W. M. Hurley and Joe Whitson. Message from the President of the United States returning without approval the bill (H. R. 775) entitled "An act authorizing payment of the sum of $500 to W. M. Hurley, and the sum of $1,500 to Joe Whitson, for damages to their property situated in the City of North Little Rock, Ark., as a result of the alleged failure of the United States to keep in repair a dike constructed on the Arkansas River".