The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-08-19
INSURGENTS
WEAKENED
IN PINCH
Not Enough Supported Demo.
Gratis IN Effort to Override
Taii'S Voices
CBy Associated Press ]

washington, ID u, Aug lg.--in a
succession OF dramatic events. the
| Democratic house Of representatives
met defeat iii its supreme effort TO
pass the tariff legislation over the
presidents yetoes and virtually fixed
upon adiournmentm Of congress early
next week
The house on Monday viii agrec to
1.-THE cotton tariff revision bill as
lamended In the senate. but win not
hold congress in session to await the
certain veto OF th9t measure The
senate cleared away all it's business
land adjournment Is assured In the
view Of leaders OF both parties in
both houses, by next Wednesday al
the latest
! The Democratic house majority
with great demonstration of en-
Ithusiasm marshaled its ranks for the
great battle to override the president
and went down with flying colors
The party leaders failed to muster
lenough insurgent Republican support
for the twothirds majority necessary
ITO pass the tariff legislation over the
presidents head
Monday the house viii pass the cot
ton bill as amended in the senate
containing the iron and steel, chemi-
lcal and cotton machinery schedules
and the reciprocal provision for BIZ
luminous coal crossing the Canadian
border, and win send IL 70 the nresi-
dent Tuesday
Failure Of the attempt Of The Demo
cratic house to override the vetoes
IaA 81 90 ~
,oidents. The close of the debate on
the motion OF Mr.. UNDERWOOD 70 PASS
The wool bill over the veto. found
Speaker Champ Clark, an aspirant Tor
the presidency, pleading the cause oi
his fellow Democrats from the floor,
surrounded by a throng Of his col
leagues who cheered him vigorously
on motion to pass the wool
measure over the veto there were
227 affirmative votes, - OF them m
snrgent Republicans, and one inde-
pendent Republican, while the mega
tive votes were 129. The motion 70
override the veto on the free list TAIL
cd Of a two-thirds majority also, lhe
vote being 226 to l2l.
Champ Clark Cheered.
Speaker Clark was cheered from
both sides oil the house when he lett
the chair and took the floor 10 ehd
the discussion. The climax OF his
address was reached when he said
eThe president has a right to veto
the bin. If he wants to. am not
with HIM | am lament
ing his lack Of wisdom as his person
al friend He has raised an issne that
win rage with undated fury until the
close OF the polls In November 1917.
This was the signal for such an
as seldom has been known
in the halls Of congress. II was q gen |
uipe demonstration from his fellow |
Again asd again as ne
continued, the Democrats applauded |
cheered and pounded their desks IN /
til Democratic Leader Underwood I
who occupied the chair, for the first
time this session. almost dispaired ot
order Then the roll was
,alled The % insurgents who stood
IN their former records and voted 20
jass the wool bill over the presidents
head, We're.
Anderson, Davis. Lindbergh, Miller
and Volstead Of Minis
,ato. Hanna and Helgesson of Norm 4
Dakota; Haugen, Hubbard and Woods
II Iowa. Kent of California. Norris
II Nebraska: Jackson, Madison, MUIR
lock aud Yoeag. of Kansas, LaFol-
ette and Warburton OF Washington;
.enrott Morse and Nelson Of Wis
ousin.
Akin Of New York independent Re
also voted to pass the oihl
ver the veto.
Eight insurgents Weakened.
The eight insurgent Republicans
Tho voted with their colleagues for \
he conference report last Monday |
ut Who deserted them 20 support the /
eto OF the president We're.
Nye, of Minnesota. Esch, kopp ami
davidson Of Wisconsin. Rees OF Kan
as: Stephens of California Sloan aud
.inkaid ol Nebraska.
No sooner had the result been an-
ounced than The assistant secretary
'Om the White House arrived with
he presidents veto OF the free lisi
ill After il had been read. Mr
Underwood moved that 1t be passed,
ing the veto. Follow
lg twenty minutes discussion. led
y AIR Payne and Alr Underwood,
ie roll was called, the vote being
l6 ayes and i2z NAYS. much less
ian the necessary twothirds major
on the free list bill the Rcpuoliana
no voted 10 oYerruie the veto. who
q not so vote on the wool bin were
rsuch Of Idaho. kinkaid. Of Nehras
a.. Iafieriy OF Washington. and Nor
IN. of Oklahoma
The Republicans Who vnted 60 over
Ne ihe wool bin veto but not the
ee list veto. were. Miller OF Mime
ito. and Young OF kansas.
Republican Leader Mann presented
priviieged resolution it proposed
send the cotton bill amended hs
e senate. back 20 the senate, sub
itting that 70 WIS in contrsteniioH
the constitution. which provides
.f an revenue legislation originate
'fh the house OF representatives.
amocratic Leader Tnferwood's mo-
lu 20 table this resolution was sus-
inci lS5 90 ISL