The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-06-19
MR.. HAYES vs.. CONGRESS.
Another Veto Forcshadowed.
WASHINGTON. juno Is.

WASHINGTON, June Id.
1t is we'll known that the President has,
On further consideration, determined to
veto the Judiciary expenses billifit comes
to him in the shape in which it has passed
the House. He is understood to object
to the words in section 2 which provide
that no department or officer Of the gov
ernment shall "incur any liability for the
future payment of money" lie holds
that the Federal election laws are to be
enforced; that in the case of an election
the marshal must under the laws appoint
deputy marshals 70. elections; that the
statutes and general custom would author
ize him to do this even in the absence of
an appropriation for the payment of the
election marshals, but that the words
which forbid him to "incur any liabili-
ty" would make it impossible to appoint
the election marshals, because their ap-
pointment in itself is the incurring of
liability for their pay. To insert this
phrase is, therefore, in his opinion, di-
rect notification of the election laws.
To sign it, he thinks, would be to assist
Congress in making of no effect and vir-
tually repeating the election laws, and as
he believes those laws wise, constitutional
and necessary he will not countenance
anything which would make them of no
effect. More particularly, he will resist
this attempt in the present bill. SO it is
said by those who know his mind this
evening on the subject, because he be-
lieves that if he should sign the bill con-
tanning such a prohibition this year, al
though it may be of no particular i'm
portance for this year, when only five
congressional districts elect, he would
thereby tie his hands for next year, when
there are general elections throughout
the country.
The President, it is we'll known, is q
strong believer in the Federal election
laws. He is jealous of any attempt to re.
peal them or impair their force. He will
never during his term of Office sign any
bill which in any way affects or prevents
their vigorous enforcement. He is said
to have become persuaded that Section 2
of the Judicial Expenses bill was word
ed as it is as trap for him to bind him
for next year in case he should sign this
year, and he holds that, while in the alb
sencc of an appropriation, Sections 3,67S
and 3,679 of the Revised Statutes would
prevent him from making contracts be-
yond or outside of the appropriations,
they would not prevent him or the Unit
ed States marshals, by his orders, from
appointing election marshals and super
visors, these officers being authorized by
the statutes, and incurring by that ap.
pointment liability for their pay. If
section 2 of the bill means no more than
the two sections of the Revised Statutes
then why put it in the bill he is under.
stood to say; but if it does mean more, if
those who drew it and put it in meant
that it should cover more ground, then
they meant that it up should nullify the
the election laws, and that he means to
resist to the end.
The legislative and army bills will be
signed by the President, no matter how
much biuster Messrs. Conkling, Blaine
and Howe may make about them in the
Senate. He is not in the least effected by
this senatorial bluster, and, has it is
said, watched with great interest the
failure of Mr.. Conkling to persuade the
House Republicans to oppose the army
| hill.