The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-05-01
ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL.
House Refuses to Pass it Over the
Presidents Veto.
OTHER NATIONAL IMPORTATION.
SUSTAINING THE VETO.

SUSTAINING THE VETO.
National Associated Press 10 the Star.
The House, by vote Of 100 to 1l0, re-
fused to pass the Army Bill over the veto.
The Greenbackers voted as follows: To
pass over the veto-De LaMatyr, Ladd, ,Stev-
enson and Wright;to sustain theveto-Ford,
Forsythe, Gillette, Jones, Murch, Weaver
and Yocum.
cHEcKMATING VANDERBILT.
WAsHINGToN, May l. - Representative
Newberry, OF Michigan, returned from New
York this morning, where he bought"
with Jay Gould and other persons, the
Lafayette, Muncie & Bloomington Railroad,
two hundred miles in length, connecting
with the Wabash at Lafayette. Mr.. New
berry was made President OF the new Board
of Directors. Their determination is to push
the northern terminus to Detroit within
ninety days. This is move to checkmate
Nanderbilts tunnel scheme at Detroit.
CONGRESSMAN cLARK's REMAINS.
The remains of the late Representative
Clark were taken from the National Hotel
last night and put on the train, to be taken
to Iowa, escorted by the committee ap-
pointed yesterday. There were large
number Of Congressman and other digni-
taries present to pay their last mark of re-
spcct to the deceased by following his re-
mains to the depot
AFTERNOON CAUCUsEa.
As soon as the House adjourned yester-
day the Greenbackers caucuSed IN the
room OF the Committee on Banking and
Currency. They decided that they would
not impose any conditions as to q vote on
the veto, hence they are left free to vote
as they please or the question of reconsid.
Grafton. While they all voted for the bill
it is understood that they lave split upon
the veto question, and that they will divide,
and while at least half Of them will vot
with the Democrats TO pass the bill, the
Presidents objections to the contrary not
withstandng. the other half will vote to
sustain the veto
Democrats also caucused yesterday even
| ing, and remained in session from hnlf-past
2 until nearly 6 o'clock. Mr.. House, OF
Tennessee, presided, and Mr.. Mills, OF Tex
as, was Secretary. All that they would give
ont officially as to the action of the caucus
was the following resolutions:
"Resolved That it is the sense of this
caucus that the bill making appropriations
for the support of the army should pass,
notwithstanding the objections OF the Pres
| idcnt, and that We will proceed to vote on
the question tomorrow, without debate"
This was adopted by vote Of 80 to 49,
1t isunderstood that they had a hot time in
caucus, with warm and rather pers,n
| debate.
THE NEW GERMAN TARIFF
The Department of State has received an
abstract Of the new tariff proposed by the
German Reichstag. The following are the
important rates affecting the trade Of the
United States:
Petroleum, 81 43 per 100 kilogrammes;
wheat, "a cents per 100 kilogrammes corn,
u cents per 100 lkiIogrammes; horses, 81 80
per head; oxen, S4 76 per head cattle, 81 43
per head; meats, 81 G5 per 100 kilogrammes
canned fruits, $i4 20; tobacco $23 30; lard,
81 3S; cheese, 81 76; cigars, $Gi 2G per one
hundred lllogrammes The Faster holi-
days have prevented final action ON the
bill. 1t is liable to important amendments
To-day in Congress.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-The Speaker an
nounced the unfinished business to be the
consideration of the resolution re-
ported yesterday by Mr.. Warner,
from the Committee on Coinage, to fix Sat
urday next for the consideration Of bill in
IcIdllOli W SiINef COlHdSe, anu upOu llldl
motion the yeas and nays were ordered.
Mr.. Stephens inquired whether if the res
oluton was defeated, the bill would not
come at once to be acted on. He was pre-
pared to act upon the bill at once, and not
| to postpone its considerations
The Speaker said the bill would come up
if the resolution was rejected.
The resolution was then taken up, and
the roll was called. On ordering the main
question it was ordered by vote of lis to
l07 Messrs. Belford, Fort and Kelley were
the only Republicans who voted in the
affirmative. The following Democrats voted
in the negative: Messrs. Beltshower, CLARK
of New Jersey, Deustcr, Hurd, Mclean.
Morrison, 'Brien, O'Reilly, Pochler and
Talbot. The resolution fixing Saturday
for the consideration of the bill was then
adopted.
The House then proceeded to consider
the Presidents message vetoing the Army
Bill. The motion to pass the bill, the OBJ
jections of the President to the contrary
notwithstanding, was lost by vote of l20
to ITO.
SENATE.
After the introduction OF few resolu-
tons the consideration OF the Yellow Fever
Bill was resumed, tie pending order being
Mr.. Hamlins motion to recommit to the
Committee on Epidemic Diseases. Mr..
Hamlin spoke in favor of the bill.
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