The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-07-03
Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, June n, 1877

WASHINGTON, June n, 1879.
The Democratic tumble down Is
fearful to contemplate, and with wry
faces they are proceeding to make
the best OF very bad situation. The
fourth veto message was a crusher.
1t was an able document in itself, and
taken in connection with the unten-
ableness and dishonesty OF the DEM
ocratic position, its force was evinci-
BILE. The President was obliged to
veto the bill or abdicate legitimate
authority and allow the United States
courts virtually closed. Nevertheless
the Democrats are very mad because
he exercised his legitimate authority
and showed that he Is the Executive
of the nation as we'll as a steadfast
Republican. Their first impulse was
to renew the starving out policy: but
upon second thought the leaders con-
cluded that discretion was the better
part. Therefore they as usual re-
sorted to the caucus for comfort. In
that body the implacable Bourbons
showed that they had a majority of
House members but minority Of the
Senators sufficient to turn the scale.
A plan was then adopted by the eau
Gus which proposed first, the passage
OF a bill identical with the vetoed
bill, less it's item OF 5000, 900 for fees
of United States Marshals and their
Deputies its second section, and the
last sentence OF its first section de-
claring that mo part OF the money
hereby appropriated is appropriated
to pay any salaries, compensation,
fees. or expenses under or in virtue
OF title 20 OF the Revised Statutes.
The second section of the vetoed bill
provided that no Department or OIL
ce, OF the Government should during
the next fiscal year make any con.
tract or incur any liability under any
of the provisions OF title 26 authoriz.
ing the appointment or payment oil
general or special deputy marshals
for service on election days. 10 ad.
vance of an appropriation sufficient
to meet such contract or pay such
liability. Second, 1t proposes q sup
plemental bill consisting simply oil
the $66G, 900 item and the second see-
ton above summarized. together with
a clause prescribing penalty OF not
exceeding $1,000 or Imprisonment
not exceeding five yeaIs. The first
bill repeats the jurors test oath Law
only of the first disputed legislation
Neither the first nor the second con-
tains anything relative to superiors
and therefore that subject is dropped
The bills were introduced in the
House yesterday, and the first one
was passed, the Republicans oppos,
ing it after having ATTEMPTED to amend
il so as TO include the marshal clause
The second one will pass TO day
probably. But more time will be de-
manded for discussion in the Senate,
and although the bills may pass. the
second one being identical with the
Objectionable part OF the vetoed bill,
can hardly fail of the Presidents dis
approval. Then the question returns,
what will the majority do. and when
will they adjourn? / learn that alb
sent members OF Congress on both
| sides are being summoned to return,
apparently ia anticipation OF a pro-
tracted controversy. One thing seems
to be settled by the last veto; the
Democrats are not ready to adjourn
without completing The appropria-
tons. They have heard from the