Any Teddy Roosevelt experts out there? (Non-political)

[cgallery]

Teddy Roosevelt had a single veto override, but I can't seem to find what it was. Anyone know what he was overridden on?

[sparkeyjames]

Wow even my best google fu has been unable unearth an article that describes the content of the bill that congress used it's override powers on.

[JR]

I found the reference here (caution 34 MB file!):

Presidential

Vetoes, 1789-1988

Cornpiled by the Senate Library under the direction of
Walter J. Stewart, Secretary

of the Senate
by Gregory Harness, Head Reference Librarian

http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/frames/fedprsfr.html

H.R.

15444,

Extending the time for construction of a dam across
the Rainy River.

Vetoed April 13, 1908.

The veto message was laid
before the House, referred to the Committee on
Interstate and Foreign Commerce, and printed as S.
Doc. No. 438. (42 Cong. Rec. 4698).

The House overrode

the veto on May 23, 1908 by a

vote of 240 yeas

to 5 nays. 142 Cong. Rec. 6866).

The Senate overrode

the veto on May 23, 1908 by a

vote

of 49 yeas to 0 nays. (42 Cong. Rec. 6824).

Veto overridden.

(35 Stat. 273; Public Law 60-138).

[Alex Franke]

H.R. 15444
Extending the time for construction of a dam across
the Rainy River.
Vetoed April 13, 1908. The veto message was laid
before the House, referred to the Committee on
Interstate and Foreign Commerce, and printed as S.
Doc. No. 438. (42 Cong. Rec. 4698).
Sixtieth _ _ _ _ I ~ ~ Congress, Second Session 199
The House overrode the veto on May 23, 1908 by a
vote of 240 yeas to 5 nays. 142 Cong. Rec. 6866).
The Senate overrode the veto on May 23, 1908 by a
vote of 49 yeas to 0 nays. (42 Cong. Rec. 6824).
Veto overridden. (35 Stat. 273; Public Law 60-138).

It's in this publication: Presidential Vetos, 1789-1988

http://www.senate.gov/reference/reso...es17891988.pdf


Edit: Pretty quick on the trigger, JR! =)

[JR]

Edit: Pretty quick on the trigger, JR! =)

Yeah, but I still have no idea why TR was so dead set against it and the congress was so much in favor it.

JR

[radhak]

Wow, both of you have good search-skills! That's a good find.

Looks like TR was pissed with the overshooting of the deadline, but Congress must have found this the only time they could feed him his own medicine . After all he had 80-odd vetoes totally. Not as much as his champion nephew (FDR - 635), but still a lot.

[Uncle Cracker]

I can add that this period was a time of great conflict between Teddy and Congress, even with those in his own party. A lot of chest thumping was going on, and the actual issues were often lost in the rhetoric.

Interestingly, in a sort of skewed way, this was not the only time that Congress overturned one of Roosevelt's actions. His order to dishonorably discharge the entire 25th Black Infantry Troop in 1906 was reversed by Congress... in 1972!!

[cgallery]

Thanks guys! I got sucked into one of my 16 YO daughter's assignments. I saw a chart that he had one veto overridden, and curiosity got the best of me--I just couldn't find it!

Thanks again!