New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-19
Mr.. Payne sooIds Democrats.


debate had on tho wool bill.
Mr.. Payne scolds Democrats.
Mr. Payne used his ten minutes In
Gliding the Democrts for their efforts
~ play politics. TO put the President In
a hole The veto messages OF tho Presi-
dent on both the wool bill and the free
list bill said Mr.. Payne. were unanswer-
able. He characterized both tho free list
bill and tho wool bill rs 'mongrcl meas
ures" made mainly in conference and
without regard to the science OF tariff
revision or the difference in costs Of pro-
duction at home and abroad.
Representative Fitzgerald upheld the
Democratic theories. contending that the
Republican cheers which met the defeat
OF the plan to override the wool veto
would echo In the next campaign and
would mean the rout OF the Republican
party. lie made an appeal FOR the half
clothed children Of the country, tho
benefciaries Of the proposed reduction
on Schedule X"
This is America retortsd Represen-
tativo Mann. and We have no half-clad
Children
The partisan bitterness Of the debate
WAS relieved at times by good natured
interchanses across the aisle. Speaker
Clark took the floor and received an
ovation from the Democrats. Mr.. Mann,
he said, had referred To the growth OF
tho country under protection, but he had
overlooked the question of population.
Surely no Republican dare evolve the
claim that the Republicans alone begot
that increase in population. Who created
this wealth OF population? Democrats
had as much to do with It as the Re-
publicans had said the Speaker. who
was in his oldtime form. Every Demo-
cratic anti-race suicidist cheered him
Justify.
Mr.. Clark said he had thought to the
last that the President would sign the
wool bill Il was so certain that the
President would sign the bill cutting
down the wool tariff that lost the best
hat that can be made In America on
that proposition. never did believe he
would veto IL until the last two or three
days. said Mr. Clark amid laughter.
James Deeries Veto Power.
Representative Ollie James made
stump speech, In which he declared that
the veto power was relic OF the power
OF royalty" Tho King Of England
hadn't dared to veto bill for two hun
dred years said Mr.. James.
Representative Austin, OF Tennessee,
Republican, set tho Democratic side I'm
an uproar when he nominated Champ
Clark for President, with Mr. Underwood
on the tail OF the ticket. The Demo
cratic cheers died down a moment later.
however. when Mr.. Austin sad that his
reason was that both Of these gentlemen
had advocated a tariff commission last
session. Now he observed they were UNI
willing to walt for the report OF the
Tariff Board.
Representatives Clayton and Mann al
most came to blows during the heat Of
the debate, when tho Alabama Demo
crat wanted to insert in the record t.
committee report Of the free list bill as
an answer to the Presidents veto mes
sage. Mr.. Payne objected. and Mr.. Clay
ton threatened to insert II. anyway. Mr..
Mann Informed Mr.. Clayton that
threats do not get unanimous consent
here" One word led to another. and the
Albanian finally demanded that the
minority leader meet him outside" TO
which proposition Mr.. Mann heatedly
acquiesced. The colloquy was later
stricken from the Record" and there
was no encounter.
After the Presidents veto WAS sus-
tanned an analysis showed that even II
the full House membership had been
present 1t would have been impossible to
override the President. Because OF
vacancies the membership is now 1856.
A third Of this number Is 12S %. There
were 120 loyal Republicans present to-