The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-10
ANOTHER VETO.

Tho President Refuses to Sign the Bill for a
Public Building at Dayton.
Special TO the indianapolis Journal
WAsHINGToS, July 9.-No surprise was ex-
pressed here this afternoon when President
Cievelands veto of the bill approprating $780,
600 for public building at Dayton. O.. reached
the Senate Those who have kept run of the
exercise Of the veto power during the past three
or four months expected this. There were some
Buckeyes who seemed to be hoping against
hope that at last the President might be induced
TO sign the bill, but they acknowledge tonight
that they really did not expect the bill to be-
come law When Representative Anderson
of the Dayton district, who introduced the bill
in tie House. was told that it had been vetoed
he is Quoted as saying well, it wasn't my
bill, anyhow; it was Major Bickhams bill"
Bickham, who is the editor Of the Dayton
journal, is credited with having drafted the bill
He has worked hard for its passage, and
even came here to try to induce
the President to sign it, and he will
not enjoy its Reputation by his Democratic
Representative. Ohioans here say the most
severe thing in the Presidents veto message IS
the intimation that the headquarters of the col
lector of internal revenue for the Dayton dis
been mooted for some time and 1t Is believed
that it is net impossible that suggestion to
change the area of this revenue district may be
adopted which would relieve any complaint or
anadeQuacy of Office room. It is believed the
President had in his mind move now on foot
20 really change the boundaries of the Dayton
collection district and remove its headquarters
Citizens of Dayton would rather lose two public
buildings than tho Office and general head
quarters of the collector of internal revenue.
Nothinp IL said about an effort to pass the bill
over the Presidents Veto. as that could not be
done. 1t is reported to be the determination of
the President to veto all bills for public build
iDgs which are not intended to accommodate
United States clerks as well as postofhces, ETC.
In vetoing the Dayton bill the President says:
1T is not claimed that the government has
any public department or business which 1t
should quarter at Dayton, except the postoffce
and internal revenue Office. The former is repre-
scented as employing ten clerks. sixteen regular
and two substitute letter carriers, and two spe-
cial-delivery employees who, suppose, are boys,
only occasionally in actual service. do not un
derstand that the present postofice quarters are
either insufficient inconvenent BY a
statement prepared by the present post
master it appears that they are rented by
By the government for a period of ten years
from the 18th day Of October 1883. at an annual
rental Of 81 $780, which includes the cost of heat
inc the same. The Office of the internal revenue
collector is claimed TO be inadequate, but am
led to believe that this officer is fairly accommo
dated at an annual rental of 5000. 1t is not lIc
possible that suggestion to change the area OF
this revenue district may be adopted, which
would relieve any complaint of inadequacy of
Office room. With only these two offices to pro-
vide for / am not satisfied that the expenditure
of $3.50, 600 for their accommodation, as proposed
by this BILL is IN accordance with soond business
principles or consistent with that economy in
public affairs which has been promised to the
people