, 1879-07-03
MARSHAL MILDRUP.
He Proposes to Pay His Own BilIs
for a Time,
And to Trust 10 Luck 10 Be Reimbursed
Expenses.
Importnnca OF lJia 011cc.-A Confederate
Blow Mt tllc Courts.

"What will 10 tho rcsults Of the failure by
Congress to make any appropriation for the
Marshals' olIlcest" askcd reporter Of Uaited
States Marshal 1Iitdrup yesterday. "Aro you
going 10 silut up shopi"
40 10, xuess not. puppoac we'll ruin on
Just ihg same as usuNl.h
"H0w, Without the money to nny cxpcnsce1"
"Wall," replied Marshal fllhrup, sitting
bark III llls rhnir, and assuming fur the not,ca
the judicial !nstuad OF tho ministerial Air, 'te
powers, dus!eR, ns,l authority OF a Msrai1al
were defined by statute away back na far NJ
i701, and III statutes afnco that time. There l,as
been no modification Ut these stasutcs,-,Io
Withdrawals Of Tie powers or authority OF tic
afarsllats since then, not eron up to tiis day.
The duties Of q Marshal as then defined are the
sntao to-day. But no# ho ID denied an nppro-
jrlatton fur Unlted States services. Ihe 0ura-
ton arises, Does that denial bf All appropriation
amount to u proh!oitona In other words,
DOES IT TAKE PROM n1M Its AUTHORITY
to do this Unlted States work II he cllooseat I
don't think It does ut all. These puWers mil
duties wcr0 oil defined ycuss ago. and they still
axiat. II fs simply u question for hlnrstal
now whether he will 10 on mil perform ls
dutjcs rs llo has been In the habit OF dolnE, mil
trust 10 Iiu0ol C1nErcss to mako m anpropr-
alton hereafter. or whether he will lie down atd
give up.n
Aid In the meantime, If he goes on, pay tho
expenses out Of Ills own pocket!"
ab,i ntIef IT, htv avoes 70 es n aues'oh Of bis
~ ,s;t1 iatss ~ Grat, ~ ~, v1pensts m ~.
rrnuire them 10 e;lvoi,cn mnnev r., ~" rmvnrn. ~
ment for The performance Of IT'S bnsincas7 ~
:. Wetl, speaking for ono, i a,n's a very nleas-
here for nlc to get involved from $fU010 10 St5,-
900, and thGn trust myself to the tender nerccs
OF Rebel Congress TO pas me back and SEQ me-
~ rss # ts t. %E n,1o ~ u,s ws Il" ,Is, es The rsi
Ihcsa COURTS lave got to stand still. They
won't run on private businessmen ludiyid-
uni legislation. Then tic United States
interests everywhere tlnye cnt to suffer. What
kind Of proaramnlo ,he Department is making
simply say that it IL optional viii, inc to ''
nuY r1n MACHINE AND T4Ey uy cr.ucpa
or mt dawn tht hrakrs mn, a,v t,, ,,,n r,,r.ss
sas N9 sorvlees periosmea unlsss bills ore
ic nripaltcrs II IL ~ ann .,, ur'. ,,v % 'avn1so o.
t,,, IT, i,.'s,n1 ~ s.o ,Mg 10 stop
fe Courts ea ST hsra iii III @ thrir h.Ines. lGn af
ot Hacrss, u u'anu nu, ''sS executions
rolnr to enforce tl,c1nf Ynu M ss,,nlv
l,ayc curt on pateg, atI tNat IL ali the ro I. ~
II, Il court, for Ill practical purDo4es or -.
suits, don't exist at ali tu n,onle,,t lie Mar
sl,al's arm il narnlyzel, NIL there ia no nnxrr
tercsts Or property ut surI a ttille cxccpl 10
call pu tho Guyor,et, aud of course Iilry ra,I,t t,
thut iD times Of peacr,.t ~
nlluyc yolt suokcn With either of the .Iuares
on this subfcctf'
Il, u.vp ,vtr;,, ,urov rr,,,,o,r,
,.. .,,,. a.. w., t.,,.'.a 'a - .1oAnoHn
VINO hoN!s that Ky iailoFe 70 apf'roprlato don't
athquna ~ M pron!n!t,o!l put restraint OF TIC
antnosits o. NV .nHssna' ni,a tliat AZ q Mar.
saai Gnil ;!t un 10 70 10 o!i ana 70 Its auty anu
inEe h's enancas 'o1i ecttnig ms pay from the
Aeoet togEIGss.''.L auail CONSIDER 1t as III
~ WY lHestM4 my Iuss01ltS. innf uut s'lnply my
Ply. ~ Will ~ Asn sl@:ovu oF tl1.uUu. u ls
blnlIhY 4ue9tp1 baet'ler ave of a1t OIL that
pfoIptnloi. ;;.',r r. .....
H!e"lnE tHa Aetloh OF thc democratic Ton.
eress ~ poitlcal li4lt, 10 yon think they can
aMoln 10 ~ " thh aauhtry oh sueh record Us
tns .!nltt: ..
No' thoy caheE,ly 's ~ she power'1f'E every
MaEsIet III atne'oothl.rYto'aaS M to sny' VIC cant
s.Auu tnas Inv ai w wont run our otflccs.'
ssuppose they uo.s"a ney'Yt goL 70 put tn green.
N9fns, t3[ " et ths,o!iccs 70. suppose they say,
'WC'l fnn tnc oaheoe': 1os w taianss o. busi-
ness. nhnt ~ uls 9lleet q! thGtf Ihe Courts
9te parelSzcu to;!fsat. extent. Ihc whole thug
Is an !l.. -...,..- .-...-..
NplRRoF HIT VIGOROUS nLow
at tho Fcjcrll' Courts. They lnren'r deny d.
they dare oeIiY ti)em Indirectly the use Of their
oMh i1El!t aI!a; tns po!sct u 70 prevent ".
et'lelelEJ " l'e 'tHlanAts u!4'ee. 1He aatsnal's
loEce III LILIES y, pc4et III tAG ooly Gulstantllary
oi TIE country TINT ooionGs TO the Federal turis-
Nl!u TO cut OIL ta pay 20 denoralize It to