Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-08-06
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Gion o. the kez9y -ntnth CONGRESS, WATCH
ended day, beRnn On Monday. Deeem.
ner Z 1854 end covered Q peKiod Of aag-
em mankhs and twenty eight days. cE
141 days. exclusive q 6undays " ihis
ttna9 Tie Honake uas il s1zaion 16& days
and the h0ase ie& dayH Daring that
TINE fheEs we're iutrndnoed il the tWo
ho14ea 1s1Q3 measzrns Of which i0'Qi&
were hoaas hflls and 2i4 Hoase iotuf
resolulionss 2Sgl Senate bllls and 50 i1ins
Iesaiufinna o. the 6enaaa. Tie moaa-
uEea Bxgppsed for euaetment into Laws
exeseded h nnmbsF 81 1855 fhsss inazo-
/ duoed nk the 6Faa session of tne koT6y-
eighth CouRreEa, whiah al Tor assen
months and four days, o. 165 days of
aesual ucFkina TINA.
1hsF covered al sorts q subisots
fro the Faymenf o. lahoraRs Is the
Cnpi3o. for extra EaKvioea % cnmpiex
questions of taKif ieRislasion and lsRis-
la1ien with Feepect 10 national finances
OF the entire numbeE. comparatively
few we're 81 What may Be- tsrmsd of
nAkionnl importance. Lbs graaAeF num-
Der were measures nf q pEiVato nature
o. % merely loeai impoElal @, anch as
relief aud paaaion biliss bills for fhe
eEestion of bnblio buildings; for bRiaa-
tn9 Fisers; far eEantins sho riaht Of ~.
30 railroads through military ag Indian
re rvationg foF the removal e. poiit
| teal disabilities for changing fndiaial
oissrtats; for establishtna nav land
odloos for changing the names o. loo8-
tiona o. innEoaslnR the capital nsoak Of
national banks for printing public
doeamenis, eso.
Avery small percentages Of ths whalo
nambeF of hills infrodncsd Of either 4
general or prtFato nature beozma laws.
A comparatively small nnmheE Bnooead-
/ ed N getting through the eommittoas %
which theF we're referred, sad t0uoAinR
tha oaleadarB of their respective HOUSES,
aezao seoarod 9 passage IL the Hsuse il
Whieh they originated bat failed oG as
/ ton II the other branch, and q very
laERe number stlll remain uneonsidaEsd
b. aho committees 20 walsh they we're
referred. The total number o. maaaarea
thai passed both Houses was I101-2ti
senate hills, and 860 bills which oFiri
mated Ia the House. or this tstal, sos
became laws With the Presidsnt's az.
pgUEAl, 161 became laws ~ Limitation,
the President failing 20 either approve
Or disappF0ve them within Ten days
after the presentation 70 him, 113 we're
vetoed and one failed by reaa0n Of ad-
jouEnnnent wtshont a0tisn By the Peesi-
dsnt. OF the new laws, t46 were House
measures, and 2if Senate measures.
The laws tha7 became such by aimila-
ton we're With twe exceptions private
pension snd relief bills. The exoep-
tions we're she bill % authorize the KAn-
sas CITY. Fsgt Scott and Calf Railway
70 construct q railroad through the In
dian Nation, and thAt 70 retire Lieus.
Randall.
OF tue measures vetoed by the Presi.
dent, Sc Were Senate biils and " bills
Of the House. Twonty-eiQht Of ths |
Senate bills vetoed we're private pension
btiisi three were for ths efeetian of pub |
lio buildinRs 81 Dayton, O., Sioux City,
Ia, and AAnesville, o.; one vas 10 grant |
70 railE0sd the right Of way thrsagh
a. Indian reservation IN Northern Mon
sanai one 90 make Springfield. Mass, q /
port Of deliveryi one 10 provide that the |
bodies Of paupers. criminals and /
straagere dying within the District Of /
Coiumbia, unclaimed within q specified /
time after death, shall be turned over 10 /
medical colleges; one 70 quiet the title 1
Of settlers on the Dss Moines river /
lands; and one 20 provide Ter the con.
strue9Io1 Of 9 bridge over Lake Champ |
lain. OF the Houss bills dis4pproved /
BY the President, "a were private psn
sion billa and three we're for the cree /
ton Of public bafldinea. The proposed
public baildinRs we're for Ashville. NO, |
Dul1th, MINI, and Springfield, No. /
The number Of measures vetoed during /
The session vas four more than have 1
been vetoed fr0m the foundation Of the
aoseFnment 10 the beginning Of the 4
session iast closed.
While nearly all Of she vetoed bills Of /
tha senate we're reported baak from the /
oommittse with the Recommendation
thai they be passed Notwithstanding /
the Presidents objection. and Wills /
similar action vas taken on House bills,
only one, granting pension 70 Jacob
komeiseF, vas passed oy tbs two
Houses over the veto. The Dea M0lnos
river bill passed the senate over the We 1
10. bet failed 20 receive she requisite
two thirds vote III the House. Motions i
20 pass the bills 20 grant pensions ts
Mary Anderson and AndreW ]. Wils0a /
over she PFesident's veto we're defeated /
IN the House. The consideration Of the /
poned until the next session.
The Preslaena TALKS Abeat tAe RiVer 4
ana Barber BiEl.
WAsHrNoroN, Ang. b.-To an Associ- /
afsd Press reporter the President said /
today that an eKhminafion Of the River /
and HaFbof Il in the siQht Of she facts /
presented 70 hin b. 0oneral Newton,
Chief Of che EnginseFs 81 the Army, 1
and General RaFka Of the EneineeR /
Oorps. vita whom the President con.
farrsa on the sabieaA. hes eoavinoed /
him that o. the uhola, the interests OF i
tie guvsrnment demanded iks approval l
GonsrAl Newton, whose knowlsdge Of /
tho ooadition Of the pEeaoni WORKS and /
Of ths necessities for she fUture Vas 1
haasd on reports made % him - the /
Enainssr Corps Of The Army, assured /
she k'Veaidant that Of the itema on the /
bill ell buf eiehtsen, comprising les
than one per esnt. Of the amount 40
pFopriated. were meEitorioas b8yont /
question. and while be IN 10 manner /
condemned these. be vas unable 20 give /
q positive opinian because oe 4 lack Of /
oompiesa tnfoEmation conserving then- /
Tha President made ~ thofoa0h IN /
exAminatlcn of theae items 8s possible, /
and althoagh with sneh reports as we're /
a. ban be hRd been unable % absc-
lutsly satisfy himself es - their char /
aatsg, be foand thai al appeared 70 BE- /
for tha continuation Of wark already /
begun aud nou IN course Of oonslfue
tion. Tha Prsaidant sid thAt be had i
cone ever The bili e fully "a ths data 4
a hAnd and the tine permitted |
hin for that parposs allowed.
and willis some of is proviuons n0t
lncls1sd "a ne items above Ue1-
tioned uars prohahiy ohie ssisnahiss he
was safixfsd thai mos1 % the improve 1
nanta pragidsd for WeEa q great i'm
puFtapes, and be had fsand thaa TIE
lo@ uhioh woald ensas 70 The Govern
ment frOm tie dsterioration Of The ex-
istina works In cAsa sf . faFthsg ste0-
pazs uould b very ssFioaa, and that !,
TIE aBoama of muney. estimated oy the
WaF DepaEsment e not lee than 500, /
000. wuish would b required % protest /
and preaarva tha work baaun and Ia /
pFaeFssa upon uhieh many millions
have alnaady bse1 ezpsnded, Would 10 /
anas az q failure - eon4lnne u now ex /
80 81 ahout et9o0oo ne amount ap- 4
urapEiaaed u tss hili for ths itemA, /
WhiaA Il tha 3udgment of The govern
nsnf saainsers n.iaht hs sinnseesaary.
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