The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-28

sylyania the house decided, at tAe close
session today, to adjourn over until Mon
Joint motion for the distribution Of
mans and aliases of the geological survey
was adopted.
A bill was passed to grant a rightof
way through the Indian Territory to the
Galveston and Great Northern railway.
Mr.. Cooper (dcm.) of Texas called VI
the bill recently vetoed by the president
to establish new division of the east
crn judicial district Of Texas and to pro
vide for holding court at Beaumont, ne
moved its passage over the veto OF UT
president.
He explained the necessities which cN'
listed for the enactment of the measure
He said the first objection to the bill he
had eyer heard of came from the presi'
dent. He recounted. as he said, with
some humiliation, that he had several
times called upon Mr.. Cleveland to pre-
gent reasons why it should be signed, or
10 meet any objections which the presl,,
dent might raise, but he had been denied
admission to Mr.. Cleveland. On the oc,,
casion of his last visit, he said he had
been informed by Private Secretary lhur-
Der that it would be useless for MN 70
see the president, as Mr.. Cleveland mao
already made up his mind to veto inc
bill
NJ. Coopers remarks about his ina
bility to get access to Mr.. Cleveland are"
from Mr. GrosvenOr half-humorous'
half-sarcastic commentary upon the on
stacles which hcdged the Whlte. HOUSE
Mr., Grosvenor said that it surprised nm
TO hear that ut any time within the past
three years any self-rcspecting representa-,
tive of respectable constituency would
even make application at the W mite
House. Three years ago the present Oc-
cupant of the White House had been rep
resented as issuing an order that no sen
ator or representative should present MN.
self in person until he had bow I'd himself
at the seat of the private secretary ana
communicated to that august parsonage
his desires and received the assent OF mat
parsonage.
Mr.. Grosvenor said that when that. tr-
der was issued one of the representatives
of an Ohio constituency swore that me-
would never seek audience with the pres
ident of the United States, land he never
did" continued Mr.. Grosyenor, "and
desire to state that my constituency never
requested me to percolatc my business
the clay of the private secretary.
1t now appears the president has made
a mistake. 1t is unfortunate that he eX-
,ludcs members of congress and fences
himself about with a skirmish line of such
modern red tape. | suggest that it is too
ate to make the representations OF mis-
axe on the part of the president. They |
should have been made several years
Igo."
"Do you think the next occupant of the
White House would do any better"
sked Mr. Dalzell, quizzingly.
Il can not express an opinion of the
ext administration, said Mr.. Grosvenor,
II can only express the hope
hat the representatives of the people will
OF be denied admission. These people
r. greater than the executive" Gap
lause)
The bill was passed over the veto of
lie president by II two-thirIs vote of IN
, IS.
The bill granting pensions to the sur
vorS of Grants battalion of Arkansas
)lunteers, who served in the Mexican
ar, and their widows, was passed.
A pension bill, giving the widow of Gen.
reen Clay Smith of Washington $50 a
onth; bills pensioning Isabella Morrow,
e widow of Col. Morrow, at $75 per
onth; the widow of Gen. John Lee at
70 were passed, and, at ) o'clock, the
ouse took a recess until 8 p. m.
AT the night session of the house
even pesion bills were presented.