Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-08-21
PASS STEEL BILL
OVER TAFT VETO
President Finds Many Flaws in
Metal Schedule.
He FEARS FOR INDUSTRIES
House Puts Through Tariff Revision
Measure Shortly After Its Return
From White House-Senate
Adopts Pension Act.

Washington, Aug 16-For the Sec
ond time within two days the house,
by a vote of 173 to SO, OVERRIDE the
veto of President Taft on a tariff
measure, when Democrats and Repub-
leans passed the steel tariff revision
bill on Wednesday.
Sixteen Progressive Republicans
made an alliance with Democrats to
make the two-thirds majority necessary
to override the veto. The alliance had
just two and one-third votes more than
enough to pass the bill over President
Taft's head.
In his message to congress the pres
ident said he disapproved the measure
because it provided for revenue only,
and took no account of protection for
American industries. He condemned
the ways and means committee for re-
fusing public hearings on the bill. His
veto was expected.
Mr.. Taft gave as another reason for
his veto that the bill affected not only
the iron and steel industry, but SO al
lied industries, which he said were
worthy of separate classification.
From the outset of my administra-
ton l have urged a revision of the
tariff based on a nonpartisan study of
the facts. 1 have provided the means
for getting such information in the
appointment of a tariff board.
The thorough work of this board,
already completed on several sched-
ules, has justified my confidence in
this method The principle is ap-
proved by chambers Of commerce and
boards Of trade in almost every city
Of Importance in the country. The
proposed bill has not been framed on
the basis of any such study of the
industry.
''Avowedly it's rates are fixed with
no consideration of anything but rev
enue. The principle of protection Is
disregarded entirely, and, therefore,
it is not too much to say that the eff
feet of these sweeping changes on the
welfare of those engaged in these
varied industries has been disre-
garded."
The president has said he also will
veto the legislative, executive and judi
cial appropriation bill carrying riders
to abolish the commerce court and
limit tenure of Office Of civil service
employees to seven years.
By doing so the president would
hold up his own salary, that of every
member in congress and every en-
ploye Of the United States courts
The post office appropriation bill,
carrying approximately $160,0OO,OOO,
was passed by the senate after two
days debate on Tuesday.
The bill has established a parcels
post and also permits employees of the
pOstoffce department to organize,
provided they do not affiliate with any
outside labor organization.
The bill provides a fiat rate of IL
cents pound for parcels, regardless
of the distance carried.
The good roads provision OF the
house bill, involving an expenditure OF
millions, was rejected and commls-
sion appointed to investigate the SUD-
ject and report to the next congress
The Panama canal administrator
bill, providing free passage TO
American ships, prohibiting rail-
road owned vessels from US
ing the water way and authorizing
the establishment of One-man gov
eminent when the canal is completed.
was passed by the senate by vote OF
AZ to Is on Friday. The provision
for free tolls, which was fought out
in the senate Wednesday, was IN
dorsed again just before the passage
Of the measure. Several important
amendments having bearing on IN
terstate commerce and antitrust acts
were added to the bill.
By a vote of 40 to Is an amenu.
ment. offered by Senator smith Oh
Georgia, was adopted, limiting Tue
house provision against railroad own,
ership of boat lines to those operated
through the canal.