The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-05-11
VETO OF THE DEFICIENCY AppR0.
'..# PRIATION BILL.
No Riders on Appropriation Bills to he
5..na .aE . Allowed
Full Text OF the Veto Message.

! WASHINGTON, May 4.-The President sem
10 the House to-day the following message
vetoing the deficiency appropriation bill:
After mature consideration of the bill Ell.
titled, etc., ETC., return il, to the House OF
Representatives with my objections to its
passage The bill appropriates about $SOOf.
OOO, of which over 100000 is for the nav
ment of fees of United States marsbals and
general and special deputy marshals durin &
the current fiscal year and their incidental
expenses. The appropriations made in the
| plll are needed to carry on the operations of
the government and to fulfill its obligations
Tor the payment of money long since due its
officers for services and expenses essential TO
| the execution of their duties under the laws
OF the United States. The necessity for these
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 appropri-
ations, it would receive my prompt approval
1t contains, however, provisions which ma
terially change and by implication repeal i'm
portant parts of laws for the regulation of
United States elections. These laws have for
several years past been the subject of vehe-
ment political controversy and have been
denounced as injudcious, oppressive and un-
constitutional. On the other hand 1t has
been maintained with equal zeal and earnest
ness that the election laws are indispensable
to fair and lawful elections and are clearly
warranted by the Constitution. Under the
circumstances to attempt in an appropriation
bill modification or repeal of those laws, is
to annex condition tothe passage of needed
and proper appropriations which tends to
deprive the Executive of that equal and inde-
pendent exercise of discretion and Judgment
which the Constitution contemplates. The
objection to the bill, therefore, to which 1
respectfully ask your attention, is that it gives
marked and deliberate sanction, attended by
no circumstances of pressing necessity, to the
questionable and, as l am clearly of opinion,
dangerous practice Of tacking upon appropri-
alton bills general and permanent legislation.
This practice opens wide the door to hasty,
inconsiderate and sectional legislation. 1t in
vtes attacks upon the independence and con-
stitutonal powers of the executive by providing
an easy and effective way of constraining ex-
cutive discretion. Although late this practice
has been resorted to by all political parties
clothed with power, it did not prevail until
forty years after the adoption of the constitu-
demned by the enlightened judgment of the
country. States which have adopted constit,l-
tions during the last quarter century have
generally provided remedies for the evil.
Many of them have enacted that no law shall
contain more than one subject which shall be
plainly expressed. In its title the constitutions
of more than half the States contain substan-
italy this provision, or some other of like
interest and meaning. Public welfare will be
promoted in many ways by return to the
early practices of he government and to the
true system OF legislation which is that
every measure stand upon its own merits.
| am firmly convinced that the 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 needed reform will be accomplished.
Placing my objection to the bill on this fea-
ture of its frame, forbear any comment upon
the important general and permanent legisla-
and Independent consideration.
(Signed) RUTHERFoRD B. HAYES.
Isthnlian Coaling Stations.
NEW York, May 1.-The Panama Star and
Herald says: I'VE are informed that Cen
eral Guardia recently visited the commander
of the steamer Adams, at Golf a Du!ce, and was
assured that his orders were very explicit to
select u proper place for a Coaling station,
survey it, clear away the timber and other
wise prepare the ground, and to deposit as
much coal as he could spare from the bunk
ers OF the Adams. He was further directed
to remain at the place uutil relieved by an
other United States ship"
The same paper also says that President
Guardia, of Costa Rica will send special
envoy to Washington to enquire into the mat
ter Of establishing coaling station at Golf
Dulce.
WASHINGTON, May 4.-By Morgan the
bill requiring the President of the Senate to
submit to the House and Senate the electoral
returns.