Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-05-05
The Deficiency Appropriation BiD Vetoed
by the President.

The Deficiency Appropriation Bill vetoed
by the President.
WASHINGTON, May 4th.-The President
sent to the House to-day the following mes
sage, vetoing the Deficiency Appropriation
bill:
After mature consideration of the bill entitled
etc, return it to the House OF Representatives,
with my objections to its passage. The bill appro.
PIRATES about $780, 009, of which 5000 600 is for
the payment of fees OF United States Marshals and
General d Special Deputy Marshals, earned during
the current fiscal year and their incidental expenses
The appropriations made in the bill are needed to
carry on the operations of the Government, and to
fulfill its obligations for the payment of money long
since due its officers for services and expenses
sentla to the execution OF their duties under the
laws Of the United States. The necessity for the
appropriations is so urgent, and they have been
already long de ayed that if the bill
before me contained no permanent legal
legislation unconnected with these a preparations it
however, provisions which materially change, and
by implicau repeal, important parts of laws for
the regulation of the United States elections These
laws have for several years past been the subject
vehement political controversy, and have been de-
nOunced as unnecessary, oppressive and uncOnsttu-
tional. On the the other hand, il has been main
tanned with equal zeal and earnestness that the
election laws indispensable to fair and lawful
tuition. Under these circumstances, to attempt in
an appropriation bill modification or repeal of
these laws, is to annex condition to the passage of
needed and proper appropriations which tends to
deprive the Executive OF that equal and Independent
exercise of discretion and Judgment which the Con-
stitution contemplates The objection to the bill.
therefore, to which respectfully ask your attention.
is that it gives marked and deliberate sanction
attended by no circumstances of pressing necessity
to questionable and, | clearly of the opinion
do nf
bills general and permanent legislation This prac-
tice opens wide the door to hasty nconsderate and
sinister legislation. 1t invites attacks upon the
dependence and constitutional powers of the Execu-
tive by providing easy and effective way Of con-
straining Executive discretion Although of late
this practice has been resorted to by all political
parties when clothed with powers it did not prevail
until forty years after the adoption of the Constt-
tion, and it is confidently believed that it is
demned by the enlightened judgment OF the coun-
try. States which have adopted Constitutions
during the last quarter of century have
generally provided remedies for the evil.
Many of them have enacted that no law
shall contain more than subject which shall be
plainly expressed in its title The Constitutions of
more than half the States contain substantially this
provision or some other of like intent and mean
ing. he public welfare will be promoted in many
ways by return to the early practice of the Gov
ernment and TO the true principle of legislation,
which is, that every measure shouldIstand upon its
merits. am firmly convinced that appropriation
bills ought not to contain any legislation not ree
want to the application or expenditure of money
thereby appropriated and that by strict adherence
to this principle important and much needed re-
form will be accomplished Placing my objection to
the bill on this feature of its frame, forbear any
upon the importa tgeneral and permanent
legislation which it contains, matter for specific
and independent consideration.
RUTHERFORD B. HAYES.
Nestward.b0und Passengers.
OMAHA. May 4th.-The following through
were ON to-day's train, leaving at
12:15 P. NJ, to arrive in Sacramento May
2Sth: Mrs. William j. Ketchum, Washing
ton Alexander Sharp, Jr, Yankton, ID. Z.
Mother-G General Hochelaga Convent, Sister
Elizabeth, Montreal A. w. Hanauer, Phil
adelphia; r. S. Reid, Brooklyn; r. H.
Montana A. A. G. Reid and
wife, H. Greenbaum. San Francisco Charles
A. Laws, United States Revenue Marine
Service.
Thirty-eight through emigrants left on last
nights emigrant train, to arrive in Sacra-
mento May 11th.
The Whitaker Case-COnfinuatian of the
Inquiry.
WEST POINT, May 4th.-The Whitaker
examination was resumed this morning.
Ames, an expert, gave az the result of his
Investigations that the most intimate resem-
blance existed between the writing in the
note of warning and the piece of writing
designated as No %, and its duplicates, and
that the writing of the person who wrote No.
% had been used as q copy, and that the note
of warning is very skillfully executed He
also stated that the sheets of pencil writing
marked A and B We're, in his opinion, writ
ten by the same person who wrote No. %,
but he understood the Recorder as saying
that they were not, in which case
he thought the writing ON these two sheets
deserved careful attention, as whoever wrote
them might easily have simulated the writing
Of No. % in the note of warning
Albert Southworth, a noted expert from
Boston, was sworn, and the papers placed in
his hands to examine.
Ames' report is to be submitted to a Board
Of Experts, to which Ames will be appointed.
A Previous Decision Reafirmed.
WASHINGTON, May 4th.-In the case of
the Corte Madeira del Presdio, Secretary
ochurz to-day rendered decision reaffirming
his previous decision, and directs survey of
said rancho to be made accordingly. This
same case is now pending in Congress, and
argument thereon is to be concluded to-mor-
row before the House Private Land Claims
Committee by Montgomery Blair and others
for patent by the Ransome-Allardt survey,
and Captain Mullan and others against it,
the latter claiming this rancho to be one of
the specific boundaries named in the final
decree, and should be surveyed according to
such specific boundaries.
Long-Pendins suit Decided.
PHILADELPHIA, May 4th.-In the case of
W. L. Sprague, of Mobile, against r. G.
Dun & Co., pending for five years, verdict
was entered to-day for defendants. Sprague
endeavored to make Dun & Co. responsible
for loss incurred by party favorably re-
ported by the Mercantile Agency. The
costs incurred much exceeded the amount
claimed, but the principle of non-liability
for favorable reports by the Agency is sus-
tanned.
A Desperate ARRAY I'm kentucky.
CINCINNATI, May 4th.-A desperate affray
took place in Wayne county, KY, Thursday
last. A man named Powell, who was wit
ness to the killing last fall of Hutchinson by
Phillips, has been begged and threatened by
Phillips, in order to keep him from testify
ing. Powell refused to leave the country or
accept bribe. Thursday night party of
six or seven masked men attacked Powell's
house and broke in the door with rail, when
Powell struck three of them down with an
AK. Mrs. Powell was shot in the arm. The
maskers then retreated, but again returned.
when Powell fred and killed the leader, who
proved to be John VIII Smith. The others
then ran off. Mrs. Powell pulled handker-
chief off the face of one Of the men, and says
it was Phillips. Powell has obtained war
rants for the arrest of three of the men, who
are now in jail.
The NJ. e. Conference at Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, May 4th-The address of the
Bishops was read in the M. E. Conference to-
day. 1t favors strongly the retention of the
present plan of Presiding Elderships, main
tains the doctrines of the fathers, and gen.
sral diocesan superintendent. The Confer
ence received the address with great favor.
Wednesday, May 18th, was fixed for the
election of church officers.
Indian Affairs in New Mexico.
SANTA FE, May 4th-Metjuardo Chaves.
head herder for Feliv Chaves, and twelve
other herders, were killed by Apaches last
week in the Mogulan mountains, and 100, 600
head of sheep scattered or killed. Armed
parties have gone out from Paiorito, Atrisuo
and Belen.
A ranchman brings to Silver City news