambor when Speaker Clark yielded tho gavel to Representative Underwood, jthe majority leader, to defend his cqjirsb, ; in tho great controversy, probably was unrivalled in the his jtoyy . of, American legislation. .. Even those democrats who for the jfirst time had turned their backs on jtle)r.; immediate leaders and stood Resolutely with the president throughout the fight were impressed with tho scone. The Interest was tense as Speaker Clark; began' to speak and his first Mtenrnce, breathing a spirit of har piony as against discord and assur ing the country that tho president fend he personally .wore at peace, poomed to spread over the -'assoni-blageparticularly the democratic ido of the house a feeling of relief. "There is no nnrsnnnl !oou' k' tween the president and myself," aid the speaker, and his voice. wis drowned in a chorus of democratic pouts, while republicans and pro gressives, applauded. Attho outset the speaker read' his iddressi but soon ho got into his old tlmo. .oratorical swing and was HOW THE HOUSE VOTED Voted For Repeal Adair. Adamson, Democrats Who Ahnrornmbin. Alexander, Allen, Ansberry, Asn brook, Aswell, Bailey, Baker, Baltz, Barkloy, Bnrnhart, Bartlett, Bath rick, Beakes, Bell, of Texas; Bell, of Georgia; Booher, Borchers, Bowdle, Brodbock, Brown, of New York; Brumbaugh, radian n, of Illinois; Buchannan, of Texas; Bulkloy, Bur gess, Burke, Byrnes, of South Caro lina; Byrns, of Tennessee; Callaway, Candler, Cantor, Cautrill, Caraway, Carlin, Carr, Carter, Church, Clancy, Olaypool, Clayton, Cline, Coady, Collier, Connelly, of Kansas; Con nolly, of Iowa; Covington, Cox, Crosser. Davenport, Decker, Dent, Dershoni, -Dickinson, Dies, Dixon,, Donovan, Doolittle, Doughton, Eagan, Eagle, Edwards, Elder, Evans, Fai son, Fergusson, Ferris, Fields, Fitz Henry, Flood, of Virginia; Floyd, of Arkansas; Foster, Fowler, Francis, Gallaghor, Gard, Garner, Garrett, of Tennessee; Garrett, of Texas; George, Gerry, Gilmore, Gittins, Glass, God win, Goeke, Gordon, Greeg, Gudger, Hamill, Hamlin, Hammond, Hard wick, Hardy, Hart, Hay, Heflin, Helvering, Henry, Hensley, Hill, Hol land, Houston, Howard, Hughes, of Georgia; Hull, Humphreys, of Mis sissippi; Jacoway, Johnson, of Ken tucky; Johnson, of South Carolina; Keating, Kennedy, of Connecticut; Key, Kindel, Kinkead, of New Jersey; Kirkpatrick, Konop, Lazaro, Lee, of Georgia; Loslier, Lever, Levy, Lewis, of Maryland; Lieb, Linthicum, Lloyd, Lobeck, Loft, Logue, McClellan, Mc Coy, McGillicuddy, McKellar, Ma guire, of Nebraska; Montague, Mor rison, Moss, of Indiana; Neeley, of Kansas; Neely, of West Virginia; O'Brien, Ogelsby, O'Hair, Oldfield, Padgett, Page, Palmer, Park, Peters, of Massachusetts; Peterson, Post, Pou, Ouin. Rainev. Rauch. Rond. Rayburn, Roilly, of Wisconsin; Rothermel. Rouse, Rubey, Rucker, Russell, Sabath, Saunders Scully, Seldomridge, Shackleford, Sharp, Sherley, Sherwood, Sims, Sisson, Slavden, Small, Smith, of Maryland; Smith, of New York; Smith, of Texas; Sparkman, Stanley, Stedman, Stephens, -of Mississippi; Stephens, of Nebraska; Stephens, of Texas; Stevens, of New Hampshire; Stone, Stout, Stringer, Summers, Talbott, raicott, Tavenner, Taylor, of Arkan sas; Taylor, of Colorado; Taylor, of New York; Ten Eyck; Thatcher, Thomas, Thompson, of Oklahoma; Townsend, Tribble, Tuttle,' Underbill, Vaughn, Vollmer, Walker, Walsh, Watkins, Watson, Weaver, Webb Whaiey, Whitacre, White. Williams', Wilson, of Florida; Witherspoon,. Young, of Texas. Total, 220' ' ' republicans Who Voted For Repeat r,Iinne0 Anderson, Davis, Miller, Stqenerson, Volstead, Stev en Missouri Bartholdt. Illinois Britten, McKenaie, Madden. Wis consinBrowne, Esch, Lenroot, Staf ford. NeYork Danforth. Massa chusetts Gardner, Gillett. Iowa Good, Greet;. Haugen, Prouty. North Dakota Helgeson. Michigan Hamilton, otal, 23. Progressives Who Voted. For. Repeal Illinois opley, Thomson Minne sotaLindbergh. Total, J 3.-' Independent'- Wlib VotodPor Repeal California Kent. ; Total; 1 v hammering" noma win atxrQ, .tur.es his deliberately delivered words, Whe.n he praised the patri- ninC?m0ti;Y? Presint ., Wilson again was ie interrupted by ap plause. V ... -Ai,J.he. conclusion of," Speaker Republicans Who Voted Against Rc- pcur Ainey, Anthony, Austin, Avis, Barchfeld, Barton, Browning, Burke, of Pennsylvania; Burke, of South Dakota; Butler, Calder, Campbell, Cary, Cooper, Cramton, Curry, Dillon, Dunn, Dyer, Edmonds, Falrchild, Farr, Frear, French, Graham, of Pennsylvania; Greene, of Massa chusetts; Greene, of Vermont; Griest, Guernsey, Hamilton, of New York; Hawley, Hayes, Hinds, Howell, Humphrey, Johnson, of Utah; John son, of Washington; Kahn, Keister, Kelley, of Michigan; Kennedy, of Iowa; Kennedy, of Rhode Island; Keiss, Kinkaid, of Nebraska; Know land, Kreider, LaFollette, Langhara, Langley, Lindquist, McGuire, of Oklahoma; Manahan, Minn, Mapes, Mondell, Moore, Morgan, of Okla homa; Morrin, Moss, of West Vir ginia; Mott, Nelson, Norton, Paige, of Massachusetts; Parker, Patton, of Pennsylvania; Payne, Peters, of Maine; Piatt, Plumley, Powers, Roborts, of Massachusetts, Rogers, Scott, Sells, Shreve, Sinnott, Slemp, Sloan, Smith, of Idaho; John M. C. Smith, Samuel W. Smith, Smith of Minnesota; Southerland, Swltzer, Treadway, Vare, Wallin, Willis, Winslow, Woods, Young, of North Dakota. Total, 93. Democrats Who Voted Against Re peal York Bruckner, Carew, Dale, Doollng, Driscoll, Fitz- Goldfogle, Goulden, Griffin, Metz, O'Leary, Patten, Rior Illinois Gorman, Gra'ham, New Conry, gerald, Maher, dan. McAndrews, McDermott. Pennsvl vania Casey, Dlfenderfer, Donohue, Lee. South Carolina Aiken, Finley, Ragsdale. Delaware Brockson. Louisiana Broussard, Dupre, Estop Inal, Morgan. Massachusetts Deit rick, Mitchell, Murray, Phelan. Mich igan Doremus. Mississippi Harri son. Kentucky Helm. Missouri Igoe, Speaker Clark. Virginia Jones. Connecticut Lonprcnn Mn. ban. Oklahoma Murray. Rhode Island O'Shaugnessy. California Kettner, Raker. Alabama Under wood. West Virginia Brown. Ari zona Hayden. North Carolina Kitchin. Kansas Taggart. Total, Progressives Who Voted Against Re peal California Bell, Nolan, Stephens. Pennsylvania Hulings, Kelly, Lewis, Rupley, Temple, Walters. Washing ton Bryan, Falconer. New York Chandler. Illinois Hinebaugh. Ore gon Lafferty. Michigan Mac Donald, Woodruff. Kansas Mur dock. Total, 17. Members Failing to Answer Roll Call Democrats Backson, Alabama Borland, Missouri; Burnett, Ala bama; Clark, Florida; Crisp, Georgia; Cullop, Indiana; Goodwin, Arkansas: Gtfay, Indiana; Hobson, Alabama Hoxworth, Illinois; Korbly, Indiana! Sie, Florida; Moon- Tennessee Reilly Connecticut; Taylor, Ala bama; Wilson, New York. Total, 16. Republicans Fordney, Michigan Mclaughlin, Michigan; Martin, South Dakota; Merritt, New York; Roberts, Nevada; Towner, Iowa. Total, 6 Total, 22. ' Republicans Voting "Present" Hughes, West Virginia. Total 1. characterizing it as "mock subsidy to special interests which have lobbied sieauiiy ior seven years. When lie concluded,. Representa tive Adamson immediately called for a vote. A hush, swept ,the crowded floor .and the packed galleries as Speaker Clark announced a, vote on the "third reading4 and engrossment of the bill." Republican Leader Mann demanded a roll call and the first record vote on the bill was forced on a preliminary legislative stae. The administra tion's strength made its appearance, however, and the bill was advanced through the third reading by a vote of 247 to 160. RESULT OF BALLOT CHEERED A round of cheers and annlanse greeted the announcement of this vote and scarcely had it subsided when Representative 6'Shaughnessy, Rhode Island, secured recognition and presented thd motion to recom mit the bill, prepared by a confer ence of leaders opposed to the. meas ure. On this motion with its reserva tions of the right of the United States to control the Panama canal zone, the anti-repeal forces polled their largest vote. The motion was defeated, 232 to 176. The demo cratic leaders, Speaker' Clark and Representative Underwood, carried 61 of their democratic colleagues with them on this vote. All but 13 of the republicans voted for the motion and two progressives stood with the anti-repeal forces. This defeat marked the last rally of the anti-repeal forces. The last roll call was on the .final passage of the bill. It was taken with 'the house in disorder and general confusion prevalent. As announced by the speaker, the recult was: Yeas 248, nays 162, but a recapitulation of the vote showed yeas 247, nays 162. Of this vote 220 democrats desert ed their chosen leaders to answer the personal plea of President Wilson. With them were 25 republicans and two progressives. With Speaker Clark and Leader Underwood 52 democrats voted against the bill, 93 republicans and 17 progressives mak ing up the. 162 negative votes. WffAT HAS BEEN DONE IN OHIO nioi, . i. . . '"' . o duuhuu. wnnn nrrtn 1 , E5t0,?A fl?esentatlvo Adamson bate. e ttle lous de" Representative Adamson devoted himself largely to a denunciation of toll exemption as an economic policy- By Governor James M.' Co. (Continued from page 4.) a rebate is allowed for the excess amount paid. This manufacturer, if he desires, after giving a satisfac tory guarantee of his financial condi tion, can carry the insurance himself, but the accidents must be reported promptly to the state industrial com mission, and compensation must be paid to the injured workman, or to the dependents of those who lose their lives, on the scale fixed by tho Ohio law. In 1912 the manufactur ers paid to the liability insurance companies $3,000,000 in premiums, and it develops that only one-eighth of that was in turn paid to injured workmen and their dependents. Under the new screme labor and capital are out of the courts. Per sonal Injury suits are rare indeed. 'ine injured workman gets his com pensation instead of a law suit; and the manufacturer is finding that the cost to him is less than what it was when he paid his premiums to the liability insurance companies. Two weks ago in New York, after three years of litigation begun by the families of twenty-three girls who lost their lives- in- the Triangular fire, so-called, these cases were com promised, and the liability insurance companies paid $75.00 per life, or KStf -M... af:-.Vlt YHfc.. UmlUmt iiii"-flifoh, Uw