Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-07-07
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
THE BARTHOLDI STATUE VOTE
New York Representatives Explain.
THE PENSION vETOES DISCUSSED.
RIVER AND HARB0R BILL IN THE SENATE.
The Senate.

The Senate.
TO MEET AT IL A. NJ.
On motion of Mr.. Edmunds the Senate to-day
agreed to meet at IL a. m. after tomorrow,
and from 1880 am. to 1890 pm. will be de-
voted to bills not objected to on the miscel-
laneous calendar.
MR.. KIRKPATRICK's PETITION.
Mr.. Plumb presented the petition OF John A.
kfrkpatrick-a pension bill in whose favor had
been vetoed. The petition was read in full.
He asks the Senate to do him a small act of
justice and pass the bill over the veto. 1t was
evident, he said, that in vetoing this bill the
President had relinquished his Office or made
himself merely the mouth piece OF some quill
pension office". ali the President had read the
papers he never would have been silly"
tie appeals to Congress against the malignant
injustice OF the President" Referred to the
coln1.iittee on pensions.
THE RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.
The Senate then resumed consideration of
amendments to the river and harbor bill-the
pending question being an amendment appro-
priating $15O,OOO for the purchase of Sturgeon
Bay ana Lake Michigan snip canal and har-
Dor OF Refuge.
Mr.. Spoouer offered an amendment as sub
stitute. 1t appropriates $I5U,OOO for the pur-
pose OF making free OF toll the commerce
through the canal.
He explained that his substitute did not
recognize the canal company as the owner of
the improvement. II simply contem plated
(what tue original act OF Congress contemplated
the making OF this canal tree To commerce.
And IL was 10 be done by reimbursing the state,
or lWhat was The same tLing) the canal COM
pany such sum of money as the Secretary Of
w ar, after CAREFUL Investigation, should hnd to
have been expended over and above the re-
ceipts from The lands and the tolls.
After discussion the substitute was agreed to,
anu Tue amendment, as thus amended. was
Yeas-Messrs. Blackburn, Blair. Brown. Call.
Cameron, Cnace. Coke, Conger, Cullom, Dawes,
Di1oipn, Evarts, Frye, George, Gibson, Gray,
New, Mcmillan, Manderson, Miller, Mitchell
tOregon), Palmer, Payne, Ransom, Riddleber-
WItSaS gWsr SaWyer SPHoner STANFORD Teller, Vest
Nays-Messrs. Berry, Butler, Cockrell, Col
guilt. Edmunds. Harris, Hawley, Ingalls,, Nc
phs.s on, MaXey, Plat. Pugh: SALISBURY Vance,
The next amendment, Increasing the appro-
priation for Duluth harDor from S5OOOU to
S7o,OOO was agreed to.
House of Representatives..
MIR. HEWITT AND THE RoLL-CALL ON THE BAR
THoLDI STATUE AMENDMENT.
After the reading of the journal Mr.. Hewitt,
of New York, rose to make an explanation in
regard to the roli-cail ON the adoption of the
Bartholdi statue amendment on Thursday last.
At the close of the roll-call, he said, it had been
remarked that the amendment had been lost
by reason of the absence of certain New York
members and Messrs. I. ]. Campbell. Felix
Campbell, Bliss and Mahoney had been men,
toned as the absentees. He did not see the
Record until Friday afternoon while he was on
his way to New York. He found in the Record
that the four gentlemen mentioned were re-
corded as voting in the affirmative. He was
surprised and he remarked to some
gentlemen, among hem, he believed, the acting
editor OF the Washington Post, that his impress
sion had been otherwise. On his return TO
W ashington he examined the tally sheets and
Il und that the four gentlemen were recorded.
AS matter OF course that would be conclusive
AS to the record and conclusive as to his own
opinion. He was sorry that ne had been in
n ffl inU hoSa lam,
any annoyance, and he made this explanation
In justice to them.
ONE CAMPBELL VOTED AND ONE DID NOT.
T. J. Campbell stated that he had been in the
House on Thursday, and had voted for the
The Speaker said that during the roll-call
there had been considerable confusion upon
the floor. The chair was advised that Mr.
Felix Campbell had not been at the Capitol
and, therefore. had not voted. There were four
"Campbels'' in the House, and some other
gentleman had undoubtedly answered to Felix
Felix Campbell stated that he had been in
Brooklyn upon Thursday, having arranged to
had made no request OF the tally clerk or any
body else to have his vote recorded.
WHAT MR.. BLISS SAYS.
Mr.. Bliss said that he had not been present at
the time the vote was taken on Thursday.
though he had been in the House nearly all the
have his vote recorded. Had he been present
he would have voted for the amendment
The matter was then dropped.
TwENTY-oNE VETO MESSAGES
The Speaker laid before the House the twen-
ty-one veto messages transmitted by the Presi-
dent yesterday.
The first message read was referred, without
to the committee on invalid pen
sions, but the disposition of the next message.
yetoing the bill granting pension to Edwin ~
Harrington. consumed more time
Mr.. MatsOn, OF Indiana, moved its reference
pending which Mr.. Holmes, of Iowa, stating
that the reference of the bill would be the end
of it. moved that its consideration be postponed
until Friday next.
Burrows, OF Michigan, moved to
amend MIR. MatsOnS motion by adding instruc-
tions, requiring the committee on invalid pen
Friday.
Mr.. Matsvu hoped that this would not be
done. He could see no good reason why this
bill shO.:l- 1e singled out for report On Friday
from among the number Of vetoed bills before
the committee.
Mr. Burrows could not see that the committee
was inclined to act very diligently on the veto
he did not think the Instructions to
report back o special bill would greatly inter
tere with the purpose Of the committee as to the
balance.
ATTACKING THE VETO POLICY oE THE PREsI-
Mr.. Jackson (Pa.) attacked the veto policy of
the President. who, he declared, was not actu-
ated by any regard for the worth and merit of
private pension bills. His reason for vetoing
the bills was not that they We're unworthy
His reason was apparent on the face OF his mes
sages He was In sympathy with q party op-
posed to pensloning Union soldiers, and he did
not propose that any Union soldier should be
pensioned If he could avoid it. It was said
that the President meant right. He did mean
right-tQ please certain element in the coun-
try-but not right to please honest, loyal
people.
MIR. McMillin-The present President has
signed more private pension bills than any
other President in the same space of time.
Mr.. Jackson-And he has vetoed ten times
more good ones than all other Presidents put to-
gether.
Mr.. Perkins addressed himself to a considera-
tion Of the pending message and criticised the
position taken by the President that the gov
ernment should not assure it's soldiers against
QLarreisome propensities or unprovoked as
saults.
FAIR PLAY FOR THE PRESIDENT.
Mr.. Matson thought that the messages should
be considered carefully. Gentlemen on the
other side seemed anxious to get at the Presi-
President should have fair play, and they
would stand by that position. lApplauSe.l It
was not fair play 70 the President to undertake
upon hasty consideration 70 pass bill over
his veto.
Mr.: Bragg (Wis) said that there seemed to be
an idea IN the House that it was the duty OF
the President to abdicate his Office in favor of
the majority OF the committee on invalid PEN
slons; Whenever in the exercise of the constitu-
tionai prerogattveS given him, he examined
legislation to see whether or not 1t was provi.
dent and wise, 1t was charged he had perpetrated
on 1ns He
estly aischargtng his duty. When, In the exer-
else OF MS Judgment, he sent legislation back to
the House with his reasons for withholding
his approval, the House should act upon the
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