Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-01
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To the House of Representatives. re
turn to the house of representatives. /,
which originates the bill entitled San &C
making appropriations to pay fees o
United States marshals and their genera
deputies, with the following objection
to its becoming a law;
The bill appropriates the sum of 5000.
600 for the payment during the fiscal yea
ending june 80, 1880, of United State
marshals and their general deputies, anC
the officers thus provided for are essentia
to the faithful execution Of the laws
They were created and their powers anc
duties defined by congress at its first SEES
sion alter the adoption of the constitution
in the Judiciary act which was approved
September oath, 1889. Their general du.
ties, as defined in the act which originally
established them, were substantially tn,
same us those prescribed in the statutes
now in force.
The principal provision on the subject
in the revised statutes is as follows:
Section 1877. 1t shall be the duty Of Tho
marshal Of each district to attend the Dis.
trict and Circuit Courts when SITTING
therein, and to execute throughout the
district all lawful precepts directed tc
him, and issued under authority Of the
United States, and he shall have power to
command all necessary assistance in the
discharge of his duty
The original act was amended -
1895, and the amendment is now found in
the revised statutes in the following form:
Section 1888. Marshals and their deputies
shall have in each State the same mowers
in executing the laws Of the United States
as sherits and their deputies in such State
may have by law in executing the laws
thereof"
BY subsequent statutes additional du.
ties have been from time to time imposed
on marshals and their deputies, a due and
regular performance of which is required
for the efficiency of almost every branch
OF public service. Without these officers
there would be no means of executing
warrants, DEGREES or other process Of
the courts, and the judicial system would
be fatally defective.
The criminal jurisdiction Of the courts
of the United States is very extensive.
Grimes committed within the maritime
jurisdiction Of the United States are ali
cognizable only in the courts of the Uni
ted States. Crimes against public Justice.
and crimes against the operations of Che
government, such as forging or counter
money or securities of the United
crimes against the postal laws Of
Tense against the elective franchise, against
civil rights of citizens, against the exist
ence of the government, crimes against
the Internal revenue laws and customs,
crimes against the laws for the protection
of the Indians and public lands, all of
crimes and many Others can be pun
only under the United States laws
laws which, taken together, constitute a
body of jurisprudence which is vital 10
the welfare of the whole country. n
which can be enforced only by means of
marshals and deputy marshals of the
States.
In the District of Columbia all Of the
process of courts is executed by the Off
GERS in question. In short, the execution
Of the criminal laws of the United States
service, of all civil process in cases in
which the United States is the party, and
the the execution of the revenue laws,
neutrality laws and many other laws of
large Importance, depend ON the main
of marshals and their deputies;
hey are, in effect, only police Of the
States government.
Officers with corresponding powers and
duties are found in every State of the
Union, and in every country which has
Jurisprudence which Is worthy of the
name. To deprive the national govern
ment of these officers would BIO as disas-
lrogs 70 society as to abolish the sheriffs.
and police officers in the several
1t would be denied to the United
States any right to execute its laws, and
the denial of all authority which requires
the use of a civil force. The law entities
officers to be paid out of the funds
needed for the purpose, which have been
collected from the people and are now in
the treasury. No objection is, therefore.
made TO that Part Of the bill befare me
approptiates money for the support
Of the marshals and deputy marshals of
the United States.
The bill contains, however, other pro-
which are identical in tenor and
effect with the second section Of the bill
9 Hlllisq an yet making appropriations
certainjndieial expenses, Which. on the
23d Of the present moss.n. was returned
70 me noise of Representatives with my
objections to its approval Of tho provisions
referred to, and are ~ fblloWs; section 2
iIAat the Spms appropriated in this act
for persons and public service embraced
in It's provisions are In full for such per-
and public service for the fiscal year
June 20, 1880, and no department
or officer o. the government shall, during
said fiscal year make any cOntrsat or
incur any liability forths future payment
q money under any Of the provisions Of
title ~, mentioned in the section of this
until an approximation sufficient 10
lnes shch eontBlc 81 pay such liability
slalI have been ilnt made By law
Upon reconsideration ia the house Of
representatives Of the bill which contain
Cd these provisions It lacked a constihl-
tiOnal majority, therefore, 70 bQo0lge q
law. In order 10 secVgG H. enactment
The same MGaSur6 Il again presented fos
lay approval, coupled In the Eli before
me with the. appropT ations for the sup
port Of marshals and their deputies dur
inag the next fiscal year, Tho obloot man
itetly, u 10 place h0fara tho Executive
alternative either 10 allow all the
necessary functions Of the public service
70 be crippled or suspended for the want
OK appropriations required to keep them
In operation or 10 approve legislation
which IN an official communication 10
congress he has declared would be a viola
ton Of his constitutional duty, Thus in
ihls bill the prinQiple u clearly embodied
shat nv Vrtuo If iha provfsi,u 80
the constitution which requires tbnt
all bills for raising revenue should oripi-
nate IN the house Of representatives, a
bare majority Of the house Of representa-
tiyes has no right TO withhold Rppropria-
items fur tho support Of the government
unless the executive consents 10 approve
any legislation which may be attached TO
an appropriation bill. | respectfully re-
for you 10 tho communication on this
subject which / have sent TO congress
during Us present session for Il statement
Of the grounds Of my conclusions. | do.
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