Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-07-10

uause.
WAsHrNaroK, July 9.-Immediately
after the reading Of the journal the
speaker announced that the regular Or
| der was the vote on the demand fer shs
question on the motion 20 refer 10 the
Committee on Invalid Pensions, the
message Of the President vet0ing tbs
btu % grant pension 20 Sally Ann
Bradley.
Amid great deal Of confusion, Bar
rows, Of Michigan. on the part Of the
Republicans and Mats0n, Of Indiana.
representing the Democrats, endeAVoFed
10 come to some arrangement TO prevent
the time being fFitterad away with roll
calls. Il was finally agreed that the de-
mand for the pfevioas question should
be withdrawn aud that Groagenor, of
Ohio, should be allowed fifteen minutes
10 oppose the motion 20 refer, with per
mission 10 some Democrat 10 reply, il
desired.
GFosvenor said be desired TO heap no
resFimination or condemnation upon
the President for bis veto measures.
They wegs caused By q total misappfe-
hension sn the part Of tbs President ef
bic relation 70 the administration 0t the
Government. He (Grossenorl had read
ell the vetoes coming from that prolific
source Of vetoea, and be thought the
trouble was that the President undeF-
stood that it vas his duty 10 examine
carefully every aoi Of Congress, 20 de-
termine whether, II be vas . member
Of Congress, he would vote for the bill.
He gave no sort Of consideration OF
weight 70 she fact that the legislative
branch Of The GoveEnment had acted
ahirmattvely upon Il. The President
aeted upon the idea that the Executive
had Fiaht, and it vas bis duty, to de-
eide absolutely on every question. An
other idea Of the Presidents was that
10 private acts should be approved an
| less there was 9 Law authoFlznR ts,
being whelly oblivious 10 the faet that
Congress vas the Law making power
and had night 10 confer q pension on
anybody. 6rosvenor then detailed
the facts OF ths spealal bill un-
der consideration, and comment
cd On che faot. - be asserted,
that the pFasident had approved tue
| Fits John Porter bill on thevesy day be
had vetoed the bill granting . pension
to Sally Ann Bradley the mother OF
foar sons. two Of whom had died on the
battlefield and two Of whom we're IN tie
hospital disabled Fltx John Porter
wonid Ra on the pension roi while
Sally Ann Bradley wsald 20 20 the poeF-
housa. and this vas 3 Government
which undertook TO say that y waa
l DEALING generously and literally with
/ ~ eoldisFa The House vas psFaly1sd
aad terrified b. ths veto Of single
mana proposition In the diFecticn Of
absolute uFsupatioa. IN tue direction OF
| tuFnina from ifs normal position the
i Congress Of she United etateas aud
| turning eVer The administration Of the
aenarosify Of The Government 20 ons
man. lApplauss on the Republican
aidal.
Matson merely remarked IN reply thai
| having hrst learned that Ia the Forty
Seventh Congress q Republican Com-
mitesa ef The Senate had reported that
this woman ought not Be % pensioaed for
/ the same reasons The President said Be
thaapht che oaght not 20 BE- pensi0ned.
| fApnlnuas on she Democratic esdel.
Long. OF Massachusetts,. suggested
thas az that time ths w0m8n had q
husband living Who VAS IN Feoelpt of q
nsnaIon. TIE bill And message we're
ihsn referred By yeas ia BAYS Ill.
Whan the veto nezraRe biil granting q
panrion 10 Frannis Deming was FeAsh-
q. ~ Rspuhlisans demanded and
we're accorded half hoar for debate
Afssr The aebats the message was refer
rsd without ohiscsion-
The next ana iast veto messARe on the
speakeFan table wag thea LAID osinse
tke Hnnaa. Il vas = nesaaRs vetoinG
tha hill RfantinR panslon % Soseph
Rouaiser. and as this easa Il regarded 4s
prSaentinz especially atrnnR Features.
tie Rspu6licans determined 70 make .
aehs over IL Fefersnes. bafrcws, Of
MlehixAu. viEoroaaiy sasailed the vita,
and maintsined thnt there Uas ne re4sna
WY TIE bill ehsald be referred % he
eommittee. there we're ne f4ets 70 -
asoertainoa and In sasA oasas u Vas
sastumAry 90 aes upon TIE veto uith0at
Feserencs. Ths last ngeaWor1hy csc
waa she veto e PFeSident Arthaf On
tha RitR John PsFter hfii. That ntll
hna bssn iumediAtelg earsidsred hy
TIE House withoat ralefs1ce - tae coa1-
miffea. fna PFa2iaant bad vstoed rs
Rcmiasg bin beeaase ae had aoa oeen
mastsFad "a e. tie tine he rlcssso1 his
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