The Portland daily press., 1889-03-04
HURRylNG UP BELATED BUSINESS.
Congress Sits Up All Night and Keeps
on All Sunday.
The Direct Tax Bill Passes the Sen.
ate over the Veto.
RIddIeberger Creates a Row and
Sends His Resignation to Virginia.

WASHINGTON, March 2.-Last nights ses-
sion Of the Senate lasted until $50 this
morning, when an adjournment was had un-
til II O'Clock.
The deficiency bill was reported to the
Senate, and the amendments adopted in COM
mittee of the whole were agreed to except
where special votes were required. The
bill then passed.
The Indian appropriation bill was report
ed and ordered printed. and conference re-
port on the sundry civil bill was presented,
but not acted upon.
A conference was ordered on the defcien-
cy bill. The conference report on the sun
dry civil bill was agreed to.
The conference report on the post office
appropriation bill was agreed to.
The Indian appropriation bill was called
up, and the amendment reported by the COM
mittee on appropriations striking out the
paragraph appropriating s4S,338 to fulfll
treaty stipulations with the Pottawatomis
nation Of Indians and with the citizens band
of the Pottawatomles. was agreed to. The
vole by which the bill amending the Yellow
stone Park bill was heretofore passed, was
on motion Of Mr.. Vest reconsidered and
again passed with various amendments and
returned to the House.
The conference report on the District Of
Columbia appropriation bill was presented
and agreed to.
Consideration of the Indian appropriation
bill was then resumed. Mr.. Vest offered an
amendment looking to the purchase Of the
Cherokee title to lands in Indian Territory.
(the Cherokee outlet, but on objection by
Mr.. Butler, it was ruled out of order. Mr..
Vest, however, proceeded to speak in fav IT
of the project, Mr.. Butler replying. The
amendment was agreed to, yeas 81, nays 10.
ALI the other amendments reported by the
committee were also agreed to, and the bill
passed.. conference was requested.
The Senate adjourned uutil $50.
AT the evening session the Presidents
veto OF the direct tax bill was presented and
read and the presiding officer put the ques-
tion Shall the bill pass, the objections OF
ing?"
Mr.. Sherman did not think it necessary to
discuss the message There was no consid-
Grafton stated by the President in his mes
sage that had not been fully debated and
considered In both Houses Of Congress.
The proposition contained in the bill had
been recommended by every Secretary Of
the Treasury from four or five different ad-
minlstrations and had grown out of the abb
solute impossibility of doing justice among
the several States in levying the direct tax.
With all due respect to the President, he
did not consider the objections to the
worthy Of much reply.
Mr.. Vest said the President was called
upon to approve every bill sent him or re-
turn it where it originated with his objection
and he had to exercise that duty without re-
gard to the number of votes given for or
against a measure. He honOred the Presi-
dent for his veto and If there was no other
Senator to render his vote in support of the
veto he would be the one to do so.
Mr.. Stewart spoke of the Presidents veto
as being only one Of his many vetoes that
came within the constitutional idea Of the
veto power.
Mr.. Morgan said he differed with the Pre-
sldent In regard TO the constitutional ques-
ton, and would vote for the bill, the Presi-
dents objections to the contrary, notwith-
standing.
Mr.. Edmunds said he had voted against
the bill In its passage. but not all on the
broad ground over which the President put
MS objections, and so he would be compelled
TO vote against its passage now.
The question was taken and the bill pass
ed, yeas 45, nays 8. The negative votes were
given by Senators Blair, Call. Coke. Ed
munds. Jones Of Arkansas, Pasco, Reagan.
Salisbury and Vest.
Contere1ees nc sug uEsPS9Kss S " were presented and
state commerce law, in regard to the salmon
tion bill
Mr.. Blair asked unanimous consent to take
up the joint resolution proposing liduor
prohibition amendment to the constitution of
the United States. but Mr. Harris objected.
Mr.. Blair said the matter had been pend
Ing IA years and all he asked now was to
have vote upon it without debate. He
moved to proceed to its consideration. The
motion was defeated, years Is, nays SO, the
Affirmative yotef being given by Messrs.
Blair, Bowen, Dawes, Dolph, Frye, Hawley.
Jones Of Nevada, Mitchell, Palmer, Platt,
Quay, Sawyer and Stockbridge.
Several minor bills were taken from the
calendar and passed.
Mr.. Allison presented the conference re-
port on the sundry civil appropriation bill
and explained that all the disagreements had
been disposed of except two, one relating to
the use OF steam plate presses in the bureau
OF engraving and printing, and the other
being special appropriation for the widow
Of Chief Justice Waite. After a long discus
sion Mr. Allison moved that that the Senate
insist upon its amendment and ask further
conference. The motion was agreed to.