Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 87, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 February 1915 — VETO UPHELD BY 3 VOTES [ARTICLE]

VETO UPHELD BY 3 VOTES

Party Lines Lost in Debate and Vote on Immigration Bill in the House. Washington, Feb. s.—By the narrowest of margins, following a debate in which the floor leader urged all Democrats to override the objection of the president, the house of representatives voted to sustainxthe veto of the immigration bill.' . The final count showed that the opponents of the bill, who numbered 261, lacked six votes of the two-thirds necessary to overcome the veto. Opponents numbered 136 with Representatives Kahn of California and Steener-« son of Minnesota present but paired. A change of just three votes in favor of the bill would have overthrown the veto. The consideration of the bill consumed more than five hours, during which time were heard a score of speakers under the generalship of Representative Burnett of Alabama, chairman of the immigration committee, and Representative Gardner of Massachusetts, against the veto, and Representatives Moore of Pennsylvania and Sabath of Illinois, supporting the president. Party lines were disregarded.in the debate and the voting;