Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-06-11
FEDERAILAW MAKERS.

Washington, June Most of the
session in the senate was given to de-
bate on the bond bill, Mr.. Cullom
speaking against it as a step toward
population, and Mr.. Brown, of Utah,
in favor of it, or of a resolution Of
fered by him declaring that bonds of
any fuTure issue void be illegal and
void. Mr. Stewart, Of Nevada, also
spoke in support of the bel.
The house committee on rivers and
harbors has decided to recommend to
the house the passage of the river and
harbor bill over he presidents veto.
There was no difference of opinion be-
tween the democrats and republicans.
Washington, June 1.-THE long
struggle in the senate over the bill
to prohibit the issue of bonds came to
an end, and the bill was passed by
a vote of 80 to %. The bill covers only
three lines, as follows: ''Be it enacted
that the issuance of interest bearing
bonds by the United States for any
purpose whatever, without the further
authority of congress is hereby pro
hibited." Party lines we're not drawn.
In the house the river and harbor
bill was passed over the presidents
veto by a vote of 220 to so, a wide
margin over the necessary twO-thirds
Thirty-nine democrats voted to pass
the bill over the veto and tWenty-siX
republicans voted against doing so.
Washington, June 4.-The senate
passed the river and harbor bill over
The presidents veto by sc TO and the
measure is now law. Those voting
in the negative were Senator'S Bate,
Chiffon. Hill, Smith and Villas, all dem
ocrats. Before the vote was taken
Senator Villas made a vigorous speech
against the bill. He said it contained
an important appropriation for his
state buC he could not bring himself to
the conviction that this great Durnen
should be added to the distressed Shout
ders of the people OF the country. Tho
appropriations Of this congress would
exceed $500, 900, 0J0, before reaching the
river and harbor bill, he SAID. Con-
gress had come 10 dealing with vast
sums as lightly as would some oriental
prince who mad no comprehension of
values. The appropriations of the
present congress would outstrip those
of the congress which became famous
as the billion dollar congress. Where
was the money coming from? asked
Mr.. Villas. Was it coming from more
taxation and more bonds? "Of course
the secretary of the treasury will have
to stop paying when he has no more
money to pay with" exclaimed Mr..
Villas. rs it the desire of this congress
to drive the treasury into bankruptcy
The senator from Ohio (Sherman), said
Villas, appealed for more revenue, as
though raising revenue was some legis-
enue meant more taxation, sucked with
the tremendous fierce Of law from the
product of labor and burning deeper
stripes into the shoulders of labor
Because Of this recklessness of expen-
d1ture he would vote to sustain the
veto. Senator Hill also spoke against
passing the bill over the presidents
veto ard Senators Sherman, Vest and
Pettigrew in favor of doing so. Vest
made an especially bitter arraignment
of the president.
In the house the partial conference
report on the general deficiency bill
was agreed to and the bill was sent
back for further conference Ten thou
sand copies of the presidents veco
message and the report OF the river
and harbor committee on the message
were ordered printed.