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Senator Hereford on the Home
Stretch.

week Senator Windom of Minnesota arralgnei
the Democratic party in Congress fot pro
posing to 20 home without providing tic ue-
cessary means for the support Of the United
States Courts to which Senator Hereford OF
West Virginia made The following response
ana. HgeEFoRb. Mr. President. must
express my surprise at the speech made by the
Senator from Mnrcsots, especially when !
take into consideration the fact that hc Is him
self lawyer; and ! express my surprise
EQUALLY OF tue message seut 10 Us yesterday iy
tue President Of the United States, when take
into consideration the fact that Lc is a lawyer.
when the President aud the Senator who has
inst taken his seat have attempted u impress
upon the country the idea that as the result OF
The veto of the ill known as the marshals'
bill the courts OF the country are 10 be stopped.
Certainly the President of the United States
ought 10 have known better, ani It III became
him, occupying the high position that he d.i,
TO thus create A false impression mon Tie
country ! am surprised shnt The Senator
from Minnesota should thus attempt 20 create
false impression aud send il abroad TO the
country that by the action OF tie democratic
party on yesterday. OF at any other time, tbry
have attempted oF sought lo close the courts.
IIo must Know Is a lawyer that even II Tho
fees Of the tna,ihals lave 30. lctn provided
for. that does not close the courts cs tend 10
close them. What have We done We have
passed Lill making provision Tor the salare.
OF oil the judges. That has been signed. and
it is a law. Again. 10 another bill we have
provided appropriate rs 10 pay the district at
torneys and ih,ir assistants $500, 600; clerks,
SlGO COO; fees Of United States commission
ers. SliO0 600 fees Of jurorsl $500, 900; fees
Of witnesses, S550,000; for the support Of
l'uitcd States prisoners. Si9S 900; Tor the
rent of United States court-rooms, SG1 600
and then we 20 further and provide lVr the tx
penses Of bail!lIs, criets, furniture, Stationery
iuel. lights, walchmen, anilors, cleaners.
swecpers. extra meals Tor grand jurors trans
por,aiion Of prisoners, removing oi records,
salaried officers Of the Government summoned
as witnesses, &c, aud 80 on, going down 20
the minn,est detail. We have made all these
provisions, and il is how a law, aud Set We ~
addition passed bill TO pay tue ices %! iia
nnrshals aud their general deputies. Mr.
President, furthermore the United States mar
shals aie paid by tho fees which they receive
but the laws provide that they shall not extend
beyond $4,000 in year. That is tie way
they get their pay, by the fees they receive,
not only in criminal cases. but 10 civil cases
Mr.. WISDoM. Where do they receive their
f es from in criminal cases.
Mn. HEgEFoRD Wait moment ] did
not interrupt the Senator. They receive their
fees in all civil canse5 from the parties liiigani,
aud tie Senator, If be be a lawyer, knows the
fact. and the President knew the fact when bc
sent that mrsssge here, that We were not de-
nriyinr Unicd States marshsls of all their
pay. All the marshal is deprived Of is The
sinple fees he should receive loy the arrest ~
criminals, and these fees do not 30 beyond
So 900 10 year. including those 10 civil cases.
in fact the payment IS only postponed Ill
they 90, the excess is turned into The Treasury.
Then. il The I'LL we bad Up yesterday docs not
become law, which i, cannot now, no court
is to be stopped, TO court can be Stopped
Full, ample provision has boen-mndc ior each
aud every Que Of the courts Of The United
States. In addition 10 that, we passed bill
apprcpriaiing $780, 900 for tie fees " the
msrshals but the President said 20 thom,
' You shall not have that money" lie said
10 the marshals, You shall not have that
money. because Congress declared IN the bill
that 40 part Of it should 10 used for the pay
of political rDarsha!s in arrcsting people at tho
pofs on election day" That is tho issue
that is the only issue, that is the sole issre
upon which We GO 10 the people.
ME. McMuLAN. Will tic Senator from
West Virginia allow ino 10 suggcsi 10 hun
that the uiarshals Of the United States receive
their fees 10 criminal cascs frcm tie Govern
ment Of the United States
Mr. HEREFORD Not entirely. From dis
tileriss, tobacco, &C., they receive their fees
out Of the property and retain it when il Is
solj.
MR. MCMILLAN. And that the iminal
laws involving tho fees Of marshals Of tie
United States cannot be executed because the
provision Of the Jaw prevents the contracting
Of any Indebtedness on tho part Of the mar
shals or officers Of the United States.
MR. HERIPonp. All that any marshal has
10 10 is 10 wait lie can ceftaiuly credit the
General Government from nov 10 the ist u
January, because be cannot make his settle
meDt sooner anyhow. Under section 5fl Of
the Revised Statutes be makes biz scmi-annual
settlement and what is the practical working
Of il? He makes an estimate aud calls on the
Attorney General for what hc wants lor bis
court. aud the Attorney General sends II 10
him. lie makes DO report until tbe lsi day
OF January uext and in criminal cases great
many Of The fees are made out Of the parties.
In cases OF seizure Of dislillcries, the seizure %
other property, the fees come out Of the pro-
porty and 10 that way also tho marsbals are
paid ] cannot comprehend where this SC0O,-
600 is to 60 anyway, because we only have
forty-nine United States marsbals, snd tie
law says their salaries slall not bc over 200.
which world be less than $500 900. In tie
States, the shefiIs in criminal cases perform
their duty without being paid IN advance;
they render their accounts, aud. when approx
Ell, they are paid. That is oil the marsbals
will have to DO in this case. Let them per-
form theiF duties ard all legitimate ices wiii
be paid.
The simple, naked issue, then, is this We
have made provision. we have passed bill,
and it is law, to pay the SALARIES Of all The
Judges. district attorneys, tho clerks, the ln-
rors, the witness fees, rent, fuel, lights, every
thing Of tie kind is provided for. aud that is
to-day a law, having received The signature
Of the President. We appropriated 100000
for the msrsbsls, for thoir fees, and oDiy coup
led with il restriction that that money thus
appropriated By Us should not be used by the
aitorney-seneral, by the administration. 10 pay
political marshals Oh The day Of election 10 ar
rest the frecmcn Offering TO vote. That IS tho
simple issue. The President said it should be
used for that. he said, II you DO not give
NE the money without that restriction y0n
shall not have it at ALL He vetoed the bill.
Tha. is the issue upon which We 60 before tie
people, aud we 20 before them couhdent of