The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1880-05-13
VERY LATEST NEWS
A Record of Important Ever t.
Domestic and Foreign.
WASHINGTON.

"ASdlN NOlONs
THE'president has nom mated Orange
Ferris as second auditor OF the treasury,
vice French deceased.
A WASHINGTON dispatch says that
Mai. Gen. s. P. Heintzelman died on the
1st inst, -.
COINAGE at the minis during April
was: Double eagles, 1,320,0Oo; eagles,
3,l73,OJO: half eagles, 2,3l7G00; silver
dollars, 2 300,OO0; cents, 21,2OO. Total
coinage, 81, ,131 900.
A DISPATCH of May 1st says the pres.
ident has appointed Postmaster.Gen
Key United States district judge for the
eastern district of Tennessee and that the
latter has accepted the position.
A DISPATCH of April 29th, says Secre
tary Thomson has ordered the ironclad
gunboat Alliance, to proceed to New
foundland to guard the interests OF
American fishermen.
A WASHINGTON dispatch of May 3rd,
SAYS the Post claims to know that tele-
gram has been received here stating ab-
solutely that there were beyond doubt
three genuine cases of yellow-fever at
New Orleans last week.
The postoff1ce appropriation bill ap-
propriates $3S,775, ,49O, based upon cstl-
mates aggregating $39,970,92O, an in
crease of the appropriation over last
year of $939,020. Estimates Of postal
revenues for the year are about $35 .6OO,-
600.
A WASHINGTON dispatch Of the Goth Of
April, says that a caucus of democrats
Of both houses of congress shows that
majority favor the adoption of the rule
requiring an affirmative vote of both
houses to reject the vote Of a state in
counting the vote for president and vice
president.
REPRESENTATIVE TUcKEY, Chairman
of the subcommittee Of seven of the
ways and means committee, with the con-
sent of the subcommittee, on the 3rd
inst, presented to the full committee q
schedule which he has prepared, with
the understanding that no member of the
subcommittee shall be committed in
favor of the bill in whole or in part, the
object being to bring it directly before
the full committee. Among the articles
which it is proposed by the bill to place
upon the free list, are wood pulp, chrome,
iron ore, rags, salt, trace chains halter
chains, the various manufactures Of iron
which enter into the composition of
agricultural implements, books, maya
zines, periodicals, etc., and among those
upon which tits proposed to reduce the
tariff are paper, printing materials,
biChromate ofpotash wool, n and wOrsted
goods, hats and straw. goods.
THE comptroller Of currency reports
the national bank circulation issued for
the month of April, $l3.16,SS0; amount
surrendered or destroy ed, $500, ,537 leav
ing a net increase of $6,O,543; net in
crease of national bank notes for the
year ending May l, 1880, $15,900, 800; in
crease of legal tender notes on deposit
for the month Of April was SIS Is 903, and
The increase for the year ending May
1, 1880, was $5,770,50l, and the
amount of legal tender notes now on
depo it is $19, ,126,74O. The total amount
of national bank notes outstanding on
May l, 1880, is S343, SIS. 800, not includ-
ing national gold bank notes, amount
ing to 81 1851 $50. The amount Of called
bonds now held on security for the cir,
culation of national bank notes is ST.
760,7OO, of which $l,722,7O0 are 10 4Os,
and 5000 5.2Os. The amount Of IS Of
1881, held by banks, is $54,OS6, $50, and
the amount Of 5 per cent. funded '81s
$134,705,25O
A WASHINGTON dispatch of May 4th
says the president has sent the following
veto message to the house of representa-
tives:
To the House Of Representatives:
After mature consideration of the bill entitled
{" act making appropriations to eupplv Certain
deficiencies in the appropriation for the service
30, 1880. and for other purposes" return 1t to
the house OF representatives, in which 1t or1ginat
ed. with nv objections to its passage
The bill appropriateS about 1870 600, OF which
over S600, COZ Is for the payment of fees of
marshals and Of general and special deputy mar
shals, earned during the current fiscal year. and
made in the bill! are needt to carry on the op-
erations of the government and to fulfill its obll-
cations for the payment OF money long since due
10 its officers. for services and expen.es essential
to the execution OF their duties under the laws Of
the United states. The necessity for these ap-
Dropriatlons is so urgent and tDey have been al
ready so long delayed, taas if the bill before me
| contained no pei manent or legal Legislation uD-
connected with these appropriations, it would re
however. provisions which materially change
parts Of the law for the regulation of United States
elections. These laws have, for several years
past, been the subject OF vehement politcal con
troversy. and have been denounced as unnecessa-
ry, oppressive and unconstitutional: and, on the
other hand, it has been maintained. with equal
zeai, and earnestnees, that the election laws are
are clearly warranted by the constitution. Under
these circumstances an appropriation bill modi-
flying or repeating these laws Is to annex condi
ton to the passage of needed and proper appro-
pr1ations which tend to deprive the executive OF
that equal and independent exercise OF discretion
and judgment, which the constitution contem-
plates. The objection to the bill Therefore, 70
which respectfully ask your attention. is that
which gives marked and deiSbera'e sanction. at
tended 5Y circumstances of pressing necessity, to
questionable and, as am clearly OF the opinion
nf ,y.rio
tion bills general and This
practice opens wide the door to hastY inconsider
ate and sinister legislation; it invites an attack
upon the independence and Institutional powers
of the executive. by providing easy and effect
i've way OF constrainhg executive discretion. Al
though of late this practice has been resorted to
by all political parties, when clothed with power,
it did prevail until forty years after the adop-
ton of the constitution. and 1t is confidently be-
lieved 1t is condemned by the enlightened judg.
| meut of the country. The states which nave
last quarter of century. have generally pro-
| vided remedies for this evil; many of them
than one subject: which shall be plainly ex-
pressed in its title. The constitutions of more
than hall the states contain substantially this
provision. or some other Of like intent and mean
| ing. Public welfare will be promoted in many
! ways by return to the early practice of good
and true Ieglrlation, which is that every meas-
ure should stand upon its own merit 1 am
firmly convinced that appropriation bills ought
| not to contain any legislation not relevant to
the application, or expenditure OF money there,
| by appropriated. ard that by strict adherence
| to this principle an important and much needed
reform will be accomplished. Placing ny OBJ.
lection 10 the bill on this feature
I forbear any comment upon the important
general and permanent legislation which is a
matter for your specific and Independent con-
| sideratiOn
| (Signedl RU FHERFORD B. HAYES.
| Executive Mansion, ith Of May, 1880.
| CRIME.