Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-04
THE 18th CONGRESS.
s,,,fs Follows The Example Of The House
Of Representatives.
nc VETO AGAIN ovEn-nrDDEN.
and Harbor BiIl Passed by
.ropcr Chamber, the Objections
81 thc President TO the Contrary
,.,,,ithstnnding,

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'.....l states followed to-day the cx-
... Yesterday by the House OF Rep
.s.fycs 60 passing, by vote OF 90
te liver and harbor bill over the
.....s veto. The I'VE negative votes
o democratic senators-nameiy'
g,te Of Tennessee. Chiffon OF
u.u o. New York. Smith OF New
..r and villas OF Wisconsin.
a.laie preceding the vote occupied
r,r hours Speeches IN favor OF
....r, the veto were made by Sena-
v... sherman Petugrew Repubh-
~. Of south Dakota, Berry Democrao
,...n-as. Stewart PopulisD OF Ne
uaWley ,Republican) Of Connecti-
..i Butler PopulsO Of North Caro-
eac.chos In favor Of sustaining the
...ro made by Senators Smith, Villas
and Ull-the last-named introduce
c., .a.rt resolution TO amend the Con-
....tr by giving the President the
.o veto any items in an appropria-
.....n. % power which the Constitution
eli. state Of New York gives to the
,.r.-lr of that state.
AT Pctuerew's speech characterized the
49,. ..yer as a relic Of the past which
KIM, place in a free government. He de-
...I the President in severe terms,
.... Linn with an utter disregard Of
-.l oath Of office. with overriding
. .v-. influencing congressman by the
M uf patronage, enrichins ms IA
.. ID the public expense ana, IN
.-.ftfinc no restraint but his inn
i. ..rf.rsnce report partiaD on the
.rrrorriation bin was presented
..... e-ed and went over untll loiloi-
. ODD. vote 20 be taken at i. NJ. Inc
..,-. I'D discussion were as TO the num-
i..f I.ttlesnips and as 10 the contract
.- fr armor-plate. .u,
t.,-- p. ~. the senate adjourned I'LL
tomorrow al IL A. NJ.
MIR. VESTS REMARKS.
SIR Vest opened the debate on The
,...an Of passing the river and harDor
.r aver the Presidents veto. lie sala
...t tf.r. were statements i'm the Presl~
-..-. message as to which, with all due
,rf to the President and his hlsh
.r. SOP cthing should be said ~ ue-
f-.. 10 The two houses Of Congress. ie
IUfNt.NOf 10 say lA"N ttt' $780,
,.r Tho bin and the message as was
tI..l.sIy necessary, and no more WINE
OCCASIONALLY he President Of the United
s...s bad the constitutional power TO
.. his veto prerogative il was not
u. I.l # the Constitution that that
r0wcr should be exercised as one OF
DID. ordinary instrumcntalities of admin
.-.rr1 the government
rr. veto power had been exercised only
s..n dimes q the first twenty-eight years
Of he g0yeument-twice by Washington
arI Else times by Madison; never by John
Adams or Thomas Jefferson.
Str Vest proceeded 10 discuss the mes
F.ra Boo detail. and pointed out various
Inaccuracies Boz IL. Among these was the
ratemcnt that the bin appropriated di-
r.ty about 100000 and covered con-
..uiug contracts To- the amount Of So
$4,000 The former sum exceeded the ac-
f.I figures by I29000) and the latter sum
v EaGOn The President. Mr.. Vest
.I had rhet0rcally charged Congress
U.l tNtriyasance. but If the President
Dad turned 90 the river and harbor bills
a.f.l n the last six years he would
have discovered that, considering the size
o, ,ae country and the demands Of inter
ra. commerce. the bin was comparatively
economical Then II had 10 be remem-
to.l that the appropriation was not for
q. year, but for two years. so lat, in
E,al of am appropriation Of about four
TEL millions. as the President said, the
tmolut to be spent i'm the next fiscal
scar would not bee more than six mil
l0r- being one-half of the twelve mil
IONS already mentioned.
PRIVATE INTERESTS"
Nr Vest said he was puzzled to know
g. what tle President alluded In speaking
O. private interests. but he supposed II
WI. ease of the destruction of the bar
o' tae har'or Of Brunswick. Ca, which
Dad been undertaken by private citizen,
lawyer. and where an additional depth
%. f,at OF water had been obtained at
cost OF $4,000 This had been done in the
fa.. of ttc opposition of the army en-
tu.ers 10 was so remarkable a success
ta.t tte conference committee had voted
q. extend he contract. lie was prepared
t..rl 10 and 10 say II was right, and
l.t there should Doe no monopoly Of en-
cheering by army engineers
III. I,. Iesied. as coming events cast
t.c shadows before" that in a very
'H years The attention of CONGRESS
Do. drawn 10 the necessity Of imme-
t.'..F improving an the waterways Of
81. country I'm order 20 give cheaper
nrpouaton 10 the people
h- rted out the revolution that has
made in The grain-eXpOrting trade by
nen.ng of the mouths % the Mis-
Sew orleans having become
'.F the chief grain-eXporting port of
l. country.
A. to tse Presidents intimation that the
'a.m.nt Of the s62 10000 covered by the
as binding as the bonded debt of
I. government Mr.. Vest mildly sug-
-'.l to the President that there was no
interest on TO-. II did not propose, TO use
p expression Of the Presidents "to
~ se posterity."
STR. SHERMAN'S VIEWS.
Nr sherman gave reasons why he
Vote FOR the passage OF the BILL
landing the Presidents objection.
.ae first place be did not think that
'-'h 1000 appropriation bin ought ever 10
vetoed under any circumstances. II
N'. nlt mandatory provision. but
merely permissive one. II the Secretary
ie Treasury said that there was no
money in tle Treasury not otherwise
..I. Onflafed' he was not bound to eX-
DO So that a.. PresideLt had COM
.. control OF the whole matter. There
. ne could not conceive a case where
h.N should be vetoed. Congress.
sherman declared. ought 10 stand 10y
elusive power TO appropriate money.
''f Do Che President the expenditure OF
.} when there is sufficient money in
treasury for the purpose.
I-.ie was a wide difference between n
'i'ory law binding on the President
'N ul the departments. and on the
t and mere permission to eXpend
n money Cor a particular purpose.
il Of seven vetoes In the first TWEEN
''''fAi years Of the government. vetoes
90 one house or the other now al
every day Congress ought TO curb,
..c<. " possible, the exercise OF the
'e.J power.