Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-07-04
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me Democratic tumblc.duwn is fearful |
10 contemplate, and with wry faces they
are proceeding TO make the best OF very
bad situation. The fourth veto message
was crlshcr. II WAS nn able document
in iisclf,and taken in connection with the
iin suableneSs and dishonesty Of the Dem,
crn,c position, its force was imvincibe
The President WAS obliged to veto the
hill or abdicute legitimate authority and
allow the L. S. Courts TO be virtually
rlottd. Nevertheless the Democrats are
cry mad because he exercised his lcgi !,
'nH'e authority and showed that he is the
Executive Of the Nation us well as a stead.
!"si Republican. Their first impulse was
Ia renew the slnrving-ou, policy, but npon
second thought the leaders concluded that
discretion was the hotter part. Therefore
hhry, as usual, rVSurpd to the caucus for
rOmiDr. In that body the impacabl,
Jionrbons showed that they had mainrily
al House members but a minority OF III.
senators sufficient To tuIn the scnle. A
plan was then adopted by the Caucus
which proposed fir-t, the passage Of u hill
indentlcal with the vetoed bIli, lees It's item
uf $500, 600 for fees ul u. \ Marshnl@ and
their deputies" its second section, and the
fast seBtence OF its first section declaring
that mo part oi tho money hereby appru-
priaied is appropriated to payun salaries,
compensation. ices, 0r. EXPENSES under or
III virtue Of title 20 Of The Revised Stat.
Int 81 The second section of the vetoed
bili provided that no Department or officer
uf he Government should during the next
fiscal year make any contract or incnr anv
liability under any uf the provisions Of
title 20 authorizing the aploiMtaeBt or
payment oi general 0T special deputy
IHsiabals i0r service un election days in
advance OF an appropriation sufficient
to meet such contract or pay such liability.
second, II proposes supplemental bill
consisting simply Uf he SGO0,O0O item and
ille second section nbOye summarized, To.
Rylher with clause prescribing II penalty
"t not exceeding $4,000 or imprisonment
n"t exceeding years The first hin re.
pe Is the Jurors test oath law oniv OF the
nsI disputed Legislation. Neilherlhe first
or second contains anything relative 10
supervisors and therefore that subject is
dropped, The bills were introduced in The
y ssed, the Republicans Opposing il after
wing attempted 10 amend II So as 10 in
clude the Marshal clause. The second one
will pass to-day probably. Hul more time
VIII be demanded for discussion in the
Senate, and although the bills may p,lss,
the second one, being identical with the
objectionable part Of tie vetoed bill, can
hardly fail Of the Presidents dliSnpprovnI.
hen the qnes iun returns, what will the
majority do, and when will they adhurn
/ learn that absent members Oi Congress
On both hides are being summoned 10 re.
turn, apparently IN anticipation OF a pro.
iracIed coDtroyersy. Qne thing seems to
be settled by the last veto, the pemocrulsare
not ready to adjourn without completing
,be appropriations. They have heasI
iron the country NJ large and u is opposed
10 revolution.
The nsws fsom Maine is as cleerjng as ii
~ from OHIO. The Republicans aIe upiled
and harmonious, and many tecedrrs Of lna
year are coming back, while The qunFrelS
VI the Democrats aud Greenbackera are
equally hpparcnt and favorable. The ex.
lFA session hrs had u wonderfully g,n,d
,sseet nsan Gwful warning against Dem.
pcratic dnmiualinn
Capt. James Is. Elda VIA rendered hv
me fiesident psce nn the Mis.issippi
luyer Improvement Commission, hnt dc.
eitnsd lrcMlse he thinks the bill sulJuulin.
aies the civil % Ise iliIilary cugiuuers on
he Commission. tap itada rlgmly
Judges llnl private enterprise is better
thnn olhrlal rcd lHpe, and there - 10 ren.
s4iA Why such a great civil work shouh
be given 10 Army oiliccla.
EE Secretary Boyle Ina jllat returned
from his trip 10 Asia Win Gen. Grant.
and announces thai The Gen. Is opposed
10" tiinl term for himself apd viii not
luke H. IRo,