Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-06-26
PRESIDENT HAYES MESSAGE
Announcing His Disapproval of Certain Parts
Of the Judicial Appropriation Bill.

w
s,.,..> Of the Judicial Appropriation Bill.
WASHINGTON, June 23.-The following ia the
text of the President's message svetoing the
judicial appropriation bill
70 ,thea House. ef Representatives :: After q
careful examination Of the bill. entitled IAN
act making appropriations for certain judicial
expenses, II return It herewith to the House Of
Representatives., in which it originated with
the following. objections to its approval.
The general purposes of the bill is to provide
for certain judicial expenses of the govern
ment for the fiscal year ending June 50, 1880.
for which the sum of $4,000, 600 is appro-
priated. These appropriations are required to
keep in operation the general functions of the
judicial department of the government, and If
this part Of the bill stood alone there would be
no objection to its approval. Il contains,
ask your attention. At the present session of
Congress, majority Of both houses, favor
REPEAL OF THE CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION LAWS
embraced in title sixteen of the revised stat
utes, passed q measure for that purpose as q
part OF the bill, entitled an act making appro-
priatlons for legislative, executive and judicial
expenses of the government for the fiscal year
ending June 3Oth, 1880, and for other purposes.
Unable to concur with Congress in that meas
ure, on the 10th of May last. returned the bill
to the House of Representatives in which it or
lglnateo WlthOuC my approval for that further
consideration for which the constitution pro.
vides. On reconsideration, the bill was ap-
proved by less than two-thirds of the House
and it failed to become law. The election
laws therefore remain valid enactments and
the
SUPREME LAW OF THE LAND, 49,
binding not only upon all the, private citizens
but also alike and equally binding upon all
who are charged with the duties and response
bilities of legislative and judicial duties of
the government. It is not sought by the bill
before me. to repeal the election laws. It's oh.
ject is to defeat their enforcement. The clause
of the first section is as follows: ''And no part
of the money hereby appropriated, is appro-
fees or expenses under or in7virtue of title 26
of the revised statutes or of any provision of
said title" Title rs of the revised statues, re-
ferred to in the foregoing clause, relates to the
elective franchise and contains laws now in
force regulating Congressional elections.
THE SECOND SECTION
of the bill goes 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
ment or officer of the government shall during said
fiscal year make any contract or incur any liability
for future payment of any money under any of the
provisions of title twentysix of the revised statutes
OF the United States, authorizing the appointment or
payment of any deputy marshals for service in
nection with elections or on election day, until ap
preparation sufficient to meet such contract or for
such liability shall have first been made by law.
This section of the bill is intended to make