The Portland daily press., 1896-06-08
Veto Of General Deficiency Bill Meets
With Approval.
PRESIDENT SUSTAINED BY BIG
MAJORITY.
Eastern Members Only Ones to Vote In Its
Favor-Mr Cannon Terms Bill Whit
ened Sepnlcher.

1
| ened SepuIcher,
| washington, June Gin the II ouse to-
day Mr.. Hopkins, Republican of Illinois,
presented the report of the committee on
ways ana Means on eciprocity and 49,
oJo copies OF 1t, together with the views
OF the minority, were ordered printed.
| The unfinished business was the Curtis
| bill, under consideration some days ago.
upon which preliminary vote had been
taken. The bill provides for tho pro-
| lection of the people Of Indian Territory.
| extending the jurisdiction of the United
States courts over crimes committed in
the territory and for the laying out of
towns, the leasing Of coal and other
mineral. timber, farming and grazing
lands. 1t was passed under suspension
of the rules.
| The rules were suspended and the SEN
ate bill was pasod defining fourth class
mail matter the object being to exclude
articles other than printed or written
matter emanating from the various
executive departments, an abuse having
grown up of sending supplies, more Or
less bulky, which should go by freight or
express.
Speaker Reed laid before the House
the Presidents veto OF the general d c.
| ficiency bill and 1t was read. From the
applause which swept over the hall at
the close OF the reading, it was apparent
that the message met nearly general ap-
prevail.
| Mr.. Cannon, Republican of Illinois,
| stated that he would move to pass the
bill over the Presidents veto. and if that
failed, would ask the Speaker to recog-
nize him to move to suspend the rules
and pass deficiency bill, emitting from
| it the items objected to ny the President,
which could be sent to the executive for
| action tonight. Mr.. Adams. Republican
of Psnnsylvania-It requires two-thirds
vote to suspend the rules. Suppose the
| House does not pass the bill over the
veto and then refuses to vote to suspend
| the rules, where will you be?
Mr.. Cannon-"Oh, Well if we can't
pass bill providing for t. necessary
expenses Of the government without
| loading it down with 700 claims, then
there is nothing honest, wholesome SEN
timent to fall back upon. Mr.. Mahon,
Republican of Pennsylvania, chairman
OF the committee of war claims, who
led the fight for the adoption of the war
| claims in the bill, when the bill came
back from the Senate, said: 'If we are
| to allow him to dictate what bills Con-
gress shall pass and what it shall not,
| we might as well quit and go home''
Mr.. Grosyenor, Republican of Ohio,
criticized the veto for the errors of fact
which he alleged it contained.
Messrs. Do,kery, Democrat of Missouri,
and Sayers. Democrat of Texas, approved
| the veto, and MIR. Brumm, Republican
Of Pennsylvania, chairman of the COM
nittee on claims, approved it so far as to
say that "Aside from the billinqsgate
the President INDUCES in. the statements
he makes about the claims are facts, J"
when Mr.. Sayers sharply called him to
order for his language.
Mr.. Cannon. in closing the debate, said
he generally differed from the President
upon his official acts, but always re-
spectfully. In this case, he was compelled
to approve, especially as in his opinion
the vetoed bill was q 'swhitened sepul-
chre, filed with dead mems bodies. ~
| (Appause.)
by vote of 40 to &c. the House sus-
aimed the President, refusing to rass the
bill over his veto.
| Mr.. Cannon refused to suspend the
rules and pass the general deficiency bill
| which he sent to the clerks desk. He
stated it was an exact copy Of the bill
vetoed with the exception of the omni-
| bus claims, the amendment made by the
Senate, and he asked unanimous consent
that the reading be dispensed with.
| Mr. Richardson, Democrat of Tennes-
soc, objected and an hour was occupied
| by the reading of the bill.
Mr.. Cannon's motion prevailed-yeas.
173; nays, 2.