, 1879-06-23

khlat sIIG lHEk l(!hL Du9 ubD u tH0
army at I,e polls Is singled out and forbidden
by implication Is equivalent 10 an admission
tl1at any other u.o not forbidden by existing
laws Is approved.
N THE rnEsfpEHT'a OPINION,
therefore, the pEo7iso Of the Army Approprsa.
tinn hill is IN operation, slnro It maKcs ITO
Change In existing laws. but, cvcn II It did
mako change, i,c would approve, bcrauso l,c
believed II 10 Ia right. From his analysis Of
the effect Of this proposed law It will hc seen
that TIN President does not think that 1t. enact
mcut will prevent him from using tho military
force Of the United statos In any way which
.s now lamfnl at t6a. ro1ls md eiac-
u tho execution Ut tho lama Is resisted on cleo
tioh day, OF any other day, at the uo,ls or elsc-
where, autl II tho ciytt otllcers arc prevented
United Slatts
rILh M Used.
II necessary, to put dnwu such resistance. FL
nalsy, the President said That ile would mt he
justified in vetun,g the Army bill because Il
failed to mako as appropriation for ono specific
purpose, namely, tn support tho army 10 bo
uhctl as police iorco at the polls. ovcn II he
thought that desirable, a. ho did not. That
might bo good reason Thy tncmbcr ui Con-
gress might vote against the bill. That ques-
tton he would not dtacuss. But 1t waa not a
sufficient REASON Why ho should veto n bill
making other and fnr moro Important appropri-
auons
arEAKINa or HIS VETO
Of the judicial Appropriation biil, the President
said that that bill rntscd nil the questions, with
ono exception, which werc raised Ia the two bills
that have already beo7 yctDcd md some others
not raised by them. Ills message assigning his
reasons for withholding Ills signature tn that
bill will not, therefore, be- more than onc-half
or ouc-tisd as long as either Of the former ycto
mcssagce, but Will refer to tic discussion of the
several potuts contained In those messages,
attcs briefly calling attention 10 them.
The clause forbtddsng the uso OF
any money appropriated BY the bill 10 pay Gen-
oral Or Special Deputy Marsllals for services at
elections, or to carry out any Of tho provisions
OF Chap. 20 Of tho KeYlsetl Statutes, md for
bsdd!n. and making Of my contracts, or involv-
tnE the Government OF tho United Htates In
any obligation for these purdoscs, Is
OBJECTIONABLE TO THE PRESIDENT,
arst, because 1t Is legislation foreign TO the
general purpose OF the bill which 1t Is sought
to force tho Executive to approve nratnst bis
Judgment, and will, heretofore communicated
IL Congress. This attempt to coerce the FIX
ecutiyr Department OF the Government Is somc-
thing that cannot be tolerated, and that OF ttself
would be sufficient rcason for vetong the bill.
In spite OF tho recent dnnials, the President says
tue wtlole drift If debate on the Democratic
side, especially IN tho House Of Representatives,
las bocn
IN T11E NATURE or TnnHAr
tlnt unless the Appropriation bis asc accepted
by the President with all tllcir conditions, aud
whether TITS judgment npprorcs those conditions
Or uot, ro appropriations should be made.
These same threats were made In speech on
tic Judicial bill, anu that was tho logic Of the
wholu proceeding on the part of tho majority.
III the second place, tha clause OF tl,e judicial
Appropriation bill! rcferga1 to raises the qucs-
tton OF statc's Rights. While tho States may
ho present ut elections Of matnbcr. of Congress
With all their civil md military forec, and willis
even unauthorized arIncd bottos moy 20 to the
polls on election day, this bill desires to deny
10 the Unltca States just as efTo.tually as
TIE ONE PREVIOUSLY VETOED,
tho right to b. present In way t,,as will cnablc
It to enforce ita own laws. 1t dcgsa2cs tho
Unlfcd States Government, making 1t less pow
crful than th0so Of the States, and actunlIy
puwerlcss at Its own elections. Nor Is tllis all.
Willie tho Objectionable clalsc Of the Judicial
bill fcrbids the payment Of United States Mar.
sbals, aud. therefore, Il, effect forbtda Their ap.
potntmcnt. 1t recognizes thu right OF the United
Stntes Government to manage and cnntrol Fed.
cral clcctona By leaving this law authorizing
tho appointment and ray OF Supervisors Of
Election on the statutc-book untouched. The
Democrats in Congress, therefore,
PROPOSE To PREVENT THE EXECUTION
- f-h- .u1,f -
nfzc. The bill has ut least one objectionable
fcattro not continued In either Of those pre.
viously rotoctl. The Detnocrats, having trscl
fur three months TO repeat ur amend tue Ele,,.
tlon lams, md having iatlrd, leave tl,cfu on t1u
atntrtc-book us they arc, binding Oh everybody
in tho liant, Upon ci!tzons nd tho officers Of tho
Government But t',cy proposa by this b!ll to
make II impossible to execute tIscn, or oven to
execute auy Modification of them, II ono should
bo made. Tile rresduut sahi, this evening,
tlnt, 1t tho ELECTION laws u they now sta1iu ase
not fair,
llN Ia IN Favor or ANY AMENDMENT
that Will make them 70, anu hc heliescd tIut
majority Of tho Republican unrtY mould acrca
to any chango fhAt, without ,aktng tho Inv loss
effective, would tnaks 1t nut.-1,artsat'. liz
spokc with sosnc favor OF Tho suggestion that
llas been made that the Deputy Marsl,als shalE
bc appointed by tho Unitcd Statos Courts. and
be composed Of members Of both political par
Tics, but hu said no such proposition lad hcun
matlo or entertained by Tho majority III Enu-
grcss. Tho President lasos bis VETO Ut the Ju-
lEcia! Appropriation bill
soLEi.Y ON THE PROVISIONS AHovn nEfEnNED
TO,
aud dues not mention :hc repeal Of tho test
oath Or the changes III Tic Jury lar. Tic fnsmar
uf Thugs he has earefaly considered anil fUllY
nnproyer. indeed, lie Inns long bren III fnvs'r Ut
rumoyll,g the test oath. The hills will rs,.ch tho
House Ut Runrc3cntatIycs curly to morrow.
APrHovAE. or THE aHMr nlLl-
n fLt Water. .tuo4saftd I'lrst.
WssulS0ToN, u. t., June a3!.--rl'r President
at MI curly lrnllr to-nlnrrow Afternoon, will sent
to thr House OF Representatives nesna,.e al.
nounch,s his approval ot tic Army Appropv.a-
lion bill.
THE VETO,
Ills Frivntc Secretary win at tho samo limo
deliver to tho House lltt.Aagu from tin. lfeSl.