The Globe-republican., 1896-06-11
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speaking against It t,p toward repudia-
ton. and Mr. Brow of Utah in favor OF this
| bill or OF q resO utiOn offered BY him d,clar.
ing that the bond. under any future issue
| would be illegal an void. Introducing q bill
for building the Mica ragua canal, Mr. Morgan
the Sc nate to piss the canal bill of last year.
Final action could not be expected at this ses-
sion, but in come :tion with the favorable ac-
ton Of the House it would sivs satisfaction to
| the country.
In the Hous, the Johnston Stokes election
contest from the SEVENTH district Of Sou b
| Carolina was settled By the adoption ct sub
stitute for the commi tee report offered by
Mr. Mccall Of Massachusetts,. chairman of tbs
| elections committee which declared that there
had been no election and that the seat was va
can't
Jun. 2.-The House devoted tho day to pass.
ing the river and harbor bill over the Prssi-
dents veto. and to unseating, by vos OF l63
| to g, John ]. Walsh, the Democratic member
from the Eighth New York district. whose
place will be filed ~ John Murray Mitchell,
Republican Both of these actions were fora
| gone conclusions so that hey excited compar
atively little interest, although there was q
| full house to vote on the river and harbOr bill
1t was passed by 20 to 90, many moro woes
| than the twO-thiTds necessary to 0verrule a
| veto. and it was passed without debate. al
though Mr. Dockcry Of Missouri protested We
hementlr that debate had been promised.
Thirty nine Democrats voted to override the
presidential objections and twenty-six Repub-
licans stood by Mr.. Cleveland.
| The long struegl. in ths Senate over tho bill
| TO prohibit the issue of bonds came to a end,
and the bill was passed by vote Of 3. to 2.
TIE bill as passed covers onlJ q few lines IS
follows: BE it enacted that the issuance OF
interest-bearing bonds OF the Unite1 States for
any purpose whatever. without further author.
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vote on its final passage was as fol-
lows: Yeas - Republicans - Brown, Can.
| non, Dubois Hansbrough, Mitchell Of
Oregon, Perkins. Pritchard. Teller. Warren,
Wolcott-l0 Democnts-Bate Berry, Chill.
ton. Daniel. George, Harris, Jones Of Arkan.
sas. Mills, Morgan, Pasco. Push, Tllman. Tur-
pie, Vest. Wa thaiL White-lz Populnts-
Allen. Butler. Jones Of Nevada. PETER Stewart
"a Total. j. Nays-Republicans- Aldrich,
Allison. Burrows Chandler, Cullom. Davis,
Galllnger, Hale. Hawley, Lodge. Mcbride,
Nsleon Plat, Quay, Wetmore. Wilson-1&
Democrats-Brice, CaHery. Faulkner. Hill,
Lindsay Mitchell of Wisconsin, Palm or
Smith, Vilas-Q Total, q
June Tho house began clearing the de.k,
for6nal adjournment by extending the length
of daily sessions. The House met at II o'clO X
and sat until G. In addition to this, Mr.. Ding.
ley, tho floor leader of the majority. gave notice
that henceforth he should object to all leaves
OF bsence. save such as wero requested on &C.
count of sickness. The Murray. Elliott contest
cd case from the First South Carolina district
was debated for four hours Tho majority re-.
port favors the seating Of the contestant who
10 a colOred m IN, and who was seated By the
Fifty-irst House in place of Elliott
juno Tho House spent the day On con-
tests William Elliott from tho First South
Carolina district was unseated and his place
given to George w. Murray, a colored man.
r &c fh0 MT noupS mt tad BpA
Martin Lockhart contest from the Seventh
North Carolina district was taken up and ocou-
pied the entire day without rea hing vote
Juno 5.-Mr Morgan gave the Senate a spir.
tied revival of the Cuban question. after which
most OF the day was spent in waiting for con-
feren CO agre .ments on appropriation bills
Mr. Morgan urged tho adoption of his reso!u.
ton calling ON the president for information
Of the Americans taken on the Competitors and
now under sentence Of death at Ha-
vana. The Senator asserted that the
presidents inactiOn was a violation OF
law. Mr.. Morgan declared Congress shoul d
not adjourn without authorizing the President
to send warships to Cuba to demand the r.
lease of the American prisoners On tie sug
gcstion of Nj. sherman, chairman of the com.
mittee on foreign relations tho Senate won't
into secret session. where, after a further
agreement b. Mr. Morgan, his resolution was
placed on the calendar, a parliamentary move
equivalent to pOstponing action. After
brief period of flibus terins the
business of the Senate although the debate on
it was not begun. The question Of electing
Senators by the people was discussed by Sen
at0rs Mitchell, Perkins Chandler, Palmer and
Hawley. Mr.. Palmer took occasion to saw.
agely denOunce machine rule in politics, par
ticularly in his own state of nlinoiA and to OF.
press his opposition and dn6ance of the
''machine"
The House unseated two moro Democrats,
Nj. Lockhart from tn, Seventh North Carolina
district and Mr.. Downing from tho Sixteenth
Illinois district, and seated in tho pla:e of the
former Mr.. Martin. Populist who had been
Endorsed by the Republicans and in place of
the latter Mr.. Rinaker. Republican. Nh.
Owning was the only Demo: rat from Illinois.
bill reached President Cleveland this morning
At mon he sent to the Aonse q message accom-.
panving a veto of the bill AMI before nishtfal
the House had. by a vote of 20 to LIZ, refused to
pass the bill ove. his head, and sent to the
Senate a substitute emitting the French spoil
alton and other claims tn viii: tbs president
objected The message in :luded a defense
ofthe veto power and long criticism of the
French spOilation claims. a9grvgating over
$,ON.Oo'. and also objection to tho
payment Of the Chouteau claim for $l7l.4l5.
arising out Of tin, construction Of the ironclad
steam battery Elijah. The HOu 9 cleared its
decks for adjournment by disposing Of all tho
essential business before it. which consisted of
conference reports on appropriation bills. Al.
though th're was little debate ON the Indian
bill conferenc, report which involved q com.
promise extending government aid to church
schools for another year. when it came to q
vote the compromise was rejected by the narrow
vote OF So to 81 An amendment authorizing
tho States to mako liens on arid lands to cover
expenses Of reclamation was adopted. and
bill passed limiting mail which can be ranked
to written aud printed matter
%IIn the Senat, the Indian bill vas daally dis.
,osed Of tbs contract school item being mod.
lied so Catholic school. viii b abolished
July I. 1897. After iscussins tho items of bat
tleships and armorplats most Of the day, tn,
Sen ate declined BY vote e q to a to &C.
opt conference report recommending three
battieships and armorplate at maximum
cost OF 81 per ton. Tho sundry civil con.
ferrees were instructed By uasqimous vote to
insist On appropriations for nov public build.
inss at the capitals OF Utah, Idaho. Wyoming
and Montana. and addition al sums for build.
in9s at other points.
A BOMB THROWN.
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