Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-06-30
The Veto Of tic JzsrshaIs Biis.
WASHINGTON D. c., Jane 50

Tic iJlioHias veto. message WAS s!n' % NC
House ct Represer tatlVes to-day:
To he House Of Representatives.:
return TO the Hous, CT R:pr; s3ntatiVts,
70 which it originated, the bill entitled AN
&C! mskir appropriations to pay fees OF Uoltef
States lnershaIs ard their general deputies,
With the !c0eins ol ciOus to lis becoming
law:
The bill apprcp:ia!ts the SUN Of sx hundied
| THOUSAND dollars fer the payment, duflog tho
| fiscal YER cnGicg juno thirtieth eighteen
| hundred aud eighty, OF United Safes ma1sha!s
and their general deputies. The Offices thus
| provided !crs are essential to the tal!hui tXscr'
| icu CT tho Laws. They were created aud their
| powers AID duties defined by Congress at It's
| first 81 s.ioa after he adoption OF the CcIsl.u-
tisu il ;hr Judiciary act, which was approved
| September - l7S9. Their general dutlts. as
defined 10 the set whi,h originally established
tn II. w,rc substantially the same as those pre-
| sc:ibCd ID the statutes low ID f01ce.
The principal provision % the SUI ct IN the
| REVISED Statutes is as follows:
| Section 1871. 1t shall! be the duty OF the
marshal Of each district TO attend the district and
circuit courts, wien sitting therc!u, and 10 O.
ccute throughout the district all lawful pre-
ceps Dire c:cd To him, and issued under The GU
| thor.y Of the u cited States snd he shall have
power to command 81! Deccsssiy rs lstarc, in
| the execution Of bis duty
The oIsuaI act vas amended February eS
| 1875, aud the amendment is now fGu1d IN the
Revised Statutes ir the following form:
"Stc.itr 7SS. The marsha.s AID thtir depu.
ties shall have in each State the samo powers
in executing the laws Ct the United States as
the sherifIs and their deputies in such State
msy have by law 10 txccuiing tic laws there
Of.
BY sui : queE s;atuies, additional culeS
hayo been from time 10 time imposed upon
Tic marsh9is ard their deputies, the due and
regular performances Ct which arc required Tor
tbs efficiency o! algins; every branch OF the
pubic service. Without these officers there
would DC 90 mears Of executing the waTrants
DEGREES, CT other !rtc,ss Of the courts, and the
judicial system Of tho country would DO fatally
detective. The criminal Jurisdiction OF the
c0uns OF the U1ited States il very extensive.
The crimes committed within the maritime
Jurisdiction OF the Uoited States. are all cognl-
z,bl, ony in the courts OF tho Uoi!cd States.
Crimes agars public justice; crimes against
tho operations OF Tho Government, such as
forging or cnuutelyciipg tho money or secut.
ties Of the United States; crimes agsiDst the
pcs al laws; 0iiabcss against the elective irau'
cbisc against the civil rights OF clt.zaDS, against
Inc txisltnac CT the Government; crimes sgalost
the ,rL,r2al Ie7cuuc LAYS, the cistomS laws
the neutrality ia1:; crimes aealrSt laws
ior The rrotccliCI OF lDGians, and OF the public
anls-all G.! these crimes. and many others, car
be punished Cpiy undtr Uoitcd States laws
laws which, taken together, cUnsti;ulca hooy
of jurisprudence, which is vital to the welfare
Of Inc whole couury. and which oaa De enforced
cnly By mcana Of TIC marstals aud deputy mar
shais CT the Ucittd States. 10 the District oil
Columbia all OF the process OF the courts is ex-
ccutcd By the officers 10 question. 10 short.
thc execution Of the criminal laws OF the Uoittd
States the service al civil process in casas III
which the Uni:cd States is party, and the OK
ccuiion Of tho revenue llWs, the n:uIra!l!y laTs,
acd Macy o:hsr laws CT large importance. de-
pend on the nainio1arce OF the mafshalJ ard
their depuiiTa. They arc 10 elect the only 20.
Ice Ct the Uoicd States Government. Odloers
with correspond powers and duties sre found
10 every Safe OF the Union and 10 every cou1'
try which has a uTisfrud1nco which Is
worthy Of lin NAM 10 deprivo the Ma
:l0aa. G1Tcr2i! neat Of tECSo officers would be
rs disastrous to society as to abolish the shet-
ills. co1statlsa. AID po!ica eGio2rs in the scv-
| rrnl States. Il would be & denial to the
! u. s. Q. the fi2ht to execute its laws d denial
| Of al authority which riuIircs tho use eli civil
i1rco. The Iga cntiIlas these ClccGs to DC paid.
The Iuuds needed lar the purpose have tcen
collected l.cm tho people, AID arc uUw in the
Treasury. No obi:cnoo is therefore msic to
tina, part Of the bill before ne which apprOpll
atcs lnorcy for III, support OF the mar-hcls and
deputy marshals OF the u. ).
| Tho 81. contains, however, other provisions
which FRA iionicgl in teaor cnd effect with the
second section OF the bill entitled "An act max
10. appropriations ior c:riain judicial Expenses"
which, on the % OF the present month. was
my CT cc;iAcs 10 its approval. Tie provisions
referred 10 are rs folIc@.:
| Zee 2. That tho sums appropriated IN this
ect for tho persons and public service embraced
in its provisions are in full for such persons and
! public service for tho fiscal year ending Juno
| lhirtio.h, eighteen hundred and eighty and no
Department or officer Of the Government shall
during said fiscal yoar, make any contract or in.
cur any l!o bIty for the future pay men! OF mon
| cy under any of the provisions of tito twenty
SIX mentioned in section ono of this set until sn
| appropIi ition sTticiont to meet such contract
or pay such liability shtli hsvo first boe1 nsde
By law"
Upon consideration, in the House of Repro.
sentatives, Of tho bill which contained these pro-
visions it lacked constitutional majority. and
! therefore tsod to become lsw. In order 10
secure liz ensctmcnL the same measure is again
1
boiore mo With appropriations for tho support Of
m..shals and their deputies during tho next li3-
cal year. Tho object manifestly is TO place be-
| fore tho Executive this alternative: Either to
| slow necessary functions Of the public service
| TO DO crippled or suspended for want of the ap-
propositions required TO keep them in operation,
or TO approve legislation which in otlicisl com:
municatiors to Congress he hes declared would
| ba violation Of his official duty. Thus in this
| bill tho principle is clearly embodied that,
| by virtue of tho precision Of the Consti-
tuion which requires thst ''sl bills for raising
| reveITe shGll originate in tho House Of Repre-.
sents.ivca," bsro majority Of the House of
Representatives has tho right to withhold ap.
| Droprlatlors !or the support of the Government
uu:cas tho Executive consents to approve any
legislation which may be attached 10 apprOprla
!iun bills. l respectfully refer to tho comuun- |
cations OF this subject which have sent to Con
grts; during it, present session for statement
of the grounds Of my conclusions. and desire
here merely 20 repeat that in my judgment, 10
establish tho principle of this bill is 10 make
radical dan gc.cus and unconstitutional change |
in the character Of our institutio1s