Show VICTORY FOR LEADERS democrats arid and insurgents defeated in what Is regarded as test of strength washington by the decisive vote of 36 to 29 the administration republicans laicans on friday defeated the cummins substitute for the crawford el agreement provision pt the railroad bill this question had bad been practically monopolizing the attention of the senate for the last week and was was regarded as one of the most important of the subdivisions of the bill the vote la Is generally accepted as a test of the strength of the contending sides and it is bell believed eved it pre pie sages the passage of the bill by y a sate safe majority I 1 of the total membership of 92 there were ere 28 senators who did not vote and of these tour four all democrats were absent and unpaired they were senators dark clark of arkansas bankhead of alabama Alc mcenery Enery of louisiana and smith of Af maryland aryland all the democrats present voted for the cummins provision so that if the four democrats mentioned had bad 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 |