The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-14
Wild Scene FollowsDem.
ocratic Success in
the House.
CLARK'S RULING
is QUESTIONED
Twenty Members Who Answer
Present" Are Not Counted as
/ neutrality-suspicious. Ac-
I ton Made Possible by De-
lection OF RI Republicans
From Minority Party.

Washington, AuEust i3-By the mar
row margin OF i've votes the Hourc
t,-dny pnsscd the wool tnrif revision
h.il over Prenidcnt rats veto. The
vote, I14 10 50. was nude possible only
by the detection of twenty-onc Kepub-
HcnnS who voted with the Democrats.
Inc announcement of Democratic sue
GERS creuted wild scene in the House
mud amid grent confusion the Hepub-
hcan leaders protested that speak
tinrk must count M voting ten mem
bers who nnnwered present" to their
nnmes, ruling which would have de-
rented the Democratic program hy
overcoming the hNe-.otc mnrgin and
mu~inE impossible the recording OF
the necessury two-thirds vote OF the
ltouse. This the Speaker declined TO
do.
Less than an hour after the wool bill
mad been repassed ia the House the
coniegees on the sugar tariff bill met
and cisagreed. They determined 10
report 70 The House and senate tina, 1t
Aad been found Impossible 10 report
compromise between this Underwood
and Lodge Brlsiow hius
his action ~ expected to mark tho
enl OF sugar tariff consideration in
present session and the excise tax
ON which was framed 10 make UP
revenue tAat would have been lost
IT.
also proololy VII! remain In confer
ence wien Congress adjogrns.
M. Democratic ana progressive
ic ers OF the Senate DO not believe
- WOOL .il. can be passed IN tina,
BODY over the Presidents veto they
VIII continue The demand for action on
the cotton tarin measure
2. vote on Tie wool bill! came as
surprise to the Republican, leaders
oi the Mouse. When they discovered
thAt detection from their ranks was to
hc e.pecied y, was too late 10 prevent
IL "A 4 result the following Kepuo-
Hcans went over TO the Democratic
camp, and with their votes MADE VIC
tory possible Tor the majority. Repre-
Aentativss Anderson. DAVIS. Lin1bergh.
MIlier, STEVENSON and Stevens. Mime
sofa Anthony, Reese and Young, KAN
sas. cooper and Morse Wisconsin:
Ha-sen ana Moods. Iowa. Helgeson.
Sorth Dakota. Rent. California. LAi-
Ictty. Oregon Ia Toilette. Wisconsin.
War oG9Son. Washington. Nogrs ana
sloan. Nebraska.
Not Ia the memory OF the Oldest
member OF tne House mas = tarin
measure been pissed over inc Presi-
dents veto by the lower branch Of
congress. Neither Speake. Clark nor
AaJoNty Lea-er Underwood cou!G
o!!eet such an occurrence. WAeE
Speaker lark announced the vote ana
declared tie bill! passed. the Pres!-
q ntA veto 10 the contrary notwitn-
standing, there was wild outburs, OF
"pp!ausc from the Democratic Side
4he tumllt was Increased by the de-
!"..'-a OI Aaif-dozen ..cpuYIc.As
mat the ruling Mas unconstitutional.
"..en scmOlAnCc OF order was re-
stored representative Gardner. OF
Ai'ss acnusetts. Insisted that Tho Con-
81 tftr.
"i me House was necessary and that
the ten member voting present" should
De counted. Tor they had recorded their
presence II. tnc House. Representative
olms,ed, OF Pennsylvania. one of the
foremost parIiamentarians in Congress
supported the contention.
These ten members who voted pre-
sent ruled the Speaker after 4
l,nsthy examination Of presidents.
ARE recognized as being present onlv
10 constitute quorum. The Consti
tuition. as interpreted in the past.
clearly provided that all decisions
must rest on yea and nay vote"
Representative Fitzgerald OF New
York. Democrat. supported Nh DIM
sted and Mr. Gardner in their con
tentions. while Minority Leader Mann
supported the Speakers position. the
Speaker, when the debate broke out
with renewed vigoF quickly put 1
dsmper on IT,
You may talk all you want" he
said. but the chair has no intention
now or later Of changing its ruling. e
Shortly before the vote was taken
Minority Leader Mann appealed TO his
y followers TO stand by the Republican
party and protective tarin principles
lie urged upon them the neces sity to
remain with the minority lin order
to safeguard great American in
dustry' which he said. would be de-
stroyed under the terms OF the Demo
cratic bill.
Mr Underwood. who followed Nh
Mann and closed the debate exhorted
waverine Republicans to Join with
the Democrats in passing the bill over
the veto of the President. who be
lioved he could dam back tho demands
o. the American people with veto mes
HaEes"