The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-17
Messrs Carleton. Foran, FREDERICK, Geddes.
Mayhury. Tarsney, Weaver Of Ohio, Wolford

Messrs Carleton Foran, Frederick, Geddes.
Maybury. Tarsney, Weaver Of Ohio, Wolford
and Wortbington.
Mr.. Belmont. OF New York, from The commit
tee on foreign affairs. reported 3 resolution.
which was adopted requesting the President to
furnish the House with all correspondence not
heretofore made public between the government
of the United States and the republics of
Nicaragua and Costa Rica. of 1876, in reference
to the location and CONSTRUCTION OF an inter
oceanic canal between the San Juan river and
Lake Nicaragua. and relating to the treaty and
other rights of the bordering republics.
The next veto message called up was that
upon the bill pensionlng Catherine Mccarthy.
On this question, also, the majority of the
committee on invalid pensions recommended the
passage of the bill, while the minority recon-
mended the sustaining of the veto of the Prcsi-
! dent. In this, as in the previous case, the
Speaker pro tem.-Mr. Mills, of Texas-recog
nized Mr.. Matson, of Indiana, who had signed
both minority reports, to call the previous ques
ton. Against this the Republicans vigorously
protested. conrending that the Chair should have
recognized one of the members who had signed the
majority report to control the floor, instead of
recognizing > member who held the negative
side of the question, and giving him the power
TO shut off debate.
Mr. CutcheoD, of Michigan, rose to parlia-
mentary inquiry as to the reason which had i'm
PEELED the Speaker to recognize Mr. Matson.
The Speaker pro tenn. stated that he had
recognized Mr. Matson because as chairman OF
the committee on invalid pensions. he had charge
OF pension matters on the floor. He then pro-
ceeded to put the question on the demand for the
previous question, when he was interrupted by
Mr.. Cutcheon with parliamentary inquiry.
The Speaker stated that the gentleman was
out of order, unless he desired to take appeal
from the decision
'Well, l appeal" said Mr.. Cuteheon
Being questioned as to what his decision was,
the Speaker pro tenn. said that the majority, as
organized on the floor, had the right to bring in
and take control of measures.
Mr. Reed, of Maine-What party does the
Chair refer tol
The Speaker pro tem.-The majority party.
Mr. Reed-Poltical partyl
The Speaker pro tem.-Majority party.
Mr. Reed (tersistently) Political partyl
The Speaker pro tenn. COMPATIBILITY
jority party-the majority party, as demon
strated by the vote on the question.
Mr.. BoutelIe, of Maine-There has been no
vote on this question.
Mr.. Reed-The gentleman from Indiana Mr..
Matsonl represents the minority party.
During this colloauy the confusion, which was
great In the beginning, went on increasing until
the words OF the speakers-and by this time
there we're dozen occupying the floor at the
same time, shouting, suggesting points of order
and interpolating remarks-were lost in the din.
Then the Speaker pro tenn. put the question,
"Shall the decision of the Chair stand as the de-
cision of the House" but in the noise his voice
was unheeded on the Republican side. and the
the question was and upon receiving no re-
Spouse from the chair, declined to vote and made
the point of mo quorum" The Chair ordered
tellers and again stated the question, when Mr..
Reed made the point of order that the Chair had
made no decision from which an appeal would
lie
No attention was paid to this point. and the
vote continued. The decision of the Chair was
sustained-90 to 0-the Republicans refraining
from voting, but not raising the point of no quo
m N a q
rangement was made, Mr. Matson offering to
withdraw the demand for the previous question
after he had made some remarks; but TO these
remarks Mr. Grosvenor, of Ohio, objected. The
previous question was then ordered
The Speaker pro tenn. stated that he wished to
make an explanation. Owing to the confusion
in the House. he had not comprehended the real
question raised by the gentleman from Michigan
Mr. Cutcheonl. He now desired to state that
his decision was wrong, and he would, in the
future, recognize some gentleman who had
signed the majority report to control the meas
ure. Applause.
The House refused to pass the bill over the
veto-yeas l22. nays 97-not the constitutional
two-thirds in the affirmative.
The next message called up was that vetoing
the bill granting pension to Joseph Romeiser.
In this case the committee on invalid pensions is
unanimously of opinion that the bill should be
passed over the veto. The bill was passed over
the veto-yeas l75, nays So.
The following gentlemen voted to sustain the
President Bennett. Blanchard, Bland. Cabell,
Gambler, Clements, Crisp, Croxton, Culbertson,
Davidson (Ala.) J. Dowdney, Dunn, Forney, Har-
ris Henderson IN. CT, Johnston IN. C). Jones
(Tex.), Laffoon Latham, Martin McCreary, Nc
Millin, McRae, Morgan, Peel, Randall Reagan,
Reed IN. CT, Richardson, Sadler, Savers, Sin
gleton, Stewart TEX. J, ST. Martin. j. NJ. Tayor
Tenn. Turner, Wellborn. Wheeler.
The House then took a recess until o'clock,
the evening session TO be for the consideration Of
pension bills.
At the evening session the House passed one
pension bill, and at $50 adjourned