Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-06
 WHAT GROVER DIDAND DIDN'T Refused Three of the Great Ap-
 propriation Bills BECAUSE OF OBJECTIONS To Matter Contained in Them-Some Stupen- dous Figures Indicated the Entire
 List of Appropriations.

Washington, March b. President Cleveland, as heretofore stated, refused his assent to three of the great appro- priation bills because of objection to mat ters contained in them. The sundry civil bill, carrying a total appropriation of $53 ,030 000, contained river and harbor improvement items to the amount of nearly eighteen million. These MT. Cleve- land disapproved in pursuance of his policy towards this class of public works. An item was inserted by the senate in the Indian appropriation bill relating to the patenting of claims for land containing gilsonite Ca substance somewhat resem- bling rubber) and this item, it is under stood, was the principal ground of ob jection to executive approval The basis of opposition to the agricultural bill is supposed to have been the presidents support of the policy of the secretary of agriculture upon the matter of distribut- ing seeds. A fourth bill, the general de- ficiency failed to become a law because the senate and house could not agree as to the payment of certain claims, adju- dicated upon and decided against the United States by the court of claims, pro- vision for which was made by the sen ate. As it passed the house the bill car ried a total of $8442027, which was in- creased in the senate to S11, 1893. .940.
 The several appropriation bills for the fiscal year 1897 and 1898 as they were sent to the president, carried the following totals:
 Agricultural, s5,1s2, ,9o2.
 Army, 1928, 129, 344.
 Diplomatic and consular, $1, ,695, ,308.
 District of Columbia, $6,187,591.
 Fortifications, $9,517,141.
 Indian, $7670,220.
 Legislative. executive and judicial, $21,- 69O766
 Military academy, $479,572.
 Naval, $33, ,128, ,234.
 Pension, $141, ,263, ,SS0.
 Postoffice, S95, ,665,3
 Sundry civil $53,03000O.
 Deficiency, for navy and courts) $S84,- SS5.
 Total sss7 7,525,1ss
 Permanent annual appropriation, $120,- 07S, ,220
 Grand total, s517, ,6o3, ,4Oe.
 Adding. to this $S,442,406, general defi- ciency bill (which was the sum voted by the house. and $500,0OO for miscellaneous objects, the total appropriations for 1898 would be 526,545,434, against s515, 5,s45,194 for 1897.
 How to dispose of the four appropria- ton bills which failed to become laws is a subject of much discussion about the capitol. It was said today that in order to avoid the necessity for appointing all the committees of the new congress, Or, II pUSSipiH1 QISRSHI uSOTBdHlZllie5. IHeSE committa<8g cofnmittees which usually have charge of the bills that failed namely, the committee on appropria tions on agriculture and on Indian affairs, the bills will be introduced as they were com pleted by the last congress and an eff fort will be made to pass them under a suspension of the rules. Speaker Reed has announced that he has no policy to urge in regard to organization for the special session, but there is a widespread feeling among republicans that it would be good thing to confine action by the house in the matter of new legislation to the consideration of the tariff bill. But there would be difficulty, it is apprehend- ed, in getting the senate to follow that example.
 The ''pocketed" bills of the session of congress ending yesterday which failed to become law because not signed by the president (exclusive of the four great ap- prppration bills elsewhere mentioned) were forty-five in number, of which six teen were private pension and relief tweleve bills to correct military records of individuals and four were local legis- lation, District of Columbia.
 The measures of general importance that reached the president and failed were the sundry civil, agricultural and Indian appropriation and the deficiency. but not reaching the white house at all. the joint resolution to prevent the intro duction and spread of contagious dis eases in the United States, the act setting apart certain lands in the state of Wash ington now known as Pacific forest re- serve as public park, to be known as Washington National Park; the act to permit the right-of-way through the pub lie lands for tram ds, canals, etc.. the act to repeal the timber culture laws, the act in regard to the delivery of letters in towns under certain circumstances; the act to require patents to be issued to land settled under the act to provide for settlement of the peninsular of Florida; the act to simplify the system of making sales in the subsequent department of the army. and the act authorizing the Galveston and Great Northern Railroad company to construct a railroad through Indian Territory