| Show I Ito 35 C Washington Match Mam 28 The house devoted tho tha day to time the of private pension hills bills tomo routine preceded thin the regular order orderA A resolution was adopted which called upon the secretary of or war for certain relative to time the condition of if time the Missouri river Improvements be below low ow St lit Joseph Missouri Mr of Maine asked for consideration of n a bill billo to o confer jurisdiction upon this the court of claims to adjudicate time tho claims for du duties ties loa collected on goods going Into the stand Island of Porto Rico between April 11 lisp to May 1 1000 TIme The bill provided that hat the claims found die bear Interest nt at six per cent Mr Payne of New York explained that this the refund of these duties was made necessary by time the decision of time tho court The claims for Inter Interest Interest est he lie Just because hell Jen Davis time the military governor of Porto lUco subsequently went vent to the Philip Philippines pities pines and service could not be obtained on oil him The bill wa was passed A bill was passed to grant a right of way through the San Francisco moun mountain lain tain reserve to the tho Central railroad of Arizona The presidents veto of the hilt bill to re review view slew the charge chargo of desertion against K C was laid before time the house and to the committee on military affairs The house then proceeded to the consideration of private pension bills The first but bill on the calendar was to correct the military record of Calvin CalvinA A RIco mid and Mr of South Car made It the text of a speech against this class of bills He referred to the veto of the president just tenth read and to his other vetoes of like bills I am glad said he to see sec that the chief executive has come to may tny as assistance assistance to keep the roll roil of honor from being t besmirched by deserters While I disagree with the In almost everything else I heartily endorse his position In this matter 1 I have havo pro protested protested tested against the passage of the de dc sention bills for ten years He lie moved to lay aside neide time the bill with an unfavorable able report Mr Mondell of Wyoming declared that hat the bill did not n k to r remove the Charge of desertion Illee be he said was on arm officer and had been unjustly dismissed for being absent without save leave Mr Mann of Illinois declared that Congress should consider the attitude of the president towards a certain class of bills He that U imad red h pr hills the i The Cue n mu objected to tho lit forum form f p this bills which Instead V tiC t m secretary of war wa to In i hi tary reCord cord require hj In Mr of if i ho o say sa that Congress branch of rf Mi ti g v i I t should Iii not no I irs It e io f the lie did not of Congress tue WIth Mr Ill thought t r i ol for to tm las till bit ki t they would not hot be le sI i 1 1 t the tho bills should be a ln fl form that they thoy w iv appa ni H know what time the pro i N at mit ni i isaId said but If he lie Ws would veto every ever Mil huh h tai rectory In iii form Mr ir Hay of Virginia If It special hills bills were Wert ny i riot not directory then nu t fin as well tech pass a general a 1 n I of war pern n a o n bi a t military records of any a itier r |
