The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-16
THE CASE OF MARY ANN DOHERTY==
Senators Discuss the work OF the
VetoIng President.
The Unsigned Appropriation BIlI a
Barrier to adjournment.
A Peculiar Resolution Read and
Referred In the House.

WASHINGTON, Oct l5.-In the Senate to-
day, message from the President. yetoIng
the pension bill Of Mrs Sarah Woodbridge.
on the ground that her second husband was
still living, and such precedent ought not
to be established, was laid before the body.
The bill and message were referred TO the
committee ON pensions, and Senator Blair
proceeded to discuss pension vetoes general
ly, and the case Of Mary Ann DOherty in
particular. A matter Of doing justice to
that poor woman, he said, was just as seri-
Gus as the passage of the tariff bill, or the
election Of President. He read various
amlaVlts In support Of Mrs. DOherty's
claim, ana various certificates as TO her good
character.
Senator Cockrell characterized the docu-
ments produced Dy Senator Blair as mere
trash. The President, he said. had NOT told
haiI the truth about the wOman's character
Senator Blair spoke Of the President as
an Infamous libeller" He declared that
the trickery and fraud perpetrated by gov
ernment officials TO victimize the woman and
put her In the wrong would shame the veIy
denizens OF the pit itself. Mary Ann DOher-
w, ne asserted, was woman Of irreproach-
aDle character, while there was no proof OK
the character Of her assailant.
At the close Of Senator Blair's remarks.
other messages, YetOing pension bills. were
laid before the Senate and referred 10 the
committee on claims.
Another message from the President. re-
turning without approval the bill granting a
pension to William S. Bradshaw, was laid
before the Senate. The ground Of disap-
proval Is that the disability was not CON
sracted IN military service. The bill was
laid on the table.
Senator Hale, with the approval of such
oI tne appropriation committee as were In
thei city, introduced q bill authorizing tha
oeeretary y OF war TO- protect the Washington
aqueduct tunnell. The bill passed
Joint resolution, authorizing the execu-
i've departments to use the articles In their
possession Tor exhibition at the Paris Expo-
sltl0n In 1889, was passed.
senator Brown presented the petition Of
the WOmen's Christian Temperanee Union
OF Georgia, for the repeal Of the internal
revenue laws, and addressed the Senate ad-
vocating adjournment. He said the only
reason adjournment had not taken place be-
lore was that both parties were jealous Of
each other and fearing lest the other should
gain an advantage. He saw no reason why
adjournment should not be agreed usOn at
once. He did not believe either party was
bate. '''
Senator Allison said he did not believe the
Senators we're called upon 10 remain In ses-
sion the next three weeks under these cir
cumstances: However, with the tariff bill
entirely and absolutely out of the question,
Congress was not, at this day and hour,
ready to adjourn. The general deficiency
Dill had not yet received the signature Of the
President, and was only sent to him last
Friday or Saturday. Therefore, whatever
delay occurred during the present session,
had not occurred In the Senate or on account
OF the consideration. or want OF considera-
tiOn OF the tariff bill The delay had arisen
out OF the fact that the appropriation bills
had not come TO the Senate, as under the
rules and customs they should have come.
IN an early period Of the session. 1t was his
purpose to pursue the tariff bill until finally
disposed OF, and he was willing to allow
reasonable time for general debate. Then
ne would ask the Senate to discuss the bill,
patagraph py paragraph, under five or ten
minutes rule Whatever was done now,
whether Congress adjourned tomorrow, or
the next day, or next week, the Senate ought
70 nave an understanding that on re-assem-
Dllng, Whetner IN November or December,
the tarih Dill should be pursued, so 1t would
| get TO the House before the Christmas hol-
| days. III he had his way, he should push IL
to the exclusion Of all other business.
Discussion Of the adjournment question
stopped here, and the Senate proceeded with
the consideration Of the tariff bill.
Senator Vest spoke at length In defence Of
| banks.
| Senator Blair presented certain informa-
ton collected by a correspondent Of the
| New York Tribune as 10 the Condition OF
| public sentiment In Canada on the great i'm
| ternatlonal question Of political and COM
merclal connection OF the Dominion with the
United States, and asked that II be printed
Win MS remarks. He was entirely opposed,
ne said, TO the idea Of anything like retail
alton or resort TO unnecessary force.
Senator HOar suggested that ii the Cana
dams objected to being annexed to the
United States, the United States might be
willing to be annexed TO Canada.
Senator Blair said he was willing the
| United States should be united with Canada,
but not willing there shall be an idea Of In
| equality on either side. There was nothing
but political union that would satisfy him.
Undoubtedly the majority OF the people OF
Canada favor 1t and he believed that the in
| clination was most seriously and harmOnt-
| ously reeiprocated by the G5,O0O,OO0 who
| make up the American nation.
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