New-York tribune., 1912-08-16
uolJse SustainS His Veto Of the
legislative, Executive and
judicial Approprla-
tion Bill.
FIRM ON COMMERCE COURT
Democrats Will Try Once More
to Abolish That Tribunal,
but Leaders Will Yield
the Seven Year
Tenure Scheme.

Washington. Aus. 1j.-President Taft
q, one of ,hc strongest messages sent To
congress during his administration.
6isapproved to-day the legislative, ex-
erutive ana judicial appropriation bill
because of the provision which, in ef-
t,ct abolished the Commerce Court and
because Of the seven-year tenure clause
affecting the government employees.
The Democrats failed to pass the bill
over the veto.
The President finished the rough
draft of his message late last night and
called the Cabinet in extra session this
morning to consider it before he sent it
,o the House. MIR. Taft dwelt at con-
siderable length on the value Of the
commerce Court and the reasons why
II should not he abolished. declaring in
the most emphatic terms that such leg
islation amounted TO about the same
thing as the proposed recall Of judges
and judicial decisions
Mr. Taft's message was strong in its
condemnation of the way Congress had
attached special legislation 10 an an
nual appropriation bill. The President
wrote that he approved any system Of
Promoting efficiency IL the civil ser
vice and favored civil pension sys-
ten. bat he could not approve any leg
station 10 turn out of Office employees
who had given their best years to the
government. He said, in part:
When II is thought wise by Congress to
Include ~ general supply bills impOr-
ent substantive legislation. and the En-
ecJtive cannot approve such legislation
II is his constitutional duty TO return the
hlll with his objections. and the Tespon-
sihility for delay in the appropriation OF
The necessary expenses 10 run the govern
ment cannot rest upon the Executive. put
must be put where n belongs. upon the
majority i'm each house OF Congress that
has departed from the ordinary course
ard united with an Appropriation Dill
amendments to substantive law. The i'm
lorlsnce and absolute necessity of fur
nishing funds to maintain and operate
The government cannot be used by the
Congress to force upon the Executive
aeauiescence in permanent legislation
which he cannot conscienuOusly approve
] am utterly opposed 10 the abolition
Of court because Us decisions may
not alwavs meet the approval Of a major
ny OF the Legislature II is introducing
q recall Of the judiciary which, IN It's
ysy, is quite as Objectionable as the or
dnary popular method proposed.
Holds Up His Own Pay.
one effect Of Mr.. Taft's veto is TO
hold up his own pay. that OF every
msnhe- ~ CONGRESS every federal
fudge and every employe Of the United
States courts.
As soon ss the veto message was
read Mr.. Fitzgerald moved its imme-
date consideration. hoping the House
would repeat its performances OF the
tEo preceding days. An hour Of parti-
san debate preceded the rOllcall, and
Representatives Mann. Cannon and
other Republicans again assailcd thu
Democratic tendency to load apprO-
priation bills with iniquitous legislative
riders
When the vote was taken eighteen
Democrats declined TO follow Mr. Fitz-
gerald, and they voted against over
riding the veto. This made the vote
stand 153 to 107, or twenty short Of the
two thirds required, greatly to the dis
appointment Of the Democratic mem
eers Of the Appropriations Committee,
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