The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-22
OVER HIS VETO
House Passes the Bill to Pen
sion Francis Hoover.
In Charge of Congressman Kirk
patrick, Of Kansas,
AGAINST THE VETO
OF the President By a Large
Majority.
Bill For the National Labor
Commission
THE VETO

private in the Sixty-fourth Ohio vOlun-
teers infantry, and in listening to per
sonal explanation from Mr.. Grosvenor
1 CRep., o.. relative to a newspaper mis-
representation of his position on the
subject of reciprocity, that the time for
the debate on the Phillips commission
bill was extended until Thursday at
/ O'Clock. The bill provides for the ap-
pointment by the president of non
partisan commission of p. seven repre-
Z sentatives from labor, agriculture ana
business, to collect information and
consider and recommend legislation to
meet the problems presented by the Ia
Dor committee. The author Of the bill
made the pointed argument today At
the opening of the session. M GrOsve-
nor had read a Washington special to
a. Cincinnati paper charging that at a
| recent meeting of the ways and means
committee, after pledging himself to
vote to represent a reciprocity bill, he
had voted against it, The special de-
scribed the surprise created by his lin
ing up with the Reed faction and
spoke of him as a Mckinley manager
who refused to support legislation
along Mckinley lines"
MR. GROSVENOR EXPLAINS.
Mr.. Grosvenor explained facetously
that if the publication only contained
the charge that he ha4 lined up with
the Reed faction he would not have
| troubled the house He did not think
he could be found in better company.
ILaughterl- He said there had been
constant reiteratiOn of the charge that
the ways and means committee was
rent by fractional discussions. This
charge had no foundation in fact. There
was no difference Of opinion among
the Republicans of the committee a S to
the ultimate purpose Of the Repubi-
can party to carry to triumph the doc
trine Of reciprocity. There has been a
proposition to re-enact the third section
of the Mckinley law 0he reciprocity
clause but it had been found, in view
of the tariff law on the statute books
Sugar having been placed on the dutia-
BILE Hst) that the third section of the
Mckinley law would not be applica BILE
In this opinion he had cOncurred, and
he was ready to take the responsibility
whether he lined up with one faction or
another. if there were factions.
HOOVER'S PENSION.
Mr.. Kirkpatrick CRep.. Kan). then
called UP the bill to pension Francis E
Hoover, a private in company I, Ohio
volunteers, at the rate of $50 per month
which was returned with the presi-
dents veto. Mr.. Kirkpatrick moved
that the bill be passed over the veto
and said if congress did not give him
relief he would go to the poor house.
Mr.. Erdman Dem, Pa-), opposed the
motion He explained that the infor-
nation in the possession of the presi-
dent was the original report Of the
committee and the testimony on file at
the pension office.
Mr.. Loud CRep.. CaL), also opposed
the motion and Mr. Wood CRep., I'D,
supported it.
Mr.. Bartlett Dem, NJ ", endorsed
the presidents veto.
Mr.. Willis CRep., DelO, concluded the
debate with a stirring ten minute
speech in criticism of the presidents
course in vetoing private pension bills.
He declared it was an abuse and degra-
dation of the veto powers; a recitation
Of the idea conveyed in Mr.. Clevelands
contemptuOus statement that he had
congress on his hands"
The roll was then called on the mo-
ton to pass the bill over the veto and
resulted 1876 to A. The division was
generally along party lines, but Messrs
Loud Of Cal; Quigg of n. Y; Raney
Of Mo, and Wadsworth Of N. Y voted
with the Democrats to support the
Veto and Messrs COckreu Of Texas;
Layton and Sorg of Ohio; Cummings of
NJ u; Stokes and Strait of N. a., and
Jalbert of S. C., to override the veto.
PHILLIPS LABOR BILL.
At 2.5O o. m, under the special order
adopted yesterday, the house proceed
ed to consider the bill to authorize the
president to appoint a nOn-partisan
commission to collect Information and
consider and recommend legislation to
meet the problems presented by la Dor
agriculture and capital and Mr. Phil
lips CRep. Pa, the chairman of the
labor committee and author of the bill
addressed the house.
Mt Phillips said in part. This bill
cans attention to the fundamental prin-
clples of our government the equality
OF men. and seeks a +o1, ,7=-
trlDutlon OF the burdens and benefits
or our free government. While it is
not the function of the state to guar
antee each individual happiness it is
its function to guarantee each individ-
ual the right to pursue happiness and
so enact laws that one class may not
be compelled of necessity to work sole
~ Tor another class, regardless of their
personal comfort and Improvement
This nation took the most advanced
stand in civilization and is prepared to
meet the industrial issues of today by
building on the foundation it laid more
than one hundred years ago by con-
forming law to the principles of right
freedom and equality. and thus organ
lie our social and Industrial system
upon a more just and equitable basis
than has yet obtained in the world
AN IMPARTIAL HEARING.
ire commission provided for by the
BILL he continued, lis DESIGNED to- give
an impartial hearing to those who com
plain OF discriminating laws and un-
equal burdens. Tt is expected that it
VIII be composed of the abIest and best
OF each class named The commission
Will bring into conference representa-
tive men OF labor, agriculture and man
ufacturing and business. thus bringing
the aggr1eNec and those against whom
the grievance is made together, whose
duty viii be to consider the disturbing
causes and recommend laws looking
toward a more just distribution Of the