The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-04-30
BY TELEGRAPH.
THE VETO.
The Presidents Objections to the
Army Bill.
An Unnecessary and Harmful
Measure.
Vicious Objects aud Tendencies Of tie
Bill.

WASHINGTON, April 29.-rhe following is the
message of the President of the United states, re-
turning to the House of Representatives the bill
titled "An act making appropriations for the sup
port of the army for the fiscal year ending June So
$780, and for other purposes:
To the House of Representatives:
have maturely considered the important ques- |
lions presented by the bill entitled San act making
appropriations for the support of the army for the
fiscal year ending June 80, $780, and for other pur-
poses" and now return it to the House of Repre-
sentatives, in which it originated, with my objec-
lions to its approval.
The bill provides in usual way for the appropra-
ton required for the support of the army during the
next fiscal year. If it contained no other provisions
it would receive my prompt approval. Ii Includes
however, further legislation, which, attached as 1t is
to appropriations which requisite for the efficient
performance of some of the most necessary duties of
the Government. involves questions of the grav-
est character.
The Military at The Polls.
The sixth section of the bill is amendatory of the
statute now in force in regard to the authority of
persons in the civil military and naval service of the
United States sat the place where any general or
special election is held IN any State. This statute
adopted Feb. %, 1865, after protracted debate
fin the Senate and almost without opposition in the
House of Representatives, by the concurrent vote Of
both of the leaing political parties of the country,
and became law by the approval of President Lin
COIN tt was reenacted in 1874 in the Revised stat.
utes of the United States. sections 2o02 and 552s
Effect of this Amendment.
The effect of the adoption of this amendment may
be considered:
First-Upon the right of tho United States govern
ment to use military force to keep the peace at the
election of members of Congress.
second-TTnon the RIGHT of the governmant Inv civil
autboritv to nrotect these elections from o,erce ond
frauds
In addition to the sect;ons Of tho s,atrte ohoro
ouoted the folIowiny nrovis;ons of low ro,o,;nc q,
the rse of military nower Of election. sra ,o1 .;
force.
1.-THE President then ouotes the sec,ions of ,bs
statutes torbdd;nu an offer of the army or now 20
interfra with the robts Of anv voter or 20 ottornn+
to CONNIE, anv election officer tn rece;ve vote from
nersor not ,soo Ilv orol.eoa .o ,,oto7
Tn tho uorso of Pon.an+ot;,oa .,,so,;oo. .s.,o
of 1879 mos stotos b +bo ort,or,o,, H. hoa :. =;
CHARGE in similar torms pe cold s.put hoso or oil
minor noints and ins;anifcon+ o,o.t;ons oornorod
with the great nrincine which was incornora,ed Inv
the House in the hill in referancs n ,ho ne ~ tho
army in tma ~ neooo Tho Sonota hod o,rood,,
coded vbot +ber o.,,od a,,d ,ot 40 n,a1t $3.50
fba o;,,Ia
o~arosa,n ;, >, 49, na1 ou1 .ao WIZ
S~Iso.,.-s Wv 90! "is.U n0 S0c ~ az
| Nh, IT, (o...s...s suo ~ -A'S-.e1 -,
- ~ 80" pan'e" themselves nm
- - -"' -@Ao' on"' yA'iu "n'S Aunua
| H. r., $500 .,,. so"'s %, 'N'
fon -,.4u;,su.ass:~ 1L-' 80 80 w ~ "
80 p,,. 20 - go - ~, w .NN ~
.ao'o i0,oin' 90 VI p"' N.'io 0on-
-, ~ .ae .na, 'no amy
49, - '-De u pea.o enou'u W unue-
- y. ~" ooeuen' " As i'"s'
80 . .o-s 1'NN p.o'A"o.eu nes'u".'on ano SITUATE
Law. C0.0oea 'ne piino,plo ~ oil ,'e
- 1.,.',' -1.'uus .Do p0n"i'y "Aon 'n0
go :a. ou" Ds you oaIA' 'nels
-, ~ WV '.io "a sins'e WIZ
raator;, ~ .';' In ~ w
oontorded - ,o,, 80 L., =
nu aua ion :. ~ si'"' ~ 'e'u'o 'no
MI sa.aaa;,,e. rvs " y. 1ne p.op-o'
o,ont - ,ue,.a.,s SELL " 70
tons bnt ths ,ost ronr,oaa -. WIN ..o ,'sO
sio ., snos Sse ~ IVY. al,
Ssot,or * 81 o., aot ot;.,aa .1as . , y, ,a"'
,sr;a.:o,,a g. 49, on ao' -nsAs lo,
noor on7,, - on 1910 - >,
| annrorod In 10 1910 ,rh;oh T. os ELL. p''
Secton * Ernn, and f,or tI,o 5000. -
| ~ sb.1 NOT ho 10 uf, 20 o nIo, 49,, - IS a., -
| of Tho Irn;tod St.+as .s ,,osea oo,,;t,,,a A. 49,
wise for the nurnose of executino tba laws excet In
sucb cases and under sucb circumstance 90 srcb on
| ployment of said force NAV he speciav autborized
by the Constitution or act of Congress and no money
appropriated by this act shall be used to paw any of
| the expenses incurred in the EMPLOYMENT of any
troops in violation of this section, and any person
vuy violating the provisions of thi, section shall
| be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and on conyic-
ton thereof shall be punished by fine not exceeding
| $4,000 or Imprisonment not exceeding two wears
/ or by both such fine and imprisonment.n This act
passed the Senate after full consideration without
single vote recorded against it on its final passage
and by a majority of more than two-thirds it was
| concurred in by the House of REPRESENTATIVES..
Object of this Section,
The purpose of the section quoted was stated in
| the Senate bv one of its supporters az follows
| "Therefore I hope. without getting int, auv con-
troyersy about the past but acting wis,ly far the
future. that we shall take away the idea hat the
| army can be used by general or special deputy
marshal or anv marshal merely for election
as posse ordering them about the mills or ordering
them anywhere else when there is no election going
on TO prevent disorders or to disturbances
that should be by the peace officers of the
state or if they must bring others to their aid they
should summon the officers and men of the army as a
posse comitatus to quel disorders and thus get ND
feeling which will be disastrous to peace among the
people of the country,
Thus have we this day secured TO the people Of this
country the same orea, nrotection a,.nst standing
armv which coot strnaoe Of ooo reors for tho com
mons of Enoond r. socmro tor ,ba Rri,;,h roor1e /,
vp,u;,o u:L,
rro~,, t,;a lie - =. -. -. ;.
| onroors +bot ,naor ov;s+;n L., - a., b &C
n,,I;,o,n ;n+ou,o.o,,ao a., A.. a,ao.:. :,
| sncb interfarence hos in foot ocou-rod Sirco tho
.ssooo ot Tho oct Io.t roeo,ro, 80 ~ so,a;ar 80 thr
Inited states has anneared in orders at .nv n,ace
election in anv State. no comnlant even of The nre.
sence of Tinted States troons has boen made In any
onorter Ttmav therefore be oon6dontlv stated
thot ,bors 10 M necessi,v for tho onoctmont .,
.oo,,or ~ tbo hi, ,f,r mo ~ ,ro,ont ,,;;torv in
+srforonoa With Tho eIec,;ons Tho lows already in
toroo oro n, hot 10 ronr;rod ~, that ovid Int tht mo-,
| 20 80, g 80 49,. ~, -u1,;ah :,
V..-mr r
a., a,aao rho,, :, odon+od IT., -, 49,
n,hsrtos - tho I1nitoa stoss of 81, Sa.,,
tho o.oo a. +ho concross;ono, o,oc,ions M con,ra
oionaI o,oo,ions T.; er innortont sorso oro i,stI,
o+or of ,o,it;co, ;oto,ost and ooroor throroho,,,
| $1,000 v T~ N>o~e~S~~>