The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-25
NO GIFT FOR BAR HARB0R
HARRISON vETOES THE $4,000
BUnDlN NC BILL.

he Cites Facts ami Figures to Prove
That the Proposed Expenditure
Would Be Entirely Unjustifiable.
Blaine Has $4,000 Cottage at the
Place-Harrison's Hard Task.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.-President Har-
risons Christmas gift to Secretary Blaine
was veto TO the bill TO erect a S75, 900 pub
lio building at Bar Harbor, where Secretary
Blaine has $4,000 cottage To do this
President Harrison had to break his rule
not to initiate President Cleveland, for ths
latter also vetoed a Bar Harbor public
building bill for the reason adduced by
President Harrison, and the further reason
that the $4,000 provided for in that bill
was inadequate to build suitable building
IL one was needed, the then postmaster
having told him that suitable site would
cost $4,000.
HAD TO IGNORE ARGUMENTS.
To do it President Harrison also had to
disregard the arguments advanced in in-
terviews with him by Senator Hale and
Representative Milliksn, who is chairman
OF the House committee on public buildings,
as we'll as the representative of Bar Har-
Dor, to say nothing of Secretary Blalne's
desires. To the surprise of them all, he did
it, and now Bar Harbor must wait indef-
nitely, for the House won't pass it over the
veto. The message was sent to the Senate,
where the bill originated.
MILLIKEN ANNOYED.
Mr.. Milliken, who left the committee
room early and went Chrstmasing all the
afternoon, got his first news of it from the
evening papers. He was naturally annoyed,
but would say nothing for publication this
evening, except that Bar Harbor, as the
greatest summer resort in Maine, was Of
national Importance, and was not to he
classed with the towns of it's size The
supervising archisect and the Senate COM
mittee favored an appropriation of $3.50, 1000.
The House committee cut il down to S75,-
900, believing that to be enough, but no
more than enough. Mr.. Milliken pointed
out that President Cleveland gave two
reasons for his veto, whereas President
Harrison gave only one, and that one was
unsatisfactory He said that the respons~
bility for the next move rested on Senator
Hale. He did not think it would be worth
while to try to pass it over the veto.
WHAT HARRISON SAYS.
In his message the President says
The statement of a few facts will
show, I think, that the public needs
uO nOU JuSUlLV the contemplated eX-
penditure of 900 for the erection Of q
public building at Bar Harbor Only one
public Office, the postofflce. is to be accom-
modated. 1t appears from the report OF
the Postmaster General that toe rent paid
by the United States for room containing
| S75 square feet Of floor space was, in 1888
| $500. and the expenditures for fuel and
/ light $50. One clerk was employed in the
postoffice and no carrier. The gross postal
! receipts for that year were 5000.
SUMMER RESORT.
bar Harbor is almost wholly summer
| resort. The population Of the town Of
| Eden. Of which Bar Harbor forms part
as taken by the census enumerators, wa:
less than 1900. During one-quarter of the
year this population is largely increased by
summer residents and visitors, but for the
other three-quarters is not much above the
census enumeration. The postal receipts
for 1890 by quarters show that for more
than half the year the gross receipts of the
postoffice are about So per day. The salary
| Of the janitor for the new building would
be more than twice the present cost to the
government for rent, fuel and lights.
cannot believe that on reconsideration con
gress will approve the contemplated ex-
pendituren