The Monticellonian., 1918-07-26


 through 4 little at time. just IS it was written, despite Republican efforts to place t on a politics adiourned' basis with war legislation.
 There was mention. in q debate the other day. of the Virgin Islands, Con- aressmaa NIondell of Wyoming saying that the sundry civil bill provided ap- proprfations from Alaska to the Virgin Islands. For moment people who heard him had to stop and think, and inquire about these Virgin Islands. The var has so oyerzhadeNea everything that we have almost forgotten We pnr- chased the Danish West Indian islands Tor SD .000,0 ,000 short time ago. and if may he a long while before We know exactly what we want to do with them.
 President Wilson, being rather free with his vetoes even when they held up large government supply bills. demonstrated that | president can do what it is claimed ny some he should have the constitutional right to do fhat is. veto items he disapproves in appropriation bills. Of course there is no possibility of giv- ing the president any such right, as it would mean Hat he could make m ap- propriation bill practically to suit him. self. However, the veto power affords him an opportunity To prevent the en- actment of legislation in appropria- lion bills which he daes not approve. If both houses of congress would live up 10 the rules they make for appro- priation bills there would have been no need of the presidential vetoes of supply bills The pneumatic tube proposition i'll the post office appro- priation bin was legislation, just as was the B0rland amendment making the government clerks work an extra hour.
 There WAS one feature of the veto of the Borland amendment which par ficGlarly interested men on account of its showing the position of the presi- dent on the labor question It has been shown from the beginning of the War that the president has been very anxious to propitiate and conciliate labor at all times Opposition to the Rofiand amendment by organized la hor no douht made an impression up- on the president.
 There is q probability that the Bor- land amendment will figure to some extent in the coming political cam paign. Congressman Rorland of Kan sas City. for whom the amendment was named, has built up reputation in congress almost exclusively on ac- count Gf his persistent activity direct ed against the District of Columbia in one form or another. Sometimes it has taken the course of fighting the so-ealled half-and-half plan as a meth od of taxation in the national capital; at other times of making the residents of the District pay more taxes or re- eciAe less benefits from the govern meHf; and tasfiF the proposition to increase the working hours of the de PartmeHt clerks. Congressman Bor- laDd is not the only man that has made q reputation in fighting the Disk triet of Columbia, bat the District alD 4 ways seems to have friends enough fH the senate to win a fair share of sue cess.
 aafifrohhitionists are trying to make capital ont of the fact that "hoaHceger>" continue to supply Washinetoa with whisky although the Sheppard prohibition law is in full force | is true that d great deal of whisky is bra0ght iuto Washington by sheetIeeeers2 although fine term is now a nisnamer, as the supplies are bfaBght in hy automobiles. by trains. ny wagon. anu in any other method which will pass the District houn- darieS. Iu inc oldcu days whisky was ea@ied on t5 Indian reservations in the boatlegs af those whe dealt in this iaeit traffic. hence the name bootleg ger
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