In a shocking move that sent shockwaves through the halls of power, John Barton Payne, chairman of the United States Shipping Board, notified Republican lawmakers James W. Good and Francis E. Warren that the board would reject a staggering appropriation of $125,000,000. This brazen act of fiscal responsibility, unprecedented in the history of American government, was met with a mixture of awe and outrage from those who had grown accustomed to the Shipping Board’s lavish spending.
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Key Facts
- State: National
- Category: Public Corruption
- Era: Historical
- Source: Library of Congress — Chronicling America ↗
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