Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-03
ANOTHER VETO.
The Judiciary Provided for. all but
the Marshals.

The President having vetoed the
udio;sl appropriation bill passed by
The two Houses OF Congress last
week, another was framed and
passed, without political riders and
The President approved it. Congress
at the same time, however, passed
another bill making appropriations
to pay q. s. Marshals but withhold
pay from them Tor time employed
in enforcing election laws. This
the President returned with his se-
to. given below, and supplemented
the veto urging Congress to pro-
vide for the enforcement of all laws.
This message also is herewith pub
lished.
THE VETO OF THE MARsHAL's BILL.
WASHINGTON, June 30-The fol
lowing is the text of the veto mes
sage received from the President to-
day:
70 the House Of Representatives..
i return TO the House of Repre-
sentatives, 10 hich it originated,
the bill entitled "an act making APP
preparations to pay the fees of Uni
ted States Marshals and their gen
eral deputies" with
THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIONS
to its becoming law: The bill APP
propriates the sum of 5000, 900 for
the payment during the fiscal year,
ending June 80, 1880, of United
States Marshals and their general
deputies. The officers thus provid
ed for are essential to the faithful
execution of tho laws. They were
created and their powers and du-
ties defined by Congress at its first
session after the adoption of the
constitution 10 the Judiciary act.
which was approved Sep ember "a,
1889. Their general duties as de
fined in the act which triginally es-
tablishod them were substantially
the same as those prescribed IN the
statu,es now in force The princi-
pal provision on the subject in the
Revised Statutes is as follows:
THE MARSHAL LAW.
SECTION 1877. IL shall De the duty
of the marshal of each district to at
terd the District and Circuit Courts
when slltibg therein and to execute
throughout the district all lawful
precepts directed to him, and issued
under the authority of the United
States, and he shall have power to
command all necessary assistance
10 the execution of his duty.
The original act was amende ed
February %, 1889, and the amend
ment is now found in the Revised
Statutes 10 the following form
THE AMENDMENT.
SECTION 1888. Msrshals and their
deputies shall have in each State
the same powers in executing the
laws of the United States az Sher
ifs and their deputies in such States
may have by law in executing the
laws thereof
By subsequent statutes additional
duties have been from time to time
imposed upon Msrshals and their
deputios, due and regular perform
ance Of which are required for the
efficiency of almost every branch of
the public service. Without these
officers there would be no means of
executing warrants, DEGREES or otb-
er process OF the couris, and tho ju-
dlcial system of the country would
be fatally defective.
THE CRIMINAL JURISDICTION
of Tbs courts OF the United States
is very extensive. Crimes commit
ed within the maritime jurisdiction
OF the United States are all cogniza
BILE only in courts OF the United
States. Crimes against public JUS
tice crimes against the operations
of the Government, such as forging
or counterfeiting money or secnri-
ties of the United States; crimes
against the postal laws offenses
against the elective franchise !;
against the civil rights of citizens !;
against the existence Of the Govern
ment; crimes against the internal
revenue laws and customs laws !;
crimes against the laws for the pro
lection of the Indians and public
lands. All Of these crimes and many
others can be punished only under
the United States laws,-laws which
taken together constitute body of
jurisprudence which is vital to the
welfare Of the whole country, and
which can be enforced only by
means of the Marshals and Deputy
Marshals of the United States. In
the District of Columbia all Of the
processes of the courts are executed
by the officers in question. In short
the execution of the criminal laws
Of the United States service, all civ
il processes in cases ia which the
United States is party, and the
execution of the revenue laws, neu-
trality laws, and many other laws
of large importance, depend on the
maintenance Of the Marshsls and
their deputies. They are in effect
the only
POLITICS OF THE UNITED STATES
Government. Officers with cores
ponding powers and duties are found
in every State OF the Union and in
every country which has jurispru-
dence which is worthy of the name.
To deprive the National government
of these officers would be as disas-
trous to society as to abolish the
sheriffs, constables and police officers
in the several States Ii would be
denial to the United States of the
rights to execute its laws, a denial of
all authority which requires the use of
the civil forces. The laws entities
these officers to be paid, and the
funds needed for the purpose have
been collected from the people and
are now in the treasury. No objec-
ton is therefore made to that part of
the bill before me which appropriates
money for the support of Marshals
and Deputy Marshals of the United