Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-22
WILL RECEIVE MIR. TAFTs VETO
Cotton Tariff Revision Bill is Rushed
to White House.
MEASURE IS PASSED BY HOUSE
House of Representatives Limits De-
bate to Four Hours.
CANNON IN FIGHT ON RULE
Former Speaker says Members shOuld
Not he Required 90 Vote on
Amendnents that Haa
Not Beer Read.


SENATE
Congress win sAjouxn Tuesday after
noon.
owen Of oflahoma introduced rssolu-
tion 70 invsst4gatS causes Of 1907 panic.
stAtshood resolution signed ana sent 70
president.
La FouSess Of Wisconsin spoke On his
resolution for governmental eeEtrol for
A1aakRn railway.
Rouse amendments 20 monetary COM
mission hin March al accepted
Minority reports submitted on ArbttrS-
tion trsAsiss. No action.
President submitted three messages on
Spanish var nsval exploits ana great
lakes guxvaya
Recessed at sos p. m until $50 ,. NJ
marking tina en- the house.
zouSz.
MSt n IL .. m
Cotton bin taken MP under rule fer four
hours debate with Amsndmsnts barred.
SOorstSry Wilson severely criticised
Dr. wiley before 1nvsstigsttng committee.
Representative Smith OF Few York
charged Postmaster 0rStnsr Of Buffalo
with political activity and official unfit
ness.
curley. Massachusetts, introduosd q
resolution looking 20 trads agresmsnt
with Argentina
WASHINGTON. Aug n-ConEress will
not adjourn until tomorrow. probably at
o'clock After Vice President Sherman
and Speaker Clark signed the cotton
tariff revision bill the senate adjourned
until noon tomorrow. The bill was rushed
TO the White House, where the presidential
veto awaits It.
The cotton bill was passed by the house
late today. The ways were cleared for ex-
pedition Of tht bill TO President Taft for
4 his veto.
The National Monetary commission will
close its work March 81 next The senate
today accepted the house amendments TO
the stnate measure and this was then
ready for the presidents signature.
Members OF both parties agreed that IL
| would be discolrteous to the president tc
adjourn without giving hig 9 chance &C
| transmit 10 the house his veto Of the cot
/ ton bill II was decided, however that nc
action would be taken on the veto mes
| sage. Indications are that congress will
! wait to receive the message and that Il
It is not available tonight It will be ready
by noon tomorrow.
| To effect adjournment tonight Demo
cratic Leader Underwood asked unanimous
consent for immediate consideration of the
cotton bill with debate limited 20 fouI
hours. The rules committee met and
brought in a rule TO cArry out Mr.. Under.
woods plan. to which Republican Leader
Mann had agreed
Fight over Gag Rule.
When the house convened there was al.
! - -,
members for adjournment tonight
members for adjournment tonight. but q
was problematieal whether the cotton bill
with its senate amendments could be dis
posed of and printed in time TO adjourn
before tomorrow.
The rule under which the bill was takeI
up barred any house amendments to tn,
senate measure.
Representative Madison OF Kansas. in
surgent republican. denounced the rule a
the most drastic ever offered in the hous
Of representatives
Former Speaker Cannon, central fKur,
in the great rules revision battle at IN,
last session OF congress- also srraiRned tn,
rule He said It was unheard of 70 cal
upon members 10 vote on twenty-five page
Of amendments which had not even bee1
read.
Representative Lenroot Of Wisconsin, re
publican insurgent, declared he opposet
gag rule" and quoted from a speech b,
Democratic Leader Underwood during con
sideration Of the Payne bill TO prove tha
Mr.. Underwood at that time contende,
that tariff measures should be consid ereC
} schedule by schedule
Underwood Defends Rule.
Democratic Leader Underwood openec
debate on the bill with a vigorous defens,
OF the rule prohibiting amendments. H,
accused the republican leaders Of bal
faith. reciting that he brought in his reso
luton after q conference with Republican
Leader Mann and Representative Payne o
New York In which he was given TO under
stand that IL was satisfactory TO IN,
minority.
Mr.. Mann said he believed Mr.. Under
wood had acted in good faith
Mr.. Payne explained that he had mad.
the agreement with Mr.. Underwood an,
II there had been one vote lacking to pas
the rule. he would have voted aye"
The rule was adopted l4s TO lO7. twenty
five democrats voting with the republi
cans in the negative.
senate is Marking Time.
Its work finished, the senate at sO
O'Clock recessed until $50 O'Clock thi
! afternoon to mark time on the house
which was expected 70 pass the cottoi
tariff revision bill late this afternoon. Thi
would permit the bill 10 be signed By IN
= speaker and vice president and hurried I
the president tonight for his veto.
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