The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-08-02

- 5tNNi1A lAltS>dEt, L TtNOfl- |
mended an appropriation for the improve.
ment OF the Mississippi river. Itis not |
necessary that | say when my signature |
would make the bill appropriating for these |
and other valuable national objects a law
II Is wlth great reluctance aud only under a |
sense 1 duty that withhold il. NV princi. |
pal objection TO the bill is that il Contains |
not for the common defense |
OF general welfare and which do not pro. |
mote commerce among the states. These |
PROVISION on the contrary are entirely for
ine oeheht OF particular localities in which |
us PROPOSED TO make improvements. re-
gary sucn appropriation OF public money
as Geyonu the power given by the consti-
more hound TO withhold my signature
from the bill because OF pecullar
evhs which maniiestly result
rom this infraction Of the constitution.
Appropriations of this nature, to be de-
voted purely to local objects, tend 10 in.
crease in number and IN amount AS the
cltizens OF one state find that money TO be
raised which they in common with the
whoie country are taxed is to
pc expended for local improvements
IN another state, they demand similar bene.
ms tor themselves, and it is not unnatural
that they should seek to indemnify them
serves lor such use Of the public FUNDS BY
securing appropriations for similar Improve
ments in their own neighborhood. Thus. as
the Dill becomes more Objectionable
II secures more supporters The result
IS lnvarlaole and necessarily follows the
negtect 10 observe the constitutional limi.
taton upon the law-making power. APP
proprlatlons Tor river and harbor improve
mests have under the influence To
wh1ch have alluded, increased wear
by year out of proportion 10
the progress of the country great as that
has been. In 1870 the aggregate appropria.
nes WIS S3,975,900; in 1915, So 6iS 5i7 .50 in
~ $s9I6,5O0; and in 1881, Sll $3.50,
W ne by the present act there is an appro-
pf Ation of $lS,H3,s75 While feel
~ every disposition to leave to
sative branches the responsibility
q 'etermlnlng what amount should be ap.
pippriated for the purposes of the bill. so
Rag asthe appropriations are confined to
w object indicated by the grant of power,
Uannot escape the conclusion that as part
the law,making part of the government
The duty devolyes upon me to withhold my
signature from the bill containing appro.
| pflatloDs which, in my opinion.
greatly exceed in amount the needs of the
1 country for the present fiscal year. I being
Tie usage to provide money tor those pur.
poses by annual appropriation bills, the
| president is IN effect directed to expend 80
l,Tre an amount ofmoney within so brief
period that the expenditure cannot be made
economically and advantageously. Ex-
.fsvag!aint expenditure ofpublic money is
in evil not to- be measured by the
value OF that money to the people
Who are taxed for II. They Sustain
ereater injury in the demoralizing effect
'oduced upon those who are entrusted
With that official duty through the rami-
hca!lons OF the government. Those OBJ.
lecuons could not be removed, and every
constitutional purpose readily obtained
shouiu congress enact that one
malt only OF the aggregate amount
Of the appropriation for the bill
ne appropriated for expenditure during the
nscal year, and that the sum so appro-
iuated be expended only for such objects
! hlmed in the bill, as the secretary of war
s-1e.e the direction of the president shall
Lin, o provided that in no case Sh0ll
leNte1's '.rrp t.l4r tAu} one Iurpose
by. the bill for that purpose,
! feel authorized to make the suggestion
because OF the duty imposed on the presi.
uenl by the constitution to recommend to
the consideration of congress such measul es
as shall be judged necessary and expedent
and because it is my earnest desire thu,
public works which are in pl o gress shall
suiler no injury. Congress will also be con.
yened again in about four months, when
this whole subject will be open for the
consideration,
THE sTAR.RouTERs
In the star-route trial today Senator
MaXey, of Texas, was placed on the stand
by the defense, but an objection being
raised that he could only testify as to the
general policy of the defendant in extend.
/ ing the star routes, that he could offer no
evidence bearing upon the oilanse charged
IN the indictment, he was not permitted
however, to testify. Ex-Postmastcr.Ge zen.
eral Key was then called, but as he was also
unable to testify 10 any knowledge of spe.
oiic rules, upon which the indictment is
based, and hc could only affirm that tho
general policy OF the department had been
one OF extension his evidence was ruled
out General Sherman then took the stand,
and to his evidence the objection was raised
as III the case of Key and Maxey. lie, how.
ever, recognized his signature on the reconl-
mendatlon for increase and expedition upon
one OF the routes named in the indictment,
and in explaining this said he signed the re.
clmmendation, although knowing nothing
personally of the route, which was in
Colorado. He said the Indian agent at
WLite river agency had been murdered,
his family carried Off and fight had taken
place between Major Thornburg and In.
dians. The entire community between
Rawlins and White river agency were over.
run with hostile bandits, and it was re.
garded as measure OF national impor-
tance to keep open every possible com.
munication with the rear, Con.
sequently the establishment of daily
stage service in that section had been rec.
commended. lie was asked what was the
effect OF frequent mails on the maintenance
of peaceful relations of Indians. He said
nothing better enables an officer to keen
posted than frequent communication with
different sections OF the Indian
country. At least one.fourth of the an.
preparations made tor the support of the
agency wa' expended for courier service and
to guard lines of communication. The
post-oillce department was also pressed TO
establish and increase quick communica.
ton. Intelligence was thus secured, and
the commanding officers were thus able
10 anticipate the movements of
the hostile Indians of Colorado. General
Sherman said that there were I,500
Apache Indians of peculiar character.
They entertained an everlasting hatred To.
ward the Spanish race and were kent cor.
laled by the the military and prevented
from making depredations upon set.
tiers in that country. Sometimes thew
broke away from their corral after Tho
| fashion of animals In n recent c,eo ton