AMERICAN POLITICS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLVI, Issue 194, 16 August 1912, Page 5

AMERICAN POLITICS.

CONGRESS AND PRESIDENT,

THE STEEL TARIFF BILL

EI'RESS ASSOCIATION.! •'

(Received Aug. 15,: 11.10 p.m;) • . WASHINGTON, Aug. 15. The House of Representatives adopted the Steel Tariff Bill; over the Presidential veto by 173. votes, to 83.

ARMY AS BADLY OFF AS EVER.

CANADIAN RECIPROCITY REPEALED.

WASHINGTON, '■■.Aug. 151 The Senate passeo! the 'Army Appropriation Bill, replaeiaagi the.Bill vetoed by Mr Taft. As;the new Bill omits provision dismissing General Wood as Chief of-Staff," Mr Taft will veto it. In consequence ot the veto of the previous Bill, the Army services were left without funds.' . ,

The Senate passed the? Cotton Bill, a Democratic measure,, -with i ; an amendment repealing Canadian reciprocity except as regards pulp and paper. ''■■■-- '• ;'.