It seems to me that such broad general authority is unwise and unwarranted.

It is particularly important, from a budgetary standpoint, that this money be returned to the government at as early a date as possible.

Paragraph (h) of the bill is also objectionable.

WHEREAS it is deemed desirable and in the public interest that the said limitation of the $500 be raised to $1,000:

Paragraph (e) of the bill is objectionable because, in addition to authorizing the payment of educational expenses of dependents of Federal employees in the vicinity of Boulder and Grand Coulee Dams, it provides for the payment of such…

Moreover, such authority is likely to result in a duplication of certain functions which the Department of Agriculture and its constituent units are authorized and able to perform.

If such a policy were established for the education of the dependents of employees of one agency of the Government, its application to all agencies of the Government could not be successfully resisted.

The Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation has one hundred million dollars of government-furnished money.

WHEREAS under the regulations now in force the appointment of postmasters of the fourth class may be made without regard to the competitive provisions of the Civil Service Rules in any case in which the compensation of the office is not in…

NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority invested in me by section 2 of the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 403) and section 1753 of the Revised Statutes (5 U.S.C. 631), and for the purpose of carrying out the objective aforesaid, the…

Prudent policy requires that the premium of the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation should be maintained with the ultimate view of effecting the repayment of the one hundred million dollars to the Treasury.

I HAVE WITHHELD my approval of H.R. 5654, a bill 'To provide basic authority for the performance of certain functions and activities of the Bureau of Reclamation'.

In the circumstances, I have withheld approval of this bill, but I would gladly approve a measure with the objectionable provisions eliminated.

It will continue to work just as long as you want it to work.

This order shall be applicable to articles entered by consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after August 1, 1946

When people ask what the Government of the United States is, it is you.

Subject to the limitations contained in that order, I hereby authorize the Secretary of Commerce to perform and exercise all of the functions and powers vested in and granted to the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Treasury, the…

If you will all come by here, I will be glad to shake hands with each one of you.