Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-07-19
THE FIFTH VETO.

WASHINGTON, June 3O.-The follow
ing is the text of tho veto message re-
ceived from the president to-day:
To the house of representatives:
l return to the house of representa-
tives. in which it originated. the bill en-
titled can Act making Appropriations
to Pay Fees of United States Marshals
and their General Deputies," with the
following objections to its becoming
law:
The bill appropriates the sum of
100000 for the payment during the fis-
cal year ending June 80. 1880, of the
United States marshals and their gener-
al deputies. The officers thus provided
for are essential to the faithful execution
of the laws. They were created and
their powers and their duties were de-
fined by congress at its first session
after the adoption of the constitution in
judiciary act which was approved
September "a. 1889. Their general du-
ties as defined in the act which original
ly established them were substantially
the same as those prescribed in the sta
tutes now IN force.
The principal provision on the subj ject
| in the revised statutes is as follows:
Section 7S7. 1t shall be the duty OF
the Marshal of each district to attend
| the district and circuit courts when sit
ting therein. and to execute throughout
the district all lawful precepts directed
to him and issued under authority OF tho
United States, and he shall have power
to command all necessary assistance In
the execution of his duty. The original
act was amended February %. 1895, and
the amendment is now found in the re-
vised statutes in the following form:
| Section 7SS, Marshals and their dep
uties shall have in each state the same
powers in executing the laws of the
United States as sheriffs and their depu-
ties in such states may have by law in
executing the laws thereof.
BY subsequent statutes additional du-
ties have been from time to time impos-
ed upon the marshaIs and their deputies
the due and regular performance of
which are required for the efficiency OF
almost every branch of the public SER
vice. Without these officers there would
be no means Of executing warrants. and
the DEGREES or other process of courts and
the judicial system of the country would
be fatally detective. The criminal juris-
diction of a court of the United States
Is very extensive. Crimes committed
within maritime jurisdiction of the Uni
ted States are all recognizable only in
the courts of the United States. Crimes
against public justice, against the oper-
atlons of the government, such as forg-
ing or counterfeiting money or securities
of the United States, crimes against pos
tai laws, offences against the elective
franchise, against the civil rights OF cit
izens, against the existence OF the gov
ernment, crimes against the internal
revenue laws, customs laws, crimes
against laws for the protection of the
Indians and public lands-all of these
crimes and many others can be punished
only under the United States laws-laws
which taken together constitute the
body of Jurisprudence which is vital to
the welfare of the whole country. and
which can be enforced only by means of
marshals and deputy marshals of the
United States. In the District OF Column
bia 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 service OF civil
process in cases in which the United
States is party, and the execution of the
revenue laws. the neutrality laws, and
many other laws Of large Importance
depend on the maintenance Of marshals
and their deputies. They are in effect
the only police of the United States gov
ernment Officers with corresponding
powers and duties are found in every
state of the union and in every country
which has Jurisprudence which is wor-
thy of the name. To deprive the ma
tional government of these officers
would be as disastrous to society as to
abolish sheritfs. constables and police
officers in the several states. 1t would
be denial to the United States of the
right to execute its laws-a denial of all
the authority which requires the use of
the civil force.
The law entities these officers to be
paid. Funds needed for the purpose
have been collected from the people and
are now in the treasury. No objection
is therefore made to that part of the
bill before me, which approprlates
money Tor support of marshals and de-
putty marshals OF the United States.
The bill contains, however, other pro.
visions which are Identical IN tenor and
effect with the second section of the bill
entitled, can act making appropriations
ior certain judicial expenses which
: on the 23d OF the present month, was re-
turned to the house OF representative.
with my objections to its approval.