The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-18
He Places Seal Of Dis
approval on Wool
Tariff Bill.
MAY BE PASSED
OVER HIS HEAD
Democratic Leader Underwood
Has Not Given Up Fight, and
To-Day Determined Effort
Will Be Made to Muster
Necessary Two-Thirds
Majority.


Washington. August 17.-Republican
applause which greeted President
iaits veto of the wool tariff bill as
IL was read In the House late TODAY
was followed by an outburst OF Dam
ocratic cheers when Majority Leader
Underwood announced that he would
call up the bill tomorrow and move
ITS passage over the veto
The Presidents veto message reached
the House while the roll was being
called on Mr.. Underwood's motion to
concur in the Senate amendments to
the free list bill. When the confer
ence report on that bill. its final legis-
lative stage, was announced. the read
ms of the Presidents message was be-
sun, each member following the Presi-
dents words from printed comics OF
the veto which had been distributed.
When the reading was cuna1uded, Mr..
Underwood arose.
Mr.. Speaker" he said 1T do NOT
desire to ask that this message from
the President no referred to the Com
mittee on Ways and Means ask
that 1T lie on the Speakers table, and
give notice that I will call up the
oiil tomorrow Immediately after tho
reading of the journal. and move to
pass 1t over the Presidents Veto"
Democrats Cheer and Shout.
Cheers and shouts from the Demo-
cratic members greeted tho announces
ment, Representative Garrett. of Ten
nessee. when quiet was restored.
asked unanimous consent to incor-
porate In the Record a portion of
President Taft's speech at Winona.
Mimi. in which he described the wool
sehedule of the Payne Aldrich tariff
bill as "indefensible."
Republican Leader Mann asked
unanimous consent to incorporate the
entire Winona speech in the Record,
which carried
The Democratic majority tomorrow
VIII make a determined effort to pass
the bill over the veto. They have
hopes that they will be able to do
this. Representative Mann and other
Republican leaders expressed conf
dence tonight that this will be i'm
possible. representative Dwight. Re-
publican whip. has told the President
that the majority will not be able to
muster enough to carry the bill, by
a two-thirds vote,
On the recent passage of the COM
promise bin in the House the vote
was eos to 90
All Ordered to BE Present.
Many members OF both parties
reached Washington to-day, and all
absentees are ordered to be on hand
tomorrow. The Democrats expect
with their full quota of members pres
ent. together with the thirty Republic
cans who voted for the BILL that they
can develop two thirds majority. Re-
publican leaders assert that many Of
the Insurgents who voted for the bill
VIII not do so over the Presidents
head.
The House and Senate disposed of
the free list bill as agreed upon in
conference. and ii was signed Tonight
by Vice President Sherman and Speak
er Clark. 1t will be sent to the Pres
ident tomorrow.
President Taft promptly carried OUT
his threat to veto the wool tariff bill.
In his special message to the House
he characterized the measure a blend
of an avowed tariff for revenue and
multiplication measure, with a pro-
fessed protection bill.
In explanation OF his course, Presi-
dent Taft said the bill was not In har.
inony with the platform on which he
was elected. Furthermore. he declar-
ed that the American people are deep
" impressed with the conviction that
the interest of the consuming public
can be properly guarded only by re-
vising the tariff one schedule at a time
and then upon accurate and scientif1-
cally acquired information"
shares in the Belief.
That there is widespread belief
that many OF the rates in the wool
schedule are too high. and in excess
of any needed protection for the wool
grower and manufacturer Is admitted
by President Taft. and he says he
shares this belief.
Asserting that December was the
time fixed by both the Republican and
Democratic parties in the last Com
gress for the submission OF adequate
information upon schedule X with a
view to its amendment. the President
says there is no public exigency "re-
curing revision in August without
adequate information"
After declaring that the business of
the country rests on II protective basis
and emphasizing the need OF rclia BILE
source of information for legislative
action. the President promises that the
tarif board will be ready to report In
December. and argues that the failure
OF the present bill should not be re-
garded, therefore, as taking away the
only chance for reduction by this Con-
gress. After quoting from a report
of the Tariff Commission Association
commencing the work OF the tariff
board. the President continues:
II have thus reviewed the history
OF the movement for the establishment
OF tariff commission or board In or.
der to show that the real advance and
reform In tariff making are TO be
impartial Information as to the erect
OF the proposed tariff changes under
each schedule before they are adopted,
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