The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-22
WHAT THE HOUSE DID
The Presidents Veto Of a Pension
Bill Was Considered.
GROSvENOR'S EXPLANATION
He Gives His Reasons for Voting
as He Did After Agreeing to Do
Otherwise In the Ways and
Means Committee.

means Committee.
Washington, May also much of the
time of the house was occupied to-day
in considering the presidents veto of
the bill to pension Francis L. Hoover,
a private in the Sixty-Fourth Ohio vol
unteer infantry, and in listening to a
personal explanation from Grosvenor
republican, Ohio, relative to a newspa-
per Misrepresentation OF his position
on the subject of reciprocity. that the
time for the debate on the Phillips COM
mission bill was extended until to-mor-
row at 4 o'clock. The OIL provides for
the appointment by the president OF
nonpartisan commission of Fl, seven
representatives each from labor, agri-
culture and business, to collect infOr-
nation and consider and recommend
legislation to meet the problems pre-
sented by the labor committee.
The author OF the bill made the prin-
cipal argument to-day. At the opening
of the session Grosvenor. republican,
Ohio, had read a Washington special
to a Cincinnati paper charging that at
a recent meeting of the ways and
means committee, after pledging him
self to vote to report a reciprocity bill,
he had voted against II. The special
described the surprise created by his
lining up with the Reed faction and
SDOhC Oh MIN Ht dsMtfNlHity
who refused to support legislation
''along Mckinley lines"
Grosvenor explained facetionsly that
If the publication only contained the
charge that he had lined up with the
Reed faction. he would not have trou-
bled the house. He did not think he
could be found in better company.
Uaughter.) lie said there had been a
constant reiteration of the charge that
the ways and means committee was
rent by factonal discussions. This
charge had no foundation in fact. There
was no difference of opinion among the
republicans of the committee as to the
ultimate purpose of the republican par
ty to carry TO triumph the doctrine of
reciprocity. There had been a PROPOSE
ton to reenact the third section OF the
Mckinley law, (the reciprocity clause
but IL had been found. in view OF the
tariff law on the statute books (sugar
having been placed on the dutiable list)
that the third section OF the Mckinley
law would not be applicable. In this
opinion he had concurred. and he was
ready to take the responsibility. wheth-
eT he lined up with one faction or an
other. IL there were factions.
kirkpatrick, republican. Kansas, then
called up the bill to pension Francis f..
Hoover, private I'm Company l., Ohio
volunteers. at the rate OF $50 per
month. which was returned with the
presidents veto. Kirkpatrick moved
that the bill be passed over the veto,
and said IL congress did not give him
relief he would go to the poor house.
The committee could never assent to
that as long as there was a dollar in
the treasury.
Erdman, democrat, Pennsylvania, OPP
posed the motion. He explained that
the information in the possession of the
president was the original report of the
committee. and the testimony on file at
the pension office.
Loud, republican. California, also OPP
posed the motion, and Wood, republi-
can. Illinois, supported IL. During the
debate, the senate amendments to the
Notifications appropriation bill were
disagreed to and a conference ordered.
Hartlett, democrat, New York. en-
dorsed the presidents veto. Willis, re-
publican. Delaware, concluded the de-
bate with stirring speech in criticism
of the presidents course in vetoing pri-
vate pension bills.
The roll was then called on the mo-
ton to pass the bin over the presi-
dents Veto and resulted, 1851 The
division was generally along party
lines. but Messrs. Loud OF California,
Quigg of New York Raney OF Mis-
souri, and wadsworth of New York.
voted with the democrats to support the
veto. and Messrs. Cockrell of Texas.
Layton and Sorg of Ohio, Cummings
of New York, Stokes and Strait of
North Carolina, and Talbert OF South
Carolina. TO override the veto.
AT ESQ p. M the house proceeded to
consider the bill to authorize the presi-
dent to appoint a non-partisan COM
mission to collect information and con-
slider and recommend legislation to
meet the problem presented by labor,
agricultural and capital. and Phillips.
republican, Pennsylvania, addressed
the house. At the close of his speech
Hooker, republican. New York. asked
that the house again formally disagree
10 the senate amendments 10 the river
and harbor appropriation bill. The
house agreed TO Hookers motion to dis
agree and the speaker reappointed
Messrs. Hooker of New York. Hermann
of oregon and Catchings OF Mississippi
confreres.
Lowe. republican, New York. sup
ported the Phillips bill in a few re-
marks. after which the general debate
closed and the bill was read for amend
ment. Phillips moved an amendment
TO make the composition of the COM
mission FIVE representatives each OF la
Dor. agriculture, manufacturing and
business. This amendment was pend
ing when. at $40 p. m. the house ad-
Journed.