Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-02
Owe R THE VETO
The House Passes the River and
Harber Bill.
NO DEBATE ON THE MEASURE
Mr.. A'drich's Proposed Amendment
to the Bond Bill.
LOOKING TO LER

| The approaching end of the session was
impressed upon the House by several sug-
gestions today A rule from the committee
on rules for meetings of the House at IL
O'Clock, an hour earlier than usual, during
| the remainder of the session was adopted.
Then Mr.. Dingley (Me) called attention
to the fact that several appropriation bills
were yet in conference, and said he noticed
That many members We're leaving the city
and begged members to remain and keep
a quorum. His appeal was reinforced 10y
Chairman Cannon of the appropriations
committee, who said: In my judgment
there is no probability that this session
! will end before Wednesday of next week
and probably not before Friday or Satur-
day If we do not keep a quorum we will
not get away for a month"
Agreement on the Gas RiII.
Mr.. Bal ock chairman of the District of
Columbia committee, reported an agree
rnent on the gas bill, which reduced the
price Of gas in the District to 81 for the
government and s11o to private consumers
per 1000 feet, which. ne estimated. would
save citizens S120,Oa0 a year. The report
was adopted 1853.
The report of the committee on rivers
and harbors rcCC mmending the passage OF
the bill over the Presidents veto was made
Ey Chairman Hooker, and the report was
read.
River and Harbor Bill Report.
The reading Of the report was followed
by applause, most of 1t on the republican
side of the House. MIR. Hooker moved the
passage of the bill, saying that the COM
mittee had been of the opinion that the
Presidents message covered very possible
objection to the bill. and that the report
answered all objections.
members a keI me
TO debate this matter" ne said, and to
Yield TO their requests would take much
Tune. Without expressing any opinion Oh
the question whether there should be de-
bate, and to test the opinion of the House
on the question whether debate IS Ieces-
shry, will demand the previous quest On
Instantly Mi. Dockery tMoD was on his
leet demanding rec1S milton. but The Speak
er told HIM that debale not in order
Members were shouting vote. vote" but
the voice OF Mr.. Dockery piercel the up-
rear, shouting, The gentleman &greed
with me yesterday to have jeha.e on this
Dill This is unfair. unjust, unmanly."
Previous Question Demanded.
The House demanded the previous ques-
ton, 1850, by rising vote, and only 40
rose to sustain the request for yeas and
nays.
Under the rules, the vote on the passage
OF the bill must be taken by yeas and
nays. the Speaker announced.
is there no rule by which we can have
debate?" asked Mr.. Dockery.
Not if the House orders he contrary"
sad Speaker Reel
And the House has SO orlared-to stiae
debate responded Mr.. Dockery.
The Hill Passed.
The bill was passed by vote of 300 to
GO, a wide margin over the necessary two
thirds
The democrats who voted to pass the bill
over the veto were: Bankhead (Ala) Berry
| tkyD. Buck Na). Catchings CMiss). Clarke
| tAla). Cobb Mo). Cooper F'la), Cooper
| (Texas), Cuberson (Texas) Cummings IN
y, Denny tMiss), Dinsmore tArk) Ellet
| Na), Elliot Is. O., Fitzgerald Odass.), Ken
dali tky9, Kyle CMiss), Lat!mer Is. c..
Lester Ca. Little Ark.l. McCullouch
! Meyer dal, Money (Niss). ogden Q.aD
| owens (Ky), Price Oa.). Robertson Qa.)
| Sparkman F'laD, Strait IS c.. |albert IS
| O., Terry tArky. Turner cGa.), Tyler Oa.).
| Underwood AlaD. Washington (Tenn),
| Williams NissD Wilson IS C.)-39
! The republicans who voted against the
bill were: Allen Utah) Anderson CTennD,
| Andrews (Neb), Baker On. h Brown
| CTennD, Calderhead RSnD. Connolly md,
! Grout Nt), Hager Gowa), Hainer NebD,
| Hepburn Qows,, Leighty Und.), Linney IN
| c., Long lkanD, Mccall CTenn.), Mcclure
| lOhio). McEwan On. j., Pearson On. c.,
| Pitney CN.J.}, Scranton fa.). Settle On c.,
Shafroth (Colo). Sherman On. y, Strobe
| tNeb). Tracewell Qnd), Updegraff Uowa)
%
Among the annOuE cementS made for alb
sent members was one that Mr.. Crisp Ca
| would have voted to pass the bill over the
| veto if he had been present.
An effort was made by Mr.. Hooker to
secure the printing Of 10000 copies of the
| river and harbor veto, and the committees
reply, but 1t was blocked by objection.
| New York Contested Election Case.
The river and harbor bill having been dis
posed Of, Mr. Long (KanD called up the
| contested election case from the eighth
| New York district, The majority report of
| the committee being to unseat Walsh, DEM
! ocrat, the sitting member, and seat Nit
chel republican.