The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-23
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The Dsn,crats Fail to Pass Bill Over
the Presidents Vete.
THEIR ALLIES DESERT
Detection of Insurgents Gave the
Administration Victory Over the
Democrats, Who Made a Gallant
But Unsuccessful Effort to Get
Some Relief for the People.

In a. succession Of dramatic events
the Democratic House of Represen-
tatives Friday met defeat in its SUI
preme effort to pass the wool and free
list bills over the Presidents Vetoes'
and virtually fixed upon adjournment
of Congress early this week.
The Democratic House majority,
with q. great demonstration OF en-
thusiasm, marshalled it ranks for
the great battle to override the Pres
ident and went down with flying col
ors. The party leaders failed to
muster enough insurgent Republican
support to pass the tariff Legislation
over the Presidents head.
On the motion to pass the meas
IRE over the wool veto, there were
227 Affirmative votes, 80 Of them In
surgent Republicans and one lnde-
pendent Republican, while the ne
gative votes were 12s. The motion
to override the veto on the free llsC
failed of a two-thirds majority also'
being 226 to 127.
Dnring the three hours OF debate
on the wool bill, the corridors OF the
Capitol reverberated time and again
with shouts of approval and deris1on
from the floor. Spirited discussion
he+ween members was frequent.
Republican Leader Mann ana Re-
nresentative Clayton, OF Alabama
had wordy encounter, which tor a
moment had threatening aspect
The incident was precipitated when
the minority leader objected to 1ne
Alabama members request to nave
the newspaper editorial printed III
the Congressional Record.
That the Administration was Keen
watching developments was eV1denc'
l'ed in the presence on the floor OF tpe
House Of Messrs Wickersham, Hitch
cock Nagel and stimson OF the Presl'
dant's Cabinet. All of them kept a
close tally on the roll cal until 1t was
apparent that the Democrats cou!o
not rally the necessary tWo-tnlros
majority.
Sneaker Clark was given an oVa-
tion from both sides OF the House
when he left the chair and TOOK Tue
floor to the end the discussion. The
climax of his address was reacnee
when he said:
'"The President has a right TO We
to this bill, if he wants to. l an
not onarrelling with him. I am
1amenting his lack Of wisdom as his
nersonal friend. He has raised al
issue that will rage with unaoaeeo
furv until the close of the polls IN
November 1912"
This was the signal for sucn al
outburst as seldom has been kno"l
in the halls of Congress. Again. as
he proceeded, the Democrats applauu'
ed cheered and pounded desks un'
| III Democratic Leader underwood
VINO occupied the chair for the mrs.
time this session, almost despalreo o.
maintaining order. -,
, Then the roll was called. Inc
twenty-five insurgents who stooo OF
their former record and voted Inc
Presidents head were: ,,
Anderson, Davis, LyndeFberg, NIL,
,er steenerson and Volstead' 0,
Minnesota; Hanna and Helgenson' 0,
North Dekota; Haugen, HUBBARD ano
woods, of Iowa; Kent, Of California
Norris of Nebraska; Jackson, Mad.
ison Young and Murdoch Of Kansas
IaFollette and Warburton, OF WASH
inton; Lenroot, Morse and Nelson o.
Wisconsin--22. ,,.
Akin, of New York, Republican
also voted to pass the bill over tne
veto. ,,,,,,e
who voted with their colleagues fol
the conference report last Monday
hut who deserted them to support
+be veto of the President, were:
Nye, of Minnesota; Esch, kopp and
davidson, of Wisconsin; Rees, OF
Kansas; Stephens, OF California
Sloan and Kinkaid, OF Nebraska-o