Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-08-22
Finds Many Faults.

Having expressed in his message
vetoing the wool bill, his conviction
that tariff legislation should await
the report of the tariff board, the
president in today's message passes al
once to a consideration Of the manner
in which the free list bill is drawn and
finds that it would inevitably lead TO
the greatest uncertainty, imposing
heavy burden on the administrative
branch Of the government" in addition
to creating disastrous uncertainty In
commercial circles, and a burdensome
amount of litigation"
These considerations lead him to the
conclusion that "the bill, while appar-
emily very simple and affecting only
few articles, Is in reality 80 loose ir
its phraseology that 1t would affect
hundreds Of items in the existing tar
iff act. Conceding the wisdom OF its
general policy, the paragraphs of the
bill ought to be rewritten in definite
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 an ex-
act estimate as to the diminution in
revenue which will follow its passage"
The president finds that another
effect of the bill would be to break
down altogether the classification up
on 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, 1t Is
that many who do not belong to The
class intended to be favored will I'M
port articles suitable for the pre-
scribed use under the general terms
of the statute, but will use them cor
other and general purposes which
leads Mr.. Taft to observe, IF there
were no other reason for Withholding
my approval from the bill, this one
would be all-sufficient."
Short Debate.
After the message had been read
Mr.. Underwood moved that 1t be PASS
ed Notwithstanding the veto and fol-
lowing twenty minutes discussion led
by Mr.. Payne and Mr.. Underwood, the
roll was called, the vote being 226
ayes to 127 nays, much less than the
necessary two-thirds majority.
On the free list bill the Republicans
who voted to override the veto, who
French of Idaho, Kinkaid Of Nebras-
ka, Lafferty of Washington and Nor
gan Of Oklahoma
The Republicans who voted to over
rule the wool bill veto, but not the
free list bill, were. Miller Of Mime
sofa, Young Of Kansas.
Republican Leader Mann presented
privileged resolution. 1t proposed
to send the cotton bill, amended by the
senate, back to the senate respectfully
submitting that 1t was in contraven-
tion of the constitution which provides
that all revenue legislation originate
with the house Of representatives.
Democratic Leader Underwood's mo-
tion to table this resolution was sus-
tained. 1856 to 141.
Then the house adjourned until II
o'clock tomorrow morning. At 9 a.
m. the house ways and means COM
mittee will meet to act upon the cot
ton bill and senate amendments dis
cussed tonight by the Democratic
members Of the committee. Some
statistics relating to the chemical
schedule will be verified. The house
Is expected to pass the bill as 1t
passed the senate, after the ways and
means committee reports it Monday.