The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-05-13
The Immediate Deficiency ApprOpria.
ton Bill Vetoed.
WASHINGTON, NAV 4,

WASHINGTON, May 4.
The President sent to the House to-
day the following message, vetoing the
Deficiency Appropriation bill:
To the House Of Representatives:
After mature consideration OF the bill en-
titled An act making appropriations TO sup
ply certain deficiencies in the appropriations
for the service of the Government for the ifs
cal year ending June 80, 1850, and for other
purposes / return il TO the House of Repre-
scntatiNes, in which it originated, with my
objections to its passage. The bill ap-
propriates about $4,000, of which over
StJJ,OU is for the payment of the
fees of United States Marshas and of
general and special Deputy Marshas earned
during the current fiscal year, and their Incl
dental expenses. The appropriations made in
the bill are needed to carry on the operations
OF the Government and to fulfill its Obhga-
mons iorthe payment of money long since due
TO its officers for services and EXPENSES essen
tai to the execution Of their duties under the
laws II tie United states. The necessity for
thCSe appropriations Is so urgent and they
have been already so long delayed that if the
bill before me contained no permanent or
legal legislation uncOnnected with these
appropriations, it would receive my prompt
approval. II contains, however, proviS-
ions which materially change and by
implication, repeal important parts of laws
Tor the regulation of the United States cleo
tons. These laws have for several years been
the subject Of vehement political controversy,
ana nave been denounced as unnecessary, OPP
prcSsive and unconstitutional. On the other
hand, 1t has been maintained, with equal zeal
ana eancStness, that the election laws are iu-
ulSpcnSablc to fair and lawful elections. and
are clearly warranted by the Constitution.
Under these circumstances, TO attempt, in an
appropriation bill, a modification or repeal of
these laws is to annex a condition 10 the
passage OF needed and proper appropriations,
which tends to deprive the Executive
Of that equal and Independent eXer-
else of discretion and judgment which the
Constitution cOntcmplatcs. The objection to
the bill. therefore, to which respectfully ask
your attention, is that it gives marked
and deliberate sanction, attended by no cir
cumstanccS Of pressing necessity, TO the
questionable and, As am clearly of the Opiu-
ion, dangerous practice Of lacking upon APP
preparation bills general and permanent legs-
latiOn. This practice opens wide the door TO
nasty, incOnSiderate and SIMS or legislation.
II invites attacks upon the Independence and
constitutional powers of the Executive by
providing an easy and effective way of con-
of late this practice has been rcSOrted
TO by all political parties when clothed
with power, it did not prevail until
forty years after the adoption OF the
Constitution, and II is confidently believed
that it is condemned by the enlightened judy
ment of the country The states which have
adopted new Constitutions during the last
quarter of a century have generally provided
remedies for the peril. Many of them have
enacted that no law shall contain more than
one subject, which shall be plainly expressed
in its title. Constitutions of more than half
the States contain substantially this prOvis-
ion, or some other of like intent and meaning
The public welfare will be promoted in many
ways by a return to the early practice of the
Government and to the true interest of legiS-
latiOn, which is that every measure should
stand upon its own merits.
am firmly convinced that appropriation
bills ought not to contain any legislation not
relevant to the application or expenditure of
money thereby appropriated, and that by a
strict adherence to this principle an important
and much-needCd reform will be accom-
plShcd. Placing my objection TO the bill ON
this feature of its frame, | tOrbear any com
ment upon the important general and per-
mancnt legislation which it contains, rs mat
ter for specific and Independent considera-
ton.
CSigncd) RUTHERFORD y. HAYES.
EN.nL-TINE NIAN-IN on May 1 1851