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Show TAFT AGAIN ' USBVETO Condemns Bill to Abolish Commerce Court Holds Up Salaries . Washington, Aug. 15. President Taft today returned to the house with a veto messago tho legislative, executive exe-cutive and judicial appropriation bill because of its amendments to abolish abol-ish the commerce court and limit the tenure of office of civil servico employes em-ployes to seven years.- The cabinet read and approved tho message. On motion of Representative Johnson, John-son, of South Carolina, a member of the house appropriation committee, a vote was agreed on to pass the bill over the president's veto. Two hours debate was allowed and a debate was scheduled to be allowed at that time. The president's veto is expected to end the session of congress. Somo members believe the bill con bo passed pass-ed 'over his disapproval as wore tho Wool and steel tariff bills. Nono of the leaders think that would bo possible pos-sible in tho senate. One effect of Mr. Tnft's veto is to hold up his own pay, that of every mbmber or congreSB, every federal judge and every employe of the United Uni-ted States courts. Some leaders have proposed to pass a resolution to extend ex-tend all last year's appropriations to December 2 and adjourn congress Without passing the bill. ' Mr. Taft's message was strong in Its condemnation of the way congress con-gress had attached special legislation to an annual appropriation bill. The president wrote he approved any system sys-tem of promoting efficiency in tho civil service and favored a civil pension pen-sion sjsteiu, but he could not approve any legislation to turn out of offlco employes who have given their best years to the government The president defended the commerce com-merce court vigorously and wrote that opposition to It came from those who had not been In sympathy with its declsibnB. When the reading of the veto was over, Representative Stephens of Ne-braskat Ne-braskat Democrat, introduced a resolution reso-lution for the message of any vetoed measure by a majority vote. A two-thirdR two-thirdR vote of both houses now Is required. Mr, Stephens declared Mr. Taft had used the veto powers more than it had been used In the first half century cen-tury of the nation's history. 00 |