Morning journal and courier., 1888-10-16
Fiftieth COngress--First Session.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 16.
PENSION yEToEs,

PENSION vEToES.
 SENATE.-When the journal was read to day some thirty Senators were present. Th' message of the President veteing the pension bill of Mrs. Sarah Woodbridge on the ground that her second husband is still living anc that such precedent ought not to be estab lished was laid before the Senate. The bill and message were referred to the committee on pensions.
 Mir. Blair, in connection with the veto mes sage, proceeded to discuss the pension vetoes generally and the case of Mary Ann Doherty in particular. He read various af6davits in support of Mrs. Doherty's claim that she was one of those who were injured by the Wash ington arsenal explosion in 1864. He also read various certificates as to the good char acter of the woman and said that those who who had been instrumental in doing her in- jury should make reparation.
 MT. Cockrel1 characterized the document produced by MT. Blair as mere bosh and to tally unreliable. MT. Blair further declared that there had been an infamous amount oi trickery and fraud perpetrated by govern ment officials to victimizs this woman, who was person of irreproachsble character. At the close of MT. Blair's remarks several other messages vetoing pension bills were referred to the committee on claims.
 MIR. ALLISON ON ADJOURNMENT.
 MT. Brown presented 8 petition of the Women's Christian Temperance union of Georgia for the repeal of the internal reVe- nue laws. He referred to the fact that there was no quorum of either house in the city and that no business could lawfully be done. He therefore urged the necessity of adjourn ment at the earliest day possible, for there was no probability of enacting the tariff bill into law at the present session. He saw no reason why an adjournment should not be agreed upon at once. Two weeks had been occupied by tariff debate in the Senate and there was little left to be said. He asked MT. Allison to state whether there was any possible chance of passing tariff bill at the present session.
 Mir. Allison replied that he did not see the possibility of passing it in the Senate under the surrounding circumstances, and even if it were passed by the Senate it was impossible to have the amendment passed in the House before next December The consideration of the tariff bill should take place in full Senate, but he did not believe that senators would remain in session during the next three weeks, and yet Congress was not, at this day and hour, ready to adjourn, for the general deficiency bill had not yet re- ceived the signature of the President The delay had arisen ont of the fact that the ap- propriation bills had not come to the Senate, as under the rules and customs they should have, in the early period of the session. That delay in the appropriation bills was the prir nal cause Of the situation to-day.
 Whatever was done TOW, whether Congress adjourned tomorrow or next day, or next week, the Senate ought to have an underr standing that on resembling, whether in November or December, the tariff should be of Representatives before the Christmas hol- idays. If he had his way, he should push it to the exclusion of all other business. The discussion of the adjournment resolution stopped here and the Senate proceeded with the consideration of the tariff bill.
 UNION WITH CANADA
 MT. Blair presented certain information collected by correspondent of the New York Tribune as to the condition of public senti- ment in Canada on the great international question of the political and commercial connection of the dominion with the United States, and asked that it be printed with his remarks. He was entirely opposed, he said, to the idea of anything like retaliation or resort to unnecessary force. Undoubtedly 8 majority of the people of Canada are in fa- vor of union, and Mr. Blair said he believed that this inclination is most as harmoniously rsciprocated by the 65, ,000, 900 who make uI the American nation.
 The Senate then adjourned.
 HoUsE-On the call of the States for the introduction of bills and resolutions, Mir Wheeler (Dem., Ala offered for reference g resolution denouncing the Senate tariff bill and urging the Democratic members of the House to pledge themselves to resist such un- wise legislation, and finally reselv- ing that the bill be discussed in the House. After some opposition from the Republican members to the introduction ot such a resolution. Il was referred to the committee on rules.
 MOVE FOR ADJOURNMENT OCT. F.
 MT. Oates, of Alabama, offered the follow ing resolution, which was laid over:
 Whereas, The present session of Congress ha. continued longer than any ever held in the history of the government;
 Whereas, Much less than quorum is present il the Senate and House of Representatives, so tha legislation can be c0nstituionally enacted, and
 Whereas, There is no probability of @ quorum be ing present in either house during the time wheI the present session may by law continue;
 Resolved, That the president Of the senate anC the speaker of the house be authorized to close th' present session by adjouring their respective house on Wednesday, the 17th of October, at 12 m.
 MT. Oates said that in view of the fact tha there was no quorum in either branch of con gress, and no probability of there being one he thought that the resolution for final ad journment should be agreed to, especially a the committee on ways and means was like wise without a quorum and nothing would be gained by referring the refolution to tha committee.