Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-08-19
The Wool Revision and
Free List Bills Fail
THE INSU RECENT ALLIES
Were Not Able to Carry
Them Against the Presi-
dents Disapproval. The
Last Vote Preceded by
Stirring Scenes on Floor.

Washington, Aug. 1S.-In a success
sion of dramatic events the democratic
house met defeat today in it's efforts
TO pass the wool revision. and free
list bills over the presidents veto.
Tonight the democrats Of the wavs
and means committee determined to
end the session. on Monday the house
will pass the cotton bill as amended
by the senate, containing the iron,
steel, chemical, cotton and machinery
schedules and the reciprocal provision
for free soft coal with Canada and
send it To the president on Tuesday.
Congress Will not be held in session to
await his certain veto of this bill.
In his message vetoing the free list.
the president makes an extended re-
view measure, then declares: The
same reasons which impelled me to
decline to sign the wool bill, control
me in this case"
The senate today cleared all its
business and in the view of the lead
ers Of both houses adjournment is
assured next "Wednesday at the latest.
At the close Of the debate the motion
of Chairman Underwood to pass the
wool bill over the veto. found Speaker
Clark on the floor, in the midst of
his old colleagues. pleading the cause
with his fellow democrats. His Ova-
ton when it was finished had lasted
several minutes.
on the motion to pass the wool bill
native and 129 negative votes. Twen-
ty-twO insurgent republicans voted
with the democrats. The motion to
over ride the veto Of the. free list
bill was lost. 226 to 127.
In the course of three hours de-
bate, the corridors reverberated with
sounds of approval and derision from
the floor, while the administration
through the presence on the floor of
the house of Messrs N,Vickersham,
Hitchcock. Nagel and Stimson of the
cabinet watched developments.
Former Speaker Cannon denounced
the bill He said. Il believe your eff
forts Cto the democrats.) to revise
the tariff will cost the people more
money than has been saved in
decade"
Speaker Clark was cheered by bob
sides when ne took the floor in de-
bate The climax Of his address was
reached when he said: The president
has the right to veto this bill if he
wishes. / have no quarrel with him.
Lamenting his lack of wisdom. as his
personal friend he has raised an issue
| that will rage with unabated fury un-
til the close of the polls in November
1912"
This was the signal for an Outburst
seldom equalled in congress. 1t was
a genuine demonstration from his fell
| low democrats and as he continued,
they pounded their desks and cheered.
He continued, "Mr Underwood and
myself have never advocated the tar
| iff board But 1 will tell you what
we did want. and that was to make
/ this board responsible to the house of
representatives in general and to the
ways and means committee in partic-
ular l am not going 10 say anything
Iderogatory to the board, but any men,
lber Of congress knows-any member of
the ways and means committee knows.
more about the tariff than this whole
board rolled together"
The speaker challenged Leader
Payne to show that his ways and
means committee had ever cOnsid-
cred the tariff for three months, say
| ing that the charge that this tariff
Twas "unconsidered" was nonsense.
Mr. Taft made a speech at Ninona-
| The best part of it is that part in
which he said the tariff on wool was
too high | was so certain that the
president would sign this bill that |
lost the best hat in the United States
on that proposition. l never believed
he would veto it until the last two
days"
Then the roll call was called. As soon
as the vote was announced. the clerk
read the veto of the free list. Mr..
Underwood moved the passage over the
Jyeto. but it. too. was lost.