The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-06-04

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] 2ether Veto Message from Pred
sasls IL dent Hayes. IS, SIS I, 3
y AsH1seror, May %. The following
message ~ the President was delivered
to the House Of Representatives to-day:
6IRa: After mature confederation Of
the bill entitled San act making appro-
priations for the Legislative, executive. and
judicial expenses IF the government for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1880, and
foriother puiposesR Herewith return it
to the House3of Representa- wei, in (which
it originated, with the following 4obiec-
tons toiits approval: The main purpose
Of the bill is to appropriate the money
required to, support during the next fiscal
year the several civil departments Of the
government. The amount appropriated
exceedstin the aggregate if35 T.gJin Det%<I
asaEIaHTEEN AILLIoNs or iDOILARs.yt,y,i
This money, is needed to keep in opera
ton the essential functions Of all the
great department of government, legis-
latyey exec tivetand judicial. vi If the bin
contained no other. provisions, no, objec-
tons TO tsapproval would be made. It
embraces however, a number of clauses
relating to subjects of great general in
terest, which are wholly ,unconnected with
the appropriations which it provides for.
TheIobjections to the, practice of lacking
general legislation to appropriation bills,
especially when the object is to deprive a
coordinate branch of the government of
its right to the free exercise of it's own
discretion and judgment touching such
general Legislation, were set forth in the
special message in relation to House bill
No. 1, which was returned to the House
Of Representatives the Goth of last month,
/ regret that that the objections which
were then expressed to this e - .E,.a
:@5se3 METHOD OF LEGISLATION E,,1,f..
have not seemed to Congress of sufficient
weight, to dissuade from this renewed in
cooperation of general enactments in an
appropriation bill, and that, my. constitu-
tlonal duty in respect to the general legis-
lation that is placed before, me cannot be
discharged without seeming TO- delay,
however briefly, the necessary appropria-
ton by Congress for the support Of the
government, Without repeating these
objections I respectfully refer to that
message for a statement Of my views on
the principle maintained in debate BY the
advocates Of this bill, viz: that to with
hold appropriations is a constitutional
means for the redress Of what the MAORI
~, Of the House Of Representatives may
regard as q grievance. The bill contains
the following clauses, viz: - is. :, +" ~.
); ! Sand provided further, that the follow
ing sections Of. the revised statute Of the
United States, namely sections 2,016,2 ,O18
and {, O20, and all the succeeding sections
Of said statutes, down to an including sec
ton s2,027, and also section $500, lie and
the same are hereby repealed ~5* E"3*
s[~ - * W., and that all the other sec
tions Of the revised statutes and all laws
and parts Of laws authorizing the appoint
ment Of chief supervisors of elections, or
general deputy mnrshals having any duty
to perform in respect to any election, and
prescribing their duties and powers, and
allowing them compensation, be and the
same are hereby repealed" 2nn8t...-
e REPEAL PROPOSED. ''7EicS
u It also contains clauses amending sec
tons 2,O17, 2,O19, 2,028 and 2,031 Of the
revised statutes; The sections of the re-
vised statutes which the bill. if approved,
would repeal OF, amend, were part Of an
act approved May 30th, 1870, and
amended February 2Sth, 1871, entitled
San act to enforce the rights Of citizens
of the United States, to, vote in the sever
al States of this Union, and for other pur:
poses, All the, provisions Of the above
named act which IS proposed in; this biz
70 repeal q modify, relates to Congress
SIGNAL elections: The remaining portion
|, Of the law, :. which would continue il
force after the enactment Of this measure
| in. that which provides for the appoint
ment by. q Judge Of the circuit: court q
the United States Of two. supervisors O.
election in. each election district, at an,
Cong ressional election on due applica
ton of citizens who desire, in the Ian
guag8 of The law, to have such election
guarded and scrutinzed. ;, : The duties Q
| the supervisors will be to attend at ths
IO1As, ~. 81 ACoo1VA'A GU
to FEN after the polls are closed unit
every |. vote ,cast has Been counted, bu
they will have Id authority to make ar
rests or to perform other duties, than K
1Sbe in the Immediate presence Of the of
fcers holding the election and to wit
ness their proceedings, including til,
counting of votes and making returns
thereof. The part Of the election lay
which would be repealed By the approva
:of this Bill includes those sections whic]
! give authority to supervisors If &electio,
! to personally scrutinize, count and can
syasss each ba1lot,, and all the section
! which Confer authority upon Unitet
! State ,marshals and deputy marshals'i
come lne With Congressional elections
! The. eenae t,nents of THIS BILL will also re
peal section $500 IF tie criminal statute
Of the United States officials engaged il
discharge Of their duties at Compression
al elections. This Section protects super
|yisors and marshals in the perrfformahc
Of their, duties ~ making the obstruct
! Ing or assaulting Of these officers or an
Interference with them ~ bribery OF 60
Gcitatioh. Or, otherwise, crimes agains