The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-07-10

would consider in determining my vote. There is no
more promising obligation on congfess to the people
of this country than TO pass this BILL which, amend
ed by the house committee, vii! reclaim from the
grasp OF these corporations and extend TO the PEG
pie for homes from fifty to seventy millions OF acres
As there is q contention as to the extent OF our
power, viii vote for the largest forieitu ana
leave the railroads 10 secure their rights in the
courts. This maniiestly public domain, earned and
acquired by the blood, the sacrifices, the treasure
and craftsmanship Of our fathers is sacred heri.
tage and ought to be preserved Tor the homes oil the
Already large bodies have passed in the hands Of
syndicates, foreign and domestic. 1t should be dis
posed Of only in small bodies for actual homes OF
actual settlers at reasonable rates. The more I'M
mortgHged homes and the fewer homeless people
we have the greater will be our country and the
happier the people.
The leaders on the republican side Of the
house notified Mr.. Mills today, as appeared in
these dispatches yesterday, that they Will 90
nothing more to delay the vote on the tariff
bill, and IL now seems to be generally believed
a vote will be had in ten days. The bill Will
probably be taken up tomorrow Immediately
after the passage of the land forte iture bill.
yETOING THE PENSION BILLS.
WASHINGTON, July BIN the house today
a message from the president vetoing the
bill granting pension to Mary Anne Doherty
was presented and read. 1t states that large
share Of the report OF the senate committee ON
pensions adopted also by tho house committed
consists of petition in which the woman
says that her husband, who had served in
New Jersey regiment, left her in 1865 and has
not been heard OF since. She had received o
pension as the widow OF Daniel Doherty uutil
it was discovered that he was alive
and living in Philadelphia and was
himself drawing pension there.
She had succeeded in getting pension
in tho first instance by much false swearing.
The police records of Washington (where she
has been living, showed her to be very bad
character and that she had been under arrest
nine times for drunkenness, larceny, creating
disturbances and other misdemeanors. Tho
theory seemed to be established (the president
SAYS that no man who has served in the army
could be a subject of DEATH or Of impaired
health, except rs the result OF army service,
medical theories being set at naugiit. Even
suicide was traced by devious and wonderful
curious ways TO service in the army, and the
authorizations of the pension bureau were over
ruled in the most peremptory fashion by spe-
cial acts of congress. The president would yield
TO no man, he says, in the desire to
see those who had defended the government
literally treated. The unfriendliness to veter-
an soldiers was q charge easily, and sometimes
dishonesty made The true soldier was a
good citizen, and would BIO satisfied with gem
erous, fair and equal treatment. The pension
list of the republic should be roll of honor,
not a matter OF indiscriminate alms-giving. He
had attempted to stem the tide OF improyident
pension enactments; but he still felt a share OF
responsibility in letting too many Of them be-
come laws.
ne DilI uIiu JioSsdg6 WtIc EoioiEeu w INC
committee on pensions, as were two other PEN
sion vetoes; one on the ground that death had
no connection with service in the army, and
the other on the ground that the records did
not show that the soldier in question (said to
have been an officer killed in the Custer mas
sacre) was in that expedition.
The conference report on the agricultural
Appropriation bill was presented ana explain
cd in detail by Mr.. Plumb. On one point tho
committee had been unable to agree; that was
the item inserted by the senate making an APP
preparation Of 100000 for continuing expert
ments in the manufacture Of sugar from sor-
gum.
The conference report was concurred in, and
q further conference was asked on the sorghum
item. conference was ordered on the post
Office appropriation bill, and Senators Plumb,
Allison and Book Mere annointed.