The Detroit times., 1911-08-18
PRESIDENT I c ET S
SEVERE SCORING
IN CONGRESS
Rep. James, Kentucky, Tells House
Chief Executive Will Go Down in
History as Man Who Placed Veto
Against Will of American People.
Attack Made When House Attempts
To Overthrow Taft's Veto Of Wool
Tariff Revision Bill.

wild scenes. the house. this afternoon,
attempted to overthrow President
Taft's veto Of the wool tariff revision
bill. listened to thunderous assault
on the president by Rep. James,
(Dem.. K.), and rocked with Demo
cratic applause, as a Republican Rep.
Austin. OF Tennessee, again sprang
the boom OF Speaker Clark for presi-
dent,
James bitterly denounced President
Taft
He will go down In history" he
shouted. "as the president who placed
his ponderous corporosity In the path
OF service TO the people; he will go
down In history as the one man who
placed his veto against the will OF the
American people.
The people trusted you in 1908,
when you (the Republicans) and your
president promised tarir revision
downward. The president called con-
gress in extraordinary session and
you passed the Payne bill, bold be-
trayal OF the peoples interest. He
signed II. Later he declared that the
wool schedule In that bill was inde-
fensible. He had no tariff board when
he signed that bill. But he now vetoes
bill that would cheaper woolen
clothing to the shivering poor OF this
country"
Adjournment Next Week.
Speedy action on the tangled skein
OF tariff revision confronting the house
and adjournment of congress by the
middle OF next week." was the fore
cast made today by Rep. Underwood
(Dem.. Ala.). majority floor leader. !
THAT part Of the cotton bill passed
yesterday by the senate, which 10 ez-
actly the same bill sent over by the
house, will be acted on before ad-
journment," Underwood asserted. AS
to the amendments, the Democratic
members Of the ways and means COM
mittee will get together this afterpoon
10 talk them over believe that the
iron and steel schedule revision does
not greatly diner from that prepared
by the ways and means committee. It
may be accepted. The revisions OF
the chemical and cotton machinery
schedules, and the provision for. free
coal from Canada are more debatable.
but II is possible that they may be ac-
cepted.
House In Confusion.
Confusion reigned In both house and
senate today, when congress began;
the final stages OF tariff revision.
In the senate the tariff initiation
was over, accomplished In a few
hours of legislative hysteria yester-
day, when senatorial precedents, gen.
tlemen's agreements and all OF the
machinery OF senatorial dignity went
by the board. The Democrats, desert
ing the insurgents, with whom they
have worked since the session began,
formed an alliance with the Repubn-
can regulars.
The house leaders were today con-
fronted by a miscellaneous contrap-
ton that started out to be a cotton
bill, and ended by being a patchwork
tariff revision. They feared to at
tempt to alter the weird cotton mea-
sure, because of inability to determine
whether the Democratic-regular Re-
publican hysteria in the senate yes
terday would continue. When they
went on the floor to wrestle with the
wool veto they were stili undecided,
but the general opinion was that the
best plan was to pass the senate mea-
sure without change and let the presi-
dent veto 1t.
Taft To Veto Free List.
President Taft denied himself. to
callers today and prepared to fire his
third shot at congress In the shape
of a message .vetoing the farmers free
list bill.
President Defended.
Rep. Austin, (Repn. TennD, de-
Tended the right Of veto and lauded
the president for his courage In
crossing the way Of the dangerous
majority in this house
Austin spoke Of the Clark boom for
president, and for fve minutes the
house was In an uproar. Democrats
and Republicans rose to their feet
shouting and pounding their desks,
while Clark bowed repeatedly from
the speakers chair.
Rep. Langley, (Repn. Ky), follow
ed. speaking against the bill.
Rep. Moore, (Repn. Pa.). spoke IT
support Of the president.
Democrats Cheer For Bill.
The Democrats cheered wildly when
Rep. LenrCot, (Hepn. WIS.,, TOOK the
floor in defense of the bill. He was
the first insurgent to declare for the
passage of the measure over the
presidents veto. He said that no veto
should be allowed to stand when the
president explained as Taft did In his
message, that he had no facts be-
fore him on which to Judge accuracy
of these rates"
mo president should exercise the
power OF VETO unless he knows the
bill vetoed Is wrong said Lenroot.
Lenroct appealed to the progress
sives who voted tor the wool bill To
stand firm and vote against the presi-
dent now. He declared he had con-
firmation that great efforts had been
made to align Republicans with the
president, and asserted that II pro-
eressives failed now, the country
would believe they were either In
sincere or feared the displeasure OF
tn administration and consequent
loss OF patronage.
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