Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-08-14
Combination of Republicans
with Democrats Breaks All
Records on Tariff Measure
by Small Vote,
CLARk'S DECISION
CAUSES WRANGlE
Prominent Members Of Speak
ef's Party Hold Action Un-
constitutional Sustained by
Minority Leader Mann.
Lny Morning Ioarnnl special Lea-ed wIreA

lBy Morning journal Special Leased Wirel
Washington, Aug. lS.~-Sy the mar
row margin OF five votes the house
today passed the wool tariff revision
bin over President Tafts veto. The
vote, ia to so. was made possible
only by the detection of twenty-one
republicans who voted with the
democrats.
The announcement Of democratic
success created "A wild scene In the
house and amid great confusion the
republican leaders protested That
Speaker Clark must count AS voting
ten members who answered present
to their names, a ruling which would
have defeated the democratic pro-
gram by overcoming The five vote
margin aud making Impossible the
recording of the necessary two thirds
vote. This the speaker declined to do.
Less than an hour after the wool
bill had been repassed in the house
the conferees on the sugar tariff bill
met and disagreed.
They decided to report TO both the
house ana senate that II mad been
found impossible TO reach a compro-
mise between the Underwood and
lodge BrisiOw bills.
end Of sugar tariff consideration In
the present session and the excise tax
biz. which WAS framed to make up
revenues that would have been lost
by the reduction Of the sugar tariff
reduction probably viii remain IN con-
ference when congress adiourns.
While democratic and progressive
senate leaders do not believe the wool
! lIl san pass ia the senate over the
! presidents veto. they VIII continue To
demand action on the cotton tariff
measure
The vote on the wool bin came as
q surprise to republican leaders of the
house. When they discovered that de-
fections from their ranks was to be
expected, 1t was too late To prevent
IT, AS a result the following republi-
cans went over To the democratic
camp and made victory possible:
Akin. OF New YORK Anderson, Da-
Wis, Lindberg, Miller, Steenerson and
stevens, Of Minncsota Anthony, Rees
and Young. OF Kansas, Cooper and
Morse, of Wisconsin, Haughen and
Woods, Of Iowa. Hegeson North Da-
kota Kent, California, Lafferty, ore
gon. LAFollette and Warburton, of
Washington. Norris ana Sloan, OF Ne-
brasla.
members OF the house has tariff
measure ever been passed over the
presidents veto by the lower branch.
When Speaker clark announced the
vote and declared the bill had passed.
the presidents veto TO the contrary
Notwithstanding, there was a wild
outbnrst of applause from the demo-
cratic side.
Tho tumult wns increased by the
declaration Of half dozen democrats
that the ruling was unconstitutional.
when IA sembIancc of order was re-
stored Representative Gardner OF
Massachusetts, inisted that the con-
stiiution provided that "A two-thirds
vote of the house WAS necessary and
that the ten members voting present
should be counted for they had re-
corded their presence in the house
Representative Dhnstead, Of Pennsyl-
Nania, one of the foremost parliament
tarians in congress. supported the con-
tcntion.
Those ten members who voted
present, the speaker ruled. after
long examination Of preccdcnts, are
Recognized as being present only to
constitute a quorum. The constitution
as interpreted in the past clearly
pro,i,l that al decisions must rest
on year and nay vote.
Representative t'itzgerlad, of New
y ork democrat, supported Mr.. olm-
stead ANA Mr. Gardner in their con-
tentions, while Minority Leader Mann
supported the speaker. The speaker,
" hon the dehate broke out with re-
moved Nigor quickly put damper
pa t.
You may talk All YOU want" he
sasd. but the chair has no intention
now or later, If changing its ruling
Shortly before the vote was taken.
Minority Leader Mann appealed to his
followers to stand by the republican
lartt and protective tariff principles.
ie urged upon them the necessity OF
'euaining with the minority in or
Ter to safeguard great American
Witch he said would be
Destroyed under the terms of the
hill
Mr. Cndcrn ood VINO closed the de-
,atc. eNherted Wavering republicans
q Join with the democrats in passing
he hill over the veto OF the presi-
lent, who believed he could dam
,tck the demands of the American
,enple with veto messages"