New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-07
THE HOUSE UPHOLDS A VETO
MR. CLEVELAND DISAPPROVES THE GEN
ERAL DEFICIENCY BILL.
HE OBJECTS TO PAYMENT OF THE FRENCH
sPOLrATION CLAIMs--THE VETO SUSTAINED
By GREAT MAJORITY AND AN
AMENDED BILL PROMPTLY
PASSED.
[pY TELEGRAPH TO THE rkrFrNE.l

[eY TELEGRAPH TO TIRE TkiFUTE1
Washington. June 6.-The expected veto mes
sage announcing the Presidents disapproval or
the General Deficiency bill was received by the
House Of resentatlves early this afternoon ana
found the Committee on Appropriations prepared
for IT, Everybody knew beforehand that the veto
would be sustained but many members who voted
10 sustain 1t did 50. not because they agreed WITH
the President IN regard the justice or equity OF
the French spoliation claims which furnished the
main ground for the veto. but because they were
unalterably opposed to the thrustng by the SEN
ate upon the Deficiency bill. where they dld hot
belong Of those and other claims against the Gov
ernment These Items were not "dehc'ehcies III
any proper sense. and under the rules OF tne
Hous, o. Representatives every one OF them would
have been excluded point OF order. Ihis 90
servation applies as we'll to the Southern war
claims. which the President omitted to refer TO IN
his veto message. as to the spoatlon claims.
SHORT AND SHARP DEBATE
The message provoked a short but brisk debate.
in the course of which there was a sharp passage
of words between Chairman Brumm Of the COM
mIttee Oh Claims, and Major Sayers, Of Texas
who Is a member OF the Appropriations Commit
tee 1t wac also shown in the debate that some Oh
the Presidents statements in regard to the spoha-
ton claims and their payment were his'orcaHy
Inaccurate, but everybody ought " nav tN 80
bered that his message had - be prepared on the
spur Of the moment. SO to speak
The reading os the opening sentences or the
message provoked smiles among members Oh
both sides who had observed the frequency with
which President Cleveland. since the beginning
cc the present session Of Congress, has shirkei
his constitutional duty and allowed bills 10 De
come laws without his formal approval The fol-
lowing sentence In the message appeared 10 ar
rest general attention: THE unpleasant ihci-
den,s which accompany the use Of the veto power
would tempt IT'S avoidance II such course did not
involve an abandonment OF constitutional duty
and an assent 70 legislation :or which the Ex-
.cutlve IS not willing To share the responsibility
PASSAGE OF THE REVISED BILL
The bill which tn. Committee on Appropria-
tons had prepared. and which was subsequently
nassei under \ suspension of the rules Dy ma
,or1ty OF four to one did not contain the items
- which the President had objected. Neitner
did II contain the stems for the payment OF SOUTH
.r, var claims. against which h. had raised no
ohi..,i,n The reason why the latter were ais"
ex.luded WAS no, that some or all of tAen were
MT rnertorl5us. tut because they had been thrust
bv the Senate upon a measure - Wh'h '"eS
li1 NO, belong in violation of the rules "i inc
tfous. of Representatives AMI without allowing
that body an opportunity 10 pass upon oacn ole
according t. IT, merits In other words the
,ncthod adopteI by the Senate was e.e ntiaNy
vicious and dangerous In regard 20 both classes
of ..iairns Tn. debate which prcceied IN" vote
., ,he modified bill was sh1r; but decidedly
spicy.