The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-03
Thirty-Nine Democrats and One
Populist Joined in the AT
firmative Vote.
MEMBERS PLACED ON RECORD.
representatives. of the People Who
Favor the Appropriation for Needed
Improvements.

WASHINGTON, D. c., June 2.-The
river and harbor appropriation bill was
passed over the Presidents veto to-day by
the unexpectedly heavy vote of 800 ayes to
so noes. There were com paratively so few
votes in the negative that 1t was found
impossible to repair absent members in
favor of the bill. The Republicans, with
practical unanimity and thirty Demo-
Gratis, with one Populist, made up the
affirmative vote, while the negative vote
was about equally divided between the
Republicans and Democrats, hVe Popu-
lists voting with them.
Proceedings began with the report of the
Com mittee on Rivers and Harbors, recon-
mending the passage of the river and har-
Dor appropriation bill, Notwithstanding
the Presidents veto, which was presented
and read.
The report reviews at length the Presi-
dents objections and advances counter
argum ents. The report adds that no good
reason was assigned by the President to
make the House recede from its action re-
garGing the measure. Hooker then asked
for the previous question on the motion
to pass the bill. A vote on ordering the
previous question was taken. 1t resulted:
Ayes 179, noes 60.
The Speaker put the question. Upon
reconsideration will the House pass the
bill, the objections of the President to the
contrary Notwithstanding?
a vote was then taken on the passage
of the bill over the Presidents veto. The
constitution required that it should be
done by ayes and noes The vote stood
900 ayes to so noes. More than two-thirds
having voted in the affirmative the bill
was declared to have passed.
The following Democrats voted to pass
the bill over the Presidents veto: Bank
head, Berry, Buck, Catchings, Clark OF
Alabama, Cobb, Cooper of Florida, Cooper
of Texas, Cuberson, Cummings Denny,
Dinsmore, Elicit, Elliott, Fitzgerald, Ken
dali, KYLE, Latimer, Lester, Little, Nc
Culloch, McMillin, McRae, Myer, Money,
| Ogden, Owens, Price Robertson, Spark
man, Straight Talbsrt, Terry, Turner of
Georgia, Tyler Underwood, Washington.
Williams and Wilson of South Caro-
| lina-39.
The negative vote was made up OF the
| blowing:
| Democrats-Allen of Mississippi, Bart
lett of New York, Bell of Texas. Black of
Georgia, Clardy, Cockreil, DeArmond,
Dockery, Erdman, Hall of Missouri. Har-
rison, Hart, Hendricks Jones, Kleberg,
Layton, Mcguire, Mcclellan, McDearmon,
PendIeton, Richardson, Sayers, Shaw,
Sorg, Stallings, Sulzer, Tate, Tucker, Tur-
ner of Virginia and Walsh.
Republicans-All of Utah, Anderson,
Andrews, Baker of New Hampshire,
Brown, Calderhead, Connolly, Grout,
Hager, Hainer, Hepburn, Leighty, Lin
ney. Long. Mccall OF Tennessee, Mcclure,
McEwan, Pearson, Pitney, Scranton, Set
tie, Shafroth, Sherman, S trode, Traeewell
and Updegraff.
Populists-Bake of Kansas, Bell of Col
orado, KEN and Skinner.
| Strowd OF North Carolina was the only
Populist who voted for the bill.
| After hearing the report of Chairman
Hooker, reciting the arguments in favor of
passing the bill over the veto, the House
by an overwhelming vote refused to listen
to any debate, despite the vigorous protest
of Dockery (D.) Of Missouri, who de-
nounced the course taken as unjust, I'M
fair and unmanly."
The remainder of the session mainly was
! taken up with the arguments on the con-
tested election case OF Mitchell VS.. Walsh
from the Eighth New York District and
voting upon it.
A resolution was agreed to fixing the
hour for meeting for the remainder OF the
session at IL o'clock.
Cannon (R.) of Illinois, chairman of the
Committee on Appropriations, expressed
the opinion that Congress would not adj
journ finally until before Friday or Satur-
day of next week.
Conference reports on the naval appro-
priation bill and the bill making appro-
priations for Notifications and coast de-
lenses were presented, and the former was
agreed to.
The lack of quorum prevented the
adoption OF the report, and at $40 P. NJ.
the House adjourned until tomorrow.
REPORT or THE COMMITTEE.