, 1886-07-17
House Proceedings.

WASHINGTON, July IL THE house
resumed consideration of the conference
report on the legislative appropriation
bill, and it was agreed to, thus disposlDp
OF so many of the amendments in DISPUTE
as were agreed to by the conference com.
mittee.
MIR. Cannon of Illinois moved that the
house recede from its disagreement to the
senate amendment providing for an
increase Of the clerical force of the civil
service commission Agreed to-yeas
123. nays III.
MIR. Matson Of Indiana called up the
report OF the committee on invalid pen
sions on the message of the president We
TONG the bill pensioning Cantro W.
Tyler, and upon his statement that the
case had been reopened in the pension
Office, consideration of the report was
postponed until next session. Mr.. Mat
son then called up the veto message on
the bill granting a pension TO Elizabeth
Luce.
Mr.. Forney of Alabama raised the
question Of consideration, desiring that
the house should take up the fortiication
appropriation bill; but by a vote of SO to
73 the house determined to consider the
pension case.
In this case the majority of the COM
mittee recommended that the bill pass
Notwithstanding the veto of the presi.
dent, while the minority report was that
the bill should not pass.
The speaker announced that that ques-
ton was upon the passage of the bill over
the veto. and it was decided in the mega
tive-yeas ll6, nays l24-not a constitu-
tlonal two thirds voting in the affirmative.
The following democrats voted to pass
the bill over the veto: Messrs. Carleton,
foran, Frederick. Geddes. Maybury,
Tarsney, Weaver Qowa), Wolford and
Worthington.
Mr.. Belmont of New York, from the
committee on foreign affairs, reported a
resolution, which was adopted. requesting
the president to furnish the house with
all correspondence not heretofore made
public, between the government of the
United States and the republics of Mica
ragua and Costa Rica since 1876. In refer
ence to the location and construction of
an inter oceanic canal by San Juan river
and Lake Nicaragua, and relating to the
treaty and other rights of bordering re-
publics.
The next veto message called up was
that vetoing the bill p%ensioning Catharine
Mccarthy. On this question also the
majority of the committee on invalid pen
sions recommended the passage Of the
bill, while the minority recommended
sustaining the veto Of the president.
In this as in previous cases, the speaker
pro tenn. Mr.. Mills. of Texas, recognized
Mr.. Matson, of Indiana. who had signed
both minority reports, to call for the pre-
vious question. Against this the Repub-
licans vigorously protested. contending that
the chair could have recognized one of the
members who had signed the majority re-
port to control the floor. instead Of recog-
nizing a member who held the negative
side of the question and giving him power
to shut off debate. The house refused to
pass the bill over the yeto-yeas l22,
nays 81. Not a constitutional two thirds
in the affirmative.
The next message called up, was that
vstoing the bill granting a pension to
Joseph Romiser. In this case the com
mittee on invalid pensions is unanimous
ly of opinion that the bill should be passed
over the veto. The bill was passed over
the veto-yeas LIS, nays 3S.
The house then took a recess until 8
O'Clock, the evening session to be for the
consideration of pensions.
At the evening session, the house pas
sed one pension bill and adjourned.