Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-07-08
The President Attacked BY Congress-
men for VetOing Pension Bills.
HIS COURSE ABLY DEFENDED
BY FRIENDS.
The Sudden Death of United States
District Attorney Oorkhill.
AN IDEA OF THE coUNTRY'S GRAIN
CROPS.
A Desperate Effort to Save
Maxwell's Neck.
. WISCONSIN HAMLET DE-
STROYED BY FIRE.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
COngrtssiOna Proceedings.

WAsHISGroN, July t. House The
Speaker laid before the House the 81 veto
messages transmitted by the President
yesterday. The first message read referred
| without comment to the Committee on
Invalid Pensions, but the disposition Of
the next message, vetoing the bill granting
a pension to Erwin L. Harrington, con-
sumed more time. Matson of Indiana
moved its reference, pending which
| Holmes of Iowa stated that the reference
of the bill would be the end of it. 1t
was moved that its consideration be
postponed until Friday nexs-yeas SO.
nays 121.
Burrows of Michigan moved to amend
Mr.. Matson's motion by adding lnstruc-
tions, requesting the Committee on In.
valid Pensions to report the bill and mes
sage bach on Friday. Jackson OF Penn
~sylyania attacked the veto policy OF the
| President, who, he declared, was not actu-
ated by any regard for the worth n
mort OF private pension bills. His rea-
son for vetoing bills was not that they
we're unworthy. His reason was apparent
on the face of his messages. He was in
sympathy with the party opposed to pen
sioning Union soldiers, and he did not
propose that any Union soldiers should be
| pensioned if he could avoid 1t. II was
said that the President meant right. He
did mean right to please q certain
element in the country, but not right to
please honest and loyal people.
McMillin of Tennessee: The present
President has signed more private PEN
sion bills than any other President in the
same space of time. jackson and he has
vetoed ten times more good ones than all
the other Presidents put together.
Perkins of Kansas addressed himself to
the consideration Of the pending message,
and criticised the position taken by the
P~resident-that the Government shall not
assure it's soldiers against quarrelsome
propensities or unprovoked assaults.
Matson thought that the message should
be considered carefully. The Democrats
were determined that the President should
have fair play, and they would stand by
that position. 1t was not fair to the
President to undertake. upon hasty con-
alteration, to pass u bill over his veto.
Bragg of Wisconsin said that there seemed
to be an idea in the House that il was the
duty OF the President to abdicate his
office in favor of a majority of the
Committee on Invalid Pensions whenever
in the exercises OF the constitutional pre-
negatives given him. He examined the
legislation to see whether or not il was
provident or wise. It was charged that he
had perpetrated an outrage on the Ameri-
can people. He Bragg maintained that
the President was honestly discharging his
duty when in the exercise of his judgment.
He sent the legislation back to the House
with his reason for Withholding his appro-
val. The House should act upon the ques-
ton, not with demagogical speeches. but
with judicial and deliberate consideration.
Senate-The Committee on Finance will
as soon as possible report on the subjects:
As soon as can be prepared, they will pro-
pose several amendments to the Fractional
Whisky bill, already on the Senate Calen-
dar. This will embody substantially. the
legislation asked for by the Viticultural
Association, with the exception Of the pro-
visions relating to the adulteration OF
wines. They will confer the privilege of
terrifying sweet wines with grape brandy
free OF tax. of fortifying wines for export
when alongside OF outgoing vessels. Of
ware housing for three years Of all kinds
Of fruit brandies.
The COuntry's Grain Crops.
New YORK. July From over 1000
crop reports from all parts Of the country.
the Rural New Yorker concludes that the
Winter wheat IL on the whole good. The
probable yield ia 295. 000, 900 bushels.
against 212, 0G0, 900 in 1885, with a slight
increase in acreage. The Spring wheat
has been considerably injured by drouth
and blight. The yield will probably be
140, 900, 900 bushels against las, 000, GOO
last year. The total wheat crop will prob
ably be 345, DOC, 900 bushels against
| 357, 600, 900 bushefs' last year. In oats
here has been a slight increase
in the acreage. The crop is con-
siderably injured by drouth and insect
pests. and will probably yield 600. 00O, 900
bushels against 629, DOC, 600 bushels in
1885. OF rye and barley there will be
excellent crops IN q slightly increased
area. There is q good standsof corn and
the outlook is excellent for q fine crop.
Death Of Attorney COrkhiII.
WASHINGTON, July IA private dis
patch was received in this city tonight an.
nouncing the death at Mount Pleasant,
Iowa, OF Col. George D. Corkhill, ex-Dis-
.rict Attorney of this District. Corkhill
served in tho Union army through the late
war, and at the close of the rebellion was
MAUI hbtOIucy AOI Ouc VI tuo JuutClht LIE.
tricts OF Iowa. Subsequently President
Hayes appointed him United States Dis
trict Attorney for the District Of Column
bia, which position he held until near the
close OF President Arthur's term, and since
that time he had been engaged In the
practice law In this city. He became
widely known as q successful prosecutor OF
the assassin Guiteau. He left here last
Thursday for Iowa. and the news of his
death caused o shock to bis numerous
friends in this city. He was one OF the
best known and most popular men in the
District.
The President and Pension Bills.
WisHISaToN. July THE President
has been engaged the past two days in per-
sonally examining 141 Special Pension