Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-06
The House Discussed the Presidents
Veto Message.
DOES NOT PASS The BILL AGAIN
Conference Reports Made in the
Senate and Instructions Given.
o T H e r M A T T e r S


their neglect in this regard caused the
loss Of valuable time each day \ resolu-
ton was adopted for the payment of the
employees of Congress for June on the day
after the sine die adjournment. Under
the special order adopted yesterday the
House then proceeded to consider bills I'M
der suspension of the rules.
The bill which was under consideration
when the House adjourned the last
suspension day, extending the jurisdiction
of United States courts in the Indian ter
ritory. providing for the laying out of
towns, the leasing Of coal, timber, farm
ing and grazing lands was passed.
Fcurth-CInss Mail Matter.
Mr.. Loud Cal), chairman of the post
office committee, moved to suspend the
rules and pass the Senate bill to amend the
law defining fourth-cass mail matter. The
amendment related solely to franked mat
ter, combining it to printed or written mat
ter" At present all Official matter can
be franked. Mr. Loud explained that the
mails were gorged with all sorts of gov
eminent supplies. Last year a million and
quarter pounds went through the Wash
ington office.
why government matter should not be
handled by the Post Office Department in
stead of the express companies.
MT. Loud replied that this matter could be
fourth of what it costs the government. He
volunteered the opinion that it cost the
government twice as much to transport The
mails as it should.
Mr.. Kyle (Miss) advocated the passage
of the bill. The bill was passed; 1o2-355
The Pacific Railroad Dill.
Mr. Powers Vt). chairman of the Pacific
railroad committee, moved to suspend the
rules and pass a bill to define the rights of
TIC and Pacific Railroad Company, author
lied by the act of April 90 1871. Mr. Powers
explained that the purpose of the bill was
to enable the bondholders of two sections
OF this road to organize themselves into
corporation on the completion of the fore
closure proceedings now pending
MI POWERS in reply to a question: denied
mat the Atlantic and Pacific had any re-
latlon to the Southern Pacific Mr. Hopkins
lll) opposed the bill! on the ground that ii
conveyed to the new company all the rights
Of the old company in respect to the lands
originally granted to it.
Mr.. Terry ArkD opposed it on the same
ground He pointed ont that in the ca Sc
Oh the proposed reOrganiZa ton of the North
ern Pacific the rights of the government and
the people residing along the line had been
most carefully guarded
After some further criticism of the hill
Mr.. Powers withdrew it.
The Speaker then laid before the Hoase
the Presidents message vetoing the gen
eTdl uellclcncE Dill.
Mr.. Cannon the Veto.
The veto was aIplauded by that portion
of the House which lad opposed the claims,
and which included many republicans
Chairman Cannon of the appropriations
committee arose after the reading and said:
IN my judgment If the Senate Amendments
covering 100 items and aggregating $780,
oU had been fully understood the uous,
voted IoI
known that. fastened leech, under false
prctenses, the Chouteau claim was inclllI-
cd, GO not believe any member would
nave voted for it. If any of the Senate
claims had been proposed in the House.
Mr.. Cannon continued they would have,
reen stricken out on a point Of order. He
gave notice tnat he would move to pass,
alter a vote on the veto, a bill precisely
similar to the one vetoed, with the omjs-
sion of the claims put on by the Senate.
MI Adams lfaD shouted: Suppose we
refuse 10 pass the bill over the veto and
then refuse two-thrds vote to suspend
the rulas?'
To this Mr.. Cannon replied: IF Congress
refuses to pass bill appropriating for The
ordinary expenses of the government with
cut 100 claims fastered on by the senate
there IS nothing but a healthy, wholesome
public sentiment to fall back on" Gap
plause)
President had not objected to the southern
war claims they should remain in the new
Dill, but Mr.. Cannon declared they would
De subject to point of order
The President Criticised.
Thereupon Mr.. Mahon Pa) spoke with
great warmth. Il want to put against the
gentleman at the other end of the ayepua
men like Calhoun. Clay and Webster he
said. land l prefer to take their Judgment
On legal questions rather than that of ~.
man who now occupies the presidential
C'Alr. He has repudiated his own party
ne has repudiated the courts of the United
States and now he proposes to repudiate
congress. This is not a matter for the
President to settle. II we propose TO lei
him dictate what bills are to be passed
we might as we'll go home"
Mr. Grosvenor (Ohio) said the President
had Illuminated rehashing of all the stale
democratic arguments for regulating these
claims, and had deliberately misstated
the facts, as there were no insuran>.
claims in the amendment. He continuaN
rms occupant Of the presidential char
has done more to bring into disren,,e r.
veto power than all his predecessors. be-
cause he has defied public opinion. defed
Congress and trampled on the right of
Congress to appropriate money for the ex
penSes OF the government"
The President in recent message Mr.
IrosVenor concluded had said that ma
triot!sm In this country was at a Low, eIh
put 1t would be news to the people of this
country, who were counting the few rn
naming days that the President had +,
office. to know that they must look to him
for patriotism. " iiiiii
Supported the Veto,
Mr. Dockery (Mo.) supported the veto on
the ground that bills approprating money
FOR the necessary support Of the govern
ment should not degenerate into claim
bills. and Mr.. sayers CTex) on that and the
ground that the claims were fntrinsicallv
pad Mr.. Brumm Pa.), \as chairman of
me committee on claims. believed the policy
OF adding claims to appropriation bills to
be a bad one. and then provoked a temnest
when he continued, speaking of the veto
setting aside the billingsgate'
- call the gentleman to order" shouted
Mr. Savers; "he has no right to induIge IN
such talk regarding the President" "
Lively Passage of Words.
Mr.. Brumm shouted back, excitedly, IT
am responsible for all say, and am ready
to answer for it at the proper time"
"Your responsibility" Mr. sayers yelled
IN a sarcastic tone, docs not amount to
anything" ~
Yours Yours does not amount to any more"
Speaking Of the arguments of the veto,
Mr.. Brumm declared that they were an
tended as a cheat. fraud and a false