The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-17
ROMelsE6'5 PENSION B!LL


Passed over the Veto by the House
Netoes sustained-Senate Work.
NAsuNGToN CITY, July Il. The senate
Thursday agreed to the house Joint resolu
ton further extending the appropriation
for last ear to July 81 a disagreement
was reported in the legislative bill and the
senate insisted. Bills were introduced to
relieve Gems Averiii and Pleasanton. The
amendments to the river and harbor bill
were then acted upon and most OF them
agreed TO. after which Mcmillan for the
commerce committee moved to strike out all
after the enacting clause, and reinsert each
item scaled" - per cent This question
was pending at adjournment
Friday, after the passage of several pen
sion bills, the senate resumed consideration
Of the river and harbor bill Ingalls, in
stdnced number of inaccuracies and as he
termed them ''eccentricities' in the new
addition of the bill printed Friday morning
Mcmillan explained that the reduction of
- per cent had been computed on
the amount of the appropriation, and that
the distribution of the amount Of an item
among several parts of the work was merely
a matter OF computation That could be
done as the bill was being read, Vest dur
ing some remarks said that the bill had
been hutchered, but its blood was not on
his hands Coke considered the amendment
an unreasonable, illogical and unjust assault
on the previous action OF the committee and
of the senate
Beck would rote for that amendment and
take the chances of what the commerce
committee would do He was not given
much 20 lecturing, but he thought there
was too much elimination and recrimina-
ton among senators, and this was TO be
magnited by the people and the country.
That sort of thing lid not rebound much TO
their credit Everything was pleasantly
settled now and he hoped it would remain
so. The reading of the amended bill with
the original amounts reduced - per cent
was then proceeded With, and tho "eccen-
tricities pointed out ty Ingalls, were cor
recyed As they the items were reached
Logan moved to increase the appropria-
ton for improving the harbor at Chicago,
from SO. go to Slot. 900 and argued in sup
port o. the amendment
The speaker laid before the house Friday
a communication from the civil servi, G
commission respecting appointments To tho
to the effect that tn appointment has been
made as nearly as the conditions of good
administration would warrant
The house then proceeded to consider the
conference report on the legislative appro-
prlation bill, and it wa, agreed to, thus dis.
posing of as many amendments as had
been agreed to by the conference com,
mittee.
On motion of Fiuday the salary of the
assistant treasurer at Baltimore was al
lowed to remain at -, 800.
Townshend OF Illinois moved that the
house roceded from its disagreement TO the
senate amendment increasing from 81, 800,
90 to %, 0j0U0t the appropriation made FOL
the salaries Of agents and other internal
revenue officers; lost.
Cannon of illinois moved that the house
recede from its disagreement to the senate
amendment providing for an increase OF
the clerical force o: the civil service com
mission, agreed tO--yeas, rs; nays, III.
Matson OF indiana called up the report OF
the committee on invalid pensions on the
message of the president vetoing the bill
pensionIng W. Filler, and upon his
statement that the case had been
reopsLed i'll the pension office the coDsdera
tion OF that report was stponed until mex,
session Matson then called up the veto
message on the bill granting pension tc
Elizabeth Luce Forney endeavored to have
the house proceed with consideration OF tn,
fortiEcation Appropriation bill, but III,
house showed Its preference for Matsen i
proposition by vote OF ~ to -. Thu
Luce pension case, which thu
ma GRITTY of the committee recommended
should lie passed notwithstanding the presi
dents veto was voted OIL, but failed to re
csive the necessary two-thirds vote-th'
vote bein- J. II for passage over the vet,
and ~ against il. CharletOn, Forun
treocrick, eieddes, May bury, Faraney
Wea.ir Iowa, Wolford and WorthinG'or
Dem cr ca, voted to pass the bill over TIN
veto
The veto message or the bill granting I
pen. ion to Catharine Mccarthy was tbel
rallied ~ After consi ierable debate th
house, yeas -, nays "a, refused to pass tn
bill over the etc.
he next messnge called up was tina
vetoing the bill granting q pension to Jo
seph Romeiser. In this case the committe
On Invalid pensions reported unanimously
IN favor of passing the bill over the veto
and it was passed-yeas ls5, nays IS
The following gentlemen voted to sus
tain the presidents veto: Bennett, Blanct
hard, Bland, Cabell, Canler, Clements
Crisp, Croxton. Culberson, Davidson of Ala
bama, Dowdney, Dunn, forney, Harris
Henderson of North Carolina, Johnston @
| North Carolina, Jones of Texas, LaffooI
Lanham, Martin, McCreary. Mcmillan, Nc
Rae, Morgan, Peele, Randall, Reagan, Rel
Of North Carolina, Richardson, Sadler. Say
ers, Singleton, Stewart of Texas, St MAJ
tin, Taylor J. M. of Tennessee, Turner
Wellborn and Wheeler.
The house then took recess until
o'clock-the night session to be for the con
Eideration of pension bills