The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-08-11
Passed Over the Veto.


harbor appropriation bill was passed over
the Presidents veto by two thirds major
ity in both houses of congress to-day. When |
the veto message was received yesterday |
there was a general feeling Of indignation |
among the members of the House and the
Commerce Committee which originated the
measure. They had a meeting last night
aud determined if possible TO pass the bill
over the veto. The individual members
of the committee were assigned to urge upon
the representatives the necessity for the pas
sage of the bill and were authorized to say
that no other measure for the Improvement
of rivers aud harbors would be reported. II
was reported at the capitol beofre the House
met that the President had urged upon Rep
resentatives and Senators who called at the
White House early in the day the necessity
for sustaning the veto and efforts were MADE
to induce Page, chairman Of the commerce
committee, to postpone the calling up OF the
bill until O'Clock in the afternoon. Sus-
pecting that this delay was for the purpose OF
running up the votes against the bill, and
feeling confident that its chances for passage
over the veto would, as time passed, be less,
Mr. Page called the bill up as soon as he
could obt ain recognition from the Speaker
for that purpose. The exeItions of Page in
the House were warmly seconded by Jones
of Nevada, the Presidents bosom friend in
the Senate. Jones earnestly advised the
| President not to veto the bill. He Is re-
ported TO have told the President that veto
of the river and harbor bill would certainly
cost the Republican party the Pacific slope
States. That section has large Interest III
the bill, and could not indorse two vetoes
Zone of them the veto Of the Chinese billy al
single session of Congress without placing
the Democratic party In power. Jones is al
ways said 10 have Informed the President
that to veto the river and harbor bill, for nc
other reason than that in his (Arthurs) opir
ION Congress had made ali unwise discretion
in making appropriations, would be uncon
sritutional. The Senator from Nevada wa
in the chamber when the Senate met, and h
worked like a beaver TO secure vote AM
; arrange paiIs that would secure two-third
majority for the bill. Senators Miller, Far
lev, Slater aud Grover drummed all tn
votes they could influence, the slope bein
deeply interested in the appropriations IL
the Sacramento river and Improvements /
Oregon. The Senators representing I'll
i States embracing the Mississippi river wer
J, | e. .,h az th.l hill
y Representative Page, who Gid more tina
y any other member to secure the passage @
the bill In the House, gave your correspond
ent this afternoon the argument that wa
used without force and In support OF tn
- measure. Page said: "The engineer corr
reported to Congress that ST., 100000 coul
be expended for the improvement OF rive
and harbors during the present fiscal yea
The committee OH commerce reported oi
appropriating in round numbers $l7,OOO,0 90
The only money appropriation for the Pot
mac Flats was 5000, 200. One-third of Il
money appropriated in this bill was for Il
Mississippi and Missouri rivers, and ne ha
of it was for the improvement Of the Missi
>, sippi river and Its navigable tributaries. III
y large appropriation for Mississippi and Mis-
- ouri was based upon recommendation Of u
. President in his special message, exclusi
- of their tributaries. These two streams a
. sorb $685. 900 of the amount voted in Il
bill.
" Heretofore appropriations for the Paci
:. Slope have been very small. This year tn
y are liberal. Three. fourths of the membe
of th. House came before the commerce col
: mittee, urging appropriations for their RI
l.. pective districts.