Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-05
Veto No. g..

appropriation bills with riders was
sent to the House May 29th. Mr..
Hayes reminds Congress of the
facts presented in his message Of
April goth, but cites new facts for
it's consideration; reminds Congress
that in 1868, as proven by thorough
Investigation, not less thar rs 900
fraudulent votes were cast in New
York city alono and that this bill in
effect is asking for the repeal of
laws intended to prevent such
frauds. The course to be pursued
now by tue two houses il foreshad-
owed in the following dispatches:
WASHINGTON May 31.-The two
Advisory Committees of the House
and Senate Democratic caucuses
held JOINT meeting to day of four
hours duration, and reached substsn-
TALLY unanimous agreement as to
the course OF action that should be
adopted by the dominant party in
Congress with regard TO the at pro-
priation bulls. Thurman presided.
Messrs. Hampton and Goods were
absent. After full Interchange of
views and especially a minute ex.
animation of the Presidents veto
message, in connection with snndry
existing statutes prohibiting inter
ference by the army with elections,
it was decided to recommend the
immediate passage of bill making
the usual appropriations for the sup.
port of the army throughout the
next fiscal year, but containing a
proviso that no portion of it shall
be used for the pay of transporta-
ton. equipment or subsistence oil
any troops used for police purposes
at the polls 1t was further decid
ed to recommend the passage OF
the Legislative, Executive and Ju.
diciai appropriation bill in substan-
tally the same terms as last years
bill and for the same amounts, ex
cept that they shall be more minute.
ly specified, and except also it shall
not make any provision for the pay
of Supervisors or Deputy Marshals
at Elections.
The new bill will, however, con.
tain clause providing that no off
Ger shall be appointed or obligation
incurred for any object for
which specific appropriation shall
not have been made by Con-
gress. Tbis clause is already on
the statute book with the exception
of the words, 'or obligation INCUR
ed and there is also en- existing
law which prohibits diversion of any
appropriation to purpose different
from that for which it has been es-
peciaIly made. The committee next
agreed to recommend the passage
of a separate measure emb0dying
those sections of the vetoed appro
pria'ion bill, which provides fer
amendments to the law concerning
the method of drawing jurors and
for the total abolition Of the Jurors
test oath. In view of ;he fact that
the President in bis veto message
makes no comment on these provi
sions it is believed he will promptly
approve them when presented To
him as an independent bill. 1t Was
argued to-day in behalf of The
adoption of tho programme sbov+
mentioned, that the President can
not justifiably Withhold his signature
from the appropriation bill merely
because it omits to make provision
for particular objects. and that in
the anticipated event of his approx.
ing the bill the Democrats will have
accomplished for next year exactly
what they would have accomplish d
for an indefinite period of time by
former bills and what they may
continue to accomplish by similar
legislation as lorg as they remain 10
power. In response 20 an objee ion
made by few of those who parlicI
pated in the meeting o-dsy, tha,
the adoption of this policy would
be construed into back. down on
the part of the Democracy. its ad
vocates made point that although
there have been individual utter
ances in favor of Withholding sup,
plies in the event of a failure to so.
cure the enactment of the political
clauses originally embodied in the
appropriation bills, 1t is not true
that any such stand has ever been
taken by the authority Of the party
On the contrary the question
whether such q stand should be IA
ken has never been acted upon by
the Democratic caucus in either
branch Of Congress, or by q caucus
committee until this afternoon. The
joint meeting was adjourned till
Monday next. by which time the
recommendations agreed upon will
will have been formulated by the
sub committee-Senators Thurm an,
Eaton, Vance and Bailey, and Rep
resentatives Springer, Ewing and
Reagan and submitted for arpro-
val preparatory to presentation to Q
joint caucus of the Democratic
mem bers of both Hoases which will
probably be held Monday.