Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-15
Steel and Iron Tariff Bills Receive
Second Endorsement Like
Wool Measure.
MARGIN OF ONLY TWO VOTES
Senate Passes the Democratic
Cotton Bill after Rejecting
the La Toilette Substi.
tute, 46 to 16.

Washington. Aug. 14-Rapeating IA
action OF yesterday when It passed the
wool tariff bill over President Tafes
veto, the House to-day re-passed the
vetoed steel and iron tariff bills within
two hours after Il had been returned
from the White House with the Presi-
dents veto message. The vote was l13
to Ss, a margin Of only two votes over
the two-thirds necessary to override the
President.
The Senate at almost the same tina
was engaged In passing the democraaic
cotton tariff bill sent It week axo hy
the House. Senator La Follette's sub
stitute. which represented the uews OF
the tariff board. was voted down, rs to
To- and Mr.. La Fouette and eight other
progressive republicans later Joined tha
democrats and passed the cotton bill.
S6 to 10. An amendment was attached
repeating all but the pulp and paper sec.
ton OF the Canadian reciprocity law.
The re-passed steel bill was sent i'm.
mediately to the Senate. The demo-
cratic leaders there have little hone
that they can obtain the necessary
two-thirds vote as did the House.
Insurgent forces in both the House
and Senate contributed to the succesa
OF the democratic tariff program. In
the House the 16 insurgents who yoteA
with the democrats yesterday aeair
joined them In overriding the prest-
dents veto while nine insurgents In
the Senate Joined in the passage Of
the democratic cotton bill
REPUBLICANS WHO AIDED.
Republicans who voted with the
democrats in the House were: Aiken.
New York: Davis. Lindbergh and
Steenerson. Minnesota Haugen and
Woods. Iowa; Kent. California; Kim
kaid. Norris, and Sloan, Nebraska: Laf-
ferty. Oregon; La Toilette, Washing
ton; Rees. jackson and Young, Kan
sas; Morse, Wisconsin.
Ine insurgents who Joined the demo-
Gratis in the Senate on the cotton bill
were: Borah. Idaho; Bourne, Oregon;
Bristow. Kansas: Clapp. Minnesota: ::
Cumnins and henyon. Iowa; La Toilette.
Wisconsin: Poindexter Of WASHINGTON.
and Works of California
Democratic Leader Underwood demand
ed immediate action on the steel bill as
soon as the Presidents veto message was
received. "A lengthy legal debate snsued.
Finally Speaker Clark ruled that the mat
ter was one Of constitutional privilege
and sustained Mr.. Underwood. Mr.. Mann
promptly appealed from the ruling and
demanded roll call. The chairs position
was sustained, 21 to 10. and the re-
passage Of the steel bill followed.
Majority Leader Underwood made q
spirited attack on the motives that
prompted Taft to veto the steel bill which
he said. had been passed BY q republican
Senate with but two slight amendments.
Mr.. Underwood explained that the bill
Imposed duty OF approximately q Der
cent. on steel products and that 10 pse
cent. would cover the difference In cost
Of labor here and abroad.
CANNON Anglers UNDERWOOD.
This statement was combattad by Rep
resentative Payne Of New York, former
Speaker Cannon and other republican.
leaders. Mr.. Cannon charged the demo-
Gratis with playing politics. In pressane
the vote and aroused Mr.. UndeRwoo6s
ire by declaring that the majority leader
would be the most disappointed man Of
all II the bill should become q law. Mr..
Underwood resented having his sincerity
As an added chapter to the tariff pro-
gram on the floor. Mr.. Underwood just
before adjournment announced to tho
house the failure of the House conferees
to reach any agreement with the San
ate on the sugar tariff revision measure.
The House voted to send the bill back
to conference with instructions that the
House conferees refused to agrce to the
Senate amendments
The debate of the cotton bill In the
Senate was short The amendment offer.
ed by Senator La Toilette was indenticas
with the bill presented in the House by
Representative Hill of Connecticut ant
which then received the support of tht
majority Of the republicans. Senator La
Toilette declared It represented an &C.
tual reduction two per cent. lower OF
the average than the democratic bili
His substitute received only IA voteg
however. and the prosressives then Join
ed the democrats in passing the Hous
bill