Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-05-08
AsPRESIDENTIAL VETO.
The Army Appropriation Bill Receives
this Fate. ~
President Hayes Gives His Reasons Ter Refu.ina
-. .-... 10 Sigh The Bih

!
is the message Of tho president of the
United States, returning to the house IF
! Representatives the bill entitled. :" An
Act Making Appropriations for the
Support of the Army for the Fiscal
Yesr Ending June S0th, 1880, and for
Other Purposes:
To the House Of Representatives:
| have maturely considered the important
questions presented by the bill entitled Gan
act making appropriations for the support
of the army for the fiscal year ending June
30th. 1880, and for other purl oses, and
now return it to the house ofrepresentatives
in which it originated, with my objection to
its approval.
The bill provides in the usual form for
the appropriations required for the support
of the army during the next fiscal year. If
it contained no other provisions it would
however, further legislation which. at.
tached as it is to appropriations
which are requisite for the efici.
ent performance of some of the most
necessary duties of the government involves
questions of the gravest character. The
sixth section of the bill is amendatory of
authority of persons in the civil, military
and naval service of the United States, at q
place where any general or special
election is held in anv 'P stste
This statute was adopted Februarv
25th. 1865. after nrotracted debate in ~
senate and almost without opposition in the
house of representatives by the concurrent
votes of both of the leading political parties
of the country and became law by the ap.
prevail of President Lincoln.
It was re.enacted in 1874. in the revised
statutes of the United States. sections 20O2
and 5528, which are as follows:
| Section 2oo2 No military or naval officer or
other person engaged in the civil, military Or ma
keep or have under his authority or control anV
troops or armed men at place where anv zen, ri
special election is held in any state unless it be
99ecessary to repel armed enemies Of the United
Sec o KS ue peafS -. Inc Po
or other person in the civil military or laval SER
vice Of the United stases who orders, brings keeps
cto men az any Place waere general OF special
to rene, ared enenes 81 ~ sG+e
States or to keep the peace at the polls, shall be
fined not more than IS 600 and suffer imprisonment
at hard labor not less than three months nor more
'"1 ~ I've er yea,S ,.ooa - ..,, ....u..
in ~ hi hefore me on";ts fro hnth 70 no
forauo;nn sect;ors ~ worao g ~ uot - u eae
10 6eaoe 81 ~ ,,oMa ~ TLs % g. ~ LIP
adort;on # th;s P om,ena,,ant ou orh ~ a ne
";Hpt1Sn ~ cs s1' ome"e ~ nay 70 con:
sha IT,,;.o d''t S.o.e upon Tue Iignt OF
~ .a;i;t,,,, "'1 70 W.. .h I" use
a4 a,aot;ons ~ .P eaoe
second unon tha r;~ht 10 ~ oess, snu,
hv c;v;i artho.;ts - ,1ra,,a,+ - H. e'aa4:
f:on, v;oIen.a ~ anS n' tues s5 Sie:tons
~ soot;nnf nu auu. IN aouluon u
~ IT, ao S quoteo me
tba "sa nf vo;;;+oxn - n ,ue .t 40 ang 70
now in force: p'' a. ''''on' "'e
s"o.,aa ono X
nted statse ,Sa nresc, he navy Of
to prescribe or 61 BY proclamation Of otherwise,
the qualifications Of voters in any state in any
manner interfere Nth the freedom Of any election
any sa OF WITH the exercise OF the free rights
Oh S santsse IN \ any any st r
80 neS't th o,?1;: Every omGel or otner per
son III Ine mlitaiy or naval service who by
! !oice, tn1eat, lntlmldauon, order. advice or
o o.neawas s:e P5events or attempts to prevent
my 4uauneu Votgl o. any STATE rom freely
exercising eaI tng llgnt OF s!heage at any gen,
Sn fo oa 5speSal 4 ~ ~ s sn9n state, small
and at h"rd iabor . nnt oso th az lpIis.
~ o "e',.. o,oovmGysly omser OF tne army
ta -, ~ WY P. vIoes T. ofuels, n1Gs or a.
iem*; ~ PS Ssoe VI ~ w"etner cy proc
Is untors a. V' anr a,e"t;en quanucations
~ ~ su'eis q. a.: eiec!i"l IN any STATE saail
sootf;o. 40 p'o''"0o 'ne P1eceulnS
Saot;o, 55e, r,..,, og.
son IN 10 no;i;+or1 ~ ~araI s VI u:ner Per
nv force threat ;ns;m;daf;on or othe,.w wao'
oo1,,oajs -. otte,,.tn ~ " otuer~lse,
ho1d;nn on a1sct;np :, ~ vo% atpt any omcer
a Vote from raraon ~ ,e~., H; I" n .eiS:vs
to vote or whp ;mnoeas ~ stto;onts - ;ss
Moses anv raon,a+;Pns e.. o". 49,, w -.
GENERAL q, snsc;aI aiaot;au j.; na au s.o aH
fsrant f,on, t,,osa ss"r:11d s'ate ~
;nterferes n onv NAME. ~, ~ a""' Gs ~ne
ejact;on :, 10 i;sofara'o ~ -; "1y 4n'et ~
he nnnished a. nrescr;haJ - seot;ne eo en"l
Spot;nn Esao P T~s ~ secIon o1zS'
anv of9once. 1' sn.";fya p;rso4 u. coavlc'eo OF
ce3;no eoct;ons ou III - ne nv pre-
tn 9ho ,,r;sh,enta ~ aooluon
era,,v nroscr;hed ba a;, 'nerein sew
holding anv ofF;ca ~ ho9o ""I 49, fo ~
sections shall ha nst."aa " =" .ans ~ taese
officer. soldier. sailor w nar;na frcn sDy
c;o;nr AZ r;sh. - .,,&. a.. n"tne rom e1el'
district to viii he msy ha1onc e ethe.
wise Qualified accordine to thu sa ~ Tt1 tSc
state n wh;ch he oaers s ~ 49,. ~ laws VI Inc
The foraoo;no enaot,n ~ s"to.
he ;c;snt to NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., w?uu seem 70
with eIect;ons hi H. 1ast aSnnoan tenve
move ali NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ~ sroh ;.Sens, w ie'
added t. III hoJv nf ~ sa;d nn.t;
The act ent;tlad g en e.t no oaH sootlon 10 o1
tiOn for tho c,1nnnrf NJ tho o~,,,r a.
cal roar enJ; ~ v. me ne.s afy ior tne u.s.
othez nurnosaa ouns ovsn' 1919 ane e t0f
wh;oh r ~ P ta,1, app1o'eo June TO- 1875
W." ssnt; 10 40 ., to'lG VS.,
~ th;s ~ - - shcm iom apu anet me passage
nv No.. 49, - - ~ sn no' pe ia"1ql 10 employ
o. p pas.e - oo m .. ene onltee STATES
nnrn pe. 20 ovtuo vI o.nelwlse !or the
PssIs go , vounf 'ne law, e1cePtln sucn
snr1onaa4 &c .s sas4 t cascuustanees as suen
on+bo:;.aJ H. s ~ iolc e.; NAY oe expressly
ast If conare:s and ~ n,a"anonn os py an
hv tb;s set " nbai =" Ioney s aPISfcPriased
a2v If 4ba e~na,s o ;a.,. ~. ! :; ~ Pay
me,t at n az sanws inc! :1 III tne Smptoy'
tom and ~ my noops IL n;f'e OF tnis Sec
nrov;s;ons ~ t his aoot;nn x p ING
pn;ltv If a ua;sdamaenos an eao 49, 70 a Sa
Go, 3horsof ahe,I ha mua; snu uPon convic.
eIceedino s,o ooo ~ ;mns;.can ny nn ne no'
ceeS;na 10 $1,000 See,s tnts n,Dnh s no' eA
nv" ''"i'' VI oo'n SUCH me ano
' Th is' snt nas,ea u. sa,.+. .f4o~ fill
e;dara,; avs Pass:u INC sena.e a1tel 1uiI con,
sos;nst = " 10 s srnsae vo'e recG n
a ass;nn:t J." on ls maj passage, ana oy
,m"!oy .; more mo enan two.tnilos II was
t;uas Tu IL ny 'ne nvuse o1 representa-,
s1sss -; purpose S OF me seeton quoted
ers fe,1a ~, INC eTpa.e 9y one OF