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Another Veto!

Mr.. Polk has stepped quite as far out of his
way to give thrust at Internal lmprovcm MS
as John Randolph swore he would do to kick
shecp!" Without being called on to do so
either by law or precedent. he has returned TO
the House the River and llarbor Bill !" (passed
at the heel Of the last session Of Congress and
quietly rocke,ed y with Message giving his
reasons for withholding his signature therelrum
The preposterous length of this extraordinary
paper, Occupying as it does some five columns
O. the official Ution,) to say nothing of its be-
ing but r,iieration of the Mays,ile Veto,"
aud of his own previous one on a similar bill
prevents its publication in our paper
But the extraordinary feature in the case is
hat this bastard Veto Message was entirely ur.
called for. The House hardly knew what TO do
with it. The Bill to which it relates was as
lead as Capt. White-who, the song says, was
" rery dead, indeed and this extra poke at the
policy of River and Harbor improvements in our
country F wholly work Of supererogaton.
Whether It will be likely to Offset future polili
cal sins OF its author. or not, We shall see. It's
present effect, especially upon the Western I'd
mocacy," is any thing but ilattering to Mr..
Folks powers of reasoning.
Tie Message goes the whole length Of den, :
ing tie power of the General Government to
improve our Rivers and liarbors, and argues
luis position with most volumuious verbosity
and apparent sclt-complacency. The estjma
ton in witch the House of Representatives hold
The relinementS of Mr.. Polk, may be judgeI f
bv the following extract from the Congreseion !
Globe Of the 22d inst The Message, at tie
time the following proceedings were had, bad
been tceet before the members, and Mr.. Polk
'annot complain that they did not give Lin and
mis- Virginia distractions " respectful hear
inn, nor will he complain, probably, that they
lid not give him and them categorical re-
| ,ly'" The following tell the story:
IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December -, 1917.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
Mr.. Wentworth submitted u resolution, ana on 1t he
| asked ior the previous question.
The Clerk read the resolution ms follows:
| Hesolred, THAT rnE GENERAL GuyrRyNENT HAS
| TIE POWER TO CpNsTRtC CT st,H HARBpRs AND 1MrRONI
,ucm RIVER, As ARE " NECESSARY AND PRortR" roF
THE PROTECTION OF Orr NAVY AND orr coMhLKtE, AM
! ALSO FOR TIE DEFEHCE> OF Our COUNTRY.
| Mr. Nenube moved 10 lay the resolution on the Ia
| BILE.
Mr. Wentworth called Tor the yeas and nays on
that motion.
| Mr. Vennblc withdrew his motion.
| A brief conversation eusurd between Mr.. Gayle
the Speaker Mr G.. >. Houston, aud Mr. Wentworth
ON a puiut OF o der.
Nj Root then called for teers on seconlng Tho
demand for the previous question, aud they were or
d red.
i Mcssrs Root and McClcand We're appointed tel
lers and they reported lO4 in the affirmative. Their
| was therefore n second.
The Speaker stated the next question to be, Shal
the main question be now put
Mr. &. j, lngc soil, before be voted, desired the mo
| yer of the resolution To give him some information
respecting a term used in ii, as he was somewhat II
loss 10 know its precise meaning. Whit did tn
| gentleman mean 10y the term Government -
| The main question then ordered
Mr. Went, ortti cniird iu the yeas ami udy- tn
odnuion OF the resolution aud they ordered
Mr. Cummings asked Tor division Of the question
so that the vote should he taken separately on ti
20 lions referring TO military and conine cal pun
poses. -
, Tue Speaker said the call for a division came to
late. ,,,., .,
The main qi S,ion was then put will the llous
nuree TO the said resolution I - y eas, l3S nays,
So the resolution was agreed to.
, I3s To ii! a good deal more than the two
thirds majority required 10 render Veto inol
erative! Mr.. Polk is respectfully invited
come on with his Vetoes.