The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-07-07
PORTY.NINTH CONGRESS-.
IHE RIVER AND HARBOR BILL IN
THE SENATE.
The Presidents Pension VetOes Dis.
cussed In the HOUSEHOLDS
and Resolutions.

ihllOu 10 prom te Lu0 lulcASst5 Va L.
Dor. Referred.
Mr.. Taulbs [Ky.l called up the re-
port of the Committee on Invalid
Pensions upon the veto message ofthe
President on the bill granting a PEN
sion to Garter W. Tyler. He dis
avowed any purpose of criticising the
President in the exercise of his con-
situtional right, or of raising any war
on his methods or style in the veto of
pension bills, He then proceeded to
stale the facts in the Gaze, 10 show that
the President was acting under mis-
apprehension when he bssed his veto
on the ground that the claimant was
not dependent upon his son, on whose
account the pension is claimed, for
support. He also quoted from sffi-
davits to show that while it was true
that the son was borne on the rolls ss
a deserter, he was at the time that
the charge was made against him con-
fined as prisoner in Ander;onville
prison. He admitted that the Presi-
dent had acted honestly upon the
facts before him, but since the veto
additional facts had come to light
showing young Tyler's hospital record
at Andersonville.
Mr.. Warner Mo. inquired whether
these additional records had not been
accessible to the President.
Mr-Taulbe replied that the records
were accessible to anybody who would
take the trouble TO go to the War De-
psrtment 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. Subsequent to
the veto the record YVES found, but the
veto could not be withdrawn.
Mr.. Bach m Y. suggested that it
would not b. proper for the House to
override the veto on the strength of
facts which the President d d not have
before him at the time he withheld
his approval from the bill. The proper
thing to do was to introduce a new
bill.
Mr.. Matson lind. moved that the
further consideration OF the matter be
postI one1 until Friday next, and for
few moments there was much con-
fusion in the hall, Mr.. Matson and Mr..
Willis XVI vainly endeavoring to
state the reat ons why they desired the
postponement and the Republicans
demanding immediate action. The
motion to postpone was agreed to
yeas, III; nays, ll3.
The morning hour having been dis
pensed with the House went into Com
mite of the Whole (Mr. Hammond
IGs. in the chair on the general de-
ticiency appropriation bill.
Mr.. Butterworth 70 offered an
amendment making appropriations TO
meet the claims of certain insurance
companies of Cincinnati, but it was
ruled out upon point of order.
The end of the bill having been
reached the committee, in accordance
with a previous arrangement, re-
verted to the paragraphs relative to
the State Department.
DiMr. Cannon I'LL. criticised the bill
for its sins of omission, which he de-
'clared wers extraordinary. 1t omitted
to appropriate for Ministers and
Charge d'Affaires for 1885 and 1886,
the deficiency amounting to $36, 1858,
aud for deficiencies amounting to
$4,000 for the contingent expenses of
&C N ulates. This. made an aggregate
of $4,000, and other minor items
would increase the omission to $780,
900. He inveighed against the prac-
tice of making meager appropriations
for the contingent lexpeDses of con-
sulates, and pointed out the disrepute
into which the United States fell
among numerical nations by reason
OF drafts drawn by Consuls upon the
United States Government being re-
turned protested and dishonored on
account of there being no fund from
which 70 pay them.
Mr.. Belmont IN. Y. called atten-
ton to the Tact that the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill carried an
appropriation OF $4,000 for contin-
gent expenses OF consulateP, as against
$4,000 made in the bill of last year.
Mr.. Burns Mo. said chat the Com.
mittse on Appropriation had doubts
as to the legality of expenditures,
which had given rise to the deficiency.
The fault was not the fault of the
Secretary of State, but OF the accursed
system under which the department
had been operated for twenty. five
years, or more. There never ought to
be O deficiency in the salary of Con-
sui or Minister, nor should there be
deficiency in the contingent expenses.
This unbridled department OF the
government felt that it was not in &C.
cordsDce with the dignity of the Re-
public to live on $4,000 for the con-
sulsr service, aud, therefore, regard
less of the appropriations, it spent
$4,000. He would have every de-
pattment OF the government live
within the moneypIovided for its sup
port by the Congress Of the United
States.
Mr.. Cannon offered an amendment
appropristing s37,60S to meet def
ciencies in the ga aries OF Ministers
and Charge d'Afaires. Agreed to.
On motion OF Mr.. Belmont N. Y
the appropriation to supply dsficien-
cies in the contingent expenses of
consulates for the year 1885 was in
creased from $4,000 to $4,000, and
7 the years 1884 and 1885 from 1892
to $37,
On motion of Mr.. Belmont amend.
ments were adopted appropristing
various small sums to m eet special de-
fclencies in the consular service.
The committee then rose and re-
ported the bill to the House.
The first vote was taken on the
amendment for the payment of the
Old Colony and Pacific Mail Steamship
Companies for transportation of ma
rines to Asoinwall In 1885. 1t was
agreed to-yeas, III; nays, 90.
Pending further action the House
adjourned.
The Senate.
A very large number Of petitions