The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-07-17
FORTY.NINTH CONGRESS-.
THE PRESIDENTS PENSION We.
Toes in THE HOUSE.
The River and Harbor Bill Passed
the Senate After Being Scaled
90 per Cent.

House resumed The considers ton oil
the confer nee report in tue legisla
tive ep1 ropriation bill and 1t was
agreed t., trus dispcsing OF so many
Of the amendments in dispute as were
agreed to by the conference com
mi tee.
Mr.. Cannon [Ill.1. moved that the
the House Tecede nom it's disagree
ment to the Senate amendment pro
viding for an inc ease Of the clerical
force Of tho OWL Ssrvice Commission,
Agreed to. Yeas, 1873; nays, Ill.
Mr.. Matson Ind. |, called mp the re.
port Of the COMMITTEES on Invalid Pen
sions on the ~ esssge of the President
vetong the hill pensioDiDg Cactra W.
Tiler, and upon his statement that
tie case had been rtopened in the
Pension Office, consideration OF the
report YVES posfponed until next ses-
| siou.
Mr.. Mission then called up the veto
m sage on the bill granting a pension
to Elizabeth Luce.
On moiicn, the question Of consid-
Grafton was p stponed, desiring that
| the House slould axe up the !, riff.
cations appropriation bill, but by a
vote of % 10 70 the House determined
10 consider the pension c. ga.
In lhi case tue majority OF the
committee recommend that the bill
psss notwi hist nding the veto of the
President, while the minority report
the bill sh uld not pass.
The Spes k,r announced that the
question YVES upon the p lssage of the
nill over the vetl aud l. was decided
in the Uegitive-yets 1l6; nays, IA
not the constiiut' onRl two-thilds voting
in the affirmative.
The following Democyas voted to
pass the bill over the VETO: Messrs.
Carleton, Foran, Frederick, G ddes,
MaybuTy, Tsrsney, Weaver [Ia.], VOL
ford aud Wothngton.
Mr.. Belmont IN. Y ], from the Com
mittee on Foreign affairs, reported a
resolution, which WIS adopl ed, request
ing the Pr, sident 10 furnish the Hou e
with all correspondence, not hereto
fore made public, between he Govern
ment Of tina United States and the Re-
pu llics Of Ncare qua and Gotta Rics,
IN 1876, in reference t. The loC6t,on
and construction Of az inter1ceaniC
canal by the San Juan river and Lake
Nicaragua, ana relating TO the trea atty
and other rights Of the bordering Re-
pub les.
The next We to message called up wa:
that upon the bill pensioning Gath
etine MCCARTHY.
On this question, slso, the MAORI y
OF the Committee on Iovalid Pensions
recommend the passage Of the bill
while the minority recommend the
sustaining Of the vetJ of the Presi
dent.
la this, as in the previous case, the
Speaker pro tempore, Mr.. Mills Tex
recognized MIR. Mate on Ind ], who hat
signed buth minority repor t, cat
the previous question. Against this
the Republicai vigorously pr tested
contending that the Chair should have
recognized one of the members wac
had signed the majority report con
troll the floor instead Of Recognizing
a member who held the negative side
OF the question aud giving him thu
power to shut off dcbae.
Mr.. Cutl heoD [ Mich. ose to par
liamentary inquiry as to ths reason
which had impelled the Speaker t
recognize Mr.. Matson.
The spe .klr pro lem. ated that h
had recognized M. Matson, because
rs cAairman # he Committee OF
,, Invalid Pensions, he had charge o
persion matters on the floor. He thsI
, proc eied to put the question on tn
, demand fr the previous quest on
when he was interrupted by MI
, Cutcheon with "a parliamentary 10
, quity.
The Speaker stated that the gentle
man was out of order unless he de
r sired to take an appeal from the de
cisiDn.
"Well, appeal" said Mr.. Cutcheoy
| Being questioned ~ to wBat hi
| decisio1 was, he Speaker pro tenn. raj
? toat the majority, rs Organized on tn
+ floor, had the tight 10 bring iu an
i take contr o. mean m assures
3 Mr.. Reed Me. What party doe
| the Chair refer to?
The SPEAK er pro tenn The maiorit
: parry.
|, Mr.. Rsed-Politicsl parry?
A The Speaker pro tem.-Majorit
r patty.
' Mr.. Reed Occasionally -PoliticI
1 paCy2
q The Speaker pro tenn. (umpha;ically
O Maj ortS parry; the mi 1rity pa I
!. as demonstrated by tbs vote on TIL
), quey ton.
O NJ b utelle [ Me, There has bee
a no voc ON this question
M. Read--The Z ntNeman from |
diana (Mr, Mat'on) rspIe.ents III
minority party.
Daring his colloquy the confusion
p winch wssgreat n tbs b ginning, WEI
on increasing until TIE word, OF III
speakers land by this time there wei
a dozen OF more occu ying the d or {
the same time, shouting sugg stioH
!. points 0f or3er, aud inte'po ating r,
u mMks) were os. in tie din. Tne
the Speaker pro EN-. put The question
"Shai the decision of The CHER an
as the decision Il the House," mi i
u he noise hie voice WIS cot heard o
y the Republican side, aud tbs gent,
y men on that SIDE clamoyed to kno
u what the question wss, uni uPon r,
(, ceiving n respJuse from the Cha
X declined TO vote and maie the poI
VI of mo quorum"
" The Chair ordered telers, aud agsi
n stated the question, when Mr. Rec
- made Jho point o. order tNat The Cha
= Tad made no decision frou which a
N appeal would lie The Caair hl
" merely answered a parliamentary il
quiry, and had made no decision. n
attention was made TO this point, an
, the vote continued The decision
-, he Cbsir was susiauo3-N0 to o, II
NJ Republicans remaining from vatiu
j. bur not raising TIE roin OF 1
IN quorum,
81 Then az attempt at some Gmjcab
- arrangement was made, Ar. Wilso
81 offering TO Withdraw the demand f
III p,eNious quest ons, after he had mac
m some remarks, but 20 these rem al
Mr.. Grosvenor [Ol objected,
The previous question wag then o
RI dered.
The Speaker, pro tenn stated TIL
IN | tn ypiahaN tn V,ntN a ctaf mont n III