Show C 0 1 n A 0 TOLLS REPEAL bilt MEASURE DECLARING AMERICAN SHIPS ARE NO LONGER TOLL FREE APPROVED houe house accept accepts amendment amendments by the senate reserving canal right rights united state states a has under hay treaty washington the house ot of representatives senta sent tives atles on friday accepted the I 1 panama canal tolls exemption bet ail a amended by the senate by a vote of to 71 and the bill as sent to the president for his ills signature the long and bitter fight in congress ended when hen the house howie after brief debate and without the formale ty of a conference accepted the sell senate amendment specifically reserving all rights the united states may hae under the hay ilay treaty or othern ise washington of panama canal tolls exemption for american coastwise shipping passed the senate thursday night june 11 by a vote ot of 50 60 to 35 the passage of the bill after a bitter struggle that has lasted for several months aas regarded as another victory for president wilson although thirteen republicans came to the aid of the democrats x who hot voted for the bill on final passage the president initiated the moi movement ement in his parti party for repeal and it vas behind him that many ot of the democrats who noted aye lined up on the last test bitterness among democratic senators oer oner the repeal bill flared up again thursday Thu raday night and before oil was poured on the troubled waters senator vardaman of mississippi and senator west of georgia came near blous apparently only the de interference of senator ashurst and tho presence of the sergeant at arms prevented a encounter |