Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-05-14
WILSON VETOES
|. MEASURE To SET
UP CENSORSHIP
Bill Providing That All Gov
eminent Publications Be
Put Under Congressional!
Control Is Rejected.

tHN MORNING aouRNAL SPECIAL LEASED WRIT
Washington, May 13.-President
Wilson today vetoed the legislative
executive and judicial bill.
The president said he returned
the bill because of the section put
ting under congressional control ali
government publications.
This section, the president said
would give congress a censorship
encroaching on executive functions
As soon as the veto message
was received at the capitol and be-
fore it was presented to the house
Chairman Good of the appropria
lions committee conferred with
other republican leaders, with 4
view to undertaking vote on the
veto late today.
This measure carries the annual
appropriations for the legislative
executive and judicial branches OF
the government and its repassage
by congress will be necessary. The
total carried by the bill is $1Of,-
10000
The Objectionable section.
| The section of the bill at whlct
! the veto was aimed provides tina,
| 'no. journal, magazine, periodical
! or other similar government pupll'
cation" shall be issued except under
regulations prescribed by the con.
gressional joint committee or
! printing and a proviso is added IN
I ending in the category "mimeo'
! graphing. multigraphing and Other
processes used for the duplication
Of typewriter and printed matter
other than official correspondence
and office records"
THE obvious effect of this pro
vision" said the president, "Woul'
be to give to that committee pow
er to prevent the executive depart
ment from mimeographing, multi
graphing or otherwise duplicatlh!
any material which they desire
! and in that way power to deter
mine what information shall b'
given to the people of the countr.
h,, the executive departments.
= Without raising any constitution
nj question, think that TINS sec
tion y is an entertainment o.
the functions of the executive am
incompatible with good govern
ment. n,41
1T am in entire sympathy wit
tho efforts of the congress and IN
departments to effect ecohollles =
printing and in the use OF pape
and supplies, but | do not peiley
that such a provision as TINS shou'
become law.
budget system Urged.
orr we are to have efficient an
economic business administrauo
Il the congress, I believe, shoul
direct its efforts to the control Q
nuh1ic monies along broader me
= = This can be accomplished u
r establishing an etlectN
budget system which l have mere
tofore urged. Az.
."The congress and the eXecutlV
should function within their re
enective spheres. The congress nd
tbo mower and the right to graz
mr. deny an appropriation or TO en-
oct or refuse to enact law; ~
once an appropriation is made Q
law is passed, the appropriate
should be administered or the Ia a.
executed by the executive -prahc
of the government. os
II regard the provision IN que
zion nc an invasion of the pfoVlhe
of the executive and CALCULATED I
rasnlt in unwarranted interfefenc
in the processes OF soou sGs .;ts
ment, producing c0niusioh' ~ -,
tion and distrust. The PROPOSE ~;
sumes significance as an outstal y,
ing illustration of GROWING s,'r
dencv which I am sure Is not iu W.
realized by the congress itselt a.,
certainly not by the people OIL u
country"
Mr.. Wilson also criticised penS
mo rronosal to transfer the pureu
Of efficiency which cheeks
n,otbods of government pushes
frono the jurisdiction of the pres
dont 10 the jurisdiction of congres
,rbis the president said, was az
other illustration OF the teiios'
, to which I invite attentlon, ,,,teo
=, Matter Referred to Comni.',.5i; {,
!, I'm considering bills contain, tl,,a
the provision mentioned arrow
: the" the presidents message co,
otnded 81 was willing to overlou
: The objectionable features loi y,
f fine being with the thought ln'
: tbnv were designed as eXcepuoil'
ana Temporary measures 10 me-
nnnsnal conditions. To permit SUE
oxnedients to serve as preceue,u
or accepted rules for leslsiatiu
would in my judgment be. fnose " y,
fortunate and destructive OF pro-
err principles for the orderly an az
efficient management OF the so'
ernments business. aa,
Chairman Good and the ieade,
later decided to refer the bin an
-.oc.oCa IN the aDDrOprlatlU1