The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-03
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.Washiuctop. II rs @ aibs following
is the fext Of ths sssid ehAls message,
vetoing the JHdiplst pensss bill:
To the Holssof P'pIkgttitsss
After q carefG ~shNs ION of the bill
entitled, Gan act niaNlrg appropriations
for certain judicial expenses" return
it herewith to the House of Representa-
tives in which it originated, with the fol-
lowing objections to its approval;
The general purpose of the bill is to
provide for certain Judicial expenses Of
the Government for the fiscal year end
ing June 30, 1880, for which the sum Of
$4,000, 900 is appropriated. These appro.
priations are required to keep in opera
tion the general functions of the Judi
cial Department of the Government, and
if this part of the bill stood alone, there
would be no objection to its approval. 1t
contains, however, other provisions to
which l desire respectfully to ask your
attention. At the present session of
Congress, majority of both Houses fa-
voring the repeal of the Congressional
Election laws embraced in the title 26 of
the Revised Statutes. passed measure
$ for that purpose, as part of the bill, en-
titled, "An act making appropriations
for Legislative, Executive and Judicial
expenses of the Government for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1880, and
for other purposes" Unable to concur
with Congress in that measure, on the
29th of May last I returned the bill to
the House of Representatives in which
it originated without my approval, for
that further consideration, for which
the Constitution provided. On recon.
sideration. the bill was approved by less
than two.thirds OF the House, and failed
to become law The election laws,
therefore, remain valid enactments, and
the supreme Jaw of the land binding not
only upon all private citizens, but also
alike and equally upon those who are
charged with the duties and responsible.
tiles OF the Legislative, Executive and
Judicial Departments of the Govern;
ment.
1t is not sought by the bill before me
to repeal the election laws. Its object is
to defeat their enforcement. The LAT t
cause of the first section is as follows:
And no part of money hereby appro.
priated is appropriated to pay any sala.
ries, compensation, fees or expenses un-
der or in virtue of title rs of the Revised
Statutes, or of any provision of said title.
Title 26 of the Revised Statutes refer.
red to in the foregoing clause, related to
the elective franchise, and contains laws
now in force regulating Congressional
elections. The second section OF the bill |
reaches much. further It is as follows
Section 2 That sums appropriated in |
this act for persons and public service |
embraced in its provisions are in full for |
such persons and public service for the |
fiscal year ending June 80, 1880, and no
department or officer of the Government |
shall, during Eaid fiscal year, make any
contract, or incur any liability for future
payment of money under any of the pro.
visions of Title 26 of Revised Statutes of
the United States, authorizing the ap'
pointment or payment of general or spe.
cial Deputy Marshals for service in con-
nection with elections, or on election !
day, until an appropriation sufficient to
meet such contract, or to pay such liabil |
ity, shall have first been made by law.
This section of the bill is intended to
make an extensive and essential change
in existing laws.
The following are the provisions of the
statutes on the same subject which are
now in force.
Section 2679. No Department of the
Government shall expend in any one |
fiscal year any sum in excess of the ap.
preparations made by Congress for that
fiscal year, or involve the Government |
in any contract for the future payment
of money in excess of such appropria-
tions.
Section 2,732. No contract or purchase
ON behalf of the United States shall be
made unless the same il authorized by
law or is under an appropriation ade-
quate to it's fulfllment, except in the
War and Navy Departments, for cloth
ing, subsistence, forage, fuel, quarters, or
transp srtation; which, however, shall
not exceed the necessities Of the current
year.
The object of these sections of the Re-
vised Statutes is plain. 1t is, first to pre-
vent any money from being expended,
unless the appropriations have been
made therefor; and, second, to prevent
The Government from being bound by
any contract not previously authorized
BY law, except for certain necessary pur-
poses in the War and Navy Depart
nents. Under the existing laws the
allure of Congress to make appropria-
ions required for the execution of the
provisions of the election laws would not
prevent their enforcement. The right
and duty to appoint general and special
deputy marshals, which they provide for
would still remain, and the Executive
Department Of the Government would
also be empowered to incur the requi.
Iite liability for their compensation. But
he second section Of this bill contains /
,rohibition not found in any previous '
egislation. Its design is to render the
election imperative and dead letter b
Turing the fiscal ysar. tits sought to &C. il
'omPlish this by emitting to sppropri.