The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-13
WILSON VETOES
.DAYL|GHT-SAV|NG
]. REPEAL MEASURE
REFUSES SANCTION TO AGRiCtL'
TURAL APPROPRIATION BILL
BECAUSE OF THAT FEATURE
DEFENDS PRESENT PLAN
President also Sends Back Sundry Civii
Enactment Because lie Says II mas
Limiting Clauses Which Would Ser
iously Cripple and Retard Nocat'ona'
Rehabilitation of Disabled Soldiers.

Washington. July l2.--The daylight
saving law. was rescued from repea
TODAY by President Wilson's veto OF
the agricultural appropriation bill
~ At the same time, the president also
oetoed the sundry civil appropriation
J bill because, he said, by restricting
funds, it crippled the work Of rehapill
tating and restoring disabled soldiers
and sailors to civil life. The latter
veto apparently was accepted by con
gress without contest and the sundry
civil bill went back to committee 10
be reframed.
Veto of notwithstanding, however,
was not accepted so readily, although
the prevailing opinion was that nee
essary twothrds vote TO repass ii over
the presidents head probably would
4 not be mustered.
The first test will come in the house
Monday, when according to announce
ment, Republican Leader Mondell or
Chairman Haughen of the agricultural
committee will move the re-passage ol
the bill, with the daylightsaving re-
peal intact, over the presidential veto.
Both bills provide funds for which
agencies of the government have been
waiting. They already are months be-
hind schedule because they failed OF
ordinary passage i'm the last congress.
The agricultural bill carried $33, ,S99,
76l and the sundry civil measure S6O5,-
160,2O7. The former provided all funds
for the department of agriculture's
work for the present fiscal year, while
the sundry civil bill provided for in
Vulnerable government activities, and
leaders said prompt action in passing
the appropriation anew would be nee
Z essary.
Included in the sundry civil bill was
1856, 900, 600 for the shipping board pro
gram and several millions for the cam
paign against bomb.throwers and other
anarchists.
a separate bill for repeal of the day
light law was passed 10y the house last
month, 2S3 to 1872, after a vigorous
contest No action was taken on the
house bill in the senate, which instead
added to the agricultural bill rider by
a vote of 55 to g.
i ne pIGSlueHl dlSO SlSHcu llit plil7
authorizing the construction of bridges
across the sulphur river, near Black
mans Point, Ark, and across the Mis-
sssippi at or near Baton Rouge, La.
The president explained that he We
toed the sundry civil measure because
of certain items of the bill which seem
to me likely to be of the most serious
consequences"
Explains Agricultural Veto.
In regard to the agricultural bill the
president sent the following communi.
cation to the house of representatives:
Il take the liberty of returning II.
+. 1857, 'nA act making appropriations
for the department of agriculture for
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1920
without my signature.
Il realize, of course, the grave in
convenience which may arise from the
postponenent Of the Legislation at this
time, but feel obliged to withhold my
signature because of the clause which
provides that at and after O'Clock
q. m. on Sunday, October 26, 1919,
next, the act entitled An act to save
daylight and to provide standard time
for the United States approved March
S19, 1918, be and the same hereby is
repealed.
81 believe that the repeal of the act
referred to would be of very great in
convenience to the country and think
that ! am justified i'm saying that it
would constitute something more than
an Inconvenience. 1t would involve
serious economic loss.
Daylight Saving Success.
"The act of March 10. 1915 to save
daylight resulted not only from a care.
ful study of industrial conditions by !
competent men familiar with the bust /!
ness operations of the country, but /
also from observation of the happy and |
beneficial consequences of similar leg ]
islation in other countries. where leg /
islation of this character has been for |
some time in operation and where it |
has resulted, as the act of March 49, |
1918, has resulted in the United States /
in substantial economics. The act was
intended to place the chief business
activities Of the country as nearly as
might be within the limit of daylight .
throughout the year 1t resulted in
very great economies of fuel and in
substantial economy of energy, be
cause of the very different effect of
work done i'm the daylight and work /
done by artificial light
1T, moreover, served the daily con
venience of the many communities of
the country i'm way which gave all
but universal satisfaction, and the
overwhelming testimony of its value
which has come TO me convinces me
that l should not be justified in ac-
quiescing in its repeal"
Sundry Civil Bill Veto.
In regard to the sundry civil bill, the
president in another communication to
the house said:
"Under the vocations rehabilitation
bill, which became law June 27. 1918,
the congress has sought to fulfill the
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