The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-05-22
IN THE HOUSE
Pension 0ranted-Dlscussion Of the Rights Of |
Labor snd Of Woman

feuotOu 0Iuutco-Oi8CuSBIOn OF xno klRutG OF
Labor snd Of Woman
WASHINGTON, May 21.-So much Of
the time of the house was occupied to-
day In considering the presidents veto
OF the bill to pension Francis e. Hoover
private In the sixty-fourth Ohio vol
unteer infantry. and in listening to a
personal explanation from Mr. Gros-
venor of Ohio relative to a newspaper
misrepresentation of his position on the
subject of reciprocity that the time
for the debate on the Phillips commits
sion bill was extended until tomorrow
at o'clock The bill provides for the
appointment by the president Of a nom
partisan commission of twenty-one, sew
en- representatives each from labor, ag-
riculture and business, to collect infor-
nation and consider and recommend
legislation to meet the problems pre-
sented by the labor committee.
At the opening of the session Gros-
venor had read a Washington special to
a Cincinnati paper charging that at a
recent meeting of the ways and means
committee, after pledging himself to
vote to report a reciprocity bill, he had
voted against 1t.
Mr.. Grosvenor explained that there
had been a proposition to re-enact the
third section of the Mckinley law (the
reciprocity clause) but 1t had been found,
in view of the tariff law on the statute
books (sugar having been placed on
LilS uutldOlc llStJ tldt tic bCCtiOh
of the Mckinley law would not be applic-
able.
Mr.. Kirkpatrick, Republican, Of Kan
sas, then called up the bill to pension
Francis e. Hoover, q private In COM
pany 1. Ohio volunteers, at the rate of
$50 per month, which was returned with
the presidents veto. Mr.. Kirkpatrick
moved that the bill be passed over the
veto, and said II congress did not give
him relief he would go to the poor house.
Mr.. Loud. Republican. of California
opposed the motion and Wood. Repubii-
debate the senate amendments to the
Notifications appropriation bill We're dis
agreed to and a caucus ordered.
The fortihcations bill which passed
the senate appropriated the liberal sum
of $40. .763. 1888. After the committee on
tions, the house committee on apprOpri-
ations availed itself Of the information
obtained by the senate coast defense
committee and the house committee
also followed up the Investigations. and
concluded to appropriate the sum OF
$5.S45,S37. This was beyond all prece-
dent departure in the line Of coast de-
fenses, but the senate. not content with
this, after due consideration in the COM
mittee on appropriations, increased the
amount by $4,91S,051. Senator Squire
was invited to sit on the senate COM
inittSC Ou aPpIOpIldtIOIiS tIe re-
view of the subject and the matters in
question were thoroughly considered in
the committee. that the main question
OF Importance Of having this large ap-
preparation made was conceded without
objection In the senate so the bill passed
unanimously in committee.
The roll was then called on the motion
to pass the pension bill over the veto and
resulted 1876 to At. The division was
generally along party lines, but Messrs.
Loud OF California. Quigg of New York,
Raney of Missouri and Wadsworth Of
New York voted with the Democrats to
support the veto, and Messrs. Cockrell
of Texas, Layton and Song Of Ohio,
Cummings of New York, Stokes and
Strait Of North Carolina and Talbert Of,
south Carolina to override the veto.
At 2:5O p. m., under the special order
adopted yesterday, the house proceeded
to consider the bill to authorize the pres
ident to appoint non-partisan COM
mission to collect information and con-
sider and recommend legislation to
meet the problems presented by labor,