The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-10
PRESIDENTS VETO
is OVERRULED
The House Passes Two Important Pen
sion Bills.
CLOSED DOORS IN THE SENATE
Nearly the Entire Session Given to
Consideration of the Arbitration
Treaty--The House Agrees to Con-
ference Report on the Immigration
Bill and Passes Several Measures
of Importance.

Washington, Feb. 9..-Today rs yester-
day the senate spent nearly the whole
time of it's session in wrestling behind
closed doors over the arbitration treaty.
At 1 o'clock the galleries We're cleared
and the consideration of the treaty en-
tered upon.
During the transaction of the routine
business the concurrent resolution in
troduced yesterday by Mr.. Pettigrew,
withdrawing from the president bill
passed by both houses in relation to the
timber culture law was taken up and
passed. Mr.. Hill (Dem., N. ", who
had first questioned it's legality, remark
ed that that question could be consd-
cred when the bill again came before
the senate, If the president should re-
turn it.
A resolution was agreed to instruct
Ing the judiciary committee 70 make
inquiry in the matter of Mr.. Amdon.
whose nomination as district judge in
North Dakota is before the senate for
confirmation.
A joint re solution was offered looking
to the payment of some S57 900 TO en-
ployes of the government printing Of
flee for leave of absence which they
did not have since 1887.
GLEN ELAND ONERRULED.
President Cleveland was overruled by
the house today in the matter Of vetoes
OF two pension bills. They We're for the
benefit of Rachel Patton and Caroline
Mowatt, widows of soldiers who had
remarked and lost their second hus-
bands. The bills We're vetoed on the
ground that their passage would estab-
lish a dangerous precedent. Mr.. Sullo-
way (Rep., n. H) in charge of one Of
the bills asserted that the president
had already approved thirteen similar
bills, so that the precedent was pretty
well established. The bill to pension
Rachel Patton was passed by vote
of 1877 to 60, and Caroline Mowatt by
143 to SO.
After a brief debate the conference
report on the immigration bill was
agreed to, PIT to 81. This makes the
third distinct proposition on that sub
ject that the house has passed.
Senate amendments We're concurred
in to the bill giving preference rights
for purchases under the homestead
law, or at private entry to bona fide
purchasers of swamp lands voted to the
estate of Mississippi in aid of the con-
struction of the Mobile and Ohio rail
road and afterwards restored to the
public domain.
Under the call of committees the fol-
lowing measures We're passed:
Joint resolution to elect John Mar
shall Browne, of Maine, a member OF
the board of governors of the National
Soldiers homes; senate bill providing
for the promotion of passed assistant
surgeons in the navy; house bill impos-
ing a penalty for the unauthorized OF
misleading use of the word copy
right"
delegation of lumber men from
Michigan We're at the capitol today tC
enter their protest against the reported
action of the ways and means commit
tee in increasing the rate of duty or
white pine lumber. A number or Mich
1gan lumbermen, it apears, have pur-
chased extensive stumping privileges
in Canada and they fear that the Can
adian government will take offense al
the increase and retaliate by placing 8
tax on stumping privileges.