The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-19

BteeneIson and Volstead. OF Minnesota;
Hanna and HelYetcn OF North Dakota:
Hsusen, Hubbard and Woods, OF Iowa:
Kent. of California, Norris. of Nebras-
ka; Jackson, Madison, Murdoch and
Young. CT Kansas: La Toilette and
Warburton. of Washington; Lcnroot,
Morse and Nelson. of Niseonsin-22.
Akin. OF New York, Independent Re
i ublican. also voted to pass the bill
over the veto.
The eight 1nsurgen. Republicans.
who voted with their colleagues for
the conference report last Monday,
but who deserted them TO support the
veto OF the President were: Nye. OF
Minnesota: Esch. Kopp and Davidson.
of Wisconsin; Reese, OF Kansas; Steph-
ems, OF California. Sloan and Kinkaid.
Of Nebraska-S.
second Veto Comes.
No sooner had the result been an
nounced than the assistant secretary
from The White House arrived with
the Presidents veto Of the fire. list bill.
In his message President Taft de-
olares that the same reasons which
impelled me to decline to sign the
wool bill control me IN this case
The President summarizes his OBJ
jec,ions to the bill in these terms:
First, because II should not be con-
sidcred until the TariT Board shall
MAKE report upon the schedules 1t af-
feets; second, because the bill !e so
loosely drawn as to involve the gov
crnmort in endless litigation. and TO
leave the commercial community In
disastrous doubt third. because It
list but retains on the dutitable list
the raw material and the machinery
with which finished product is made,
and thus puts at a needless disadvant-
age our American manufacturers and
fourth that whilo purporting. by put
ting agricultural implements. meat
and -four on the free list TO reduce
their Price TO consumers 1t does not
DO SO. but only gives to Canada valu-
able concessions which might be used
by the executive 10 expand reciprocity
with that country in accordance with
the direction OF Congress-"
Having expressed in his message
Neto!ng the wool bill his conviction
that tariff legislation should await the
report OF the Tariff Board, the Presi-
dent in to-day's message passes at
once to consideration OF the manner
in which the free list bill Is drawn.
and finds that 1T would inevitably lead
TO the greatest uncertainty" imposing
heavy burden or the administra-
tive branch of the government" in
addition 10 creating disastrous un-
certainty in commercial circles" and
"burdensome amount of litigation"
These considerations lead him to the
conclusion that the bill. while appar-
emily very simple, and affecting only
n few articles. is in reality so loose
in its phraseology that II would at
feet hundreds OF items in the existing
tariff act. Conceding the wisdom of
its general policy. the paragraphs OF
the bill ought to be rewritten in def
mite and specific terms"
Having reviewed the various clauses.
to the construction OF which he OBJ
jects, the President says:
The truth is that the language Is
SO ambiguous that 1t is impracticable
for the Treasury Department to give
on exact estimate as to the diminu-
zion in revenue which will follow its
passage"
The President finds that another eff
feet OF the bill would be to break
down altogether the classification upon
which the arrangement in many OF the
present tariff schedules is based"
While the danger Is not SO much that
the class OF users in whose favor the
classification purports to be made will
receive more benefit than the trainers
Of the law may have intended. it is
that many who do not belong to the
class intended TO be favored will i'm
port articles suitable for the prescribed
use under the general terms OF the
statute, but will use them for other
and general purposes" which leads
Mr. Taft to observe: IF there were
no other reason for Withholding my
approva! from the bill this one would
be allsufieient"
Much Less Than Two-Thirds.
after the message had been read. MI
Underwood moved that Il be passed,
notwithstanding the veto. and follow
ing twenty minutes discussion, led by
NJ. Payne and Mr.. Underwood. the roll
was called. the vote being 22s ayes TO
l27 noes, much less than the necessary
two-,t!rds majority.
On The free list bill. the Republi-
cans who voted 10 overruIe the veto
who cid 10, so vote or the bill were
Trench, Q: Idaho: K!nka!d. o. Nebraska;
LaneTty. o; Washington, and Morgan.
!of ok!ate,1a.
Thf. R&pv bltans who voted 10 over.