The Red Cloud chief., 1896-06-12

of the flights ave t'I'irs "f the t>rcr-
It's" Malr IN the Nc,ner trench ~poi e
nt."n CASE Isl c..tilN objected to.
WNsulNGrON, juno : The general
deficiency appropriation bill reached
the President this morning and soon
after Don he sent to the House Of
REPRESENTATIVE "A message accompany
ing u veto Of the general deficiency
appropriation bin.
The message includes a defense of
the exercise of the veto powcr and a
long criticism Of the French spoliation
claims a~ggrcgatrng over 81, 900, OpO,
and also an objection to the payment
ofth ~thputcau claim for SlGi,iij arts.
ing ont OF the construction of the
ironclad stca"l battery Elijah. IL
opens as follows.
ITO the House of Representatives:
| hereby return without NV approval
House bill No 500, entitled An net
manlng appropriations TO supply de.
ticicucies III the appropriations for the
fiscal year ending June 80. 1895, and
for PRIOR years ard Tor other PURPOSES
ITO the extent that the constitution
has involved upon the President a par
t~icipatton il. legislation, | suppose his
action on oH'N presented To hIn Tor
"rp." q "u'F ~ oe Per
nnir, with car, and ir,nnH,,,,i a,
and in tulI view of his r,~,n,nshiI,v
To the people aud hIs obligation TO
subscrvc the public welfare, it is dill
.unI, Ia nnlny-t,,l ,.I.. tng.. a.
constitution u should he necessary -
.uo'p'' N,"P'N'' reg ~'N'",i"h 10 tNecu-
- - I,, ,,,,i' y, 100 "
.i,a n.to,., J"nh,',"' """ u
I'm. nnnlr,s,nt ipciJ,n,. vhirh ~,
company the mower would ,rmnt its
avoidance: if such "A course did not in
volvc an Abandonment Of coustitu.
tlonal duty aud assent to legislation
Tor when the Executive Is not willing
10 snare tne reNpnhe'o''ltH'
regret 'hat ! am cohS'ra'heo To
an '''por'aht appropriation
ON SO near th' c'ose Oh the session OF
'oES'cS>' nave ho"eVer' pV lW'
nr''a'e "''''" nl''r tn' rcce'Pc u' INC
oi''' en"eh'''e" 10 u''aV as il,''e rs
io'>'o,c " '''"h''' u'I'o" VI 'n'H pro-
pose" ieS'S'a' loh' 'houen am thuS
ooi'sv" y '"'''hV myself WIN " i'SS
~una ot my objections
t"ah "o"iu o'her"'se oe submitted
S~PoL1ATION CLAIMS TO.
s.This bill is in many ~ lis features
f,r r,m,ved from ,.o;,in,,, do.
,.;an,, hill ,,l :, ,o,,,ins ,,.,h,.
-, ~
VI Pp'op'''''on ""'en s'enn 10 Ut
e~N'ee"ingIy i~ueStionaple' "'thoo'
noticing IN detail many oil these items
! shall refer To the two of them which
in my judgment, justify my action il
the IN
The bill a~ppropriatcs ST, ,3llU!
for n martial n,vm,nt imam c,oi,n,
,,,;,h nriri,,,ndi In ma
~ 49,, 49, '.',
"Po" 90 e'' =! '',"'" ''"''
erS ana VeSscIS curing tnc CLOSING
years OF the last century. They have
been quite familiar to those having
congressional experience. as they
have been pressed for recognition an,
payment, with occasional intervals 81
rcposc, for near'y 100 years. Those
claims are based upon the allegation.
that France being at war with Eng
land seized and condemned m%anyAmcr
lean vessels and cargocs in violation
OF the rules of international law ant
treaty provisions and contrary to tht
duty sue owed 10 our onhtry a. q
ncutraI noWcr ana 10 our cltI"en,' ~
sen'p" " u.s. t,'.h7 rs u
damr,God n~,ins n L;r"nrh n%,,ion
whirL claims onr pnvnrnman, -,
tcmn,cd In enforce Int wn.n can
clnIjur n trentp with Ernnce in m,
year $500, these claims we're abnn.
ion,d or r~,linouisbed IN cnnSidcr,,inr
If IN, reIinuuisbmrnt nf cnrt,ir
claims vbicb France CHARGED agnins,
ms
81 do not understand /, 70 ne ,s set.