The daily gazette., 1879-07-14

cOun6ell0re al Ire late extra session,
deem 1t Of the utmost importance that
tue people Of thus country should coinpre-
heId his meaning and the effect of the
powers Tor which he contends, and which
II allowed, will be fatal to that cistribu-
tation of powers which our forefathers
deemed to be essential for the preserva-
ton of liberty. The President iutima'es
although not clearly In his last veto mes
sage that he has the rig'tfll power TO
convene Congress and to keep II in ses-
sion until appropriations sufficient in his
arbitrary judgment are made TOR the en-
forcemeut Of any law. This claim, If
examined, will be found to contain an
assumption Of legislative power aud dis
CT, ton which II Is not unfair to call us
urpation. BY the UNMARRIED custom OF
our Government from its commencement
sll appropriations for its support under
its laws are made annually. In the case
OF the Army the Cons tuition expressly
inhibits any appropriation for more than
two years. Yeu If the power be conce-
ded which has now been claimed by the
Pr, silent, no retrenchment will ever
bee, me p ssible until lie shall consent TO
lhe repeal of the Law whose execution be
claims W be n ~cessary, anu Of the -xpen-
ses 0f executing which he constitutes
himself sole judge. Tnat is what mean
by saying that the doctI inc cOntended
fr by Mr.. Hayes would lead virtually to
the absorption Of entire legislative power
in the executive branch, for 1t would in
effect make all appropriations perpetual
and destroy the power Of Congress to ex-
ercise any di-crclion over the anOant or
the nses to which they should be appll-
ed"
"The President having taken this posi-
ton, what is likely to result ?"
al. has taken it in his veto of The Leg
islative and Judicial Appropri ,tion bill,
and If he Is suff red to main ain It by
the popular voice, that which Hamilton
termed "a dishOnOrable stagnation in
public affairs must OccIr."
"Wbat Is your opinion OF the veto of
the bill for marshal's expenss "'
"An examination of the Revised Stat
u,es will disclose how little justification
Mr.. Hayes had for his veto of the s-pa-
rate till providing 100000 for the ex-
penses, fees, &c, OF United States mar
lhals. lie says in substance that because
the bill sent him excluded the a. .plica ion
of any moneys thereby appropriated to
pay deputy marshals for poll ical servic'
at the polls of election and because 1t
forbade any officer OF any department 'to
incur any liability for such services that
the efOre his power to execute election
laws was intertered with and prevented;
wherefore for that sole reason he refused
to assent to the legislation. Section
: 3,67S Of the Revised Statutes represents
and adopts laws passed in 1909 and in
1868, and these aud the section express,
, probibi. the application of any money
except to the obj cts for Which 1t was es-
: pecially appropriated. Section 3,679
which was the act of July, 1870, forbade
any d partment oiGovernment to expend
any sum ia excess Of the appropriation
made by Congress-and | beg you to
italicize these words-Or to inpOiue the
Government in any contract for the fu-
, ture payment of money in erce~s Of such
appropriations. 1t would puzzle court
mach less plan citizens, to see why a
: bill should be vetoed which forbade an
officer to incur any liability ior the
G ,vernment when an existing statute
Z, plan ly forbade him from involving he
Government in any contract for the same
'bject. Yet th+ Law of July, 1870, was
> passed by Congress having a two birds
Republican majority in both branches
and was approved by Grant, Republi
Can President"
"Would not all the reasons which Mr.
J Hayes presents for veto the bill
e passed bv the Democrats at the last Con
= gress apply with equal force to the ex.
, isting provisions OF the law?"
f "Certalniy, and in some cases will
greatnr."
"Was enough good done at the extra
| fn fart hn frn tt,t nf va N
ing Congress-"
e "Ye.; Think the repeal to the test -oatl
d and the formation of the improved sys
A TEN of obtaining impartial juries wer
# alone sufficient recompense TO the coun
,, try and to Congress for allthe expense an,
u harrassment. of theI session. 1t is eviden
that these most powerful AMI nec-ssar
reforms found little favor with the Presi
: dent, who vetoed the Appropriation
IS bills with which they were a. first com
e. bined without word of intimation tina
q b. approved of any features of the bill
n For the reasons have given l conside
~ the results of the extra session to hav
" been valuable to the country. The
W have wiped out feature OF war legisls
he ton permitting the use of troops As pc
e lice Mt the polls. They have removed
ID test oath disgraceful to our ags An,
" country. Tney have made step Il
n wards the abolition of the radical syster
W of packing juries in political cases. The
- have exposed to the people schemes Il
.; the Capitalization OF 10 wer, and for tn
~ people to be- fore warned is 10 be forearm
st ed So consider the results Of the exit
n session to have been favorable to Il
ne good government of the country an
ic cr-ditable to the Democratic majoritie
es by whose exertions these valuable r,
La forms have been achieved desplGo u
W W.o obstructiveness of Republicans Execl
ee tive"
chow long do you expect to be absent
ne "About three months, ana most OF u
IL time at Carlsbad. where the physi ciai
IT. have ordered NJ IS. Bayard and ON who's
n account undertake the trip"
cy