Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-05-22
MAY USE VETO
POWER As CLUB
President Likely to
Force desired Le-
gislation
F|L|BUs7ER CAUSES DELAY
Not Likely That Congress
Will Adjourn for Ten
Days Yet.

tOOSeVelt already mas taken nOtlce
of the $35,000,0OO public buildings
BILL although that measure is still in
conference. He has asked Secretary
Cortelyou to prepare q report on the
measure to guide him in determining
whether to sign or veto it. Mr.. Cor
telyou is asked to include in his re-
port, first, whether the condition of
the public funds justifies so large an
expenditure for public buildings at
this time; second, the amount of fu
ture expenditures which will be made
necessary to complete the new pro-
jects authorized in the measure, and
third an opinion based on the expert
Judgment of the supervising architect
OF the treasury, as to the necessity
for each of the projects provided for.
Has an Object in View.
That there is a connection between
the presidents desire to be fully in
formed as to the public buildings bill
and his desire to have passed an anti
injunction bill and also his desire to
have passed an appropriation for
ocean mail steamers, is declared to be
most obvious. 1t is conceded that no
measure passed at this session is more
toothsome to members of both Houses
than the public buildings bill. The
prospect of having this bill vetoed
would cause emphatic concern and
alarm. Meanwhile, the president is
continuing his personal work with
members to induce action on the anti
injunction proposition and to persuade
House members that the Senate sub
sidiary provision contained in the
postoffice appropriation bill should be
accepted. The report, which Secre
tary Cortelyou will lose no time in
preparing, will undoubtedly be con.
vincing along its designed lines. i.
Day Of Adjournment Delayed
After the adjournment Of the Re-
publican caucus of the House last
night, Speaker Cannon expressed the
opinion that it would be eight or ten
days before final adjournment of Con.
gress could be reached. He said:
I'VE have a filibuster which pre-
vents action in more than five or six
bills day. There are twenty-nine
measures now in conference and you
can make your own estimate as to the
time It will take to dispose of them
We are not going to turn tail and run.
Possibly the Senate can adjourn with
out the House, but | am under the
impression that it would find some
constitutional obstacles in the way Of
it's doing so.'
Two Appropriation Bills Passed.
The general deficiency and military
academy bills, the last two of the great
appropriation bills, were passed by
the Senate yesterday. The deficiency
bill carried appropriations aggregat-
ing $1S,380,016 and the military acade-
my bill $914S67.
Bill For Bureau Of Mines.
A bill was passed by the House yes.
terday establishing in the department
Of the interior a bureau of mines. A
commissioner of mines is authorized
House Concurs in Aldrich Resolution.
The House committee on banking
and currency today voted by sub
stantial majority to recommend the
passage of the Aldrich joint resolu-
ton creating currency commission
which passed the Senate yesterday.
House Rejects Report on Postoffice
Bill.
The House today rejected the con-
ference report on the postoffice appro
priation bill by vote of lat to 155.
This means also the defeat of the ship
subsidy.
Provides For Publicity in Campaign
Contributions.
The bill requiring publicity of cam
paign contributions was passed by the
House today by a vote Of 100 to 1875,
with the Crumpacker amendment
added. This amendment would have
the effect of reducing the congression.
al representation of the southern
states. 1t is believed that the bill Will
not pass the Senate.
GOVERNOR SPARKS