The Sentinel=record., 1911-08-19
DEMOCRATS
 LOSE FIGHT
FAIL TO PASS WOOL AND FREE LIST BILLS OVER VETO OF
 THE PRESIDENT.
Action Results in Virtual Agreement to Adjourn Wednesday of Next Week--Senate Clears Up
 Business.

Washington, Aug. Is. The senate Imet at noon today. Stephenson election Investigating Icommittee today decided to begin the hearings at Milwaukee October '.
 Democrats and repuTlcans made made efforts today to secure confer |ence with house leaders to near ad journment of congress at II D. m Saturday.
 Campaign publicity bill sent to the president.
 Smith of South Carolina. Introduce led a resolution for immediate agri- cultural investigation of the cotton |crop.
 The statehood bill was considered Senator Poindexter introduced a lbill for government control of the Controller Bay.
 The Senate today passed the tloou Smith statehood resolution. The house met at noon. The Wiley hearing resumed. Pres ident Taft will not act on tine case until congress adjourns.
 The house debated underwood mo tion to pass the wool bill over rht presidents veto.
 Secretary Wilson today called tt testify in the Wiley case Monday. The house refused to pass the woo and free list bill over the president veto.
 Considered the senate cotton bill veto Monday.
 Washington, D. G., Aug. ls.--ln 1 succession of dramatic events, tn. democratic house of representatives today met defeat in it's supreme ei fort to pass the wool and free lis bills over the presidents vetoes ant virtually fixed upon adjournment 0 congress early next week. On Mon day the house will agree to the cot ton tariff revision bill as amendiui I by the senate but will not hold con gress in session to await the certaif veto of that measure. The senate cleared away all It's business and ad journment is assured, in the opiniol lof leaders of both parties in bots houses, by next Wednesday at tn, 1 latest.
 | The democratic Rouse majority witt a great demonstration of enthusiasm marshalled its ranks for tS> 1.rea battle to override the presidtht ant went down with flying colors. Tn Iparty leaders failed to muster en ougn insurgent republican support | pass the tariff legislation over tn presidents head.
 Tonight the democratic members c the ways and means committee detel mined to end the long sess<N. Mon day the house will pass the cotto lbill as amended in the senate. cor Itaining the iron and steel, chemica and cotton machinery scneduies an the reciprocal bituminons coal acros the Canadian border provision, an will send it to the president Tues lday.
 Congress will adjourn on Wednes Iday at the latest" was the declara ltion of Majority Leader Underwood after the ways and means committe conference. We have tried to pu Jour tariff bills over the president head and have failed twice. Ther is no use fighting 1t out any longer AS soon as we pass the cotton bi and amendments We are ready to go The president may then veto tn measure. We will not be here t discuss it.y
 Strenuous effortsl were made D, the senate democratic and repubIica leaders in conference with Mir. Under wood, Speaker Clark and other nous democrats, to bring the session to close tomorrow night but owing t desire of the members of the way and means committee to study fes lures of the senate iron and stee
 bill and chemical schedules befor
 oncuring in them, it was agreed [ dispose of the final business earl next week.
 Failure of the attempt of the den ocratic hovse to override the yetoe came in day filled with stirring in cidents.
 l The close of the debate On the mo