Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-07-10
House.

The speaker laid before the House the
twenty veto messages transmitted by the
President yesterday. The first message
read, was referred without comment to the
Committee on Invalid Pensions, but the
disposition Of the next message ~yetoing the
iii granting a pension to Erwin l.. Har-
sIupton consumed more time. Mr. Matson,
Of Indiana, moved its reference, pending
sbich Mr.. Holmes, OF Iowa, stating that
the reference OF the bill would be the end Of
it, moved that its consideration be post
poned until Friday next, yeas 90. nays 121.
Nr. Burrows, Of Michigan, moved to
amendment Mr.. Mataon's motion by add
! lw instructions requesting the Committee
! aInvalid Pensions..to report the bill and
u4sage back on Friday. Mr.. Jackson, OF
Pennsylvania, attacked the veto
policy OF the President, who, he
declared, was not actuated by
any regard for the worth and Il crit Of pri-
vate pension bills. His reason for ~vetoing
the bills was not that they were unworthy.
His resson was apparent on the face OF his
messages. He was in sympathy with the
party opposed to the pensioning of Union
soldiers, and be did not propose that any
Union soldiers should be pensioned if he
could avoid it. 1t was said that the Presi-
dent meant right. He did mean right, to
please a certain element in the country, but
not right to please the honest and loyal
people.
Nj. Mcmillan, OF Tennessee, said the
President has signed more private pension
bills than any other President in the same
space Of time. Mr.. Jackson, and he has re-
Edten times more good mes than all the
other Presidents put together. Mr.. Per.
I'M, Of Kansas, addressed himself to
te0Mieration OF the pending message,
adt1hdsed the position taken by the
ksadAt and said that the Government
zaiassure its soldiers against quarrel
szsp ropensities or u%nprovoked assaults.
H. Watson thought that the message
ioald be considered carefully. Gentlemen
On the Other side seemed anxious to get at
The President. The Democrats were deter
Mined the President should have fair play
ala they would stand by that position. 1t
vas not lair play to the President to under
sake upon a hasty consideration to pass a
Dill over his veto. Mr.. Bragg, OF Wisconsin,
Ssd that there seemed to be ar idea in the
house that it was the duty of the Presi-
cent to abdicate his Office in favor OF u
Majority OF the Committee on Invalid Pen.
'ons. Whenever in the exercise of his on
sututionaE p~rerogative given him, he.!exam-
med legislation to see whether or not it was
provldent and wise it was charged that he
iad perpetrated ali outrage on the Ameri-
aa people. He (Mr. Bragg maintained
mat the President WAS honestly d'scharg-
ag Ss duty. When in the exercise OF his
}~!dglnent he sent legislation back to the
aouse with his reasons for withholding his
approval, the House should act upon the
;aestlon not with d~emagogical speeches,
n with judicial and deliberate considera-
In.
he (Mr. Bra g) was glad to find at last a
lsh In the Executive Chair, who had the
la'e and courage to place his hand upon
1sslaton when he thought it improper,
,as'her it were pension or railroad legisla.
ASa' Applause
M burrows motion construct was lost.
, ,sss' W.; nays. 134 and the message was
aissifa TO the Committee on Invalid Pen
s.us' The next mess zee was one vetoeing
Tcl Oil granting a pension to Catherine
s~Aarthey. Mr. Matson moved it's refer
80 lhe Committee on Invalid Pensions
rM. "a AC kHONeu 1uSLI uCIlOAo AZ
s,bs the Committee to report it back on
, %us.ofe Monday next. Mr.. Browne criti-
EG aI ufthe President and invoked
mercy on the man who had the heart
IVY a bill for the relief OF the widow OF
, u~aa sao died in the line Of duty to his
,s sn = he sarcastically reflected upon
manner lii which the ex perienced soldier
Es4landerrn-CLiaf OF the army treated
fay toIrades. His Excellency belonged to
y vsss OF men, who; during the war,
ss AFRAID OF nothing but danger. but now
vS. vigorously armed cap a pie with
,usoe III his hand between the unfor-
IntssAIe soldiers and the treasury OF the
on Dso States. President Cleveland would
uo"h to Dosterity a the great
rss astIean objector. MIR. Conger, OF Iowa,
ds, v''eu the language used by the Presl.
Co,. a. Throwing slurs upon the motives OF
6h .s'esS and as insulting to the Union sol
tSs s. MI. Bayne, OF Pennsylvania, took
t, ~sanae view aud suggested that the Demo-
tbas VINO stood by the vetoes would have
IT,. manhood very severely taxed. Mr..
en n4ol' OF Illinois, read in the vetoes the
w.! tha' while Mr.. Cleveland was Presi-
Station.
nv I raI were great questions in this coun-
i've an.ne lor the attention OF the Execu-
aid. !et the President brushed them all
buav aua appeared anxious to cater to no.
eaaxa Except that little solid knot that
ct tbaa;oom the solid South He wanted to
10 no .r applause. They cast solid votes
stood Ilnl1natlng conventions. There he
a,a,ni;t.u.oklng through a gimlet hole with a
assninss w glass, hunting for excuses and
aea Vs. Version upon the heads OF poor
tie Sno lost their health in the service OF
iAprlsraHt*. That al craftsmanship.
vas pss: On the Republican side, which
and Il'saSed with answering applause
NOh yss auSgsnter from the Democrats
You ibst continued slr. Cannon, "and l tell
Sovemhss:yo you will have to defend it before
%S1GSstatic side). p 1>
s.a d sisnan who are clapping their hands
~''sad it. They have the kind 81