The evening times., 1911-08-07
override the presidents veto on the
wool bill, while in the senate but four
votes are lacking to insure the same

With this close count of the au-
ministration and anti-administratio
forces in congress, both sides are
Strengthening their lines and every
member is being urged to remain in
Washington until adjournment. AL
lowing for vacancies, there are 388
members of the house, which would
require 259 votes to muster the two
thirds necessary to pass the wool bill
over the presidents veto. The Dem
ocrats can depend upon their full 227
votes, and in addition. they claim to
have more than thirty insurgent Re-
publicans, one Socialist and one In
dependent who will vote with them,
thus giving them safe margin.
Counting the vacancy that exists
from Colorado and the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Senator Terrell
Of Georgia, following the election of
Hoke Smith, who has declined to re-
sign the governorship at this time and
qualify as senator, there are ninety
members of the senate, fifty Republic
cans and forty Democrats. It is esti-
mated that the Democrats can rely
upon all their own votes to override
the veto and in addition the fifteen
Insurgents who voted for the wool
bill will go with them, together with
one other recruit whose name is not
mentioned. This makes fifty-six votes
they count on, which is four short Of
the necessary two-thirds.
Is Settled on Veto.
That it is the presidents intention
to veto the wool bill. as we'll as the
cotton bill, the farmers free list and
any other tariff bills presented to him
at this session, there is no longer any
doubt. The regular Republicans are
exerting every influence to prevent
the combined forces of the opposition
getting the four senatorial votes they
need to defeat the veto.
Some of the Democrats and insur-
gents are advocating action by the
house upon the veto, even If 1t shenld
be found impossible to get the neces-
sary two-thirds in the senate, but
Chairman Underwood does not favor
such a course at this time. He says
he sees nothing to be gained by it ex-
cept the embarrassment Of the presi-
dent and he is not inclined to partici-
pate in any movement that has for
its object only Republican factional
politics. 1t is possible that the wool
bill will be held in conference until
the senate acts on the cotton bill,
under the hope that by a system of
trading upon wool, cotton and the
free list enough votes can be mustered
to override the veto.
At Work on Steel Tariff.
The cotton tariff revision bill, pass
ed by the house has been sent to the
senate finance committee by resolu-
tion which requires report on the
measure by August 10. Senator Pen
rose, as chairman, has called meet
ing of the finance committee for to-
morrow morning, and when the SEN
ate convenes Mr.. Penrose probably
will report the bill back with an ad-
verse report. y.
The effect that the changing tariff
situation will have upon adjournment
Of congress is a matter of conjecture.
In both houses the leaders do not be-
lieve that consideration of the cotton
bill by the senate will necessarily
lengthen the rapidly closing session,
which many of the leaders say may
end between August IL and August
Is. MIR. Penrose said today he would
ask for an early vote and Mr.. Under
wood advanced the opinion that if this
method were pursued in the senate,
there was no reason to believe that
congress would be in session more
than week or two.
The house committee on ways and
means has already begun work on the
iron and steel tariff. The committee
has taken no affirmative action toward
preparing new tariff rates, but Chair
man Underwood has put experts to
work compiling data.
"If congress continues in session
an iron and steel revision bill will be
brought in at this session." said Mr.
Underwood. "If there is to be an
early adjournment, the announcement
will be made to the house before ad.
journment that the iron and steel
tariff will be ready for action when
congress assemblies in December"
The insurgent leaders Of the senate
are likely to bring the iron and steel
tariff up at once in the senate fight or
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