Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-03

mas been assigned by the President why
'hc House should rccede from its action
WIN regard TO the measure
IL must not be forgotten" the report
concludes. that n this bill should fail.
.here are hundreds Of useful projects Of
Improvement that have been I'm process
oil completion FOR number OF years. and
against which the most captious critic
couIu urge no objection, which would be
suspended, whereby great waste would
oe incurred and great loss sustained.
Notwithstanding all that has been said
hsalhst the BILL your committee assert
that II II should become law ii would
yield most actual substantial benefit to
the farmers, the producers, the consumers,
the merchants. and the business interests
or the country. and contribute largely
TO its prosperity"
There was an unusually large number
OF members In their seats and they lis
tened to the report with close attention,
ana appauded II warmly.
THE PREVIOUS QUESTION.
Mr.. Hooker stated that in the opinion
Of the committee the Presidents veto
raised every possible objection. and It
was the intention Of the committee, by its
report 20 answer them. He said that
many gentlemen had spoken TO him about
discussing the veto, and II he had con-
sented TO give them all the time asked for
II would run over three or four days. The
matter was one for the House TO deter
mine: II IL wanted 20 engage I'm a general
debate, well and good. In order to test
the sense Of the House on the question.
and without expressing an opinion as to
the desirability of the course indicated he
would ask the previous question on the
motion TO pass the bill Applause)
Mr.. DOckery Democrat, of Missouri.
and several other members were on their
feet demanding recognition. The former,
with great vehemence Of manner, de-
nounced the course Of the gentleman from
New York (Mr. Hooker. shouting: "The
gentleman agreed with me yesterday that
there should be opportunity for debate.
IT is unjust. unfair. and unmanly 10 cut us
Off in this way"
Mr.. Hooker seemed about to yield to Mr..
Dockery's demand, but many members IN
terposcd with cries for "the regular or
der" and the vote on ordering the pre-
yious question was taken. 1t resulted
ayes. 1877. noes. CO. Mr. Dbckery demand
ed the yeas and nays, but could muster
only forty-six members TO second his de-
mand-not a sufficient number-and that
announcement was greeted with derisve
cries of triumph from the friends Of the
bill.
The Speaker put the question: upon
reconsideration will the House pass the
bill, the objections of the President 10
the contrary Notwithstanding" Where
upon Mr.. Dockery made another effort TO
secure n hearing. SO mildly as to be al
most pathetic. he inquired: Upon the
question of passing a bin over the Presi-
dents veto there can be no debate under
the course pursued by the gentleman in
charger"
The Speaker: When the House Of Rep
resentatives has so voted. there can be
no debate. Nppause)
Mr.. Dockery: And IL has so voted
stined debate.
And he sank into his seat amidst general
laughter.
The vote was then taken on the passage
OF the bill over the Presidents veto. the
Constitution requiring that it should be
done by yeas and nays.
THE ELL PASSED.
There were 23O yeas and 90 nays More
than two thirds having voted in the af-
nrmative, the bill was declared to have
passed.
The following Democrats voted to pass
the bill over the Presidents veto:
Messrs Bankhead. Berry, Buck, Catch
inss Clark OF Louisiana. Cobb. Cooper
Of Florida. Cooper Of Texas. Culberson,
Cummings. Denny. Dinsmore Elicit.
Elliott. Fitzgerald, Kendall. Kyle. Lati-
mer. Lester. Little. McCulloch McMilln,
McRae Meyer. Money, ogden. owens.
Price. Robertson, Sparkuan. Strait. Tai
bert. Terry, Turner Of Georgia, Tyler.
Washington. Williams, and
Wilson Of South Carolina-39
The negative vote was made up Of the
following:
Democrats-Messrs. Allen Of Missis-
sippi. Bartlett, Bell. Black, Clardy.
Cockren. Dearmond. Dockery Erdman,
Hall Of Missouri. Harrison. Hart.
Hendrick. Jones, Kleberg. Layton. Ma
guire. Mcclellan, McDearmon, Pendle-
tan Richardson. Sayers. Shaw. Sorg.
Stalling, Sulzer Tate. Tucker, Turner Of
Virginia, and Walsh.
Repdblicans-Messr Allen Of Utah.
Anderson. Andrews, Baker Of New Hamp-
shire Brown, Calderhead. Connolly,
Grout. Hager. Hainer Hepburn, Leighty,
Linnoy. Long. Mccall Of Tennessee. Nc
Clure McEwan. Pearson. Pitney, Scran-
ton. Settle ShafrOth Sherman, STROBE,
and Updegraff.
Populists-Messrs. Baker of Kansas.
Bell Of Colorado, KEN. and Skinner
Mr.. Stroude. Of North Carolina. was
the only Popullst who voted for the bin.
There We're comparatively so few votes
I'm the negative that it was found inn
possible 10 pair absent members in favor
Of the bill
MITCHELL VS.. WALSH.
The rest of the session, mainly, was
taken up with the argument on the con-
tested-election case Of Mitchell VS. Walsh.
from the Eighth New York District, and
voting upon il. The report Of the ma
ioritv of Elections Committee No. 2, re-
the seating Of Mitchell 0'e-
publicam I'm place Of Walsh OemocraO
was agreed to-yeas. 1G2: nays, 80.
Bv this action the Democratic strength
OF the House was reduced TO 81. and that
of the Republicans increased to 2i9.
Conference reports on the naval appro-
priatlon bin and the bill making appro-
priations for fortihcaticns and coast de-
fences were presented. and the former
was agreed to. The latter was the anal
renort of the conferrees. and provided
for the expenditure Of S.S17SsS ON au-
tborized contracts 10 the amount OF
Si.195.O76
The lack Of a quorum prevented the
adootion of the report, and, at 5:fO, the
House adjourned.
senate Proceedings.
A. ot,h+-bours' session of the Senate
80 wound M to-day by the passage OF
the blll TO prohibit the issuance Of inte-
,oe+- hearing bonds without the consent OF
CONGRESS. All amendments, with motion
- rostnone. were voted down by ma
toritv Of 7. and the bill was passed by
like majority-32 to 20.
sneech was made early in the day
,,,, the chairman Of the Finance Commit
go MIR Morrill, Republican), Of Vermont
on the Dineley emergency tariff bill In
his remarks he intimatec that Democrauc
senators were 80 much afraid mat the
Populists were going TO get the oetter Oh
= - NJ tbev hurried TO become Popu-