The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-07-17
VETOES REPEAL OF
DAYLIGHT SAVING LAW
President Wilson Says the Repeal
( Would Result in Great Eco
monte Loos.

Washington. July I2-President
Wilson vetoed today the Agricul-
tural Rill because of its provision re-
pealing the Daylight Saving Law.
The President also vetoed the Sum
dry Civil Bill. He explained that he
vetoed the sundry civil measure he
cause of certain items of the bill
which seem to rue likely to be of the
most serious consequences"
The bill limited the appropriation
for the rehabilitation and training OF
disabled soldiers.
The Agricultural Bill carried $685.
S0o,76I and the sundry> civil measure
$oo5, 100, co7.
Both important supply bills, car
rying the millions OF dollars must
now be repassed without the features
to which the President objected or
! repassed in present form over his
veto by two-thirds vote in both
| houses.
Republican Leader Mondell said
that either he or Chairman Haugen
OF the agricultural committee would
move to pass the Agricultural Bill
over the Presidents veto. House
| leaders expected Il vote would follow
after brief debate.
House leaders were confident that
efforts would be made at that time
to pass the Daylight Law repeal over
the Presidents veto. but doubt was
expressed that proponents OF repeal
could muster the required two-thirds
vote. Leaders said no attempt would
be made to override the Presidents
veto of the Sundry Civil Bill.
| In regard to the Agricultural Bill,
the President sent the following COM
munication to the House OF Repre-
sentatives.
Il take the liberty ot returning
| House Resolution $751;, AN act max
ing appropriations for the Depart
ment of Agriculture for the fiscal
lyear ending June 50. 1870, without
my signature
Il realize. OF course. the grave in
convenience which may arise from
the postponement OF the legislation
at this time. but feel obliged to with
hold my signature because of the
clause which provides that at and
ITtVr clock 4. III sunday, Octobcr
20, 1910. next. the act entitled an act
to save daylight and to provide
standard time for the United States
approved March 10. 1913. be, and tho
same hereby is repealed
II believe the repeal OF the act re-
ferrcd to would be OF very great in
convenience to the ceGssry. and | be-
lieve that | am Justified i'll saying
that it would constitute something
more than an inconvenience. 1t
would involve serious economic
loss. The act of March 70, 1918. to
save daylight resulted not only from
a careful study. OF industrial condi-
tons by competent men familiar with
the business operations OF the coun'
try, but also from observation of the
happy and beneficial consequences OF
similar legislation in other countries
where legislation ot this character
has been for some time in Operations
and where it has reSulted-as the ac
of March l0. 1913. has resulted in The
United States-in substantial econ
omies. The act was intended to place
the chief business activities. of the
coustry as nearly as might be within
the limit OF daylight throughot the
year. 1t resulted in very great econ
omies OF fuel and in substantial econ
omy of energy. because Ut the very
different effect ri work done in the
daylight and work done by artificial
light
1T, moreover. served the daily con-
venience OF the many communities OF
the country in Il way which gave all
except universal satisfaction. and the
overwhelming testimony OF its value
which has come to me convinces me
that should not be justified i'll &C
quiescing in its repeal"