The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-22
BILL PASSED OVER
PRESIDENTS VETO
And q Pension is Granted Francis
Hoover, q Veteran Of the Late War.
DEMOCRATS VOTE FOR THE BILL
Mr.. Grosyenor Denies the Report
That There Are Factions Among
Republicans ON the Ways and Means
ttce-.PrOcreain.s in Senate.

WASHINGTON, May 2i.-By vote OF
IeG TO Al the house today passed over
the presidents veto the bill granting
pension of $50 4 month to trancls r..
Hoover. late of the Twenty third In
diana Regiment of Volunteers. A de-
bate Of two hours preceded the vote,
Messrs. fitzpatrick ,Rep.. Kansas
Wood lRep. llbsJ and Willis, Rep:
DELI advocating the passage Of the bill
ANA Mcssrs. Erdman, (Dem. Pa) Loud,
(Rep. CalaD and Bartlett ,Dem. n. W,
in favor of sustaining the veto. All
the Populists and Republicans general
ly voted for the bill and the Democrats
against it. The following Republicans.
however, voted To sustain the veto:
Messrs. Loud tCala), Raney Mo).
Quigg and Wadsworth On. W, ana the
following Democrats to pass the bill:
Cockrell, CTeX). Cummings IN. ",
Layton and Sorg co., and Stokes, Strait
and Talbert &C. CO
This was preceded by a half hours
statement by Mr.. Grosvenor (Rcp. O).
regarding a telegram from Washington
In the Cincinnati Tribune, which LINED
him up with the Reed men, in voting
to oppose the reporting of any reci-
procity from the committee on ways
and means. Passing by the lining up
with the Reed men, by the observation
that he might he found IN worse com-
pany, Mr.. Grosvenor denied the report
that there We're any factions among
the Republicans on the committee on
ways and means. asserting that they
had acted as a unit upon all matters.
Consideration was begun of the Phil
lips labor commission bill, under the
special order agreed to yesterday and
its passage was advocated by Messrs.
Phillips (Rep. Pa and Low CRep N.Y.
The time for its discussion was extend
ed until four o'clock tomorrow.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
In some respects the proceedings in
the senate today were suggestive of the
closing days of a session. Conference
reports We're being considered and act
ed on during most of the day. First
came the river and harbor bill: and
after q shortdiscussion. the report was
formally disagreed to. in order to have
an item as to Brunswick harbOr Ga.
restored to the bill. Later in the day
the report was again presented, with
the Brunswick matter arranged salts
factorily; but with the items as to the
deep sea harbor in Southern California
still undisposed of in conference The
report was agreed to as far as it went.
and new conference was ordered on
the San Pedro and Santa Monica Nues-
tion. The conference report was on
thA legislative bill was presented and
was assailed on account of provisions
as to circuit court clerks and as to the
appointment of a register of copy
rights The report was disagreed to.
26 tn 80 and the bill was gain sent to
conference.
BUTLER'S BOND BILL.
Thc calendar of appropriated bills
having been thus cleared off. Mr.. But
Ter, Uop.. n. c. thought that the OPP
portune time has come for getting be-
fore the senate his bill prohibiting the
issue of government bonds without the
consent Of congress, and he made q
motion to proceed to its consideration.