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...Senate twice rejected the appointment. But he twice vetoed farm relief bills which called for large governmental expenditures, and Congress did not override him. An increase of pay for postal employes he vetoed and later accepted when higher postal rates were provided to meet the cost. The Bursum Spanish War pension bill he vetoed and by one vote his veto was sustained. A bill for government operation of Muscle Shoals he pocket-vetoed. By firm persuasion he saved the Treasury from "the most extortionate proposal . . . ever made upon the nation's revenues"- the flood control bill as originally conceived...
...financially reliable. So Magee bought, Fall telling him that he was glad to get the money since he was about broke. Soon Magee began to expose corruption in New Mexican politics. Fall came to his office and demanded that Magee quit his attacks. Magee went on. One day Senator Bursum, then "on the outs" with Fall came into Magee's office and said in effect: "You have a loan of $60,000 from a Kansas City bank. It's due pretty soon. You think it's going to be renewed. It isn't. Get ready...
...Senator Walsh, reviewing the evidence taken last year, denouncing Secretary Fall, condemning Secretary Denby for negligence criticising both the manner and the general policy of leasing the Government's reserves to private operators. The other was a minority report signed by five Republicans (Senators .Spencer, Smoot, Stanfield, Cameron, Bursum), which upheld the Harding Administration's policy in regard to the oil reserves vindicated Denby, condemned Fall...
Bratton (Dem.) ... N. M. .............Bursum...
...Brattan H. O. Bursum...