The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-19
FAIL TO OVERRIDE
PRESIDENT VETO
DemocratsDefeated,b but
Go Down w it'll Colors
Flying.
END OF SESSION
NOW is IN, SIGHT
Seeing Futility of Efforts to En-
act Tariff Revision Laws.
Party Leaders Decide on
Early Adjournnent-No
Use Fighting 1t Out
Any Longer.


cession of dramatic events. the Demo-
cratic House of Representatives to-
oay met defeat in It's supreme effort
TO pass the wool and free list bills
over the Presidents vetoes, and vir-
tually fixed upon adjournment of Con-
Sress early next week. The House on
Monday will agree to the cotton tarifr
revision bill ms amended in the SEN
ate but will not hold Congress in ses-
sion to await the certain veto of that
measure. The Senate cleared away
all Its business, and adjournment Is
assured in the view of leaders OF 10th
parties in both houses. by next We'd
nesday at the latest.
Down With Flying CoIors.
The Democratic House majority.
with a great demonstration of en-
thusiasm marshaled its ranks for the
great battle to override the President.
and went down with flying colors. The
party leaders failed to muster enough
lnsurgent Republican support to pass
the tariff legislation over the Presi-
dents head
the Ways and Means Committee de-
termined to end the long session.
Monday the House will pass the cot
ton bill as amended In the Senate con
tanning the iron and steel, chemical
and cotton machinery schedules, ana
the reciprocal bituninous coal across
the Canadian border provision. and
will send 1t to the President Tuesday.
Congress Will not be held in session
&c await his veto, which the House
leaders concede is certain to follow.
Congress Will adjourn on wednes-
day at the latest" was the declaration
of Majority Leader Underwood after
the Ways and Means Committee con-
Terence. I'VE have tried to nut our
tariff bills over the Presidents head
and have failed twice. There is no
use fighting 1t out any longer. AS
soon as we pass the cotton bill and
amendments, we Will he ready to go.
The President may then veto the
measure. We will not be here to dis
cuss IT."
Wanted to Quit To-Day
Strenuous efforts were made bv
Senate Democratic and Republican
leaders In conference with Mr.. I'm
dorwood. Speaker Clark and other
House Democrats to bring the session
to close tomorrow night, but owing
- desire OF the members of the
ways and Means Committee to study
features of the Senate iron and steel
and chemical schedules before concur
ring In them. 1T was agreed To DISPOSE
or me final business early next week.
Failure of the attempt OF the Demo-
cratic House to overrule the yetoes
came in day filed with st,rrjn- in
cidents. The close OF the debata on
tho motion of Mr.. Underwood to pass
the wool bill over the veto found
Champ Clark. the Speaker of the
House, and an aspirant for the presi-
dency. pleading the cause of his fell
low-Democrats from the floor sur
rounded by throng of his colleagues
who cheered him vigorously. The gall
leries were filled to overlooking, and
ha Snn t,1
given demonstration that for sew
eral minutes delayed the roll-ca1l
On the motion to pass the wool
measure over the veto. there were 227
Affirmative votes. 90 OF them Insurgent
Republicans and one Independent Re-
publican. while the negative votes
We're 100. The motion to override the
veto on the free list failed OF a two
thirds majority also. the vote being
226 to 12T
During the three hours OF debate on
the wool bill. the corridors of the Cap
itol reverherated time and again with
shouts of approval anf derision from
the floor. Spirited discussions be-
tween We're frequent.
A wordy Encounter.
Republican Leader Mann and Rep
resentative Clayton, OF Alabama had
n wordy encounter, which for a mo-
incident was precipitated when the mi
nority leader objected to the Alabama
members request ~ have a newspaper
editorial printed In the Congressional
Record. That the administration was
keenly watching developments was
evidenced in the presence on the floor
of the House OF Messrs. wickersham.
Hitchcock Nagel and Stimson. of the
Presidents Cabinet. All OF them kept
close tally on the roll-call until 1t
was apparent that the Democrats
could not rally the necessary two
thirds majority.
Speaker Clark was given an ova-
ton from both sides of the House
when he left the chair and took the
floor to end the discussion. The climax
of his address was reached when he
said:
The President has right TO veto
this bill IL he wants to. l am not
quarreling with him. l am lamenting
his lack OF wisdom as his personal
friend. He mas raised an issue that
Will rage with unabated fury Until the
close OF the polls in November 1912"
This was the signal for such an out
burst as seldom has been known In
the halls of Congress II was genu-
inc demonstration from his fellow
Democrats.
Again and again as hs proceeded this
Democrats applaudcd. cheered and
pounded their desks until Democratic
Leader Underwood. VINO occupied the
chair for the first tirle this session, al
most dsspatred of maintaining order
Then the roll was called. Tho twenty
two Insurgents who stood on their
former record and voted to pass the
wool bill over the Presidents head
We're;
anderson, Davis. Lindbergb. KILLER.