| Show VI QI J Ii bV No O. O 88 55 SECOND VETO I INVITED VITO BY I CONGRESS I Senate and House Insist on Retaining in Appropriation Bill Provision sion for Abolition Abolition Abolition tion of Commerce Court CIVIL SERVICE TENURE J. J j CLAUSE IS OMITTED President Expected to Back Up Tribunal Under Legislative Ban Conferees San Conferees Agree on on One 1 Battleship WATER BILLS SIDETRACKED SIDETRACKED- W WASHINGTON Aug 19 P dent Taft will wilt re register a n second sec end ond n velo lo ag against the thc legislative executive ex cx- and judicial bill it is predicted predict predict- ed Cl tonight The bill was passed in bof both bolh h houses toda today J The hc bill as j to the he White House provides for the abolition of the commerce com corn merce coui court t but does docs not contain th tim the provisions pro which 1 limit to a 3 year seven tenure civil service em em- plo e t to which Mr 1 Ta Tuft Taft t objected when he hC vetoed docI the same bill hill several se dUi days ago ao The rube President has lIaS expressed a willin will will- in to stay in Washington alt all summer if necessary to back up the commerce court I Without tho the provision to abolish the commerce co court rt upon which the Houses House insisted the bill was reported to tho S Senate n te- te from Its it appropriation commit t tee e Senator Warren chairman stated that the committee had decided to omit the tho civil year seven tenure and tile the commerce court sections to President Taft rat objected when Tic he ve t toed cd the th bill last Jast week Senator Overman presented a minor ity report from the committee r recommending com commending mending that the abolition of ot tho the com corn commerce merce court bo retained as part of at th they measure Predicts Another Veto Velo There Is no secret about the fact fact said staId Senator Warren that if JC this bill goes to the President with Ith this clause clauso left in we wc will get another voto veto It is just 3 a question of oC whether we want to get through here and get set home or r stay slay hero here and pass bills and get vetoes ad nd adIn Infinitum In 11 Senator Clapp of or Minnesota leaped to l his is feet Mr Ir President he ho said t this Is not nota a question of ot setting getting through and ge getting gettins get get- tins ting home This Is a question of at doIng do do- O- O Ing Ins what hat we believe bellevo to be our dut duty f Continued a on Page 2 2 Column 3 CONGRESS G INVITES A SECOND VETO Insists on Retaining in Appropriation Appropriation Bill Abolition of Commerce Court COUlt Continued from Crom Page Pago On One Oris Senator Overman also protested Both the House and Senate have o voted b by large majorities to abolish this court he said the people of or the United States have o signified their de desire lle- lle ire s-ire that the court should be abolished Tho The I President of or tile the United States Slates Is Isnow Isnow now lined up against a the people The House will ill insist on abolishing tile the court COUlt and I protest that thal we wo should stand b by the tho l IIo I Senator Bacon of ot Georgia ia objected object to tho the stand of ot Senator Warren i I rise to a point of or order he lie ex- ex claimed I believe c that thal it Il Is absolutely absolute absolute- ly Iy out of ot order to attempt to influence tho tile votes of oC senators b by threatening them with what whal the tho President Pres will or orwill will ILi not do Warren protested that ho was only stating stating- facts Senator Overman O s substitute containing con con- taming a Ito abolish tho the court was adopted thirty five to twenty twenty- three The Republicans who voted with the Democrats to pass It were Senators Borah Bourne Bristow Clapp Crawford Crawford Craw Craw- ford rd C Cummins Il Heyburn 1 bu Lafollette u ana aim on i. i Senator Thornton of oC Louisiana was waft the only Democrat who lio voted against the l substitute to abolish the court Tee Agree to One Conferees on oil the tho naval appropriation n bill agreed toda today to provide pro for or one battleship at a cost of oC not greater greatel than I An appropriation of 2535 35 i is to b be available for tor the beginning of the work Tho naval bill In other respects was adopted as approved by bythe bythe the tile previous pre conference and Is now ac acceptable ac- ac to House and Senate Tho The naval bill as os agreed to also provides provides pro pro- the or orIginal original original or- or vides Illes for Cor eight submarines number six torpedo boats two colliers ers and one machine ship It was agreed t that the new battleship battleship battleship battle battle- ship should not bo ho a but a n. vessel of oC standard ard size The file question question question ques ques- tion of ot armament was left to the naval constructors constructor and anti tho the secretary of ot the tho na navy A movement to name the tile new battleship battleship battle battle- ship Constitution has been started Toda To Today To- To da slay day In the tho centennial of or the battle be between between between be- be tween the ol old Constitution and th the the secretary secre Guerriere Under the law tar tary of oC the tho navy would be obliged to christen the tile new ship Arizona Arlona or New ew Mexico but the Senate Senale and House Huse conferees conferees conferees con con- fere-es fere will ivill be urged to amend amond tho tue bill with a Ii pr that the lie new ship be named after Old Ironsides Tho The bill as agreed upon also provides pro wireless system for a world the h by which the navy department nt could keep In touch with its ships on virtually virtual virtual- ly h every part of or the globe Soldiers Soldier nome Home to Uc IC Probed The Senate tOda today passed a a. resolution I lJ by Senator Works ork providing for Cor an In Investigation In- In of the tIle branch of ot tho tile na national national national na- na soldiers' soldiers homo home at Santa Monica Cal Senator Works Works' resolution was the outcome of ot a published article d declarIng declaring r cla-r- ing InS that conditions cond at tho the homo horto constituted constituted con con- a disgrace to the nation According According- to the article the commissary com corn allowance amounted to 11 ii centa cents cent a dav day for i each old soldier veteran members mem mem- bers bers were forced orce-d to sleep on beds less i than tan two Inches thick and the hospital hospital hos boa pital pita was a m menace tp to public health I The national board of ot mana managers rs was criticised severely for Cor passing over o these conditions year after arter year Fight nl of or Indians Indian The proposed release of or the Apache Indian prisoners of oC war wal at Fort Sill Okla Olein held for tor participation with Chief Geronimo In tho the massacre mas of oC twenty six years rears ago brought on a fight ht in the Senate today which defeated defeated de de- de- de the conference report on the In Indian Indian Indian In- In dian appropriation bill The Tile bill carried carried car car- ried ned an Item of to transport the prisoners to the Mescalero N. N M. M Indian agency and nd provide them with ith land Senators Senator Fall Fail and Catron of or New c Mexico and ancl Smith of Arizona opposed the tho project Senator Fall declared man many descendants of or families massacred I b by Geronimo lived U near tho the agency Tho The New Mexican senators predicted outbreaks outbreaks out out- breaks between the he Indians and white willIe settlers settlors If the survivors uT of or tile the band were allowed to become free tree settlers In New ew Mexico Closed for Seal A closed season n of or five lve years for tor fur Cur seal on the I islands lands was agreed ed to today toda by the tile Senate and House conferees conferees con con- c carrying rr into effect tho tilo fur Cur seal treat treaty with Russia Russin January 31 n. The Tue House provided for one and the tile Senate raised It to ten Tho The year five agreement was a n. compromise The Tile conference conference conference con con- ference report was presented to the Senate by Senator Lo Lodge gc and adopted without dissent Attacks Attack Water Hill Bills In a general attack on all dam an and water power sites bills Representative c Cooper of oC Wisconsin Republican n. n to today a had bad bill fr after r bill stricken from Crom the calendar nr through objections These In Included Iii Iii- eluded the tile omnibus wat water r pow power ower r site bill on which a bitter fight had be been n expected I |
