This act, in my opinion, is so framed as to undertake to take away and limit the constitutional authority of the President to make appointments.

It is a bill, however, of a series which have been passed, two of which have already reached me, and taken in its connection with others of a like nature I am unable to give it my approval.

I am constrained, therefore, to withhold my approval of this bill.

I believe that postmasters of fourth-class post offices are now reasonably compensated and, therefore, am not in favor of the additional compensation which this bill provides for.

The War Department has been the principal Federal agency to render assistance.

If the War Department be precluded from using these reserve supplies and equipment in case of actual and imperative call, its effectiveness as an agency to relieve distress is diminished.

Through our contact with the beautiful we see more of the truth and are brought into closer harmony with the infinite.

If we could surround ourselves with forms of beauty, the evil things of life would tend to disappear and our moral standards would be raised.

With general prosperity, with high wages, with reasonable hours of labor, has come both the means and the time to cultivate artistic spirit.

It is but natural, therefore, that we should turn to the field of art.

I talked yesterday with the conferees and some others relative to the flood bill.

If all these bills went through and became law I should think it would not only endanger tax reduction at the present time, but would make necessary the laying of additional taxes.

I am a good deal disturbed at the number of proposals that are being made for an expenditure of money.

I have recommended, I think in all my messages, that the building of the dam at Boulder Canyon be undertaken.

I do not think that ought to stand in the way of a possible solution.

It has had mature consideration by the Department of Interior and they have provided a reasonable solution for it which I hope will be adopted.

This question has been before the House and Senate for a number of years.

I expected to have an opportunity to confer with some members of the committee, but apparently they hurried the conference to an end and filed their report without giving me any opportunity to see what they were doing or to indicate…