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Show BOTH HOUSES DEBATING TOLLS Republican Representative As-, saults Repeal as Forced "Surrender "Sur-render to Great Britain. PRESIDENT HAS ERRED Patriotism and "Honesty Unquestioned Un-questioned But Chief Executive Ex-ecutive Has Been Imposed Im-posed Upon. Washington, D. C, March 28. De-' bate on the repeal of the Panama tolis exemption continued today in the house and senate. The house was proceeding on the Sims bill under twenty hours' debate, as provided Iti tho hard fought battle of yesterday. The senate Was debating the subject generally. In the house. Representative Know-land, Know-land, controlling the argument for the Republicans, assaulted the measure in unmeasured terms as surrendering to "Great Britain without a struggled" "Is the Panama canal now the price of the elimination of Huerta?" he demanded. de-manded. Resolutions Laid Aside. In the senate resolutions by Sena- tors Lewis and Galiinger were laid aside until Monday. Mr. Lewis' resolution reso-lution was supplementary to one now pending declaring for equal tolls and would empower the president to suspend sus-pend tolls In his discretion. Administration supporters are confident con-fident the repeal bill will pass the house by Tuesday night or early Wednesday. Wed-nesday. Yesterday's victory for the administration admini-stration In the house has aroused expectations ex-pectations of champions of repeal in the senate that a favorable report will he forthcoming from the canals committee, com-mittee, notwithstanding the influence of its chairman, Senator O'Gorman. Surrender Under Pressure. "Disguise the situation or becloud the issue as you may, there is no escaping es-caping from the naked truth that for the first time the people of this great nation are urged to surrender under foreign pressure," declared Mr. Know-land Know-land in the house. "I entertain a high regard for the president of the United States. His patriotism and honesty 'of purpose,' I Avould nbp attempt at-tempt to question. .However, like tll-ni'embeVs 'of the'tiumnu-family, he' is apt to err. In this Instance an apparent error u judgment In handling hand-ling the Moxican situation has necessitated neces-sitated the latest move, at least his message so hints. The most charitable charit-able thing to say is that he has been Imposed upon." Mr. Knowland urged the house, if it repealed the exemption, to declare that it had not surrendered the contention con-tention that the United States might make one. Representative Madden, Republican, of Illinois, spoke for the repeal. He said he saw no reason for the people of the central west contributing to a s,hlp subsidy. Representative O'Shaughncssy, Democrat Dem-ocrat of Rhode Island, spoke for the exemption, declaring the platform pledge of the Baltimore convention for free passage should be supported Before opening his argument on the tolls Issue in the senate, Senator Lewis Lew-is introduced a bill designed to vital ize the resolution he introduced several sever-al days ago promulgating the American Ameri-can policy of treating all nations alike with respect to the Panama canal. The bill would authorlzo the president to suspend tolls on ships passing through the canal "whenever, in his opinion, public safety shall so require or whenever he shall deem it expedient expedi-ent and consistent with the interests of the United States, or with the best welfare of the citizens of the rc- I public." Surrendering Sovereignty. Representative Temple. Progressive, Progres-sive, of Pennsylvania, opposed the repeal on the ground that it was a surrender of sovereignty over the canal ca-nal zone. Representative Stevens of California, Califor-nia, Progressive, opposed the repeal on the ground ' that it would benefit none but British ships and interests. "Why should this administration add another to the many English thingB it has done in the one long year it has been in power?" he demanded. de-manded. "When the house assembled assem-bled for the first time under this administration benches were provided like those in the British parliament, i Next day the president in person delivered de-livered an address just as King George does. Several times sinco the chief magistrate has visited this building and at such times it has been said, Democratic senators and representatives repre-sentatives wore commanded to appear ap-pear before him for instruction, just as happened in dear old London. Now comes the president seeking the repeal re-peal of the tolls exemption clause, apparently to please Great Brltaiu. Are we being Brltainized?" Wilson Entitled to Respect. ' Representative Fitzgerald, one of the Democratic leaders, aligned with the anti-exemptioulsts, declared he had no sympathy for those who condemned con-demned the president for his views and that the chief executive was entitled en-titled to the respect and confidence of the country. "An overpowering conviction that the proposed repeal Is weighted with evil, of far-reaching extent to the country, compels me to oppose the ponding measure," ho said. "The contention of Great Britain is that her vessels of commerce are entitled en-titled io tho same or Identical treatment treat-ment an vessels of the United States. The rulu, however, covers vessels of war av well as vessels of commerce. No de;nand has yet been made regarding regard-ing vesseis of war. The rule is equally equal-ly applicable tp vessels of both claas- es, and if It be conceded that we cannot can-not differentiate American vessels of commerce from similar vessels ot other nations, It seems that vessels of war' cannot be deprived of privileges privi-leges similar to those accorded to war vessele of the United States." Washington, March 2S. The legislative legis-lative battle over the repeal of the free tolls provibio.n of the -Panama canal act Vas'reumed todayi-The administration .supporters flushed by theli" victory MnVopen contest yesterday yester-day predicted, that thoy would win Avhen the repeal bill itself' came to a vote next week. The coutest in the house today was largely oratorical although both sides continued efforts to strengthen Its forces for the: final struggle, which is expected Tuesday or Wednesday. House Alignment Unchanged. The alignment' in the house remained remain-ed unchanged today. Representative Adamaon. leadlug tho fight for the repeal, re-peal, declared. . the Sims bill would pass by a large majority He predicted predict-ed that yesterday's vote, 207 to 17C, I on the adoption of the special rule for the consideration of the bill, would be materially increased In favor fa-vor of the repeal forces. Representative Underwood, the majority ma-jority leader, Representative Fitzgerald, Fitzger-ald, Minority Leader Mann and other prominent members leading the revolt re-volt against the administration forces, brought every effort to hear today against the Sims bill. Throughout the day they maintained a continuous continu-ous attack, interrupting and questioning question-ing the speakers favoring the repeal. Speaker Clark also has announced his intention to speak against the bill on Tuesday. Harrison Opposes Repeal. Representative Harrison, Democrat, of Mississippi, was one of tho early speakers when the debate was resumed. re-sumed. Although admitting his anxiety to ""follow the president and comply with his wishes," Mr. Harrison said he could not reconcile his conscience to the president's view and surrender to Great Britain a principle of national na-tional honor and integrity. "I prefer to vote my convictions, follow the platform, of my party and stand up for the integrity and honor of my government," he said. "Free tolls will aid the farmers and manufacturers of the Mississippi valley val-ley to ship their products down the Mississippi through tho canal and to tho Pacific coast at cheaper rates than are now charged by the railroads," rail-roads," he said. "It would probably open up another market on the Pacific Pa-cific coast, where there are natural manufacturing advantages for the cotton of the farmers of Mississippi and other southern states." no . |