Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-05-29
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6 O'CLOCK r. M.
THE NEWS.
Message Of President Hayes,
vetoing the Legislative,
Executive Judicial Ap.
preparation Bill. 7s
The Vote in the House to Pass The
Bill Over the Veto Was
Ayes ll3 Nays 9l.
VETO NUMBER THREE,

VETO NUMBER THREE.
THE LEGISLATIVE BILL GETS IT.
Washington, May 29.-The following
message of the president was delivered to
the house of representatives to-day:
To tile House Of Representatives. SINS
After mature consideration of the bill en-.
Titled an act making appropriations for the
legislative. executive and judicial expenses
0t the government for the fiscal year ending
June ~. 1880. and for other purposes,
herewith return 1t to the house of repre-
sentatives in which it originated. with the
following objections to its approval.
The main purpose Of the bill is to ap-
proprate the moIey needed to support
during the next fiscal year the several
departments of the government The
amount appropriated exceeds in the aggre-
gate eighteen millions of dollars. This
money is needed to keep in operation the
essential functions of all the great depart.
ments Of the government, legislative, execu.
tive and judicial. If the bill contained no
other provisions no objection to its appro-
val would be made. 1t embraces, how
ever, a number of clauses relating to sub
jec Of great general interest which are
wholly unconnected with appropriations
which it covers. My objections to the prac
priation bills, especially when the object is
the government of its rights 10
the free exercise Of its own
!. discretion and Judgment, aud to enuctng
/ such general Legislation, were set forth in
/ the special message in relation to house
! bill No. !, which was returned to the house
OF representatives on the Goth of last month.
l regret that the objections which were
then expressed to this method of legislation
have not seemed to congress If sufficient
weight to dssuade it from this renewed
Incorporation of general enactments in ap
preparation bills and that my constitutional
duty in regard to this general legislation
thus placed cannot be discharged without
seeming to deny these necessary appropria-
tons by congress for the support of the
government Without repeating these
objections, l respectfully refer to that mes
sage for statement of my views on the
principle, Obtained in the debate by the
advocates OF the bill, viz: that to withhold
appropriations ia n constitutional means
for the redress Of what the majority of the
house of representatives may regard as q
grievance.
The bill contains tue following clauses,
viz: Aud provided further. that the fol
lowing sectons of the revised statutes of
tho United States, namely, sections 20l6,
2OlS and 1920. and all succeeding sections
OF said statutes, down to and Including
section 2027, and also section 1922, be and
the same nre hereby repealed, and that all
.he other sections of the revised statutes
and all laws and parts oflawsauthorzng the
appointment Of chief supervisors Of elections
special deputy marshals Of elections or gen.
eral deputy marshal.; having any duty to
perform in respect to any election and pre-
scribing their duties and powers and allow.
ing them compensation, and the same are
hereby repealed. 1t also contains clauses
amending sections 2Ol7, 2Ol9, 2O2S, and
2O3l of the revised statutes These sections
Of the revised statutes, which the bill, il
approved, would repeal or amend, are part
Of an act approved May 3Oth, 1870, anc
amended FEBRUARY 2Ssh, 1871, entitled ar
act to enforce the rights of citizens of the
United States to vote in the several states o
this union and for other purposes. All o
the provisions of the above named act
which it is proposed in this bill to repeal o.
modify, relate to congressional elections
Toe relative portions OF the law which will
continue in force after the enactment of thi
measure is that which provides for the ap
pointment by judge Of q circuit court o
the United States Of two supervisors of elec
tions in each election district at any con
gressional election on due application Q
citizens who desire, in the language Of tn
law, to have such election guarde
these supervisors will be to attend at tn
polls at ali congressional elections and I
remain after the polls open until every vot
cast has been counted but they will hav
no authority to make arrests or TO perforr
other duties than to be in the immediat
presence Of the officers holding the election
and to witness all their proceedings, il
cluding the counting Of votes and maxim
return thereof. The part Of the electio
bill which will be repealed by the approve
of this bill includes those sections whic
give authority to supervisors of elections
personally. scrntin,ze, count and canva
each ballot aud all the sections which col
fer authority upon United State, marsha
and deputy marshals in connection with col
gressional elections. The enactment Of tn
bill will also repeal section 5555 Of II
criminal statutes of the United Stat,
which was enacted for the protection
Unnci States officer. engaged in the di
charge Of their duties al congressional Gle
tons This section protects supervise
and ,narshals in the performance Of the
duties by obstruction or xssault'ng Of the
officers, or any interferenos with then
brihing or solicitations, or other Grim
aSHiass the Unised Ssatea ~
Ilsaninx and effect Of the pros,osed leg
ls.ioa are plan. SupssviAors vi
authority 10 observe aud witness the n
ceediass Of congressional elections will
ssss, eat there viii be no power 10 pre.'
them, Of prevent. iu,cttrsencs With III
ius'sa. os punisA any violssioa Of The !