The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-30
M'GARR.iHi MEETS 4 EEHTE'E,
The President Veto-s the mn Sending HE
CLnim o the Court OF { Inin,.

WASHINGTON. July 90 - President Harrison
to-day vetoed tn" bill referring to tho Court OF
Claims the famous claim Of William McCnrra.
han Tor relief. The veto was not entirely un.
expected. and much sympathy IL Expressed
for the veteran claimant who hns for nearly
third OF century been knocking at the doors
OF Congress Tor Justice. Bls for his relief
have boon favorahv reported upon hy senate
and House committees probably eight or ten
times and four times relief bill has rassed
the House OF Representatives. This is the
first timo he has ever succeeded In getting his
measure through the H"usc and Senate and
now he runs I'M against the Presidents veto.
This action on tho Part Of the President was
rfedicted by those who understand MIR. Har-
rison's fondness for exhibiting his pretended
superiority as a lawyer in every case In which
law questions are involved. The President
does t deny that McGurrahan is entitled to
some relief. u 10 does not think tho Govern
ment should b'rc all the burden Of satisfying
his claim.
McGHrrahEr. who Ia now white haired man
OF nearly three score years anil ton. heard
tho news Of tho veto with CONF arative equa-
nimity. for no is sure that Congress will at ito
next Session either pass the bill over tho veto
or amend tho measure. so rs to meet the Pros
idents objection. Ii was feared by MrGnrra-
hans friends that adverse action on the rArt
VI iHe Il'Nll'nl WOulu De Su'n o 0lSatpOlnL-
mont 70 him as 10 cnInnGcr his life ln his fee
bio condition and leave him to he buried BY
c. arty bu' the old man takes his temporary
dcfea, very easily. and will probably live to re-
new his long struggle at another session Of
Congress.
Tho claim. II allowed By the Court Of Claims.
would be worth to McGarrahan some threa
millions Of dollars and Of thls sun one egs-
The President in his veto message says:
II t. qult" possible that he .McGarrahnn. has been
from mt "T' a" " h"w ,e rfa.A hse
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s "sm ,, h.s q, the bin waea a,
the claim e.sHsnr I prorrd " IN .nssur.
that a, and. par, 81 ssh .rAn wM.h have been
.si.a .s,,I%r. ap%" q mere :ms.!Ins
,r% H. ' wi, he SECRETARY Of the In
T., BY TN. provision inc t.,ls Of III" New Idrin MIN
uar'.,lra, M" large orr, OF this property ise+
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"a iH. onrr ""nl tue Inusi States wavs. ali b.nei
@ sn Nj snss " az y Is
v faynr Is nv I" ren "nH M, AL nI a. ".
nrdlsposri or nut the United states assumes pay
III SN%s All .ss ea TO p's 70 s aa
irla W,ng SnrNny " any one a " IA U, u"ssivsr
U'her ming ms seems to mo 70 he who Is nall
miss!ul-. IHc amount involved must to enormously
larre trough at prrs"n, incapable of any accurate
I.' ~ framed as 70 ;yS tn gro'se,i9n to =:
largest cain. hile thro wing ppn tho United states
resp visibility which hat company should bear II
TIE little NJ Mr. Mc'iairaran /. established. The
United states provided proper tribunal Tor tho rlA
ut riam- founded uprn Mexican grants This claim
t. L. IN ! IL fraud affected tho Juigmen, it
not ih.nh. charRerbe thc 90 rrrmcnl Ths
contest chiefly hrtwrrn rival ca mana In th',
sta'~ Of ia" rN... uli seem tia II tho tnifi
t. Op"u tho litigation Rnd to wipe "ut
all jndrml niings ana DEGREES 4 less "xactinI meas.
" damages than tina, proposed should he ngresd