The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-08-19
DEMOCRATS VOTE
To WORK AHEAD
Majority in House Decline To Ad-
journ Session Until Amended Cot
tom Bill Reaches President

WASHINGTON, Aug. l9.--Despite
m earnest EFFORT by Senator Penrose,
Rep Pal. vice.President Sherman
and Minority Leader Mann. (Rep.,
Nl). TO adjourn congress tonight, the
Democratic majority of the house this
afternoon declined to leave Washing
ton until the cotton bill, with its null
tIplicity of amendments, was placed
before the president.
A lengthy conference attended by
Sherman, Penrose. Mann and Floor
Leader Underwood. (Dem.. Ala.l, was
held on the floor of the house imme-
diately after Underwood reported the
cotton bill from the ways. and means
committee with the recommendation
that the bill and amendments be
passed.
The house cotton bill, in the form
In which II passed the senate, was re.
ported 10 the house today from the
ways and means committee by Chair
man Underwood. dem, Ala.). lie
announced that he would call the bill
up for action on Monday.
The reports OF the committee &C
cept the senate amendments as 20 all
OF the additional tariff schedules "a
fixed 10 the cotton bill. These include
revision Of the iron ana steel, chemi-
cal and cotton machinery schedules,
and an amendment for free coal from
Canada.
Ia his message vetoing the farmers
free list bill, President Taft, after an
extended review OF the measure, de-
clares that the same reasons which
impciled me to decline to sign the
wool bill, control me in this case"
The president summarizes his objec-
tons TO the bill in these terms: First,
because IL shall not be considered I'M
III the tariff board shall make report
on the schedules IL affects; second, be-
cause the bill Is SO loosely drawn as
20 involve the government In endless
litigation and to leave the CONNER
ciai community In disastrous doubt;
third, because II places the finished
product ON the free list, but retains
on the dutiable list the raw material
and the machinery with which such
finished product Is made, and thus
puts ut a needless disadvantage our
American manufacturers, and fourth,
that while purporting by putting agri-
cultural implements, meat and -four
on the free list TO reduce their price
TO the consumers, II does not do so.
but only gives to Canada valuable con-
cessions which might be used by the
executive to expand reciprocity with
that country In accordance with the
direction OF congress"
Having expressed at length In his
message vetoing the wool bill, his con-
yiction that tariff legislation should
await the report of the tariff board,
the president in his message passes
at once to a consideration OF the man.
ner In which the free list bill Is drawn
and finds that 1T would inevitably
lead to the greatest uncertainty" i'm
posing heavy burden on the admin
istrative branch OF the government"
IN addition to creating disastrous I'M
certainty In commercial circles" and
"a burdensome amount Of litigation"
The Democratic house majority with
q great demonstration Of enthusiasm
marshaled its ranks for the great bat
tie to override the president, and
went down with flying colors. The
party leaders failed to muster enough
insurgent Republican support to pass
the tariff legislation over the presi-
dents head
On the motion to pass the measure
over the wool veto, there were 277 az
firmative votes. % Of them insurgent
Republican and one independent Re-
publican. while the negative votes
we're 129. The motion to override the
veto on the free list failed Of two
thirds majority also, the veto being
23e to 127.
The Republicans argued that in
view of the presidents apparent de.
cision TO veto all tariff bills this SEQ
sion. adjournment tonight would end
all the difficulties OF the present SEES
zion. Underwood said the Democrats
Intended 10 pass the cotton bill.
I've will consider a senate resoln-
o clock Tuesday evening" he said.
But the majority in the house can
not consent TO an adjournment OF
CONGRESS- until the president has had
an opportunity either to approve or
veto this cotton bill"
Rep Mann, fRepn., I'D minority
leader, declared that whatever the
Democrats might do. he believed that
the house and congress would re-
main In session at least two weeks
more
Rep Lenroor. tRepn., wis.,. who
has assumed the leadership Of the
house profTessives in the tariff fight,
announced that the Democrats could
rely on votes on the Republican side
Of the house in support OF the cotton
bill, as amended In the senate.
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