Salt Lake Telegram | 1914-05-27 | Page 1 | Amendment to Tolls Repeal

AMENDMENT TO TOllS REPEAl WASHINGTON May tra 27 Another Another I amendment to the tho Panama canal act acl proposing pro pro- posing that ships engaged ed In ID domestic commerce la pay tons tolls about on half one halt those thos II charged foreign n ships and proposing anI another another an an- I other method of or arbitrating th the tons tolls dis- dis pole was wa Introduced by Sena Senator tor Cummins Republican o of Iowa Io The proposal for or would 1 put settlement ett of or tho dispute In iii tho the hands handsor of or an equal number numb r of or Am Americans and citizens citizens citi citi- citizens zens of or any nation protesting prote against th the J exemption and one omme other other- person to be appointed appointed ap ap- pointed b by tho the two nations nations- The Time Judgment judgment- of ot the a must rec receive IVe tho the concurrence concurrence con con- currence of ot at al least leas t one Cone citizen of or the is tendered rendered red country countr a. a against whom It Senator Sterling ng of of South Dakota today toda joined the senators favoring favoring favor ra ing repeal of If th the thle e exemption He explained In the time speech that he believed tho the Hay Hay- treaty was violated