The San Francisco call., 1898-05-17
FIRST VETO OF THE EXECUTIVE Received by the House and the President Is
 Sustained. Passage of the Resolution App pointing Four Managers of
 Soldiers Home. In Opposing Colonel BonsaI of Los Angeles Loud Makes an Attack
 on Senator Perkins.
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 Washington. May Is.

Washington, May Is.
 The House to-day received it's first veto from President Mckinley, and voted unanimously to sustain the ex- ecutive. The veto was of bill con- ferring upon the Court of Claims juris- diction in private claims case of long standing. The day was given to con- sideration of bills under suspension of the rules, the measures of chief inn portance being one ratifying an agree ment for the allotment and opening to settlement of the Comanche, KioWa and Apache lands in Oklahoma, and to eS- tablish an assay office at Seattle, Wash.
 Under a suspension of the rules !Ie Hull or izing the President to appoint an assist. ant adjutant-general with the rank or colonel and another with the rank or major.
 A joint resolution appointing William J. Sewall of. New Jersey, Martin T. Mo. Mahon of New York, John T. Mitchell or or Wisconsin and William H. Bonsall Of California members of the board or man, Volunteer Soldiers was called up.
 Pending the disposal of the measure Lacey of Iowa raised the question of eligibility of Senators Sewell and Mitchell, as being contrary to the Federal constl- tuition.
 Loud of California attacked the action of the Committee on Military Affairs in not permitting him a fair opportunity to be heard upon the selection of the Cali fornia member of the board. He declared that Major Bonsall was unknown to the volunteer soldiers, and at length charged the naming of Major Bonsall to have Deen done at the dictation of Senator rom California Perkins) ito pay political debt,' and he (Loud) regretted the de bauching of the soldiers home 10 pay political obligations"
 Replying to these charges, Hull of Iowa, chairman of the committee, denied cd mittee had simply followed the rule and named two Democrats and two Re, publicans. As to Major Bonsall, he n@ad @ been urged by a Republican Senator and two representatives from California and by the California Republican State Cen, tral Committee, a recommenuaIloh, consideration as that of the gentleman from California who has just addressed the House."
 The Speaker then laid before the House a message from the President vetoing a bill conferring upon the Court or Claims jurisdiction to retry the case Of the rep resentatives of Isaac F. Tice against tht United States, brought in 1873 to recover $25 900. the alleged value or certain meters to measure the quality and strength or distilled spirits.
 Interest attached to the message chiefly by reason of it's being the first veto mes sage ever sent by President Mckinley to the House.
 The ayes and noes were. taken upon the passage of the bill over the veto, and the President was sustained without dis senting vote, 1S3 members voting. The Senate bill to establish an assay office at Seattle, Wash, was called up. c. w. Stone said the purpose of the bill was to afford a convenient office for the Klondike gold producers, who will mine this year, it was estimated. from SIP ,000,- 900 to $20. .000, 900 of the metal. The bill carries an appropriation of $20,000 for ex- penses of the office.
 Lewis and Jones of Washington spoke for the bill. Cannon of Illinois opposed it. insisting that a Government assay office at Seattle was unnecessary. Can non, speaking against the establishment of any more assay offices, declared that the motive in urging an office at Seattle was prompted by desire of the Alaskan transportation companies, which prac- tically controlled the Klondike output to put down gold at Seattle at Philadelphia mint prices.
 'Is it not better for the Government, ,'' asked Bland, ito establish assay off, ces and secure gold in that way than to sell bonds for it?''
 "Oh," cried back Cannon, with a wave of his hand, "the gentleman would throw the patient into fits. Bonds have no more to do with this question than the gentleman has to do with heaven or sound Sense'
 The bill was then passed. The House adjourned at 4:50 p. m.