Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-06-06
NATIONAL CAPITAL BUDGET
President Vetoed General Deficiency
Appropriation Bill-NetO Sus-
tanned by the House.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS In The SENATE
Dubois Made Vigorous Plea for Pub
lie Buildings at the New Capitals
Speaker Reed and Chairman
Milliken Criticised

Washington, June 6.-President Cleve-
land to-day sent message to the house
vetong the general deficiency bill. The
message includes a defense of the exer-
else of the veto power and a long criti-
cism of the French spoliation claims, ag-
gregating over $l,0o00o0; also the oblec-
tion to the payment of the Choteau claim
of $174, ,445, arising out of the construc'
tion of the iron-clad battery Elijah.
Chairman Cannon, of the house COM
mittee on appropriations, has defcien-
cy bill prepared, with the claims objected
to by the president eliminated. AS soon
rs the veto is sustained, which he antlcl-
pates, he will ask consideration of the
new bill. 1t is believed it can pass i'm
mediately.
SESSION OF THE HOUSE TODAY.
The house waited twenty minutes again
to- day for the appearance of quorum.
Speaker Reed admonished the members
to be in attendance promptly hereafter.
Under the special order, adopted yes
terday, the house then proceeded to CON
slider bills under suspension of the rules.
The bill extending the jurisdiction OF
the U. S. courts of the Indian Territory,
providing for laying out towns, leasing
coal, timber, farming and grazing lands,
was passed.
Mr.. Loud, Republican, of California,
chairman of the postoffice committee,
moved to sus spend the rules and pass the
senate bill to amend the law defining
fourth class mail matter.
The amendment related solely to
franked matter, confning it to written
and printed matter" At present all "of-
ficial matter" can be franked.
Mr.. Loud explained that the mails
we're gorged with all sorts of government
supplies. Last year 1,250,O0O pounds
went through the Washington office.
Mr.. Cannon said that he could see no
reason why government matter should
not be handled by the postoffice instead
of the express.
Mr.. Loud replied that this matter could
be handled by the express companies for
fourth what it cost the government. he
volunteered the opinion that it cost the
government twice as much to transport
the mails as it should.
Mr.. Kyle, of Mississippi, advocated the
passage of the bill. The bill passed-1O2
to 35.
Mr.. Powers, of Vermont, chairman of
the Pacific railroad committee, moved to
suspend the rules and pass the bill to de-
fine the right of purchasers under mort
cages to the Atlantic & Pacific railroad
company, authorized by the act of April
20, 1871.
PRESIDENT SUSTAINED.
over the veto was lost in the house
Yeas, 40; nays, 1863.
SESSION OF THE SENATE TO-DAY.
Vice President Stevenson, in the SEN
ate to-day, announced his signature to a
number of bills, including the deficiency
appropriations and called cheese bills.
Among the favorable reports was one
from the library committee for peace
monument at Appomatox, at the point
where Grant and Lee met.
Mr., Allison reported a partial agree
ment on the sundry civil appropriation
bill. He explained that number OF
items we're still open, including those for
the new public buildings at Salt Lake
City and the capitals of Idaho, Wyoming
and Montana, and additions for the pub
lie buildings at Kansas City, Savannah,
Ga, and Camden, N. j.
The house conference positively re-
fused, said Mr.. Allison, to assent to any
public building items.
The senate amendment of $35,00O for
participation in the Brussels exposition
next year was also resisted by the house
although the state department regarded
it desirable that this government should
take part
Mr.Allison said that these and othel
items were of such importance to larg'
interests that the senate conference dc
not feel justified in abandoning then
without the advice of the senate.
VIGOROUS PLEA OF DUBOIS.
Mr.. Dubois made vigorous plea to
public buildings at the new capitals. d
said it was notorious that the speaker
the house end the chairman of the hous
committee on public buildings AM
grounds declined to approve any ne'
public building legislation, and yet, sal
Mr.. Dubois, Speaker Reed resided IN
place with $4,000 people with publ
building costing $1,169,0OO.