Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-07-09
Veto Of the Marshal Bill.

Veto Of the Marshal Bill.
The following is the text of the pres
ident's message, vetoing the marshal
bill:
To the House Of Representatives.:
return to the house of representatives, in which
it originated, the bill, entitled ian act making APP
preparations to pay the fees of United States mar
shals land their general deputies, with the following
OBJECTIONS
to its becoming law. The bill abpropriates the
sum of 100000 for the payment during the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1880, of
UNITED STATES MARsHALs
and their general deputies. The officers thus provi-
laws They were created and their powers and dn-
ties defined by congress at its first session after the
adoption of the constitution. In the Judiciary act
which was approved September "a, 1889, their gen.
era duties defined in the act which originally
tablished them, were substantially as those pre-
scribed in the statutes now in force. The principal
follows:
| Section 7S7. cit shall be the
DUTY % THE MARsHAs
of zach district to attend the district and circuit
courts when sitting therein, and to execute through
the district all lawful precepts directed to him
and issued under authority of the United States, and
he shall have power to command all necessary assist
ance in the execution eff his duty" The original
ment is found in the revised statutes, in the fol
lowing form: Section 7ss. The marshals and
their deputies shall have in each state the pow
ers in executing the laws of the United States as
sherifs and their deputies in such state may have by
law in executing the laws thereof. By subsequent
statutes
ADDITIONAL DUTIES
have from time to time been imposed the marsals
and their deputies the due and regular performance
| of which is required for the efficiency of almost
every branch of the public service Without these
officers there would be no means of executing war
rants, DEGREES other process of courts, and the
judicial system of the country would be fatally de-
| fectve. The
| CRIMINAL JURISDICTION
of the courts Of the United States is very extensive
Grimes committed within the maritime jurisdiction
of the United States all cOgniZable only in the
courts of the United States. Crimes against public
Justice crimes against the operations of the govern
ment such as forging or counteifeiting money or Sc
curites of the United States: crimes against the
postal laws offences against the elective franchise
against the civil rights of citizens; against the exs
tence of the government; crimes against the inter
nal revenue lawsand custom laws crimes against the
laws for the protection OF the indians anc
public lands all of these crimes and many Others
can be punished only under the United States
| laws, which taken together constitute the body
of the jurisprudence which is vital to the welfare
OF the whole country, and which can be enforced
| only by the means of the marshals and deputy
marshais Of the United States In the District o
| Columbia all of the processes of the courts are
executed by the officers in question; in short the
| execution of the criminal laws of the United
| States, the service OF all
CIVIL PROCESS
| in cases which the United States is party. anl
the execution of the revenue laws, the neutrality
| laws. and many other laws of large importance.
| depends upon the maintenance of the marshals
and their deputies. They are in effect
THE ONLY POLICE
OF the United States government Officers with
| corresponding powers and duties are found IL
every state OF the union and in every country
! which has Jurisprudence which is worthy of the
name. To deprive the national government O
these officers would be as die astrOuS to society
to abolish the sherfIs, constables and police off
| to the United States of the right to execute 1t.
| own laws; denial OF all authority which re
| quiTes the use of the civil forces. The law in
| ten is
| THESE OFFICERS TO BE PAID
the funds needed for the purpose have been col
| lected from the people ana are now in the treas
| ury; no objection is, therefore made to that par
| of the bill before which appropriates the
money for support of the marshals and deputy
marshalS OF the United States. The bill con
| ta1nS, however, other provisions which are lden
teal in tenor and effect with the section of bill
emitted IAN act making appropriations for Ger
present month was returned to the house ofrep
resentatives
| WITH MY OBJECTIONS
| to its approval. The provisions referred to are
| viz:
| "Section 2 That the sums appropriated in this
| act Tor the persons aid public service embraced
| in Its provisions, in full for such persons and
pnbliC service for the fiscal year ending June 80
| $780, and no department or officer OF the govern.
| nent shall, during SAID fiscal year, make any
contract Or Icur any liability for the further pay
| ment of money under any Of the provisions un-
der title 70, mentioned in the section in this act
until such appropriation. sufficient to meet such
contract or pay such liability, shall have first been
| made by law
Upon reconsideration in the house OF represeu
tatives. of the bill which contained these provIs
| ions it lacked the constitutional majority and
| therefore failed to become law. In order TO Sc
| cure its enactment, the same measure Is again
presented for my approval, coupled in the bill be-
| fore me with appropriations for the support OF
marshals and their deputies during the next ifs
| cal year.
THE OBJECT MANlFEsTLT Is
| to place before the executive this alternative
Either to allow the necessary functions of the
| public service to be crippled suspended fol
want OF the appropriations required to keep them
| in operation or to approve legislation, which il
| his official communication to congress he has de.
| clared would be violation of his constitutions
duty. Thus in this bill the principle is clearly
| embodied, that by virtue Of the provision of the
constitution which requires that ali bills for rails
ing revenue should originate in the house of rep
| resentatives, and bare majority Of the house o
| representatives has the right to withhold apprO
prlrtlons for the support OF the government, un-
| Less the executive consent to approve any legls
| latlOn which may be attached to appropriation
| bills,
| RESPECTFULLY REFER
| to the communications on this subject which
have sent TO congress, during its present session
.or statement OF the grounds of my conclusion
| anc desire here merely to repeat that in Ia.
judgment to establish the principle of this bill i
to make radical, dangerous and unconstitution
| al chan ge in the character OF our institutions.
| Signed, RUTHERFORD B. HAYES.
| Elk. Mansion, June 81, 1879.