The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-08-24
Washington
WOOL AND FREE LIST
BILLS ARE DEFEATED
sfort to Pass Them Over Veto
in House Lacks Necessary
Two Thirds.

| washington, Aug. 21.--In a success
| non or dramatic events the democratic
! iouse OF Representatives yesterday me,
1e1eat IN It's supreme effort to pass tina
| WOOL and free list bills over the presi.
rents veto and virtually fixed upon ada
touininent or congress early next week,
The House on Monday will agree ia
ne cotton tariff revision bill as ar,ena.
sd IN the Senate, but will not ,oI,t
congress In session to await the clrtaiu
veto or that measure. The SegatJ
feared away all its business and ar
ouInement is assured in the view OF
leaders OF both parties In both houses
BY next Wednesday at the latest.
The democratic House majority. with
A great demonstration of enthusiasm.
narshaled Its ranks for the battle tS
override the president and went down
with flying colors. The party leaders
.alled TO muster enough insurgent re.
pupncan support for the two-thirds
majority necessary to pass the tariff
leglsiation over the presidents head.
faliure or the attempt of the demo.
cratic House to override the yetoes
came in q day filled with stirring Incl
dents. The close of the debate on the
motion OF Mr.. Underwood to pass the
wool bill over the veto found Sneaker
champ Clark, an aspirant for the nres-
,dency, pleading the cause Of his fell
low democrats from the floor. sur
rounded by thropg of his colleagues
VINO cheered him vigorously The GAL
.er1es were filled to overlooking and to
the speaker. as he concluded, was ac
corded demonstration that for several
minutes delayed the roll call.
Clark Makes Speech.
On the motion to pass the wool mea-
sure over the veto there were 227 ar
hrmative votes. % Of them insurgenr
r!epuolicans and one independent repuh
lican, while the negative votes We
Iz9. The motion to override the veln
on the free list failed Of a two-thirds
majority, the vote being 22s to 127
NO sooner had the result been an
nounced than the assistant secretary
from the White House arrived with
the presidents veto Of the free list bill
After 1t had been read, Mr.. Underwood
moved that 1t be passed, notwithstand
Ing the veto. Following 20 minutes
discussion. led by Mr.. Payne and Mr..
Underwood. the roll was called, the
vote being 22S yeas and 127 nays,
much less than the necessary two
thirds majority.
On the free list bill the republicans
who voted to overrule the veto who
did not so vote on the wool bill We're.
French, of Idaho. Kinkaid, Of Nebras-
Ka; Lanerty. OF Washington and Nor
gan, Of Oklahoma.
rule the wool bill veto, but not the
Tree list veto, were Miller, of Mime
sofa and Young. OF Kansas
Republican Leader Mann presented
4 privileged resolution. 1t proposed TO
send the cotton bill amended by the
senate back to the Senate, submitting
that 1t was In contravention of the
which provides that all
revenues legislation originate with the
House OF Representatives. Democratic
Leader Underwood's motion to table
inns resolution was sustained. 1875 to 141.
Taft Signs Publicity Bill.
Washington, Aug. 21.--Formal an
nouncernent that congress could adj
journ either Tuesday or "Wednesday
was made In the House TODAY by Ma
)0rlty Leader Underwood Later the
Senate and House leaders virtually
agreed upon adjournment of congress
afternoon
The House ways and means commit
tee today decided by strict party vote
to favorably report the cotton tariff re-
vision bill as amended and passed in
The Senate and TO call it up for pas
sage Monday. Members Of the com
'nittee predicted adjournment of con-
gress by Tuesday night
President Taft today signed the cam
paign publicity bill. The bill requires
publicity of all campaign funds before
election and extends the publicity fea-
lures TO primary campaigns and nomi-
mating conventions. 1t limits the
amount the candidates may spend to
$4,000 for congressional candidates and
10000 for senatorial aspirants. Can
didates are also required to make pub
lie all pledges of political appoint-
ments. The bill. OF course, applies only
to congressional elections