The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-17
IN THE HOUSE.
McKinley's First Veto Message
Land Treaties Ratified.

Lana Ir6aLlSS hdL1neC.
Washington, May 1.-THE house to-
day received its first veto from Presi-
dent Mckinley and voted unanimously
to sustain the executive. The veto was
of a bill comforting upon the court of
claims jurisdiction in a private claims
case of long standing. The day was
given to consideration of bills under
suspension of the rules, the measure
of chief Importance being one ratify-
ing an agreement for the allotment and
opening to settlement of the Comanche,
Kiowa and Apache lands in Oklahoma,
and to establish an assay office at
Seattle, Wash.
The house joint resolution appointing
William ]. Sewell of New Jersey, Mar
tin T. Mcmahon of New York. John L.
Mitchell of Wisconsin and William H.
Bonsal of California members of the
board of managers of the National
Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers,
was called I'D.
Pending the disposal of the measure,
Mr.. Lacey of Iowa raised the question
of eligibility of Senators Sewell and
Mitchell as being contrary to the fed
eral constitution.
WARM CHARGES MADE.
Mr.. Loud of California attacked the
affairs in not permitting him a fair
opportunity to be heard upon the Sc
lection of the California member. He
declared Major Bonsall was unknown
to the volunteer soldiers, and at
length charged the naming of Major
Bonsall to have been done at the die
tation of a senator from California "to
pay political debt" and he (Mr.
Loud regretted the debauching of the
soldiers home to pay political obliga-
tions.
Replying to these charges, Mr.. Hull
OF Iowa, chairman of the committee,
denied them in toto, and asserted that
the committee had simply followed the
rule, and named two Democrats and
two Republicans. AS to Major Bonsall,
he had been urged by Republican
senator and two representatives from
California, and by the California Re
publican state central committee, "a
recommendation" Mr.. Hull declared,
quite as much entitled to considera-
ton as that of the gentleman from
California who has just addressed the
house"
The resolution was passed. 126 to Sc
MKINLEY'S FIRST VETO.
The speaker then laid before the
house a message from the president
vetoing bill comforting upon the court
of claims jurisdiction to retry the case
of the representatives of Isaac P. Tice
against the United States, brought in
1878, to recover S25, 600, the alleged value
of certain meters to measure the quail
ity and strength of distilled spirits.
Interest attached to the measure chiefly
by reason of its being the first veto
message ever sent by President Nc
Kinley to the house.
The yeas and nays were taken upon
the passage of the bill over the veto,
and the president was sustained with
out dissenting vote, 1873 members vot-
ing.
FOR KLONDIKE GOLD.
The senate bill to establish an assay
Office at Seattle, Wash, was called up
Mr.. c. w. Stone said the purpose of the
bill was to afford a convenient Office
for the Klondike gold producers, who
viii mine this year, it was estimated,
from S12,000.000 TO S20,000,000 of the
metal The bill carries an appropria-
ton of $4,000 for expenses of the Of
flee.
Messrs. Lewis and Jones of Wash
ingtOn spoke for the bill. Mr.. Cannon
OF Illinois opposed it, insisting that an
assay office at Seattle was Unnecessary.
He declared that the motive in urging
an office at Seattle was prompted by a
desire of the Alaskan Transportation
companies, which practically controlled
the Klondihe output, TO put down gold
at Seattle at Philadelphia mint pricss
rs it not better for the government? ?"
asked Mr.. Bland. ito establish assay
Offices and secure gold in that way than
to sell bonds for it?''
oh cried back Mr.. Cannon, with
a wave of his hand, the gentleman
would throw the patient into fits. Bonds j
have no more to do with this question
than the gentleman has to do with
heaven or sound sense"
The bill was then passed.
PUBLIC LAND POLICY.
The house went into committee of |
the whole to consider the house bill to |
ratify an agreement entered into in |
1882 between the United States commits 1
siOners and the Comanche, Kiowa and
Apache Indians, to open for settlement .
the reservations of these Indians in /
Oklahoma. 1t was explained by Mr. /
Curtis of Kansas.
Mr.. Grew of Pennsylvania opposed /
he policy incorporated in the bill of !
making the pioneer settler pay for /
ands. He maintained that if the gov 1
eminent chose TO enter into a treaty |
with the Indians to secure their lands .
and general welfare, the treasury of T
he country should pay directly for the .
ands, and then let the settlers take
hem free, On the broad and generally /
recognized principle that the public do (
main belonged TO the strong hearted .
men who were willing to undertake the
lardships Of pioneering. The remarks
If Mr.. Grow were applauded.
The bill, upon motion of Mr.. Cannon,
vas amended so as to make the pay
nent of not exceeding 100000 to the
indians, contingent upon the receipts
he p, l.
ands. With this and a few minor
the bill was passed.
The house adjourned at 1850 p. m.