Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-07-10
THE NATIONS CAPITOL
Entertainments Of the Executive
On the Legislative Sharp
ly Criticised.
The Investigation Of Trusts and
Enforcement Of Emiera-
tiOn Laws Dis
CusSed.
PaYoritiSm Of the Mills Bill Clearly Dem
onstrated BY Reed.
Both Cannon's and Dinsley's Amendments
to Sugar Tariff are Lost.
Trying for Constitutional Amendment
Prohibiting the Liquor Traffic.
PaYoritiSm Of the Mills Bill Clearly Dem
onStrated BY Reed.
Both Cannon's and Dinsley's Amendments
to Sugar Tariff are Lost.
Trying for Constitutional Amendment
Prohibiting the Liquor Traffic.
WASHINGTON, July g.
Senate.

The Senate bill granting land warrants to
to soldiers and sailors of the Seminole war
III 1906 was reported back adversely from
the committee and indefinitely postponed.
motion to refer to the committee on in
valid pensions one of the veto.d pension bills
was made the groundwork of a speech by
Mr. Stewart against frequent exercises of
veto power by the President. There has
been, he said, about two hundred bills vetoed
by the President, most of them pension bills.
As the average monthly bill WAS ouly SIP,
the v hole of these bills involved an expendi-
ture of only about 81 400 month. Admit
ting that they were all wrong, that the COM
mittees of both Houses had been remss in
their duties, and that the two houses have
been inatteutive in their responsibility, still
he asked whether necessity vas so great As
10 warrant the executive branch of the gov
ernment to assume Legislative powers. No
reason could be suggested why this form of
government should be changed to save such
pittauce, He protested against the exer-
else of all such powers by the President.
Vest characterized Stewarts proposition as
monstrous. and declared that the President
was as much required under his oath OF
office to scrutinZe the smallest pension bill
and give il his approval or return 1t with OBJ
jections. as he was required to do with the
largest appropriation bill To hold anything
else i'll respect to the veto power would be to
render that provision of the constitution alb
soluTely nugalOry and make the government
that which Mr.. Hamilton intended to MIKE
it-a government of unlimited congressional
power. The novel proposition tha; the
amount involved in bill had aHything to do
with the constructing of the oonstitutuG,
Was absolutely without foundation.
The Senate then proceeded to the cousid-
Grafton of the Senate bill to amend the inter
State commerce act.
The Senate on motion of Cullom proceed
ed To the consideration of the Senate bill TO
amend the interstate commerce act.
Reagan offered an amendment which was
agreed to, giving the U. S. circuit and dis
irtct courts jurisdiction of violations of any
pro isions of the act upon relation to any
person or firm with power to issue preemp-
tory writs of mandamus. Reagan said he
had given notice of an amendment extend
ing the provisions of the act to express COM
panies, sleeping car companies, and stock
car companies, but as it was likely to pro-
woke discussion and retard the passage of
the bill, he would reserve the proposition for
the next session.
The debate followed in which the inter-
state commerce commerce commissioners
came in for considerable criticism for len
iency to railroads.
George offered an amendment prohibiting
carriers from transporting goods for any
shipper in car or vehicle owned by such
shipper, unless they charged exactly the
same rates as charged to other shippers.
Fit ally the amendment was ~ithdrawn on
the promise of Cullum to have the question
thoroughly considered at the next session of
Congress.
After further discussion the bill passed.
Blair gave notice that he would ask action
tomorrow on the bill to settle the pay ac-
counts of aborers under the eight hour law.
House bill to regulate liens of judgments
and DEGREES of courts of the United States
with amendments) was passed.
The Senate then proceeded to executive
business and adjourned,