The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-08
DON'T TAKE KINDLY TO VETOES
The Presidents Policy Attacked in tn
HDu,e-Seuate npinps

The Presidents Policy Attacked in the
House-seuate Doinss.
+ WASHINGTON CITY, July S-The general
deficiency bill was reported to the house
from committee of the whole Tuesday after
increasing the appropriation for charge
d 'afaires and consulate contingent expenses
10 an aggregate of something over STA 900,
after which the house al Journei.
Wednesday the speaker laid before tue
house the twenty one veto message. which
were received from the pres ident tuesday.
The first massage was referred to the com
mittee on Inyand pensions without com
ment, but the second one-vetonG tie bill
granting pension TO Edward NJ Harring-
ton, aused considerable debate, the RepuU-
lIcans trying to defeat Its reference to com
mIltee by advocating that its consideration
be postponed until Friday next A motion
to this effect was defeated-yeas, 9S: nays,
III Jackson of Pennsylvania attacked the
veto policy of the president, who be de.
clared, was not actuated by any one regard
for the worth and merit OF private pension
bills. He was in sympathy with party
opposed to pensioning Union soldiers Nc
MILAN said the present president had signed
more private pension bills than any other
Jackson met this assertion with the remark
that he had vetoed ten times more good
ones than all other presidents put together.
Perkins of Kansas criticised the position
taken by the president in the pending mes
sage Matson OF Indiana said Democrats
would stand by the president and he should
have fair pay. 1t was not fair to under
take, upon hasty consideration. to pass
I'LL . h.. a 3 IA
sage was referred to tn committee on in
valid pensions
The next message was one vetoing the
bit granting pension to Catharine Nc
earthly. Matson moved reference to the
same committee with instructions to report
1t back on OF tefore Monday next Browne
of Iadiana criticised the presidents action,
and invoked Gods mercy on a man who had
the heart to veto u bill tor the relief OF the
widow of a man who had died in tile line of
duty to the country. He said President
Cleveland would so down to posterity as
the great American OBJ jector.
The senate put in most of Tuesday dis
cusSing ingalls, point OF order against the
Sturgeon ray canal appropriation, and aid
iourned without action
Wednesday Plumb presented petition
from John y. fitzpatrick, praying that the
senate pas his pens on bill over the presi-
dents veto. kirkpatrick charged that liz
vetoing his bill the president mad rein-
pushed his office and made himself the
mouthpiece of some quill driving slave of
that circumlocution shop = the pension
Office" The petition was referred
1t was decided to meet at II a. H. during
the remainder of the session, and to devote
the first hour and half each day to bust
ness on the calendar. Consideration of the
river and harbor appropriation bill was
then resumed-the question being on the
clause appropriating $50, go for tue pur-
chase of the Sturgeon Bay & Lake Michi'
gan ship canal and harbor Of refuge.
Spooner offered an amendment as a sub
stitute. 1t appropriates $3.50, 600 for making
free of toll the commerce through the canal
After discussion the substitute was agreed
to, and the amendment as thus amended
agreed to-yeas 81 nays IL.
The next amendment was one increasing
the appropriation for Duluth harbor, Mimi
from $4,000 to $1,000, which was agreed
to. Quite number OF other amendments
made by the committee reducing appro-
priations for southern rivers, were rejected,
leaving the amounts as passed by the house