Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-07-17
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
HENLEY'S UNDYING LOVE Fl IN THE
STOCKTON CONVENTION.
A Pension Bill Passed Over a Veto
Scrimmage Betw cen Law
Makers-Vario as Notes.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES 10. THE arcoRD-usrox.l

ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO. THE REcoRDusIoxl
The Vetoed Pc nsions-One Veto Set
Aside.
WASHINGTON, July 1Gth.-The House re-
sumed consider alton of the conference re-
port on the l' gislative apportionment bill,
and 1t was az reed to- thus disposing of SO
many amen' iments in the dispute as were
agreed to by the conference committee.
Cannon of Illinois moved that tue House
recede fro m its disagreement to the Senate
amendm' snts providing for an increase of
the cleri cal force of the Civil Service Com
mission. Agreed to-yeas 123, nays Ill.
MARI an of Indiana called up the report
of thu. Committee on Invalid Pensions on
the message of the President vetoing the
bill. pensioning Cantro W. Tiller Consid-
er'stion of the report was postponed until
ext session,
Mr.. Watson then called up the veto mes
sage on the bill granting a pension to
Elizabeth Luce Forney, of Alabama In
this case the majority of the committee
recommend that the bill pass, notwith-
standing the veto of the President. 1t was
decided in the negative-yeas 116, nays
LA not the constitutional two-thirds vot-
ing in the affirmative.
L n,
mittee on Foreign Affairs, reported reso-
luton, which was adopted, requesting the
President to furnish the House with all
correspondence not heretofore made pub
lie between the Government and the re-
publics of Nicaragua and Costa Rica since
1876, in refer, nee to the location and con-
struction of an interoceanic canal by the
San Juan river and Lake Nicaragua, and
relating to the treaty and other rights ofthe
bordering republics.
The next veto message called up was
that vetoing the bill pensioning Catharine
Mccarthy. The House refused to pass the
bill over the veto-ayes 122, noes II, not
the constitutional two thirds in the affirma-
tive.
The next message called up as-that
vetoing the bin granting pension to- Jos.
Romiser. The bill was passed over the
veto-ayes 175, noes So.
The House then took a recess until s
o'clock. The evening session is to be for
the consideration of pensions.
The Board of Visitors to the Naval
Academy, in their annual report recon-
mend. among other things, that the Super
intendent of the Naval Academy shall have
power to convene general courts-martial
for the trial of cadets and to execute SEN
tences on such cadets Except sentence of
dismissal), subject to the same limitations
and conditions existing as to other general
courts-martial, and to order courts of in
quiry to investigate matters concerning
naval cadets. The report is signed by nine
members of the Board. The other two
members Senators Cameron and Black
burn) dissent from conclusions reached as
to the powers proposed to be conferred
upon the Superintendent.
Representative Morrill, of Kansas, from
the Committee on Invalid Pensions, to-day
reported back the bill granting an increased
pension to John w. Farris, of Missouri
with the recommendation that it be passed
over the Presidents Veto The report says
that in his application Farris alleges that
the disease of his eyes was the result of
diarrhea contracted in the service, and the
President cites the opinion of the Medical
Examiner to the effect that disease of the
eyes cannot result from diarrhea. In refu-
tation of this the report quotes the testi-
mony of several physicians to the effect
that the claimants injured vision was the
direct effect of diarrhea. The committee
however, does not deem it absolutely essen
tial that it shall be proved with mathemat
ieal certainty that the loss of sight was the
result of military service, but holds that
Congress has the right to grant the relief
sought without question, and that it was
its duty to, so the committee without ex-
ception believes.
Conger reported back, with a recon-
mendation similar to that made in the
aforementioned case. the bill granting
pension to David I. Elderkin, of Iowa.
Elderkin was dishonorably discharged, and
filed an application for pension. alleging
insanity, but it was refused on the ground
of not sufficient proof This fact, together
with his bad record, had weight with the
President in vetoing the bill. The COM
mittee find that his deafness and deplorable
insanity was un9uestionably the result of
wounds received in the service and it
therefore recommends the passage of the
bill over the veto.
The same committee agreed to take the
same action in the case of the bill granting
a pension to Sarah Bradley, OF Ohio, who
had husband and four sons in the army.
The President vetoed this bill on the
ground that her husband did not die of
disability contracted in the service, but the
committee does not regard that fact as eS
sential, and holds that the evidence, that
the claimant is dependent, is sufficient to
warrant the allowance of the claim. Rep
resentative Ellsberry will protect the report
in this case.
WAsHINGroN, July 16th.-At the evening
session the House passed one pension bill,
and at $50 adjourned.
In the Senate.
WAsHINGToN, July 16th.-In the Senate
the House bill increasing the pension of
John RYAN and Senate bill granting pen
sion to James Noyes were taken up and
passed, the latter bill being described by
Cockrell as mere act of charity to a col
ored preacher who had only served a little
while in the Louisiana Native Guards.
Blair said that the man had also served in
a colored regiment and in a veteran brigade.
The next bill passed was the House bill
granting pension of S25 monthly to Miss
Mary A. Thomas, who had acted as vol
unteer army nurse and superintendent of !
nurses at Frederick, Nd. The bills were
passed.
The Senate resumed consideration of the
river and harbor bill. The question was
finally taken on agreeing to the committee
amendment reducing the appropriations %
per cent, and it was agreed to.
A Congressman Knocked Out in One
Round.
WASHINGTON, July 16th.-There was con-
siderable excitement caused to-day by a
row in the lobby of the House. between
two members of Congress. The trouble |
was between Cobb of Indiana and Laird of
Nebraska, and grew out of charges made
by the former on the floor of the House, to
the effect that the Nebraska member had |
been concerned III ldDQ ring. hepreSeDt- |
alive Laird leaned forward from his seat |
toward the party and asked Why do |
not you fellows referring to the Public |
Lands Committed do something to break |
up the land rings in the South, instead of |
raiding upon the North "
Payson replied that that was what the i
committee was endeayoring TO do. Cobb |
undertook TO defend the committee, of |
which he was Chairman, and an angry /
passage occurred between him and Laird, |
which ended by the latter calling the |
former liar. Witnesses say that Cobb |
declared that Laird did not dare |
to come outside and repeat his Ian
guage. Laird is said TO have replied /
that the gentleman could not get /
ont soon enough for him. With this the
pair started into the lobby and to the base
ment. Some one called Mr.. Payson's at
tention to their exit, with the statement
that they were going outside to gght ii out.
Thereupon Mr.. Payson hurrieS through
the doorway, and, coming mp with the
would-be contestants on the stairway,
caught Cobb by the collar and demonstrated
with him for pursuing so boyish and fool
Isl, course He succeeded in getting
cos,o to retrace his steps so far as the vest
looT of the lobby, Laird following, when
he controversy broke ont afresh. Refer
-in, ia the charges Cobb had made against