Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-08-03
TELEGRAPHIC.
Fl JUMBO" BILL.
The PRESIDENT SURPRISES THE
COUNTRY WITH A VETO.
He Gives Excellent Reasons for In
terposing His Prerogative.
the BILL QUICKLY PASSED
OVER HIS HEAD.
A Large Majority for the Veto
in Both Houses.
RECORD OF THE VOTE OF THE MEMBERS
FROM The PACIFIC COAST.
TspEc1AL TO THE SENTINEL

toing the River and Harbor Appropriation
bill:
To the House Of Representatives: Hav-
ing watched with much interest the pro-
gress Of House bill No. 6,242, entitled au
Act making appropriations for the con-
struction, repair and preservation of GER
tain works ON rivers and harb0rs, and for
other purposes, and having, since it was
received, carefully examined it, after ma
ture consideration l am constrained to re-
turn it herewith 10 the House, in which it
originated, without nv signature, and with
my objections to ii, passage. Many Of
the appropriations in the bill are clearly
for the general welfare and most beneficial
in their character. Two Of the objects for
which provision is made were by me con
sidered so important that felt it my duty
to direct them to the attention Of Congress
in my annual message in December last.
l urged the vital importance Of legislation
for reclamation OF marshes and for the es-
adjustment of harbor lines along the Po-
tomac front. In April last, by special
message, l recommended an appropriation
for the Improvement OF the Mississippi
River. 1t is not that I say that when my
signature would make the bill of appTo-
priations for these and other valuable ma
tional objects a law, il is with great re-
luctance and only under a sense Of duty
that l withhold it. Ny principal objec-
ton to the bill is that il contains APP
preparations for a purpose and not for
lIe oMiLpn o'lense OF General welfare,
among the States.
These provisions, on the contrary, are
entirely for the benefit Of particular To-
calltleS' IN Whlch 1t Is proposed to make
improvements. | regard such appropria-
tlons OF the pubic money as beyond the
powers given by the Constitution to Con-
gress and the President, | feel, more
over, bound to withhold my signature
from the bill, because Of the peculiar
evils which marifestly result from this
lntTactlon OF the Constitution by appro-
priatlons Of this nature to be devoted
purely to local objects, tending to in
crease in number and amount. As the
citizens Of one State find that the money,
to raise which they in common with the
whole country are taxed, it is to be ex-
pected for local improvement, so in an
other Stlte they demand similar bene-
fits for themselves, and it is unnatural
they should seek to indemnify themselves
for such an expenditure of the funds by
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provements in their own neighborhood.
Thus, as the bill becomes more obiec-
t~ionable, it secures more support. This
result invariably and necessarily follows
a neglect to observe the constitutional
limitations imposed upon the law-making
power.
The appropriations for river and harbor
improvements have. under the Influences
to which have alluded, increased year by
year out of proportion to the progress Of
the country, great as that has been. In
1870 the aggregate appropriation was
50, 965 900. in 1915 Sc, GAS, 617 so, in 1880
$3.50, 500, and in 1881 S11 .451. $50. while
by the present Act there is appropriated
! 8,745S75.
While feeling every disposition to leave
to the Legislature the responsibility of de-
termining what amount should be appro-
priated for the purpose Of the bill SO long
as the appropriations are confined to the
objects indicated by the grant of power, I
cannot escape the conclusion that as part
OF the law-making power Of the Govern
ment the duty devolyes upon me to with
hold my signature from a bill containing
appropriations which, in my opinion,
greatly exceed in mount the needs of the
country for the present fiscal year. 1t be-
ing the usage to provide money for these
purposes by annual appropriation bills,
the President is in effect directed to ex-
pend so large an amount Of mouey within
so brief a period that the expenditure can
not be economically and advantageously
made. Extravagant expenditure of public
money is not to be measured by the value
OF tHat money to the people, who are taxed
Thev sr.+oi, q oro.+ar ;ri,rr :, .ho IL.
-. $4,000 - N~N a. . ~ ~ III
ave entr-S9a5 ni+be 49, Sioab 49, 90 So
dntv tbro5ob ali the r-amifca+ion ~ t%a
G-overnmon+ Theao ahinatiana ao,I7 10
removed and every constitutional purpose
readily obtained should Congress enact
that one-haif only of the aggregate amount
provided for in the bill be appropriated
for expenditure during the fiscal year, and
that the sum so appropriated be expended
only for such object named in the bill as
the Secretary OF War, under the exclusive
direction OF the President, shall determine,
provided that in no cases shall the expend-
lture be for any n purpose. l feel
authorized TO make this suggestion, be-
cause OF the duty imposed on the Presi-
dent by the Constitution to recommend to
lhe consideration OF congress such meas
Jien & u 80 Juu9e necessary anu eApe-
that he n1bIic wori,s WHOM orc IN nro-
gress shall suffer no injury. Congress
Will also convene again in four months,
.h - sno %note SUBJECT "H' DC open LOT
CHrsrrp A Aprr-p
Executive Mqnsion Arc / 1890
'oBILAN4 OVER THE VETO.
New YORK, Aug. 2.--The journals of all
classes here are jubilant over the Presi-
dents veto of the River and Harbor bill.
The Sun is filled with admiration and en-
thuslasm for Arthur.
THE BILL PASSED OVER THE VETO.
w,suvarov Arg 1-Tba uo,sa bv =,
vote - 193 ~ e6 no,.od ,ha pi"nr sr5
Harbor bin over the Veto,