The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-15
Disapproval of Steel
Measure Overridden by
Margin of TWoVotes.
DONE TWO HOURS
AFTER USEOF AXE
Again Democrats Have Aid Of
Insurgent Republican Mem
bers = Underwood Attacks
Larnentable and Pitiable
Exhibition Made by
President Taft.

Washington. August li-Repeatins
Its action OF yesterday. when It passed
the wool tariff bin over Presidents
Tatt's veto, the House to-day repasso5
the vetoed steel and iron tar.n bill
Within two hours after I, had been re-
turned from the White House with the
Presidents veto message Tae vote
was i7a to 50. margin Of only two
votes over the two-inirds necessary
10 override the President
me senate a, almos, inc same time
was engaged IN passing the Democratic
cotton tarin bill sent 1t Z. week ago
~ ,ae House senator La Foiiette's
substitute. which represented the Views
Of Tho Tarir Boars was voted down
- to 10. and Air IL Toilette and eight
,ther progressive Republicans later
Jo ned the Democrats and passe.
INC cotton lili. - 10 le.
An amendment was attached repeal
luA an but tha pulp aAd paper section
u tile Canadian reciprocity Law.
1.e rcp4sstd steele bll was sent In
mealatcly 10 the Senate This measure
and the wool bin w.l be called ~
frid- hy Senator simmons. and an
% NAfai+lN 444It I'D rltFr AAtllis N-H AAN
'emocratic leader. have lttle nope
that they can obtain the necessary
tWo-ihirds vote as they did 20 the
House
Have Insurgents Aid.
insursent forces Ia moth The House
al. senate Contributed 10 tic success
Of tlt Democratic tar!f program
IL the House the sixteen Insurgents
wa, voted with tho Democrats yester-
a.alu fl.T.f thefn ir gs.r~fa.rtl-
tho Presidents veto. while n!nc lnsur-
Srlts Ia the Senate Joined IN the pas-
sage OF The Democratic cotton bill!
Democratic Leader Underwood de-
mandcd Immediate action on the steel
hill as soon as the Presidents veto
message Was received There was
cho-us % protests from the EepNb-
licsn side Minority Leader Mann a.
clarlng that only bills on tne calendar
ooula be considered
Nj Underwood retorted that de-
mand for immediate consideration was
d constitutional! privilege ana could
not be denied Finally. Speaker
Mann promptly appealed from the
ruling and demanded roll call The
chairs position was sustained. 81 to
10 and the repassage Of the steel
bill followed
The detection OF the Republican
prog!essi.es angered former Speaker
Cannon In an attack on the pro-
posal 10 repeat the WOOL bill veto per-
Torrance. he spoke OF the detection
OF yesterday In bitter terms.
They may cali them%-lves Repub-
linans." ne thundered, his clenched
fists upra!sed. but am not one Of
them"
Insurgents amid laughter ana ap-
10
Majority Leader Underwood made
spirited attack upon the motives
that prompted President TAFT to veto
the steel BILL which, he said. had been
passed BY d Republican Senate with
but two slight amendments. He re-
ferred 10 the Presidents explanation
that changes had been made in the
last year and that Congress had
vouchsafcd no explanation Tor those
changes.
Tafts Pitabie Exhibition.
"a statement OF that Kind in
great public document Is not only
lamentable, but 1t is pitiable," said u
Underwood He vetoes d public meas
ure because in the lapse OF a Years
time the Congress OF the United states
had determined to change the rates in
that bill and have not communicated
to him our reasons for the change OF
rates in the two bills, iorsooth ii
must receive his veto
ANY man Of Intelligence or any man
OF conscience. any man having respect
for himself would not sond to the Con-
sress of the United States that state
ment as a reason for defeating the
will Of the American people as ex-
pressed by their representatives. in the
Congress OF the United states"
Nh. Underwood explained that the
twenty-five per cent on steel products
that ten per cent would cover the
difference in the cost OF labor at home
and abroad. This statement was
combatted by Representative Payne, OF
New York. former Speaker cannon and
oth<r Republican leaders. Mr. Cannon
charged the Democrats with playing
politics" in pressing the vote and
aroused Mr.. UnGerwood'a ire by de-
claring that the majority leader would
BE- the most disappointed man of all
If the bill should become q law Mr.
Underwood resented having his sin
5crity questioned and retorted sharply
AS added chapter to the tariff
program on the floor. NJ. Underwood
Just before adjournment announced TO
the House the failure of the House
conferecs TO reach any agreement with
thc Senate on the sugar tariff revision
measure. The House voted to send
the bin back TO conference with in
structions that the House confcrees
refuse to agree 10 the Senate amend
mentx.