The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-07-10
VETOED.
The President Vetoes the Marshals,
Fees Bill, and Gives His Reasons for
So Doing.

The President VetOeS the Marshals,
Fees Bill, and Gives His Reasons for
So Doing.
- WASHINGTON, June 80.
The following is the text of the Veto
Message received by the House from
the President to-days
To the House of Representatives:
return to the House of Representatives,
In which it originated, the bill entitled IAN
Act making appropriations to pay the fees Of
Deputies" with the following objections to its
The bill appropriates the sum of $500, 600
for the payment, during the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1880, Of United States Marshals and
provided for are essential to the faithful exc
cution of the laws. They were created aud
their powers and duties defined by Con-
gress at the first session after the
adoption of the Constitution in the
judiciary at which was approved Sep
fined in the act which originally established
them, were substantially the same as those
prescribed in the statutes now in force. The
principal provision on the subject in the Re-
vised Statutes is as follows:
SEC. 7S7; i shall be the duty Of the Marshal sh
cult Courts when sitting therein. and to execute
throughout the District all lawful preccpts di.
UUUef
the United States; and he shall have power to
command all the necessary assistance in the ex-
| ecution of his duty.
The original act was amended February %,
l595, and the amendment is now found in the
Revised Statutes in the following form:
SEC. 788. The Marshals and their Deputies
shal! have. in each State, the same powers in ex-
ecuting the laws of the United States as Sheriffs
and their Deputies in such State may have by
law IN executing the Laws thereof.
| Nv SuhHROupnt etQtutQ0 additional 6utf0S
have been from time to time imposed upon
the Marshals and their deputies, the due and
| regular performance of which are required
for the efficiency of almost every branch OF
pupiic service. Without these officers there
would be no means OF executing warrants,
DEGREES or other processes of the courts, and
the Judicial system Of the country would be
| fatally defective.
The criminal Jurisdiction of the courts OF
the United states is very extensive. Crimes
of the United States are all coghizable only
in the courts of the United States.
Crimes against public justice; crimes
against the operations Of the
| Government. such as forging or counterfeit
| ing money or securities of the United States
crimes against the Postal laws; offenscs
| against the elective franchise; against the
civil rights of citizens; against the existence
Of the Government; crimes against the In
| ternal Revenue laws and Customs laws;
/
| the Indians and the public lands-all of these
crimes, and many others, can be punished
| only under the United States laws which,
taken together, constitute body Of iurispru
dence which Is vital to the welfare of the whole
country, and which can be enforced only by
of the United States
| In the District of Columbia, all of the pro-
cesses of the courts are executed by the off,
GERS in question. In short, the execution of the
Criminal laws of the United States, the serv-
ice of all civil. processes in cases in which the
United States is party, and the execution OF
| the Revenue laws, Neutrality laws, and many
other laws of large importance, depend on
the maintenance of the Marehals and their
deputies. They are, in effect, only police of
the United States Government. Officers
with corresponding powers and duties are
every country which has jurisprudence which
| is worthy of the name. To deprive the Ma
tional Government of these officers would be
as disastrous to society as to abolish Sheriffs.
COnstables and police officials in the several
States. 1t would be q denial to the United
States of the right to execute its laws, and a
denial OF all authority which requires the use
| of a civil force.
The law entities these officers to be paid.
Funds needed for this purpose have been col
Treasury. No objection is therefore made to
that part Of the bill before me which appro-
PIRATES money for the support of the Mar.
shals and Deputy MaIshals of the United
States. The bill contains, however, other
provisions which are identical in tenor and
| effect with the second section OF the bill en-.
titled IAN Act making appropriations fol
certain Judicial expenses" which, on the 23d
| of the present month, was returned to the
House of Representatives with my objections
to its approval. The provisions referred te
| are as follows:
/ L. AL g.
act for the persons and the public service en-
braced in its provisions are in full for such per
sons and public service for the fiscal year ending
the Government shall, during said fiscal year
make any contract, or incur any liability. for thu
future payment OF money under any of the pro
| visions of Title Is mentioned in the section O
this act until an appropriation sufficient to mee
| such contract or pay such liability shall have
first been made by law.
Upon reconsideration, in the House Of
Repre- sentatives, of the bill ch contained
| these provisions, it lacked the Constitutional
1 majority, and therefore failed to become q
law. In order to secure its enactment the
| same measure is again presented for my ap
proval, coupled in the bill before me with The
| appropriations for the support of the Mar
shals and their deputies during the next ifs
cal year. TIE object, manfestly, is to place
before the Executive this alternative, eittel
to allow the necessary functions of the pub
lie service to be crippled or suspended
| lOT WdHC Ol appropriations TcQulTct
to keep them in operation, or to approve leg
islation which, in official communications t
Congress, he has declared would be q viola
ton of his Constitutional duly. Thus, il
this bill, the principle is clearly embodied tina
by virtue of the provision of the Constitution
| which requires that tall bids for raising
revenue should originate in the House of Rep
resentatives," bare majority of the Hous'
of Representatives has the right to withhold
an appropriation for the support of the Gov
eminent, unless the Executive consents Il
approve any legislation which may be at
tached to Appropriation bills.
| respectfully refer to the communication
on this subject which have sent to Congress
during its present session for . statemeneo
the grounds of my conclusions, and desir'
here merely to repeat that, IN my judgment
to establish the principles of this bill is t.
make q radical, dangerous and unconstitu
tional change In the character of our institu
| tiOns.
[Signed1 RUTHERFORD B. HAYES.
Executive MANSION June 80, 1879.
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