The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-06-24
Another Veto.

Bayard's bill entitled an act regulating the
pay and appointment of Deputy Marshals has
been vetoed by President Hayes. Thefolowing
is a full text of the bill:
"Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of America
In Congress assembled;
That from and after the passage of this act
the pay of all Deputy Marshals for services in
reference to any election shall be So for each day
OF actual service and no more.
"Sec. 2. That all Deputy Marshals,. to serve
in reference to any election, shall be appointed
by the Circuit Court of the United States for
the district IN which such Marshals are to per-
form their duty in each year, and the Judges Of
the several Circuit Courts of the United States
are hereby authorized to open their respective
Courts at any time for that purpose at least ten
days prior to registration, If there be one, or II
no registration be required then atleast ten days
before the election, the Judges Of the District
Courts of the United States are hereby respec-
lively authorized to cause their Courts to be
opened for the purpose of appointing such
Deputy Marshals, who shall be appointed by
SAID District Courts and the officers so appoint
ed shall be in equal numbers from the different
political parties, and shall be well-known citizens
of good moral character and actual residents of
the voting precincts in which their duties are to
be performed, and shall not be candidates for
any Office at such election and all laws or parts
of laws inconsistent with this act are hereby
repealed provided, that Marshalsf for the United
States for whom deputies shall be appointed by
the Court under this act shall not be liable for
any of the acts of such deputies"
The President in his message says that "the
Deputy Marshals proposed by the bill are dis
tinctlydifferent officers from the Special Deputies
of Marshals, as such officers are now provided
for in the statutes" He further states that
"the SO called Deputy Marshals provided for in
this bill will have no executive head. The
Marshal can neither appoint or remove them.
He cannot control them, and he is not
responsible fer them. They will have no
authority to call to their aid, If resisted,
the posse comitatus. They are protected
by no criminal statutes in the perform
ance of their duties. An assault upon one Of
these deputies with intent to prevent q lawful
election will be no more than an ordinary as
sault upon any other citizen. They cannot
keep the peace. They cannot make arrests
when crimes are committed in their presence.
What powers they have are confined to the
precincts in which they reside. Outside of the
precincts for which they are appointed the
| Deputy Marshals of this bill can not keep the
peace, make arrests, hold prisoners, take prison
ers before q proper tribunal for hearing, nor
perform any other duty. No oaths Of Office are
required of them, and they give, no bond.
They have no-Supervisor who is responsible for
them, and they are not punishable for neglect
of duty or ~misconductin Office" The President
then goes on to say that he favors the appoint
ment of officers to supervise and protect cleo
tions without regard to party, but this bill, in
his opinion, fails to adapt its provisions to the
existing laws, and he therefore returns it to the
Senate where it originated, without his ap.
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