New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-19
fFrom The Tribune Bureau.1

Washington, Aug. 1S-Wiliam Jen-
nings Bryan is still master of the Demo
cratic party. Congress will not adjourn
until Wednesday, and the decision TO
lrolOng the session constitutes the
greatest tribute TO the power OF the
Peerless Leader that has been paid him
since he was nominated for President In
1905. Oscar Underwood. leader of the
Democratic aJority, covering under the
criticism of the great Nebraskan, dare
not perDlit Congress 10 adjourn-until the
Senate amendment amending the iron
and steel schedule has been adopted by
the House. That this amendment can
not become a law Mr.. Underwood well
knows. That it is an undigested and i'll
advised amendment Mr.. Underwood re-
Allies. but he dare not reject II because
OF the criticism OF "the great COM
moner." and he Is, therefore, determined
even 10 place the House in ridiculous
position rather than TO appear opposed
10 a revision Of the steel schedule after
the Nebraskan boss" of the Democracy
has charged that he oscar CnderWood)
is for personal reasons opposed to re-
vision OF that. schedule.
In the most scathing denunciation
which any President in many years has
addressed TO Congress President Tart
vetoed the free list bill to-day. After
asserting that he must disapprove the
bill for the same reasons which prompted
- Il gf
President goes on to point out numerous
discrepancies in the measure, from when
he argues that il must have been passed
with undue haste. He makes it clear
that it's provisions would be practically
impossible of enforcement, that they
would involve incalculable expense in
the way Of litigation TO determine what
Il meant, and that its clauses are so
loosely drawn that they would ADMIT IN
uumerabl articles free Of duty on the
simple declaration of the importers that
they were designed for a given use, as
for instance. as agricultural implements
although they might be devoted to any
other use after entry.
lnsincerity More Manifest.
The ipsincerity OF the insurgent Re-
publicans mas made further manifest To-
day when they voted to sustain the fres-
,dents yetoes of the wool bill and the
free list bill. and the Democrats are be-
ginning to realize that their position Is
infinitely weaker than it was before they
compromised with the insurgents ana
permitted themselves TO be led into pass
ing tariff measures which were neither
tariff for revenue" nor protection
bills.
At meeting of the Democratic mem
bers of the Ways and Means Committee
held Immediately after the adjournment
OF the House. Representative Underwood
explained his fear of incurring the fur
iher criticism of Mr.. Bryan, and insisted
that to meet the drastic personal strict-
ures OF the great Nebraskan IT would pe
necessary for the House TO vote Tor the
cotton bill as passed by the Senate, In
Guiding its revision Of the steel schedule.
its farcicaI revision of the chemical
schedule, etc, as otherwise Mr.. Bryan
would repeat his assertions that Mr. Un-
derwood was guided by personal motives
in his attempt to save the steel schedule
from reduction.
The Democratic members OF the Ways
and Means Committee decided to stand
by their leader. admitting that the crfti-
cism OF the peerless leader" was not
subject to be dealt with lightly. and that
IT was better to make the House ridicu-
lous by accepting the farcical Senate
cotton bill than TO incur the further con-
dcmnation of The Commoner.'
Aid from Twenty three insurgents.
With the aid OF twenty-three Republi-
can insurgents the Democrats registered
vote Of 227 on the motion to override
the Presidents veto OF the wool bill.
This was thirteen votes less than the
required two-thrds for the Republicans
Who stood loyal TO the President and his