The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1896-06-04
SERMON on ECONOMY.
Cleveland Keproves Congress for
It's Extravaganza.
River and Harbor Bill Veto
Doors closed Against Ia
crease Ci publiC Burdens.
UNsysTlFlABLE EXPENDITURES

L NJ SIR \ EIIc EAfEN III u hES
Fnrih.r Eord Ir-uc- Would Follow tho
El"c,ment strong, >ensi-
hl- Message.
Wa hinton. u. G. May 29-Pres-
i,.ent Cievelau to day sent the fol
loving vigorous veto of the river
and harbor bill, which including di-
rect appropriations AID authorlza
tions of contracts, carries epprcpri-
ations aggreeating SsO,c00,0OO
TO the House of Representatives,
II return herewith, without ap.
proval, House bill numbered 1877,
entitled, AN act making appropria-
tions for the construction. repair and
preservation of certain PUBLIC works
OIL rivers and harbors, AID for other |
purposes.
"There are AT items of appropri-
alton contained In this bill,and every |
part of the country is represented IN
the distribution of it favors 1t di-
rectly appropriates or provides for
the immediate expenditure Of nearly
S14, 100000 for river and harbor
work. This sum is in addition to
appropriations contained in another
bill for similar purpose, amounting
to a little more than $4,000, 900,
which have already been favorably
considered at the present session OF
Congress. The result is that the
contemplated immediate e1pendi
ture for the objects mentioned
amount to about 100000
"a more startling feature OF this
bill is it's authorization of contracts
| for river and harbor work amount
ling to more than S62,000,000
Though the payments Of these con.
, tracts are, in most SO distributed
that they are to be met by future
appropriations, more than $4,000, 900
on their account and included in the
direct appropriations mentioned
OF the remainder, nearly $4,000, 600
will fall out during the fisca! year
ending June 30, 1893, and amounts
to somewhat less la the yeats im-
mediately sucee eding.
ga few contracts OF a like charac
= ter, authorized under previous stat
utes are still outstanding; and to
meet payments on these more than
four millions OF dollars must he ap'
propriated in the immediate future
If, therefore, this bill becomes law
the obligations which will be impos
ed on the government, together with
appropriations made for immediate
] expenditures on account of rivers
and harbors will amount to about
s eighty millions of dollars. Nor is this
+ all. The bill directs numerous sur
veys and examination which contsm
plate new work and further con
u tracts, and which portend largely in
g creased expenditure and obligations
d A VETO HIS CLEAN DUTY.
3 "There is no ground to hope tha
d in the face of persistent and growing
y demands the aggregate OF appropri
,s ations for the smaller schemes no
- covered by contracts will be reduced
% or even remain stationary. For tn
c, fiscal year ending June so, 1895
+ such appropriations, together will
c, the installments on contracts whicl
4 will fall due in that year, can hardl
be less than thirty millions of dol
lars; and it may reasonably be az
y pretended that the prevalent ter
dency toward increased expenditure
n. of this sort and the concealmen
T, which postponed payments affor
s for extravaganza. will increase tn
:, burdens charseable to this accoul
Nae N in succeeding years.
i'll Ia view of the obligation impo'
it ed upon me by the constitution
in seems to sne quite clear that I onl
70 discharge duty to our people whe
l interpose my disapproval Of th
at legislation proposed. Many OF tn
We objects for which it appropriate
,st public welfare and many of them al
sn palpably for the benefit of llmite
:. localities or in aid of individual il
terests.
~ Or the face of the bill it appeal
lct that not few of these alleged II
l!y proyements have been SO imp-o1
we dently planned and prosecuted th
- after e. unwise expenditure Of n
lions of d~'lars, new experiments f
'sr their accomplishment have been e
nd tered upon While those entrust'
are with the management of publ
;ch funds in the interest of all the pc
- pie, can hardly justify questionat
expenditures for public work
sh' pleading the opinions OF engines
for or others as to the praeticability
it such work. it appears that some
the projects for which appropr
tons ere proposed in this bill ha