Show VICTORY FOR LEADERS democrats and insurgents defeated in what Is regarded as test of strength washington dy by the decisive vote of 35 to 29 20 the administration republicans on priday rilday defeated the cummins substitute for far the crawford el liatis traffic agreement provision or of the railroad bill this question had been practically monopolizing the attention of the senate tor for the last week and w was as regarded as one of the most important of at the subdivisions of the bill ball the vote Is generally accepted as a test of the strength of the contending sides and it Isbel Is believed levea it presages the passage of the blu bill by a safe majority of the total membership ot of 92 thare were 28 senators who did not vote and ot of these tour four all democrats were absent and unpaired they were senators clark of arkansas Banh bankhead head of alabama mcenery of louisiana and smith or of maryland all the democrats present voted for tho the cummins provision so BO that if the four cour democrats mentioned had been present and had voted for the amendment the ballot in its favor would still have been less by two votes than the vote against the provision |