Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-07-17

practicable thing; but the great objection z
all these works was that instead of sum
cient appropriation being made the none!
was epent in driblets. Finally the discus
sion closed and the senate proceeded to votl
on the amendment. It was agreed to-yeas
81, nays q.
In the house On July 6, petitions we're PIE
scented from Pennsylvania Knights Of Labor
asking legislation to promote the interests
lucky, called up the report of the COMMITTEES
on invalid pensions upon the veto messages
of the president on the bill granting q pen.
sion to Carter w. Tiller. He disavOwed any
purpose of critizing the president in his ex.
ercise of his constitutional right, or of rails
ing any war en- his methods or style in the
veto of pension bills. He proceeded ia
state the facts in the case to show that the
president was acting under a misapprehen.
sion when he based his veto on the ground
that the claimant was not dependent upon
his son on whose account the pension il
claimed for support. He also quoted from
adffiavits to show that while it was true that
the son was borne on the rolls as q deserter,
he was, at the time that the charge was made
against him, confined as q pritoner in An
jacksonville prison. He admitted that the
before him, but since the veto additions
facts had come to light, showing young
Nller's hospital record, of Andersonville.
Mr.. Warner, of Missouri, inquired whether
those additional records had not been &C.
cessible to the president. Mr.. Taulbie re-
piled that the records were accessible to any
body who would take the trouble to 60 to the
war department and search over the musty
prison records of the confederacy, but the
president had acted on the written statement
of the adjutant general that there was no
such record found in his Office. Subsequently
to the veto the record was found, but the
veto could not be Withdrawn. Mr.. Beach,
of New York, suggested that it would not be
proper for the house to override the veto oil
the strength of facts which the presi lent
did not have before him he withheld his
to do was to introduce new bill.
The morning hour having been dispensed
with the house went into committee of the
whole, Mr.. Hammond, of Georgia, in he
chair, on the general deficiency appropria-
ton bill. The end of the bill having been
reached, the committee, in accordance with
a previous arrangement, rever ed to the
relative to the state department..
Mr.. Belmont, of New York, cal ed attention
to the fact that the diplomatic and consular
bill carried an appropriation
of $4,000 for contingent expenses of con-
sulates, as against $4,000 made in the bill
of last year. Mr.. Conner offered an
amend ment appropriating $37, COS to NEE
he Deficiencies in the salaries of ministers
and charges d'affairs. Agreed to. On mo-
ton of Mr.. Belmont, of New York, tho ap-
to supply deficiencies in the
contingent expenses of consulates for the
year 1885, was increased from $4,000 to
81, 600, and for the years 1884 and 1885 from
1892 to $37, 145. On motion of Belmont. an
was adopted appropriating
various small sums tc meet special deficien-
cies in the consular service. The committee
then arose and reported the bill to the
house. The first vote was taken on the
for the payment of the Old
Colony and Pacific Mail Steamship compa-
MES for transportation of marines to As
pinwall, in 1885. It was agreed to-yeas, |
LIZ, nays, SO. Pending further action the |
house adjourned.
In the house July 7th, the speaker laid be- |
lore it twenty-one veto messages trans |
nitted by the president. The first message |
cad was referred without comment to the !
on invalid pensions, but the dis
'osition of the next message vetoing the
ill granting a pension to Edwin NJ.
harrington consumed more time. Jack
on, of Pennsylvania, attacked the veto
'olicy OF the president who, he declared,
vas not actuated by any regard for the
vorth and merit Of private pension bills.
Ills reason for vetoing the bills was not that
hey were unworthy. The reason was ap-
'arent on the face of his message. He was
a sympathy with q party opposed to pen
ioninR union soldiers, and he did not pro-
1850 that any union soldier should be PEN
toned il he could avoid it. It was saiS
mean right to please certain element in
he country, but not right to please loyal,
lonest people. Mr.. Matson drew q compar.
.on between the work of the republican and
emocratic senators for the purpose of
'ointing out that nearly all the pension leg
Station of importance had been enacted by
emocratic congresses. The gentlemen in
alking about these vetoes forgot that near
y all of these bills had been vetoed by a re-
go. The motion to instruct was lOst-yeas
Is, nays 128-and the message was referred
0 the committee on invalid pensions.
Perkins, of Kansas, addressed himself to
he consideration of the pending message.
lie criticise the position taken by the presi-
ent that the government should not assure
Is soldiers against qusrrelsome propensities
r unprovoked assaults. Bragg, of Wiscon-
in, said that there seemed to be an idta in
ent to abdicate his Office in favor of the
majority of the committee on invalid PEN
ions. The president examined legislation
D see whether or not it WAS pr0vident and
rise. It was charged that he had perpe-
rated an outrage OH the American people.
[e Bragg maintained that the president
'as honestly discharging his duty. When
q the exercise of his judgement he sent
sislation to the house, with his reasons
Dr. withholding his support, the house
hould act upon the question, not with
speeches, but with judicial and :
CELEBRATE consideration. Adjourned.
In the house July 8-Comi ,ton, of ,
[aryland, submitted series Of resolutions ,
Ipressing the regret with which the house
rard of the death of Hon. VIM. II. Cole,
tie representative of the state of Mary land {
I'D providing for the appointment of \ |
of seven representatives, and three .
majors to superintend the funeral ceremo-
es. The house then, at 11:3O adjourned as
mark of respect to the memory of the de-
ased.
In the house July 9th, Immediately after
q reading of TIE jour, al the speaker an q
,unced that the regular order was the vote 5
/ the demand for the previous question on
Q motion to refer to the committee on in t
lid pensions the message of the president a
tojng the bill or nting pension to Sally
M Bradley. Amid great confusion, Bur
we, of Michigan, on the part of the repub 9
,ans, and Matson, of Indiana, represent
g the democrats, endeavored to cone to
me arrangement to prevent the time from
ling frittered away with roll calls. It was a
,allv aoreed that the demand for tho pro II