Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-19
Wool Tariff Measure Taken
Up on Motion Of Leader
Underwood; Taft Prepar-
ing Free List Veto.
CONGRESS MAY NOT
ADJOURN THIS WEEK
Senate Ready to Quit To-
morrow Night, but House
May Carry Session Over
Until Monday or Tuesday

Washington, .. c., Aug. Ia
The motion to pass the wool bill
In tho house over the presidents
veto lost, 227 to 129, two thirds,
vote being required. The vote wac
b taken at 4 o'clock.
Washington, d. c., Aug. 18.-Th1
wool tariff revision bill, vetoed by
President Taft was called UP in the
house early today. Democratic Lead
er Underwood moved that the house
on reconsideration pass the bill over
the presidents veto.
The house agreed upon three
hours debate on Mr.. Underwood's mo-
ton. Representative James OF Ken
lucky, democrat. led OF In advocacy
of congress carrying the bill over. the
veto
Insurgents to Aid Democrats.
The support OF the insurgent repub-
licans In the house In the democratic
plan to override the veto was for.
shadowed by speech OF Representa-
tive Lenroot of Wisconsin, progressive
republican and close friend OF Senator
LaFollette. Mr.. Lenroot said the veto
was based on Ignorance. not intormar
tion. III
At o'clock republican whip Dwight
declares he had canvassed the house
and that the democrats will fall short
OF the two-thirds vote necessary to
pass the bill over the veto.
Interest In the debate became more
intense when news spread that Speak.
er Clark would take the floor to close
the debate.
Adjournment Rests Win House.
The adjournment Of the extra SoA.
sion OF congress today rests entirely
with the house OF Representatives.
Chairman Underwood OF the ways and
means committee today expressed tho
opinion that 1t probably would not be
possible to close the house business so
as to adjourn tomorrow night as sug-
gested by senators, but said he
thought adjournment feasible by Mon.
day or Tuesday. He said the house
would accept the senate amendments
to the cotton bill, thus expediating the
final getaway.
A Joint effort by the houses OF con-
gress was inaugurate, today to bring
about final adjournment Of congress
at IL o'clock Saturday night The rug.
gestion was made to individual Sena-
tors Penrose and at his instance, Sem
ator Martin. chairman Of. tho demo.
cratic caucus, conferred with demo.
tic Leader Underwood Of the house In
the hope of bringing the house to &C.
oept that date.
Following the Martin Underwood
conference Mr.. Underwood announced
that no agreement had been reached
as to adjournment.
Senator LaFollette and Represents.
tive Underwood had brief conference
today regarding adjournment. Mr.. I'm.
derwood told the insurgent leader that
he did not think It possible for con-
gress to finish It's labors before Nom
day or Tuesday.
At Work on Third Veto.
President Taft's third important
veto message OF the special session
disappearing the farmers free list bill
will be- sent to the house this after.
noon. The bill reached the white
house shortly after 10 o'clock today
and the president immediately set to
work on the message, material for
which he has been collecting for rev.
eral weeks. The message, 1t il said,
will be short
Publicity Bill TO TAFT.
The campaign publicity bill, signed
by Speaker Clark was returned to the
senate and sIgned by Vice President
Sherman today. The bill now goes TO
the president.
Stephenson COMMITTEES TO Meet
The special senate committee Ap-
pointed to investigate the election OF
Senator Stephenson OF Wisconsin, de.
cided today to begin hearings In MIL
waukee on October 2. Senator Hey.
burn Of Idaho, chairman of the com.
mittee, said a report might be ready
soon after the regular session meets
in December.