The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-15
Gossip Says Rumored Veto
Causes Unrest to
Legislators.
ECONOMY,
IS REASON GIVEN
Senator Burton Launches First
Real Attack on Bill In
His Review.

That President Taft may veto the
rivers and harbors appropriation BIZ
now. before Congress. was the current
gossip today. and it sent cold sbudders
down the backs OF all those Represen-
tatives and Sens to-s who have succeed
cd in getting .Uto The measure varying
sums or money for Their districts and
States
The report was given strength by the
fact that Senator Burton of Ohio pro-
tested on the floor Of the Senate
AGAINST The bill on the ground that IL
is VastcfuI and extravaEant. Mr. Bur
ton was chairman Of tho House COM
mittee on Rivers and Hsrbors and Is
noted as the sTes test authority IN this
country on that general subject
Ar- Tafts motive Cor wishing 20 veto
the b-n lie described 10 be his desire for
greater economy in the expenditure Of
the Governments money
Bill Is Reviewed.
The attack upon the bin was launched
in real earnest when Senator Burton
reviewed the measure and pointed TO
what he regards as some OF its most
pointed weaknesses. He was uusparing
IN his criticism Of certain features Of
the blil- though ne did not oppose the
amount which The OIL carries.
sHt-tcl1l aNtl-Il EallEu I'D TIE Fll4 inns
morning. The greatest interest was
manifested Ia is fate as there was
scarcely a Senator who has not some
interest IN the measure. II carries S1n.-
ga~9 more Than the House bin did, and
the senate amendments were largely OBJ
4ects or the attack made by Senator
Burton.
The total Of s.. 0GA.Goo said the ohio
Senator is not large when the great
interests depending upon its are cOnsid-
cred The fact that there has not been
a rivers and harbors bin for three years
wa Salso pointed 20 by Senator Burton
sive
What the Senator fuveiEhed against
most vigorously was the system under
which some Of the appropriations have
been E-auted- He did not like the idea
OF continuing appropriations nor the
plan Of improving tributaries Of inland
streams until the main stream useh
was improved
Objects TO System
In declaring against the pie,emeaI
method OF improving waterways Senator
Burton referred TO instances with his
knowledge where an interminabI- time
would be consumed on project by
making small improvements year by
year. He referred 20 one harbor which
would require nfty-tWo years 20 com
plete at the present rate OF making sp-
preparations
Senator Burton found fault with the
plan ot initiating great waterway inn
proven entS by making a small appropri-
alton as starter. He said u was too
easy for the interests involved TO come
10 Congress the second year and get
greater sums By reason of the Govern
n1ent having committed itself to this
project OF that. He said these improve
meuts were too lightly considered and
that the Government should appropriate
enough money Tor me whole Job or none
az all
The NoTf0iE-BeaufoTt waterway i'm
prCTemenr authorized under The pending
biz was one OF the specific points Of
Senator Burton 6 attack He said this
waterway should not be authorized IN
iii The Government engineers had made
a complete report on the chain Of prO-
posed waterways extending from Boston
TO Beaufort Inlet y. g He opposed
some features Of the GuIf-to-the-Lakes
waterway Improvement