The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-05-12
THE ABSORBING THEME.
COMMENTS on THE VETO.

COM MEMS ON The VETO.
THE PRESSURE BROUGHT TO BEAR ON THE
PRESIDENT WHAT PROMINENT INFLA
TIoNIsTs THINK OPINIONS OF SENATORS
AND REPRESENTATIVES, ON THE FINANCIAL
AND POLITICAL RESULT OF THE VETO
MESSAGE.
The New York Herald gives the following
account of the public feeling and opinion in
Washington among the more representative
congressman. When the congratulatory
dispatches reached the president, he seemed
to be much pleased. and said TO an intimate
friend: 81 do not 9xaggerate when say that
the desire TO conscientiously discharge my
duty has caused me more sleepless nights
than anything that ever required my APP
proval. The number of schemes for the
financial relief of the country which
have been sent to me, both by
friends and those who wish well
for the party would make little library
in themselves. Some of them in their sug-
gestions were unique; but the great mass of
them were as uninteresting as debate in
congress. 1 have been compelled to pa
tiently listen to the views of senators and
representatives, and have listened as well TO
delegations and arguments of pressing
friends; and must say that if personal in
huence could have any weight with me, /
should have signed the bill. ~ Asst is proba-
BILE that the Senate bill vetoed by the presi-
dent Will come up for consideration on Tues
day next, 1t was deemed advisable by the re-
publican senators who supported the mea-
sure to hold caucus, and agree upon some
plan of action. The caucus was held after
the early adjournment of the Senate to-
day, in the room of the president pro tenn,
Senator Carpenter, who presided. All
the republican senators who voted for the
measure were present, except Senator
Wright, of Iowa, and one or two others who
were absent from the city. The only posi-
tive measure agreed upon was that every
member who voted for the bill should stand
by his record when the vote upon whether
the bill should become law is taken. 1t
was argued that to change front now would
be confession that the presidents judy
ment was superior TO that of individual
senators, and that, as their votes had been
given after mouths of serious debate, adher-
ence to their views could not possibly be
construed as intending to antagonize the
administration.
Senator Cameron also took occasion to an
nounce his determination
TO STAND BY HIS VOTE
to the last, and from what he had been able
to CLEAN from the democratic sen ators they
too, would not desert the republican friends
ofexpansion. He had nothing to regret. and
not one word to add in defense of his position.
SenatorFerry, OF Michigan, exhibited most
evidently the deep regret and disappointment
felt by his brother senators who have CO.
operated with him under the lead Morton.
He said that he never in his political life ex-
perienced so mach surprise at any action Of
the president as this. But nothing
rash or ill-tempered is to be done, and no
occasion viii be given for the enemies of the
republican party to think that there will be
any disruption of it. Senator Ferry
had no severe or unkind thing so say
of the president, but believed he had made
a great mistake-gone back entirely on his
friends and changed his mind, under some
strange and unknown influences. The
friends of the bill were going to stand more
firm than ever by it. and will, on no ac-
coupt, yield an iota. There is no question
of this. and not one senator will change from
the position he has taken up. Senator
Cameron, of Pennsylvania, further says of
the presidents veto: This is the worst shot
the republican party has ever yet received;
that it would divide up such states as Michi-
gan, Iowa and Kansas, which are the very
back bone of the republican party; and he
would not even be surprised ii it would di-
vide up Pennsylvania. He avows himself
as very much displeased and is in favor of
making bitter fight. Senator Carpenter,
of Wisconsin, thought IL would postpone
the final action on finances until nextfall,
when new congress is to be elected and
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iib THE NEXT CAMPAIGN ISSUE
would be "infiation," and an imitation congress
would be elected. This would seem to argue
that the House, then thinking absolutely and
undeviatingly in one way, the Senate would be
obigedreventually to consider the expediency
of inclining somewhat in the same direction.
Senator Hamlin, of Maine, thought the veto the
greatest act of President Grants life; that IL
would make the East unit for him, and the