The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-08-23
IGNORE TAFT'S VETO
HOUSE, BY VOTE OF W TO ss'
PASS STEEL BILL OVEN
PRESIDENTS HEAD.
SIXTEEN REPUBLICANS HELP
Democratic Cotton TarlH. Measure I"
Adopted, as Is Also the Pension
Appropriation Which Abolishes a"
Pension Agencies.

Washington. Aug. 16.-The house
Wednesday, by a vote OF li3 10 o. ioi
the second time in "a hours overroae
the veto OF President TAFT on u 'arih
measure when Democrats ana hepuo'
licans passed the steel bill.
Sixteen Republicans aided In the
Reputation Of President Tafts poics'
three less than aided in the passage
of the wool schedule. They are
Representatives Akin. Davis OF
Minnesota: Jackson. Haugen' Kent
Kinkaid OF Nebraska; Lafferty. La
Toilette. Lindbergh, Morse, MOTIFS,
Rees. Sloan. Stevenson. WOODS OIL
Iowa. and Young Of Kansas
The passage of the metal scheduie
Immediately followed the reading Oh
the presidents message yetoing the
measure. In his message the plresi-
Ter said he d~isapproved the meas
ure because It provided for revenue
only and took no account OF protec-
ton for American industries. He con-
demned the ways and meal commit
tee for refusing public hearings on the
bill.
Mr.. Taft gave as another reason
for his veto that the bill affected not
only the iron and steel industry, but
ffty-nine allied industries, which ne
said. were worthy Of separate classin-
cation.
Mr.. Taft wrote he was not pre-
pared to say there were no items In
the steel schedule which might not
well be reduced, but he pointed out
that its ad valorem rate OF duty was
an apparent reduction OF Is per cent.
from the duties OF the Wilson law.
"A bill for a complete revision OF
this schedule was presented to me
q year ago In the extra session or this
congress-" wrote the president. Many
increases and decreases OF rates now
are made from those named In the
former measure. The changes are not
explained and indicate the hasty
method pursued in the preparation OF
both. Is II not fair to ask, either
on the basis of protection or revenue.
which was right?
ION the whole. therefore. | am not
willing to approve legislation OF this
kind. which vitality affects not only
millions of working men and the fam
lilies dependent on them, but hundreds
OF millions OF dollars worth OF stocks
OF goods In the hands OF storekeep-
ers and distributors generally. with.
out first providing for a careful and
disinterested inquiry into the condi-
tons OF the whole industry. The pro-
posed bill has not been framed on the
basis OF any such study OF the indus
try"
The Democratic cotton tariff bill
passed the senate by Sc 10 10 votes.
II carried an amendment repeating
all Of the Canadian reciprocity act
except the free paper provision. Pro-
gressive Republican senators voting
for the bill we're: Borah. Brlstow,
Clapp. Crawford, Cummins, Kenyon,
La Toilette. Poindexter and Works.
The senate also passed the pension
appropriation bill with a provision
abolishing all pension agencies Janu-
airy 81. 1913.
The house again passed Tuesday
the compromise wooden tariff revision
bill by a vote Of ia 10 so, with ten
members voting present. thus over
riding President Taft's veto. There
were twenty-one Republican members
voting with the Democrats to enact
the bill into a law despite the opposi-
ton made to IL by the president.
After more than two days OF de-
bate on the post Office appropriation
bill the senate passed the measure.
II carries In the n~eighborhood Of $780,.
900. 600.
The debate. under the ten-minute
rule, developed two points of discus
sion. First. on the provision relating
to the right Of government employees
to organize and to petition congress.
The amendment by Senator Reed OF
Missouri providing employees may or
ganize II they do not affiliate with any
outside association and do not have
for their object strikes or the fur.
therance OF strikes was adopted.
The other was the plan for a par.
cells post agreed to, which Senator
Hoke Smith OF Georgia endeavored to
have re~considered.
During the debate Senator Root
took exception to a reply by Senator
La Toilette to q question by the New
York senator. II don't propose to be
trapped" said Senator La Toilette.