The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-06

Three great appropr,sEisa bills. which
sas rewuizsIy passed both houses q esS-
srsss, ssls.s e bseonas Iazra hecsass Trey
suffered . s-poekss vs.s" At the hsnez CO
Tresesent csevs.anS- There are fsw peo-
Pc sho rsa.szs tos power which TIE pTeFi-
6snt has 81 TIE matter % pocksk Tetoe4.
Al know ssat ire prsss6eat can veto ail
ersvfnass1 stir BIS tlsagsrgvsL ans nat
congress can override ne veto BY ssaiE
passing TIE naezsure by . tNo-shlr6s vote
IL eaeh heass TIE pocket ysto Is Gre.
however. phsch Il - beyone fhe powers Of
congress 20 overrias. aad the presidents
action IN the matter finally a.s2oses Of the
bill.
Al the bills snish psss ccrgrsss within
ter days % IRE final Adjournment are sub
5ect 80 thls pocket veto IN pursuance q
TIE following provision % section : art
eSs L q the constitution CT TIE United
statess III any BIZ stall nos Be returned
- ire prssiaent within ren days (s4ndsys
excepted. after il sHAn have been pre-
sented 70 hsrn. the xsase shAI become =
sss. in ike manner - Z be had signed f..
nnlsss congress. By tAs.r adjournment. pre-
vent It's return. IN whsah ease Il snail rot
become a Law"
All that TIE president las 20 DO. II he
desires 70 XII any bin wairh has reached
h.s hands within tea days Of the tire Of
Adjournment. is TO fail 70 slsu IL or to re-
tarn {; to congress With his disaPprossl.
and the measure Il dead. As TIE bnl never
gets back 70 congress az AL. there is 10
opportunity 70 pass = oser the presidential
veto. TnsS Is the fate which has bstzsien
the three appropriation bis. This action
% President Cleveland would IA Itself
have rendered . spsrl2l sesSlon q con-
srsss necessary, tor IN the sbssnee u these
appropriations. and the various Depart
nsnts befnE without sutAority 70 make
amp expenditures OF incur any Indebted
n@7s. the machinery would have rad to
stop ~ tae end 81 the present aseal year.
Fortunately. The special session hac al
ready been agreed upon.
ccngrsss has habit OF ero~ding great
sssre ~ IS legislation Iaio the closing
days % the session In short session.
such az tie one whleA has tsst closed.
nearly oae-hAlf Of the bills wnsrh pass
congress go through In tie ten DAYS i'm
nsGtstsly preceding ne Adjournment. and
ihes incur the risks Of . pocket veto. ana
the session which has last closed Ras no
exception % ths rue. The president w.s
taus gwen ar absolute veto power over half
Of al The bills whicn passed the last con-
sfsss. To whas sxtsat &c has exercised
iris poser. cannot a. set % Determined.
for ibs fuu iizt u measures whra parsed
IN the last hours OF congress. bst whseb
failed 20 receive the gresiaents sgaature.
has poi yet been published. The fact tAat
ha killed n shis manner three OF the most
Important appropriation hIlis wetl6 Lad
10 Ire be'leg hat ether measures dla not
szc2ge him.
WssalHgtos Eas 9 sufferer from the az
ereias q tnls pocket veto power - Pres
dent Cleveland. sst IN an enduring n an
nsr- The taF~e northern eoauties az Ts4as
formerly belonged 20 wsxalnxten. bat
were iogped OF wAsn Idaho pss created
q round ons that territory. TIE people Of
these three eeanslss xere sinosr unaai-
rasus "a ths.- sesife 70 Be aaEsrss %
NashinEton. aad Il was a PausicaI issue
r. several successive elections In hat ter
ritory. Finally. during Mr cleYrlana's
nFsi term. tiI passed congress attach
fsg The counties ef Cseur eAlene. SsH
Perez and Hcosenai. az faaAo. q Wash
issson. i Passed Ia ths csosing hours %
eSagFess- hat was pecketed ~ Mr.. Clsre-
land and thas never became LA. These
eqeatses geographically hslong 70 Wash
ington. and are separated fzom soasAsra
iease ~ shata a. saeantaIns over wht,h
theFs - ncs ta existence a single wagon
rad Travci between he two ssc.ions o.
that state requires = dctonr through psr-
tisns of both wasslnxtan aud oreroa. VET
Cleveland. 81 h;s Wisdom. avsr-ese eoo-
eress. snd The people o. Sars heru E8aso.
against tAeir w!il ~ses KEEP, 81 gau,s-al
sllsAnee Win a svcfieB ~th ahsrs fe~v
have no easuEnoa Interests sn6 f-e~n aA.,s
they Azs separated ~ esoxraga4.-aI bar
Siers