The issue is not now whether we ought originally to have begun this investigation, but it is whether, having expended a very large part of the necessary amount to do the full work, we ought to break it off for lack of a comparatively small additional appropriation.
Message to the Congress Recommending Appropriation for Prosecution of Work of Removing the Wreck of the Battleship Maine
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I earnestly hope that Congress will take immediate action in this regard, as recommended by the Secretary of War.
If I fail to recommend the reduction of excessive duties to this extent, I shall fail in my duty to the consuming public.
I return herewith, without my approval, House joint resolution No. 14.
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