The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-08-24
Washington
WOOL and FREE LIST
BILLS ARE DEFEATED
Effort to Pass Them Over Veto
in House Lacks Necessary
Two Thirds.

washington, Aug. 21.-In q success
zion or dramatic events the democratic
house of Representatives yesterday met
defeat in its supreme effort to pass the
wool n free list bills owe hi presia
cents veto and virtually fixed upon Id
journment of congress early next week.
Inc House on Monday will agree to
the cotton tariff revision bill as amend
ed In the Senate. but will not hold
congress In session to await the certain
veto of h a measure. The Senate
cleared away all its business and ada
tournement is assured In the view of
leaders Of both parties in both houses
by next Wednesday at the latest.
The democratic House majority, with
q great demonstration of enthusiasm,
marshaled its ranks for the battle to
override the president and went down
with flying colors. The party leaders
failed to muster enough insurgent re.
publican support for the two-thirds
majority necessary to pass the tariff
legislation over h presidents head
Failure OF the attempt OF the demo-
cratic House to override the vetoes
came in a day filed with stirring Incl.
uonts. ihe close OF the debate on the
motion of Mr.. Underwood to pass the
WOOL bill over the veto found Speaker
Champ Clark. an aspirant for the pres.
idency, pleading the cause of his fell
low democrats from the floor. sur
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who cheered him vigorously. The gal.
leries We're filed to OVERLOOKING and to
the speaker, as he concluded, was acA
corded a demonstration that for several
minutes delayed the roll call.
Clark Makes a Speech.
On the motion to pass the wool mea-
sure over the veto there Were, 227 at
republicans and one independent repub.
lean, while the negative votes were
l29. The motion to override the veto
on the free list failed of a two-thirds
majority, the vote being 226 to 127.
No sooner a the result been an
than the assistant secretary
from the White House arrived with
the presidents veto Of the free list bill
After it a been read, MI. Underwood
moved That it be passed, n~otwithstand-
ing the veto. Following 20 minutes
discussion, led by Mr.. Payne and Mr..
Underwood the roll was called, the
vote being 226 yeas and 127 nays,
much less than the necessary two
thirds majority.
On the free list bin the republicans
who voted to override the veto who
did not SO vote on the wool bill were:
tfench, OF Idaho, kinkaid, of Nebras-
Ha; La1ferty, of Washington and Nor
gan, of Oklahoma.
The republicans who voted to over
rule the wool bill veto, but not the
tree list veto, were Miller, of Mime.
sofa and Young, of Kansas.
Republican Leader Mann presented
q privileged resolution. 1t proposed to
send the cotton bill amended by the
Senate back to the Senate, submitting
that 1t was in co~ntravention of the
constitution, which provides that ali
revenues legislation originate with The
house or Representatives. Democratic
heaoer Underwood's motion to table
this resolution was sustained. 1856 to I4I.
Taft Signs Publicity Bill.
Washington, Aug. 2l.-Formal an
iouncenent that congress could adj
iourn either Tuesday or Wednesday
Nas made in the House today by Ma
torlty leader Underwood. Later the
senate n House leaders virtually
tgreed upon adjournment of congress
Tuesday afternoon.
The House ways and means commit
zee today decided by strict party vote
@ ~favorably report the cotton tariff re-
vision bill as amended and passed in
he Senate and TO call it up for pas
wage Monday. Members of the COM
nittee predicted adjournment of con-
sress by Tuesday night.
President Taft todays signed III. cam
,aisn publicity bill. The bill requires
publicity of all campaign funds before
Election and extends the publicity fea-
.ures to primary campaigns and nomi-
hating conventions. 1t limits the
amount the candidates may spend to
$1,000 for congressional candidates and
10000 for senatorial aspirants. Can
iidates are also required to make pub
lie all pledges of political appoint
nents. The bill, of course, applies only
20 congressional elections.