Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-06-04

President Hayes veto of the Legislative
Appropriation bill is as follows:


To he House Of Representatives After mature
consideration OF the bill entitled An act making
appropriations for the legislative, executive, and
judicial expenses Of the government for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1880 and for other pur-
poses" | herewith return it to the House of Rep
resentatves In which II originated, with the fol-
lowing objections to its approval:
The main purpose of the bill Is to appropriate
the money required to support, during the pres.
ent fiscal year, the several civil departments OF
the government. The amount appropriated ex-
ceeds in the aggregate eighteen millions Of dollars
This money Is needed To keep in operation the
essential functions Of all the great departments OF
the government-legislative, executive, and jul
dicial II the bill contained no other provisions
no objections 10 its approval would be made. II
embraces, however, number OF clauses relating
TO subjects OF great general interest, which are
wholly unconnected with the appropriations which
it provides for
The objections to the practice of lacking general
legislation to appropriation bills especially when
the object IL to deprive coordinate branch OF the
government of its right to the free exercise Of it,
| own discretion and Judgment touching such gen
era legislation, were set forth In the special mes
| sage in relation TO House bill No l, which was
returned to the House OF Representatives on the
| 29th OF last month.
| regret That the objections which were then
expressed 10 this method OF legislation have not
| seemed to Congress of sufficient weight to dis
| suade il from this renewed Incorporation OF gen
era enactments in an appropriation bill, and that
my constitutional duty in respect OF the general
legislation thus placed before me cannot be dis
charged without seeming To delay, however briefly,
| the necessary appropriations by Congress for the
| support of the government.
Without repeating those objections, | respect.
fully refer to that message for statement of my
views on the principle maintained in debate by
| the advocates OF this bill viz; that to withhold
| appropriations Is a constitutional means for re-
dress y OF what the majority Of the House OF Rep
| resentatives may regard as n " grievance
| The bill contains the following clauses, viz!
And provided further, that the following sections Of III,
Revised Statutes Of the United states namely. sections
statutes down To- and Including section wi and als'
And that ali other sections OF the Revised statutes,
ali parts OF laws authorizing the appointment of olret su
" general deputy narshas having any duties perform
respect 70 any election and pIsscIGins Their duties an,
| Are, hereby repealed.
II also contains clauses amending sections 2,0i7
2,0l0, 2,01s and 2,O3l OF the Revised Statutes.
( The sections OF the Revised Statutes which til,
bill II approved would repeal or amend are par
| Of an act approved May 10Th, 1870, and amended
February 18th, 1871, entitled " An act to enforc'
the rights OF citizens OF the United States To vot'
In the several states Of this Union, and for othe
purposes" All Of the provisions Of the above
named acts which it is proposed in this bill To re
peal or modify relate to the Congressional cleo
tons. -
continue in force after the enactment Of th
measure IL that which provides for the appoint
ment by Judge of the circuit court OF the unitet
States OF two supervisors OF elections In eacl
election district, at any Congressional election
ON due application of citizens who desire, in thu
language OF the law, ito have such election
guarded and sorutinized.
The duty of the supervisors will be 10 atten'
at the polls Mt all Congressional elections, and q
remain after the polls arc open until every vot
cast has been counted, but they will p" have III
authority to make arrests or TO perform othe
duties than to be in the immediate presence o
the officers holding the election, and To witness
ali their proceedings including the counting o
the votes and the making of u return thereof,
The part Of the election law which Will be re
pealed by the approval OF this bill includes thos
, sections which give authority TO the supervisor
Of elections Ito personally scrutinize count an.
/ canvass each ballot" aud all the sections whic
confer authority upon the United States marshal
! land deputy marshals In connection with III
Congressional elections.