The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-21
OVERRIDE VETO
OF PRESIDENT
House Passed Budget Appropriation
Over Tafts Veto by overwheim-
Ing Vote Of f54
10 SO.
TO ABOLISH COURT
One Lone Democrat Voted With Presl.
dent While Twenty-one Repub-
llcans Voted Against
Him.

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United Press Leased Wire servio> Il
WASHINGTON Aug. 21.-By the
overwhelming vote of 154 to So the
house today for the second time pass
ed the budget" appropriation bill
over President Taft's Veto. Twenty
one republicans voted with the demo
Gratis. Representative Sulzer, of New
York, was the only democrat voting
to sustain the president.
The vote followed reading Of the
presidents second veto message. An
tipat1y to the commerce court and
absence Of many republicans caused
the large majority In favor of over
riding the executives disapproval.
On August Is, the house by 153 to
1o7. passed the bill over the presi-
dents head. The republicans who to-
day voted to override the veto be-
cause of their desire to abolish the
commerce court were:
Cooper, of Wisconsin; Curry, New
Mexico; Davis and Helgesen, Mime.
sofa; Kendall Iowa; Kent, California;
LaFollette, Washington, Lindenburgn,
Minnesota; Murdock, Kansas; Norris,
Nebraska; Reese, Kansas; Steener-
son, Minnesota; Towner, Iowa;
Woods, Iowa; Young, Kansas; Farr,
Pennsylvania; French, Idaho; Haw-
ley, Oregon; Kinkaid, Nebraska: Laf
ferty, Oregon, and Miller, Minnesota
House leaders today said that II tbs
senate does ntt pass the bill over the
veto, the provision abolishing the com
rnerce court will be stricken from tht
bill, and the measure repassed with
out any Of the features disapproyet
by the president.
Fitzgerald prefaced the roll-cal
upon his motion by flaying Taft fol
defending the new court.
Now congress must undertake the
stupendous task OF educating the pres
ident upon legislation" said Fitzger
aid, "by convincing him that 1t Is de
sirable.
After the fourth of March there
will be man in the white house, who
is himself competent to pass upor
| legislation without any education from
congress. President Taft now say.
he must be convinced of the desir
ability
This commerce court Is un-Ameri
can and | believe the sentiment of thu
country is in favor OF its abolishment
The president approved bill for thu
recall of the circuit court but nov
says that is recall, which he disap
proves.p
Representative Gillett defended
Taft. He charged the democrats will
| deliberately blocking adjournment o
! congress by trying to pass Legislation
| they knew would be vetoed.
Failed in the Senate.
/ WASHINGTON, Aug. 2l.-Attemp
to over ride President Taft's secont
| veto of the budget appropriation
| bill failed this afterroen The hous,
! mustered t0e necessary DWO-lHlTuS 10
to So; but the attempt failed in tn,
senate, "a to 27-41 votes beini
necessary to pass the measure. 1t wa
believed that the bill would be imme
diately repassed by both houses wit!
the commerce court abolition, to whicl
Taft objected, eliminated.
When democratic house leader
heard of the refusal of the senate t.
pass the bill over Taft's veto they ac
ceded to the inevitable and gave u
/ the fight to abolish the commerc
court.
Chairman Fitzgerald, of the hous
appropriations committee, announce
that he would attempt at once to hav
a new bill passed with the commerce
clause stricken out.
1--WE will put the bill through righ
away said Fitzgerald. but we vii
provide sufficient funds to carry tn
commerce court only until March
next. BY that time 1t probably wi
be abolished"