The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-12

the Constitution 10 permit the
President 10 veto any item In q
budget or In an appropriation bill.
Too often pork -barrel riders"
are attached TO such measures,
which the President Is now power
less TO eliminate since 10 veto one
item the whole bill must be vetoed.
To protect the New England
Textile industry from extinction,
I introduced, on March 4, 1885, q
bill CHR. 672D 10 create o COM
mission 10 study the textile sit
uation.
Later the President appointed o
special cabinet committee 10 study
this vitality important matter.
In some states there Is legisla-
ton providing for higher labor
standards: In other states there
n none. The textile industry Is
interstate In scope.
II is therefore o national prob.
lem, which should be met with iia.
tional legislation. One or two
states cannot meet the problem
alone.
When my attention was called
10 the dumping Of japanese and
other Foreign goods into our
country, In unfair competition
with our own goods, ! protested.
On May 20, 1890, the secretary
Of state advised me that the pres.
ident, upon recommendation OF
the United States Tariff Com
mission, had raised certain duties
approximately ~ percent.
Slide Fasteners
on May Q, 1895, I took up with
the state department and the
United States Tariff Commission
tho dumping" OF slide fasteners
into our country and was instru-
mental In having Our adminiBtra.
ton stop this unfair practice also
by increasing the ratio OF duty.
Immediately after came 10
Congress, on Jan. 20, 1895, I In
troduced II. u. 4070, q bill au-
thorizing 960,000,000 for o COM
prehenBiVe plan OF flood control
OF the Connecticut River and the
incidental use OF dams TO generate
cheaper electricity IN order 10
help pay the cost Of flood con-
troll.
The Bill did not constitute FED.
MFal intAPfaFAficA bit DFdVidAd
for Federal cooperation with the
states involved.
This was In the early part Of
1885, when no one expected o
DISASTROUS flood such as occurred
In the spring OF 1885.
on AuguSc 10, 1885, intro
duced another bill. permitting
the New England States TO make
compactS for flood control, elm
nation OF pollution, and other Inn
provement8, such aS rcforoBtation
and the prevention Of soil erosion.
Under the Constitution, con-
grcBSional sanction ID necessary
for State compacts or treaties.
,rhiS bill YVES passed by Con.
gresS and enacted into law on
June Q, 1895.
Approve Agreements
Already IL has stimulated the
New England States 10 assemble
their representatives and 10 make
preparatory arrangement for such
agreements.
II permits them 10 proceed with
q program for flood control and
elimination OF pollution, and II
provides for protecting local ira
ditionS and state rights, because
each state legislature must rati-
fy these agreements.
The federal government has
already spent hundreds OF thou
sands Of dollars In preliminary
surveys In the Connecticut River
drainage area. II will spend hum
dreds OF thousands OF dollars TO
keep all these studies and prepa-
rations for the building Of dams
and dykes.
The matter now Is practically In
the hands OF the states 10 fur
nish the federal government with
land. When the New England
States furnish the land tho fed
eral government will spend i'm
mediately 100000 TO erect 10
large dams.
This Is merely the initial pro-
ject or beginning. II will make
the Connecticut River reasonably
safe from floods, but ultimately 1t
Is believed that more than 30
dams will have TO be built, and
the federal government will spend
at $40,000,000.
Legislation. OF course, will be
necessary by the states TO appro-
pirate the necessary capital for
the lands.
Exert Influence
And that is where the citizens
OF Connecticut as the citizens OF
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