The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-06-09
PASSED OVER THE PRESIDENTS VETO.
THE RIVER AND HARBoR BILL Is
ALL RIGHT.
A Complete Answer to CleveIand,s
Extraordinary Charges--A Strong
Presentation of the Facts.

a Complete Answer to CleyeIRnd'
Extraordinary Charges--A stron,
presept atton .,p Tho Isao,
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The report oil the committee o.
Ss rivers and harbors, recommending tn
passage ofthe river and harb0r bill
the OBJECTIONS OF the President :.
presented by Mr.. Hooker, Republican
oi New YORK, chairman, and read
The repot states that OF the AT item
OF appropriations contained In the bill
all except tWenty-seven are for pro
jects contained In bills which have
heretofore become laws, and which
have been Tor years In process OF con
- struct,on oy the government. No new
projects were added to the bill of 1894
that the princlpal work OF the commit
tee has been the investigation and ex
amination oil improvements to which
Congress has repeatedly committed
ITSELF. The river and harbor bill oi
loSOapproprlated S2o, ,0OO,OO0 and plac-
ed certain works under the contract
system, which involved the additional
expenditure OF $4,000. 1t appears,
therefore, that by far the greater
number OF projects appropriated for In
thls biil were also appropriated for In
the bill OF 1890 and which are not yet
completed.
Inc report explains that the bill
was referred TO Cen. Casey, then chief
oi the Snlted states engineers, who
reported 10 Presldent Harrison that
only eight OF the Items seemed to be
OF lmlted or local dement,. The gross
amount appr0Prlated ior THESE Items
was St1,ooo. from thls IL VIII Do seen,
the report continues, that the larger
present. Dill passed the scrutiny ana
received the approval OF Gen. Casey
an ano nave gone mnchaiiengSa until now.
Inc p'ils OF loSo and 1917 were ap-
proved oy fresldent Harrison and the
plli Oh IoS4 was Permltted Dy the pres
ehG E8ecutlVe 10 become q law py llml-
taGl0n.
me commlttee lmpeached the Pres-
ldents aeclaration that many OF the
oo!ects ior Wh1ch Inc money Is apPr0-
PrlaCeo are not relatea 10 tne Pupllc
a.rE. Meiiarn Iney assert snat tne oiil was
careiulIy prepared alter exhaustlve
hearings, ana that tney scrupulousiy
EVolaeu making aPproprlatlons not In
tne lnterest OF commerce.
heierrlng 10 the President's cr1ti-
clsm, tna5 not a lew OF the improve
menus nave oeen 80 lmprovidently
pianneu il anu Prosecueea snat alter an
S Aoo oN NPo,o1o ". inii,AOnS "a ooA-
!Irs new experiments Tor Shelr accom-
pllshnent nave 0een enterea upon, the
commlttee says that IL mas often occur
reo, alter q proJect mas Deen ADOPTED
In accoraance WIN certaln denned
pans suomitteo py the engineers, that
Tue interests Oh commerce required
Sna1 greater anu more enecIVe I'M
ProVemenC tnan 1na1 nrst contemplat-
ed should be made. In such cases 1t
nso lohg peen tne custoH Oh congress
10 oroer from tlme 10 tme new estl-
mates 10 DC MADE WIN view 10 en-
a,in iaagiing 'ne p;,o soopJ oi enese e proieo.s In
iarged projects the Dill often directed
tnat tne money apProprlatea shoulo De
eeSPenaea IN accofoance Win the mod
1ncatlons OF the engineers Inc
Gommlttee oeueve, tnere1ore, tnat the
iIresluent may nave inferred from the
lansuage 80 useo 1hac tne orlginal
piahs haa peeh liuproviuene anu illaa-
viseo ana 1he money Was1ea, "hen tne
money expenueo upon the origlhai
piaIs ponId Was h !Ialc,ousnS a SaPenuea @ aha th
Won!a nave Deen expehoeu even II Inc
mouihea Piahs naa peep orlglnaiiiy
aoopteu; IAN instance vi these mouln-
SaS.ohs Ss ts Ent IoInu IN She , Sase vi she Mar-
W Uors 9S M1,i pai.ao'e, oreiano, Ne"
11rk, WltmingCon, oeia"are' oaVan-
MAJ. anu oIner Places. .,u
careiui re'eAaninatlon vi the Dlll
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Snas sne.e 10 NO ioun'nSloh .S tor tiH snS
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