The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-22
GOES TO COMMITTEE.
Democrats Do Not Attempt to
Override His Action.
The Session Is Adjourned Sine
Die at 3:O2 z. M.


sine die at 1902 O'Clock this afternoon.
Presiden Taft, who had just vetoed the
cotton bill, the last of the three re
vision bills adversely acted on, was
present with members of his cabinet.
Presiding officers of both houses #
congress delivered short speeches fellcl-
tating the members, regardless OF
party. upon the good will shown during
the session and expressing best WlSheS
for them during the recess of congress.
The regular session OF congress will be-
gin on December A.
President Taft's message Vetoing the
cotton bill was read in the house at
POP p. m. AS in the case of the WOOL
and free list bills the president based
his objection to the cotton bill largely
on the fact that the tariff board had
not as yet had time to submit a report
on the schedules. He also declared
the cotton bill adopted W1tLiout
any investigation or information OF q
satisfactory character as to its effect
on the cotton industry.
The president objected especially to
the attempt by congress to add a re-
vision of the iron and steel and cheml-
cal schedules to the cotton Dill us
amendments.
I find he said, that there was
practically no consideration of either
schedule by any committee OF el1hsr
house, there were no facts presented to
either house in which l can find ma
as to the effect of the amendments
either On American industries or upon
the revenues of the government
Briefly reviewing the manner IN
which the iron and steel and chemical
amendments were added to the bill, the
president said:
Z can not make myself a, party To
dealing with the industries of the coun-
/ try in this way. The industries Gov
cred by metals and the manufacture %
/ %I4.1 N1gNv7
and it would seem not only wise but
absolutely essential to acquire accurate
information as to the effect of changes
which may vitality affect these indus
tries before enacting them into law"
The bill would not have gone into
| effect until January 1 next and Mr..
Taft said the tariff board would be
ready with a report before that time.
pledged to support a policy of
| moderate protection, he added, L
! lates its principle" The president de-
nounced the bill as empirical and
haphazard. This he declared was
/ especially true of the chemical sched-
u1e which had been revised in such a
way as to increase the tax on certain
| chemicals instead of reducing them.
"These" said the president, "are
| some of the typical inconsistencies and
instances of haste in preparation, of
the error of calculation In the pro-
posed sweeping horizontal reduction of
a most important schedule in the
tariff"
Both Houses Marked Time.
For the first two hours of today's
session the house marked time on the
| president and the senate waited on
both the president and the house. In
the senate a little miscellaneous 1egis-
lation was disposed of and at 12:30
recess was taken until p M
The house whiled away the time
/ 10 with LITTLE details under Sl19-
pension of the rules but kept in ses-
| sion continuously. There was q small
attendance, but much confusion which
| evoked vigorous poundings of the
speakers gavel and frequent calls for
order.
The president came to the capitol to
sign bills in the closing hour in ac-
cordance with custom. The first Of
the cabinet officials to appear was
Secretary Wilson, who arrived at 1:45
D. M. ahead of the president.
Congress at ? o'clock was ready for
the adjournment within the hour
President Taft's veto of the cotton
! tariff revision bill was received and re-
ferred to the house committee on ways
and means where it will remain until
congress reconvenes in December.
As soon as the presidents veto had
been read, Democrat Leader Under
wood announced inasmuch the
Democrats did not have a sufficient
number of votes to pass the bill over
the veto it would be referred to COM
mittee. Underwood's motion for re-
ference of the whole matter was
agreed to without objection.
The veto was received with a noisy
demonstration. There were scarcely
a hundred members in the chamber
| when its reading was begun
The Democrats Laughed.
Republicans applauded and Demo-
Gratis laughed, the latter demonstra-
ton coming over the presidents
statement that the cotton schedules
had been revised without proper in
vestigatiOn-
President Taft's arrival at his room
at the capitol nearly emptied the
senate. the vice president and sena-
| tors joining in the welcome. The
president was in jovial mood and re-
ferred happily to the trip on which
he will start tonight for Rochester,
\. Y. and for his summer home at
Beverly. Mass, where he viii rest be-
fore leaving on his long tour across
the continent.
The Joint committee of congress at
2:4O notified the president that con-
gress was ready to adjourn.
Adjournment Is Declared.
Vice President Sherman, in declar-
ing the senate adjourned. expressed
the belief that oil senators had been
brought into closer touch during this
session ''I am happy in th- belief
that protracted and at times strenu-
Gus session, rather than generating i'll
Will or disregard he said, has
brought us all into closer touch with
one anOthe er."
He was sure each senator departed
carrying the best wishes of his fel-
lows and looking forward 20 renewed
public service in December He closed: :
'I declare the extraordinary session
of the Sixty-second congress adjourned
without day"
Cabinet to Have a Vacation.
Washington. Aug. IA last ses-
: sion of President Taft's cabinet for