New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-20
NEW STATEHOOD BILL
GOES TO PRESIDENT
House Accepts Taft's Idea and
Eliminates the Recall of
Judges Clause.
UNDERWOOD BOWS TO BRYAN
Prevents Adjournment So That
Steel Tariff Tinkering in
Cotton Bill May Be
Passed by House.


rTrom The Tribune bureau.
washington. Aug. 19-This was Taft
da, in tho House Of Representatives. and
that body almost unanimously voiced its
assent 70 the Presidents severe strict
uros on the recall as applied to the ju-
dietary by passing. without a division
and with only a few dissenting voices,
the new statehood resolution which had
already passed the Senate and which
has been made 70 conform 10 the views
of the Executive.
The statehood resolution passed on
viva voce vote. with less than dozen
unvielding Democrats voting in the neg
ettve The friends Of statehood for the
two territories and a safe and sane con-
stjtution for each of them Justify cheered
the announcement that the House had
accepted the SC~ate bill The President
is expected to sign promptly the amend
ed resolution.
The debate on the compromise state
hood resolution was mainly repetition
of the old Democratic arguments IN
favor of the recall. The President vas
accused Of 'usurpation Of power IN de
handing that tle recall Of the judiciary
should be denied TO Arizona. Repre-
sentative Raker. Of California. proposed
N amend the bin so as to retain the re-
call. but his motion received only three
Democratic votes.
chairman Floyd Of the House Commit
rse on Territories said that sub-com-
n,ittee had conferred with the President
and had gathered the impression that
the Executive would approve the constl-
tuition of Arizona in accordance with the
terms Of the original resolution, when
+os President vetoed Mr.. Mann replied
70 Mr. Floyd ard pointed out that the
Presidents attitude had been consistent
and unchanging from the beginning and
thar the Virginia member must have
wholly misunderstood the Chief Execu-
tive.
Underwood Blocks Adjournment.
BEFORE the statehood resolution was
taken up the House earnestly debated
adjournment. That the session did not
come 10 an end tonight is due solely 10
the insistence Of Representative Under
wood that the cotton bin shall lie over
one day following lis report from the
--ays and Means Committee. That
committee reported the bill at noon to-
dav the Democratic majority accepting
tbe amendments Of the Senate, which
tackled on the iron, steel and chemical
schedules.
Representatives Weeks reminded Mr..
Underwood that the House membership
wanted 10 go home He demanded to
know when he might engage railroad ac-
commodations. other Republicans IN
sisted that the cotton bill should be
taken I'D to-day and disposed Of, which
would have made adjournment tonight
rossible. Mr.. Underwood spared for
time. The Democratic members Of the
WAYS and Means Committee. he said
were collecting data on some of those
schedules. and he suggested that the
cotton bin ought not be rushed through
the House.
What good is your data at this stage
of the game, since YOU have already
framed and agreed on a biil?" peril
nently demanded Representative Dal-
zell
Representative Garner. a Texas Dem
ocrat. showed an inclination TO rebel at
a prolongation OF the session. He urged
that the cotton bill ought 10 be taken up
81 once.
Since William Jennings Bryan has die
tated 10 the House that a revision of the
iron and steel schedules must be had at
this session. so far as that body is con-
cerned, Representative Underwood made
a prstence OF the necessity Of mature
celebration" The schedules were i'm
portant. he protested. and ought not to
ne approved in hurried fashion. The
majority leader was obdurate, and told
the House that the cotton bin would not
be called up until Monday, although he
hoped adjournment might be possible on
Tuesday.
NcEFo 0cpADilGoUo Of T1dUNs
Representative Mann asked if the
Democrats would attempt 10 override
the prospective veto OF the President on
The cotton bill. Mr. Underwood was
ron-committal He said this issue would
be met IN time, but he advised the
minority 20 keep its members within call
M. Mann retorted that the Republicans
would be present If an attempt were
made 70 override. but he criticised Mr..
Underwood for not furnishing definite
Information on this point and for keep
ing the House unnecessarily in suspense.
i is well understood that no attempt 70
override the veto will be made in the
House. and II is doubtful that il will
remain IN session even long enough 10
receive the veto message.
Just after the Republican House mem
hers had been unable 10 gain any assur-
Snces from Mr.. Underwood Senator
Penrose and the Vice President came
over 20 the House and held a conference
with the majority leader. They wanted
the cotton bill voted on tonight. in or
oer that Congress might adjourn Mr
Underwood was still obdurate. and the
conference ended with a tentative agree
ment that the session would end Tues
CAY
Mr Mann attempted To get through
.! resolution 10 have the House adjourn
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