The National tribune., 1896-06-11
CONGRESS.
Abstract of The More Important Pro-
ceedings of Both Houses.
TuFsnAy JUNE 9.

TUESDAY, JUNE Z.
In the Senate after the long struggle the
bill to prohibit the issue of bonds was passed
by a vote of 80 to %. The bill as passed covers
only few lines, as follows:
Rs1cnac,ed That the issuance OF interest-bearing
houds az The United States for any purpose what
ever without further authority OF Congress is here
by prohibited.
The vote on its final passage was as follows;
Yeas.-Republicans aIessrs. Brown, Cannon,
Dubois. Hnnsbrough, Mitchell tore')' PetIsrew,
pritohsrd Teller, Warren, wolcott-lO Demo
crnts-AIessrs Bacon Bate. Berry, Chiffon, Daniel
George Harris Jones lark, Milts, Morgan P"sco'
pugh Timan. Turpie. Vest, Waltha. NhIe-I;.
Populists-Messrs. Allen, Butler, Jones (NeY.'
PETER SlewRrt-5. Total, 81 ,,
Nays.-Republicans- Messrs. Adrich, Ailson'
Hale Hawley. Lodge, Mcbride, Nelson, fInll'
ounv. Wctmore Wilson'S. Democrats Messrs
Brice, CofIery. Faulk"er Hill Lindsay 4sI M"'ne"
In the House. the report Of the Committee
on Rivers and Harbors recommending the pas
sage of the bill over the Presidents veto, was
read. The objections of the President were
reviewed in detail. All but q of the Az pro-
iects in the bill the report says. were contained
in preri1us river aud harbor bills. 1T was also
claimed that most of the projects were con-
tanned In the bill of 1890, upon which the late
Gen. Casey submitted a report, saying that but
eight were OF limited local beneht. III is also
stated that the bill was prepared after careful
examination of the reports OF Engineers. Inc
President alluded TO imprOvldcnty-p planned
proiccis" but the committee assert that provls-
ion has been made for prosecuting works,
where there seemed doubt concerning them,
bv modified projects, all to be done under the
direction of the Engineers. it is also claimed
that the President is indefinite in his language
in not specifying the Objectionable features OF
the bill
Replying to the assertion Of the President
that there are appropriations for works when
private parties have actually agreed TO DO, the
committee says that the information upon
which the President bases his objection is
wholly without foundation. As 10 the cash APP
preparation of 1900 600. the committee says
that this is to be spread over two yenrs ana not
expended in one fiscal year. 1t is also asserted
that the President places the amount under the
contract system about 81 600 600 higher than
the bill, aud that instead OF $20,00OOO0 being
expended during the year ending June So
1898 as asserted by the President, the commit
tee says that in ali contracts authorized
were Immediately entered into not more than
Sl66l2 S73 could be expended in any one year.
The report also says the President is IN error
in saying that there will be another approprla-
tion for smaller schemes mot covered IN the
contract"
Answering the charges of extravagance, the
committee SAYS that for the past six years the
average expenditure has been Sl6,7O0,O0O, and
estimates from the present bill and the appro-
priations for 1898 and 1900 that the average ex-
penditure for The next six years will be Sl3,-
100000
The bill was passed by vote Of 220 to 60 a
wide mnrgin over the necessary two-thirds.
The Democrats who voted to pass the bill over
she veto were:
Messrs. BankheRd lAls.l Berry Ky, Buck (La.),
Cnichnes Miss) Clarke (Ala.), Cobb Mo, Copper
(Fn.). Cooper (1ex.). CubersOn Tex). Cummings
(N. Denny Miss Dinsmore tAlk.l. ltllet lNB).,
Elliot q. G y Fitzgerald (Masa.l. Kendall ky,
Kyle (Miz-l, Laiiner q. CO. Lester (Ga.), Little
Dark y McCuliuch (Ark.), MeMilin (Tenn.), Mclsae
(Ark) Meyer Na.). Money lMiss) Ogden U.aA,
Owens (Ky.), Price Q.a.), Robertson la Spark
man (Fia.), Strait e. c.. Talbert Is CO Terry
{Arlzl. Turner tGa) Tyler Va.l, Underwood Ala.l,
Washington (Tenn.), Williams (Miss.), Wilson
Is C-)-39.
The Republicans who voted against passing
bill over the veto were:
Messrs. Alien utah, Anderson Tenn). An-
drews y, b. Baker N. H. Brown tTenn1. Cal
derhend thHn.). Connolly lH.), Circuit lNI.). Bager
Nowa). iainer lNcb.). Hepburn uoNH). Jeighty
tIud.D. Linuey IN. a.. Long Kan Mccall Tenn.),
Mcclure (Ohio). McEwAn IN j.. Pearson On. O..
Pituey N. j.. Scranton pal Settle ~. O.. Shat
roth (t,ooD, sherman N. ". Strobe (Neb) Trace
well lnd). UpdegrAf uown).-26