The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-07-04
Another Veto.

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President Hayes on Monday sent to Con-
gress his approval of the bill appropriating
money for the salaries of the judges and for
other legitimate expenses the United States
courts AT the same time he sent his veto of
the separate bill which appropriates 100000
for the payment of fees of United States mar
shals and their general deputies, but which
omts any appropriations for special deputies
The reasons Mr.. Hayes gives for not signing
this bill are that the law provides for the APP.
pointment ofspecial deputy marslals, at cleo
tons for Congressman, and since Congress in
the bill has faiedto appropriate any money to
pay these special deputies he cannot execute
the law, and therefore will not sign the bill,
The Presidents reasons are of the very
flimsiest character. Congress has provided
for the payment of every officer necessary to
properly carry on the United States courts,
but forbids the United States NIarshals or any
other officers of the government from making
contracts to pay an indefinite number of de-
puties, not needed TO preserve order at the
polls. Experience has shown that these spe-
cial deputies are merely parisans, who earn
their 81 per day by working for the Rcpub-
lican ticket. The people of the country will
scarcely find fault with the Democratic Con-
gress for insisting that government officers
shall not run up an unlimited bill for cam
paign expenses for their party.
IL seems unreasonable hat President IIaycs
should insist that Congress should confer such
power upon government officers. Besides, the
law permitting the appointment of the spe-
cial deputies was passed by Congress, and the
same body, representing the people, clearly
has the right to make the law imperative, by
refusing to pay them.
The Democrats in Congress have acted
throughout the controversy with the President
with the most remarkable patriotism and self
control. They have surrendered one point af-
ter another, to avoid embarrassing the opera
tons of the government by Withholding sup
plies but the last ditch was reached, and
Congress refused to provide for the payment of
salaries to Republican political agents.
On Tuesday President Hayes withdrew
from the Senate the name of r. Stockett
Mathews, for appointment TO the judgeship
of the United States District Court for Mary
land, and substituted the name of Hon. Thorn
ms j. Morris, of Baltimore. Judge Morris was
promptly confirmed The name of Gen.
Charles E. Phelps was presented to the Pre-
sidcnt by Senators Groome and Don Cameron,
but Mr.. Hayes objected to Gen Phelps be-
cause he is not a stalwart Republican Gen.
Phelps is an honorable, heightened gentleman,
possessing legal abilities of "a high order and
his appointment would have been most suita-
BILE and acceptable to the people of the State
Senator Thurman suggested to the Re-
publicans in the Senate that they might pass
the judicial appropriation bill without pro-
viding for the payment of salaries to deputy
marshals to manage elections, and that the
Republicans could then pay their own parti-
san agents ont of their own campaign funds.
His suggestion did not find favor in the eyes
Of the Republican leaders, who not only in
sist that the Republicans shall have the agents
but that they shall be paid by all parties.