Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-05-20
The Immediate Deficiency Approprin.
ton Bill Vetoed.

2 WASHINGTON, May 4. >
The President sent to the House to-
day the following message, ve,oing the
deficiency appropriation bill:
To the House of Representatives:
After mature consideration OF the bin err
ply certain deficiencies in the appropriations
for the service of the Government for the tis-
purposes, return it to the House Of Repre- S
sentatives, in which it originated, with my
about az its The bill a
fees Of United states of and te os
during the current fiscal year, aud their incl
dental expenses. The appropriations made in
the bill are needed to carry on the operations
of the Government and to fulfill its obliga-
lions for the payment of money long since due
to IFS officers for services and expenses essen
laws Of the United States. The necessity for
these appropriations is SO urgent and they
have been already SO long delayed that if the
legal legislation unconnected with these
appropriations, it would receive my prompt
ions which materially change, and, by
implication, repeal important parts of laws
for the regulation of the United States cleo
tons. These laws have for several years been
the subject of vehement political controversy,
and have been denounced as unnecessary, OBJ
pressive and unconstitutional. On the other
hand, II has been maintained. with equal zeal
and earnestness, that the election laws are in
dispensable to fair and lawful elections, and
are clearly warranted by the Constitution.
Under these circumstances, to attempt, in an
appropriation bill, modification or repeal of
these laws Is to annex condition TO the
which tends to deprive the Executive
of that equal and independent exer-
Constitution cOntemplates. The objection to
the bill, therefore, to which respectfully ask
and deliberate sanction, attended by mo cru
cumstances of pressing necessity, to the
questionable. and, as am clearly Of the opn-
preparation bills general and permanent legis-
iation. This practice opens wide the door to
hasty, inconsiderate and sinister legislation.
constitutional powers of the Executive by
providing an easy and effective way. Of con-
of late this practice has been resorted
TO by all political parties when clothed
S T,th of i did Tho not prevail until
Constitution. and it is confidently believed
that it is condemned by the enlightened judg-
adopted new Constitutions during the last
quarter of century have generally provided
remedies for the peril. Many Of them have
enacted that no law shall contain more than
in its title. Constitutions OF more than half
ion, or some other of like intent and meaning.
The public welfare will be promoted in many
ways by 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
l am firmly convinced that appropriation
bills ought not to contain any legislation not
relevant to the application or expenditure of
strict adherence to this principle an important
and much-needcd reform will be accom-
plished. Placing my objection TO the bill on
this feature of its frame, L torbear any COM
ment upon the important general and per-
manent legislation which it contains, as mat
ter for specific and independent considera-
ton.
(Signed) RUTHERFORD b. HAYES.
EXECUTIVE MANsI ON, May 4, 1880.