Salt Lake Tribune | 1914-03-08 | Page 10 | Repeal Bill to Come up in About Ten Days

jjH REPEAL BILL TO COME j UP IN ABOUT TEN DAYS P&Rg Republicans as Woll aa Democrats Di-HBB Di-HBB vlded, but Measure Will Prob- BnH ably Pass. 5B WASHINGTON, March 7. The Sims 9Hj bill for repeal of tho coaBtwiso ship- WH ping cacmptiou clause of tho Pan:ima MB canul act probably will bo laid before nfli the house in about ten days. Dcnlo- inH crntic Leader Underwood and Chairman HHH Adamson of the houso committeu on in- IHH ter.tate commerce reached an agree- BHH inent late today to press tho measure IffiJH after the passage of the rivers and har- fflHl bora appropriation bill, which will fol- IxHj low the disposition of the agricultural HHn appropriation bill next week. j SHK while no canvass of the house has ( BhbM bceu mndo, it is thought tonight that I 9MH about fifty Democrats will vote against tJURB the administration plan. House Kopub I HHj Means arc similarlv divided, but it is I Hb understood that Hepreseutativc Mann f HHH of Illinois, minority leader, will oppose I HHH the bill. Majority "Lender Underwood's ( HHM opposition id based on the ground that Jj HH tho Democratic platform biuda him to a HHH opnoso the president in tllis matter. 1 HjH while a rale to expedite cousidera- I HHJR t ion will be available it may not be f HH necessary, as each side is eager for dis- I HW cassiou. " Kepresentativo Sims of Ten- HHg nesscc, author of, the bill, predicted to ' HHH night that it would become law with J HI out much delay. c