The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-06
IRON AND STEEL
BILL IS SENT TO
PRESIDENT TAFT
Understood the President
Will Veto the Tariff
Measure
FAIL TO BREAK THE
PENSION DEADLOCK
Report FavorabIy on Martin Eight
Hour Bill for Telegraphers.
Amend Pure Food Bill-Hob-
sons Plan Is Sidetracked
THE DAY IN CONGRESS.

THE DAY IN CONGRESS-
Senate.
Adopted compromise. report on La Fol-
e-Underwood wool bill, which nov
goes TO President.
Notice was received from House that
under no circumstances would House
agree to continuation of the tariff board \
Senator La Toilette introduced resolr-
tlon providing for new method OF amen,i-
ing the constitution.
Pensions committee reported failure -
agree with appropriation bill which uas
sent back to conference with refusal e.
abolish agencies.
No action will be taken at this ses-
sion omnibus claims bill
Senator Ashurst' introduced plan OF
amendment of the constitution to provide
for recall of federal Judges below the
supreme court.
Resumed consideration of Panams
Canal administration bill.
Postoffice appropriation bill taken up.
Norman Il. Mack testified before corr
mttee Investigating campaign funds that
he refused contribution from Col J. NJ
Guffey In 1908.
AuJoufneu al b.eV y. M until ~ d. III.
Tuesday.
House:
Lie was passed on floor between Rep
resentatives Cannon and Burnett, when
latter charged Cannon with having tried
to defeat immigration legislation.
Military affairs committee had repre-
sentative council of national defense bill
stricken from calendar.
Commerce committee favorably re-
ported Martin eight hour bill.
Adjourned at 5:% p. m. until noon
Tuesday.
Washington, August 5.--The iron and
steel tariff bill today was signed by
Speaker Clark and acting President Ba-
cor of the Senate and went to Presi-
dent Taft. This is the first OF this years
tariff revision bills passed by the demo-
! crat-progressive alliance In the Senate
| to reach the chief executive. II is under
stood the President already Is preparing
"a message vetoing it because no inyesti-
CATION OF the industry has been made hy
the tariff board.
| An attempt by the conferees on the
excise tax bill to reach an agreement
was not successful After a session OF
over an hour the conference committee
adjourned until tomorrow. 1t Is under
stood House democrats have not fallen
In with the plans of the Senate alliance
on this measure.
gressives behind him today when he
forced through the compromise wool
tariff bill, representing the agreement
with the House between the rates OF
the LaFollette and Underwood bills. The
measure which passed the House last
week today passed the Senate by a vote
OF 80 to 2s. and as soon as signed by the
proper officers will follow the steel bill
to the White House.
Senator Simmons, democratic tariff
leader In the Senate, made an Intellectual
attempt to get vote for Friday on the
cotton bill passed by the House last
week. Spurred on by the success of tho
emocratlc-progressive forces on the 9TH
er bills the House sent the cotton bill
over at the end OF the week
Senator Penrose reported 1t out from
the finance committee today with an I'M
favorable report. He did not oppose
Senator Simmons request for a vote OH
the measure Friday. but the plan failed
because OF the demand of other members
that appropriation measures and the
Panama canal billsbe given the right OF
way
President Taft today began prepar-
ing his veto message on the steel, wool
and cotton tariff revision bills soon to
come before him from Congress- His
vetoes will be based upon his under
standing that the bills have been drawn
almost regardless of the tariff boards
be sent to the White House first. The
President today had not decided which
he would first disapprove.
Chairman Henry @. Emery of the tar
| if board was a White House visitor
| twice today He took the data which
| the President will use in condensed
| form in his veto messages.
Deadlock Pension Bill
An attempt by democratic leaders in
| The Senate to end the deadlock over
the s15s, 100000 pension appropriation
bill failed today when they lost their
| night to abolish the II district pension z
agencies now scattered through the
United States. Both houses voted TO
stand by their respective positions and
the bill went back into conferences
The House had tried TO leglslate
| these agencies out Of existence but the
Senate amended the bill TO preserve
| them. Mr. McCumber OF the Senate con-
ferces reported to the Senate today
! that 1t had been found impossible to
! break the deadlock with the House
| He added bitter arraignment OF
House leaders who had placed the
blame upon the Senate for the holding
up of pension appropriations
| Democratic forces, led by Senator's
Overman and Bryan, took up the de-
| fense of the House and declared the
Senate should not try to save the out
| lying pension agencies. Senator Over
man quoted officials of the pension bu-
reau to prove tina they were not need
ed TO aid in distributing the pension
funds. lie declared the persistency of
the Senate republicans the point
was holding up the pensions of vet
Grams
The republicans rallied TO the defense
OF the pension agencies. and by a vote OF
% to "A defeated motion made by SEN
atOr Overman to recede from its posi-
tion. The Senate then voted TO insist
upon it's attitude and sent the bill back
to conference.
When the measure reached the House
later that body reaffirmed its determina-
iion to cut out the II pension agencies and
the big appropriation bill again Went into
conference. The House consented TO
slight change which would permit the
agencies to continue In operation until
December 81 and would provide $4,000
for the expense of moving their equip
nent to Washington.
To Aid Good Roads
Washington, August 5.-Federal aid for
public roads was considered today in the