Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-25
Never Again, Says President,
Unless Better Considered.
FINDS MUCH FAULT WITH IT
Many Projects Which Could Be
Omitted From It.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS BILL, TOO
Taft Looks Over Measure Carefully.
But Will sign-May 60 to
Beverly Tuesday.

The President this afternoon signet
the river and harbors bill.
He will not assent to another river and
harbor bill which is not made up along
more improved and advanced plans thar
heretofore followed. Congress will star
the next session with this knowledge.
The President gave long and serious
consideration today to the action he
would take on this big appropriation
measure, and also on the public buildings
bill.
AS to the rivers and harbors bill he has
been in come doubt for a good while. II
has worthy features, but others he does
not consider so meritorious.
Many Unnecessary Projects.
Because there has been no river ant
harbor bill for number of years, anC
a number of important projects shoul6
be provided for without loss of time, the
President did not feel like vetoing the
BILL He thinks it provides for many
other projects which could just as easily
be left OF entirely.
He charges this to the fact that there
Is no methodical. expert manner Of de.
termining what improvements are justly
entitled to immediate consideration by
Congress and what can afford to wait
The good and the bad all go in the same
bill
The President thinks that the govern
ment should not spend millions of dollars
year In such haphaIard style. There
ought to be some board or other organi-
cation of competent army engineers to
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penditure of government funds. accord
ing to the Presidents ideas, and Con-
gress should appropriate upon this expert
information.
Will Insist on Better Bill.
At a late hour today the President de-
cided that he would sign the river and
harbor bill and send to Congress a spe-
cial message explaining his reasons for
doing so. but setting out his intention
never to approve another bill fashioned
in the same old way.
The President has been told that the
bill contemplates many improvements
that would not get the approval of any
board Of engineers that could be ap
pointed. One part .of the bill, for in.
stance looks to a fourteen-foot channe
in the lakes-to-gulf scheme.
1t is declared that no board Of en-
|
mel as this. The expert belief is that nine
feet will be amply sufficient for a great
many years.
Public Buildings Bill.
On the public buildings bill the Presi.
dent conferred during the morning witt
Representative Barthoidt, chairman OF
the House committee on public buildings
Then he went over the bill in great de-
tail with, Secretary Macveagh and j
Knox Taylor supervising architect OF
the Treasury.
These two officials spent much time al
the White House during the day. The
President insisted upon thorough investi.
probability 10 that he will sign the meas.
ure this afternoon.
Telling President Goodbye.
Under the general belief that Congress
will adjourn tonight. many statesmen
called on President Taft today to bic
him goodbye and congratulate him upor
the pleasant relations existing between
him and the law-making body.
1t has been many years since the ex
ecutive and Legislative branches have
parted with each other at the close of 8
session with such kindly feelings. Ever
the democrats and the President are or
good terms. In the democratic campaign
this fail there will be little bitter criti
cism of the executive from the congress
| sional end OF the democratic campaign
| list.
The President may stay in Washington
two or three days next week, II Con
gress adjourns tonight. so that he may
see q number of representatives who have
requested talks with him. The chance
| is, however, that he will leave the city
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| Tuesday night
Ten Days Rest-Up.
Arriving at Beverly. the President will
take things easy for ten days or TIVE
weeks. He has worked under grea
pressure for ten days. taking little or NJ
time for outdoor recreation and exercise
| He will make up for this when he get.
| to Beverly.
The President has been without an,
members of his family in the Whit,
| House for several days. To offset tn,
| loneliness he has drafted Secretary Nor
| ton.' who is eating and sleeping In thu
| building. Mr.. Norton's family Is III
! Long Island.
President Going to. Capitol.
President Taft. with his cabinet ON
GERS. will be at the Capitol two or three
hours before adjournment to handle thu
bills that are ground out during the las
minutes Of the session. The custom o
Presidents Is to refer each bill to head
of departments under which the nleasur,
| comes. -
| In this way he gets the opinions of thos
| most capable of advising him. AS the de
| layed bills come through the machiner
| the President and his cabinet will 60 owe
them and sign them as fast as convince
| that they are proper.
Mr.. Deboe Wants Post ONCE.
Ex-senator w. J. Deboe of kentuck
has spent ten days In town trying to hav
. postmaster Of his swn choosing nomi
mated for Marion. his home town in Ken
lucky. He has not made much Roadway