Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-21
PASSES OVER VETO
Legislative Bill Again Ap-
proved by the House.
VOTE STANDS 154 TO So
Twenty Republicans Join Democrats
in Passing Measure.

The House passed the legislative. ex-
ecutive and judicial appropriation bill
which abolishes the Commerce Court over
the Presidents veto this afternoon The
vote was 1j4 to I3. with thirteen voting
present Twenty republicans voted
with the democrats in passing the bill.
Two democrats voted against it, Repre-
sentatives Fornes and SulZer
The republicans who voted for the pas
sage of the bill We're Representatives
Cooper. Curry. Davis. Farr, French
Hawley. Helgeson. Kent. Kinkaid of Ne
braska. Laffetry, La Toilette, Lindbergh.
Miller. Murdoch Norris, Rees, Steiner
son. Yowner, Woods and Young.
When the Presidents veto of the legis-
lative bill was laid before the House Rep
resentative Fitzgerald. chairman of the
appropriation committee, moved the pas
sage of the bill over the veto. He then
proceeded to attack in bitter Language
the President. both for his veto of the
legislative bill and his defense of the
Commerce Court. which called forth
strong replies by Representative Gillette
of Massachusetts and Minority Leader
Mann.
Wants Veto in the Record.
Mr.. Fitzgerald asked that there be
printed in the Record the portion of the
Presidents former veto message bearing
on the Commerce Court. Representative
Mann objected unless the whole veto be
printed. Parliamentary sparri1g follow
ed, until finally Fitzgerald demanded the
reading in his time of the portion he
mentioned. There was a chorus of dis
approval of such delay. and Mr.. Mann
Withdrew his objection.
Addressing the House. Mr.. Fitzgerald
sharply criticised the President for the
appointment of commissions Ito educate
him in the performance of his duties.
Every one knows how futile such pro-
cedure is he added, lin the case OF
the present executive" Referring to Taft s
praise Of the Commerce Court and expe-
rience of its members on the bench, he
said: 1T was an unfortunate reference
and should have included mention of the
fact that one member of the court is
now under Impeachment proceedings.
1.-The undignified attack upon the Presi-
dent by the gentleman from New York
tFitzgerald) is Ridiculous declared Mr..
Gillette. IF there Is one subject on
which the President of the United States
is well informed it is this court, and the
need of it.
The condition which exists today illus
trates the danger of adding general legis-
lation to appropria ton bills. Here in the
last DAYS Of the session the majority of
this House attempts to add to an appro-
priatiOn bill to which the freSldenl Is
strongly opposed. The President is en-
titled to his veto. The practice of add
ing general legislation to appropriation
bills is vicious, it takes away from the
executive the right to consider every
piece of legislation separately.
Takes Fling at Gov. Wilson.
When Mr. Mann was recognized he
said:
Il hope the time never will come when
the President is grown SO great that he
will not listen to Congress nor read
the reports and reasons which Congress
has for it's legislation Perhaps when
we have schoolmaster (referring to
Gov Wilson, in the White House. who
may not wish to hear the opinions of
his scholars, this will be realized. He
may wish to speak in didactic terms
alone"
rs the gentleman referring to the dis
tinguished Governor Of New Jersey" in
terrupted Representative kinkaid Of New
Jersey.
Well" replied Mr.. Mann. lat all events
l am not referring to the gentleman from
New Jersey. He is neither schoolmaster
or ever will be President A general
laugh ran over the House at this retort.
Representative Fitzgerald then moved
a vote. The bill now goes to the Senate