The herald., 1896-06-03
IN THE HOUSE
The River and Harbor Bill Passed Over the
Veto

WASHINGTON, June 2.-The house
| devoted itself today to passing the river
! ana narDor bill over the Presidents veto
ana to unseating, by IL vote of 162 to 49,
| John j. Walsh, the Democratic member
| from the Eighth New York district,
| whose place viii be filled by John Mur-
| ray Mitchell, Republican. Both of these
! actions were foregone conclusions, so
| they excited comparatively little inter-
est, although there was a full house to
| Vote on the river and harbor bill. 1t was
! passed by 220 To 60, many more votes
| than the two-thirds necessary to over
! RUE IL veto, ana it was passed without
debate, although Mr.. Dockery, Demo-
crat OF Missouri, protested vehemently
that debate had been promised. Thirty
nine Democrats voted to override the
presidential objections and twenty-siX
Republicans stood by MIR. Cleveland
The naval appropriation bill was report
ed from conference with an agreement
| on all items but the number of battle
ships. incidentally, Chairman Cannon
or the committee on appropriations pre-
dicted that congress would adjourn late
next week.
The report of the committee on rivers
and harbOrs recommending the passage
| of the bill over the presidents veto was
made by Chairman Hooker and read
The bill passed by vote of 220 to so.
bill over the veto We're: Bankhead of
Alabama, Berry of Kentucky, Buck of
Louisiana, Catchings of Mississippi
Clarke of Alabama. Cobb of Missouri
Cooper of Florida Cooper of Texas, Gull
berson of Texas. Cummings of New
York, Tonnt of Mississippi Densmore of
Arkansas, Ellert of Virginia. Elliott of
South Carolina. Fitzgerald of Massa-
chusetts, Kendall of Kentucky. Kyle of
Mississippi. Latimer of South Carolina,
Lester of Georgia, Little of Arkansas,
McCulloch of Arkansas. McMillin of
Tennessee. McRae of Arkansas, Meyer
of Louisiana. Money of Mississippi. Og
den of Louisiana, Owens of Kentucky,
Price of Louisiana, Robertson of Louis
lana, Sparkman of Florida. Strait of
South Carolina, Talbert of South Caro-
lima, Terry of Arkansas, Turner of
Georgia, Tyler of Virginia, Underwood
of Alabama, Washington of Tennessee,
Williams of Mississippi Wilson of
South Carolina.
passing the bill over the veto We're:
Allen of Utah. Anderson of Tennessee.
Andrews of Nebraska, Baker of New
Hampshire. Brown of Tennessee. Cald-
erhead of Kansas. Connolly of Illinois,
Grcut of Vermont Hager of Iowa,
Hainer of Nebraska, Hepburn of Iowa,
Leighly of Indiana, Linney of North
Carolina, Long of Kansas, Mccall of
Tennessee. Mcclure of Ohio, McEwan
of New Jersey. Pearson of North Caro-
lima, Pitney of New Jersey, Scranton of
Pennsylvania. Settle of North Carolina,
Shafroth of Colorado. Sherman of New
York, Strobe of Nebraska, Tradewell of
Indiana. Updegraff of Iowa-26.
Long (Rep., Kan.) called up the con-
tested election case of the Eighth New
York district, the majority report being
to unseat Walsh (Dem) and seat Mitch
ell CRep)
The debate consisted largely of the
discussion of technicalities although
there were incidental attacks upon the
defenses of Tammany Hall.
On rising vote the resolution to seat
Mr.. Mitchell was adopted-13S to 32.
On the roll call the vote was 1929.
Mr.. Mitchell took the oath of officer as
soon as the vote had been announced.
Chairman Boutelle of the naval COM
mttee made a partial report on the
naval bill.
A further conference on the battle
ships was ordered.
Fortifications bill was reported from
conference by Mr.. Hainer (Rep.. Neb.)
The adoption of the report was prevent
ed by Mr.. KEN (Pop.. Neb) who made
the point of no quorum and the house
at 4 80 p. m. adjourned