Evening star., 1947-08-07
Listing Of Philippines
As u. 5. Territory Hit
As Truman Vetoes Act

President Truman today reac
Congress lesson on the phra seolos,
of legislation when he pocket
vetoed a bill to prohibit the un.
authorized dumping in the terri
torial waters of the United States
of garbage from products orieinat-
ing outside of the continental
United States.
Pointing out that the legislation
used the term United States" to
include all territories and posses
sions of this country with the ex.
ception of the Philippine Islands
and the Canal Zone" the President
said:
The reference to the Philippine
Islands ss a territory or possession
of the United States, however in
advertently used. would be seriously
embarrassing to this Government
In its relations with the Republic OF
the Philippines, which became Q
sovereign nation on July 4, 1916"
Inadsquaey Is Seen.
The President said further that
the act seems inadequate to prevent
the dumping in territorial waters OF
garbage carrying germs OF human
or animal diseases.
The President also vetoed a bill
to authorize the St. Lawrence
Bridge Commission to construct and
operate bridge across the ST
Lawrence River In the vicinity OF
Ogdensburg. N. Y. The President
took exception to tsx-exemptine
provision in the measure.
The two petoes today brough the
Presidents total since Congress
went nome to II.
They brought Mr.. Truman closer
to the bottom OF the basket as he
continued to work on the huge vol
ume OF bills left on his desk by the
departing Congress.
Less than dozen measures out OF
collection of approximately zoe
awaited action. The week end was
expected to see the accumulation
cleared away. There is no District
legisla ton left for the President 8
action.
Promotion Act Remains.
One act remsining provides fol
promotions in the Army and Navy
The President disposed of &C
measures yesterday. approving Il
ano rejecting 8. Most of the legisla :
tion turned down has been OF minor
imports nee.
One approved bill freezes" tbs
old-age insurance tax at per cent
each for employer and employe fol
the next two years. In the absence
Of this legislation. the levy woulc
have gone to 2.5 per cent each or
January !.
Other approved measures in.
cluded:
Transferring about % wartime
seized ships and $4,000, 900 in prop.
erty held by the Once OF Alier
Property to italy to aid In It's eco
nomic recovery.
Permitting burial of some Of tn,
Nations war dead abroad and pro.
viding for establishment of addi.
tional national cemeteries overseas
Under this measure, asked by thu
War Department. soldiers and sail.
ors who died abroad may be buriee
in the homeland Of their next of kin
Increasing by s400 100000 thu
amount Of insurance that may bt
issued under the National Housins
Act. This raises the total *
$4,000 900. 600.
Once the President gets through
with his paper work. he cen start
preparing for his three-day visit te
Brazil. which was announced yes.
terday. While the White House
made public no details beyond the
bare announcement that Mr.. Tru-
man would visit Rio de Janeiro late
this month or early In September
1t is taken for granted that he viii
deliver at least one important
speech in the Brazilian capital.
1t is not clear whether this would
be delivered before the Inter Amer
lean Defense Conference or to some
other group.
On his visit to Mexico, the Presi :
dents formal speech was delivered
at the state dinner rendered by
President Aleman. In Canada, the
President went before Parliament.
The bsttleship Missouri, in which
the President will return from Rio
de Janeiro. sailed yesterday from
Norfolk for the rendezvous with the
Chief Executive. Mr.. Truman will
Sv IN prazil