The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-08-22
SUSTA|NS VETOES
Taft Wins Two Great VIC
tories in House.
NO TAQIfF l'W THIS SESSION
Attempt Fails to Pass the Wool and
Free List Over the Presidents
Vetoes Insurgent Votes
Against Him.

Washington, Aug. 10. 49, Democrats
and Republican insurgents in the
house failed utterly in their effort 10
pass the wool tariff revision and farm
ers' free list bills over the vetoes OF
President Taft
This result is taken as assurance
that there IS no possibility Of tariff
legislation at this session.
Confident at the opening OF the
struggle that they would have the re-
Quired two-thirds to override the ex-
ecutive dlsapproval Of the wool tariff
bill. they went to defeat in decisive
fashion.
The first great victory for President
Tart is told in these figures Of the
vote: To override the veto. 227, and
1923 against. Thus the Democratic-in-
surgent alliance fell short of the two
thirds required by just eleven votes.
OF the entire membership of the
house. 391. less several vacancies, 1856
members, or nearly the entire mem
bership, were present and voting.
The second victory for the president
was no less decisive. the house fall
ing to override the veto of the isee
list bill, received just after the vote
on the wool measure, by vote Of 226
to 1877.
Shortly before the voting began, af'
ter a three hours debate that at times
was very bitter the Republican whip,
Representative Dwight, OF New York,
declared he had canyassed the house
and that the Democrats would fall
short OF the two-thlrds vote necessary
To pass the bill over the veto.
Interest in the debate then became
more intense when news spread that
Speaker Clark would take the floor
and close the debate.
When tie voting began il became
evident that many, but not all, Of the
insurgents who had voted originally
for the wool bill would vote with the
Democrats to 60 over the presidents
head.
ACl WtHNy tiobl SSfN 'SNNSs
Tho first roll call indicated that the
motion 10 override the veto had fail
ed but a record roll call was ordered,
to verify the count This resulted 227
to 1873.
Twenty Republicans, ali insurgents,
voted with the Democrats. as follows:
Anderson, Davis, Hanna. HaugeD, Hell
geson. Hubbard. Jackson. Kent. La
Toilette, Lenroot. Lindbergh, Madison,
Miller. Morse. Murdoch. Nelson, Nor
ris. Stevenson, Volsted and Warbur-
ton.
Aikens, of New York, an independ-
en-, also voted with the Democrats.
President Tafts message vetoing
the so-called farmers free list bill was
read in the house.
Immediately on the conclusion Of the
reading Of the message Representative
Underwood, the Democratic leader,
moved that the bill be passed over the
veto. A roll call was begun.
The president declared in his mes
sage that the bill was so carelessly
drawn that it was uncertain just what
articles were covered by ii. He sharply
criticised every section Of the bill and
declared the language too ambiguous
TO be practicable.
Mr.. taft objected to the principle In
the bill which admits raw materials
free and keeps the machinery neces-
sary to a finished product on the du-
table list.
Lastly the president based his veto
Oh the fact that the tariff board had
no opportunity to report on the SEIZED
ules affected by IT,