Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-05
HOUSE FAILS TO
OVERRIDE VETO
OF PRESIDENT
immigration Bill Is Lost by
Narrow Margin of 5 Votes;
Underwood Vigorously Crit
iCizeS Executive Action.

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Washington. Feb, Am attempt To
pass the immigration bin prescribing
a literaey test for the admission of
aliens, over President Wilson's veto.
failed in the house today. the affirma-
tive vote lacking five OF the neces-
sary two-thirds OF 800 members
present, 26l voted to override the
veto. 1876 voted 20 sustained the presl-
dent and two answered present"
The final test came at the close of
"a day of debate in which party lines
temporarily were obliterated.
Underwood Opposes President.
Majority Leader Underwood made
Ia vigorous speech critieizing the pres
idents reasons for vetoing the bill,
and urging the hcnse to override
executive disapproval. Mr. Under
wood told the house that the country
lin several elections had returned ma
jorities in congress favoring the re-
strieton of immigration, and that
the presidents contention that no po-
liteal platform had placed the issue
before the people was futile. "The
question is he said, whether you
stand for the American standard of
living and the American standard of
wages"
Many Brief Speeches.
Representative Moore OF Pennsyl-
vania, republican, urged the house to
support the president and defeat the
bill He declared that immigration
had had no bad effects on wages and
working conditions IN this country
and asserted that the restrictions inn
posed in the bill were contrary to
the fundamental principles Of the
United States Throughout the day
scores of members on both sides
made brief speeches.
Fight 10 Continue.
Representative Burnett Of Ala
bama, chairman of the house immi-
grafton committee. and author of the
bill, declared that the fight for re-
strictive immigration legislation
would continue. I'VE lost by very
narrow margin" he said, "and n
swing of few votes would have
passed the bill. The fight will be made
again In the next congress"
The vetoed bill passed the house
just a year ago today by a vote of
239 to 14O. Today's vote showed a
gain of twenty-five votes for it and
a loss of four votes from the opposi
ton strength.
How the Vote Stood
The 26i votes for passing the bill
over the veto were cast as follows
Democrats. 1876: republicans, rs;
and ogressive-republi- |
cans, 10. independent, 1.
Against the bill the vote was:
Democrats, l01 insurgent-demo
crat, /; republicans. 49, progressives
and progressive-re ?,
Members who were in the house
when the bill passed last February
and who changed their votes today
were
Voting for the bill and against
overriding the veto
Bailey, Bartlett of Georgia. Beakes,
Mcguire Of Nebraska,
Park. wholey. Reed, smith Of Mary
land, Taylor Of Alabama.
Voting against the bill and for over
riding the veto:
Representatives Cooper Johnson
Of Utah. Kinkaid Of Nebraska and
Scott.
Representative Garner Of Texas,
who voted present when the bill was
voted against overriding the
veto
Representative Steenerson, who
voted against the bill, voted present
today. Representative Volstead who
was paired against the bill when it
was passed, voted to override the
presidents veto. \
Presidents Taft and Cleveland We
oed similar measures and attempts
o override them failed. u