Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-08-15
Steel and Iron Tariff Bill Re-
Passed Within Two Hours
After It Had Been Received
With Presidents Veto,
CANNON DEMOUNCES
BOLTING REPUBLICANS
Same Insurgents Who Aided in
Securing Two-Thifds Major
ity On Previous Day, Stood
With Democrats.

IBy Morning journal Special Ieased wire
Washington, Aug. 4.-Repeatine
its action Of yesterday when it pass
ed the wool tariff bill over the presi-
dents veto, the house today repassed
the vetoed steel and iron tariff Bill
within two hours after il had been
returned from the White House with
the presidents veto message.
The vote was 11s to SO. a margin
Of only two votes over the two-thirds
necessary
The senate at almost the same time
was engaged in passing the democra
tic cotton tariff bill sent them a week
ago by the house.
Senator Lalsollette's substitute,
which represented the views of the
tariff board was voted down, 46 to
1C, ana Mr.. LaFollette and eight
other progressive republicans later
joined the democrats and passed the
cotton bill, 36 to 10.
An amendment was attached, re-
pealing all but the pulp and print
paper sections Of the Canadian reel
procity act.
The rcpassed steel bill was sent to
the senate and reposed tonight with
The wool bill among the papers tech
nically on the desk of the president
Of the senate.
Insurgents in the house and senate
contributed to the success of the dem
ocrats. The house insurgents who vot-
ed with the democrats yesterday
again jrineu Them in overriding the
presidents veto, while nine insurgents
in the senate joined in the passage of
the democratic cotton bill.
Republicans VINO voted with the
democrats in the house We're: Akin.
of New York; Davis, Lindberg and
Steenerson, of Minnesota llaughen
and Woods, of Iowa; Kent, of Calilor-
MIA, knhaid, Norris and Sloan. Of
Nebraska Laffcrty. Of oregon. La
Toilette. of Washington; Reese.
jackson and Young. Of Kansas;
Morse, of Wisconsin.
The insurgents who joined the
democrats in the senate On the cot
ton bill were: Borah, of Idaho;
Bourne. Of oregon; Bristow, of Kan
sas; Clapp, of Minnesota; Cummins
ana kenyon, of Iowa; l.aFollette, OF
Wisconsin. Poindexter, Of Washing
ton, and Works. of California.
The detection of the republican
progressiVes in the house angered
former Speaker Joseph q. cannon. In
the course of an attack on the pro-
posal to repeal the wool veto perform
ance, he spoke of the detection of
Yesterday in bitter terms.
They may call themselves repub-
leans" he Numbered, his clenched
fist upraised. but | am not one Of
that kind"
Thank Cod" retor,ed one of the
insurgents, amid laughter and APP
pause from the democratic side
Majority Leader Underwood made
a spirited attack on the motives that
prompted President Taft to veto the
steel bin which he said had been pass
ed by republican senate with but
two slight amendments. lie referred
To the presidents explanation that
changes had been made in the sched-
ules as presented to him last year
and that congress had vouchsaled no
explanation for those changes.
A statement of that kind IN
great public document is not only Ia
mentable, but it is pitiful. said Mr.
nderwood. ANY man of intelligence
or any man Of conscience, any man
having respect for himself, would not
send to congress thai statement as
reason for defeating the will of the
American people as expressed by their
representatives.
Mr. Underwood Just before adj
Joufnment, announced the failure OF
lNe house cOnferees to reach an
agreement with the senate on the
sugar tariff revision measure. The
house voted To send the bill back to
conference with Instructions that the
mouse conferees refuse to agree 10 the
senate amendments.
The debate on the cotton bill in the
senate was short. The amendment of-
Tered by Senator LaFollette was
identical to the bin presented in the
mouse by Hill, of Connecticut and
winch then received the support of
me majority of republicans. senator
l-aFollette declared it represented an
actual reduction per cent lower on
.ne average than the democratic bill.
ftis substitute received only fourteen
votes, however. and the progressives
'nen joined the democrats in passing
the house bill.
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