The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-07-17
HOUSE

The House resumed consideration of
the conference report on the legislative
appropriation bill, and it was agreed to,
thus disposing of so many of the
amendments in dispute as we're agreed
TO By the conference committee.
Cannon, Of Illinois, moved that the
House recede from its disagreement
70 the Senate amendment providing for
an increase of the clerical iorce of the
civil service commission. Agreed to
yeas I23, nays Ill.
Mr. MatsOn, of Indiana, called up the
report OF the committee on invalid
pensions, on the message of the
President vetoing the bill pensioning
Cantro W. Tiller, aud upon his state
ment that the case had been prepared
In the pension Office, consideration OF
the report was postponed until next
session.
Mr.. Matson then called up the veto
message on the bill granting a pension
70 Elizabeth Luce.
Ferrey, OF Alabama, raised the ques :
ton of consideration, desiring that the
House should take up the fertilization
appropriation bill. but by vote OF SO to
Is the House determined to consider the
pension bill. In this case q majority Of
che committee recommended that the
Dill pass, notwithstanding the veto of
the President, while the minority re-
ported that the bil should not pass.
The Speaker announced that the
question was upon the the passage of
he bill over the veto, and il was decided
IN the negRtive-yeas ll6, NAYS ia
= not constitutional two-thirds voting
u the affirmative,
The following Democrats voted TO
pass the bill over the veto: Carleson,
Frederick, Geddes Maybury, Tarsney,
Weaver (Iowa), Walford and Worth
ingtOn.
Belmont. OF New York, from the
committee on foreign affairs, reported q
resolution, which was adopted. request
ing the President to furnish the House
with all correspondence not heretofore
made public, between the government
Of the United States and the Republic
Of Nicaragua and Costa Rica since 1876,
n reference to tie location and con-
stTuetion OF an inter-oceanic canal by
the Ssu Juan River and Lake Nicar
aqua, and relating TO the treaty and
other rights of the bordering republics.
The next veto message called up was
hat vetoing the bill, pensioning Gather
me Mccarthy. On this question, also,
AmsjOrlty Of the committee on invalid
PENSIONS recommended toe passage of
The bill, while the minority recon-
nsnded the sustaining of the veto of the
President
In this, as in the previous case, the
Speaker pro .sRsp0re, Mr.. Mills, OF Texas,
recognized NJ. Mstsol, OF Indiana, who
had signed both minority reports, to a
call OF the previous question. Against
his the Republicans vigorously pro-
eested, contending that the c. air could
. have recognized one OF the members
Who had signed a majority report to
control the floor, instead OF recognizing
lmember who held the negative side of
the question, and giving him power to
shut of the debate. The House re-
fused 70 pass the bill over the veto
yeas II, nays ia not Constitutional
two-thirds in the affirmative.
The next message called up was the
one yetoing the bill grsntinga pension to
Joseph Romiser, In this case thr
committee on invalid pensions is unani-
4Ously Of the opinion that the bill
should De passed over the veto. and il
Sas passed over The veto-yeas 175,
asys 8. The House then took recess
anu o'clock, the evening session 10
DC lor The consideration of pensions.