Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-07-01
A VETO MESSAGE.
WASHINGTON, June Is.
President Hayes sent the following
veto message to the Senate to-day:

PRESIDENT Hayes sent the following
veto message to the Senate to-day:
After mature consideration OF the bill en-
titled, IAN act regulating the pay and appoint-
ment OF Deputy Marshals, am constrained %
withhold from 1t my approval and return IL TO
the Senate, in which IL originated, with my OBJ
The laws now in fol ce on the subject of tho
bill before me are contained I'm the following
sections of the Revised Statutes:
"SEC. 2,tSl. Whenever an election Mt which
Representatives or Delegates In Congress are
10 be chosen Is held in any city or town Of o.
w inhaoitants or upwards, the Marshal for
ated shall, on application in writing of AT least
two citizens residing in such city or town, ap-
P pom 81 special deputy Marsnals, whose duty
sist the Supervisors OF Election In the verih-
cation of any list of persons who may have
registered Ca voted, to attend in each election
district or voting precinct at the times and
places when and where registrations may by
law be scrutinized and the names of registered
voters be marked for challenge: and also at
tend at all times for holding elections the polls
In such district or precinct.
"SEc. 2,0z2. The Marshal and his general
Deputies shall keep the peace and support and
protect the Supervisors of Election in the dis
charge OF their duties, preserve order at such
places OF registration and at such polls, prevent
fraudulent registration and fraudulent voting
thereat, or fraudulent conduct ON the part OF
any officer of election, and at the place of reg
either before or after registering or voting, 70
arrest and take into custody, with or without
process, any person who commits, or
the acts or onenses prohibited herein,
or who commits any offcnse against
the laws of the United States; but no person
offense net committed in the presence OF the
Marshal or his general or special Deputies, or
tom. eiSer of tSem and fer the Of
arrest or preservation of the peace the super
visors of Election shall, in the absence OF the
such Deputies, have the same duties and pow
ers as Deputy Marshals; nor shall any person
on the day OF such election be arrested without
process for any OHense committed on the day
"SEc. 2,Oz3. whenever any arrest is made
under any provision of this title, the person so
arrested shall forthwith be brought before a
Commissioner, Judge or Court of the United
States for the examination of the ofenses
alleged, and such Commissioners, Judge or
Court shall proceed in respect thereto as au-
thorized by law in the case of crime against
"SEC, 2O24 The Marshal or his general
Deputies, or such special Deputies as are there
to specially empowered by him in writing, and
under his hand and seal, whenever he or either
or any of them is forcibly resisted in executing
their duties under this title.or shall b. violence,
threats or menaces be prevented from execut-
ing such duties. or from arresting any person
who has committed any offense for which the
Marshal or his general or special Deputies are
authorized to make such arrest, are, and eacn
of them IL, empowered to summon and cali to
his aid bystanders or posse comitatus OF his
district.
g.
Supervisor of Election or Deputy Marshal
under the preceding provisions who is not ut
the time of his appointment a qualified voter
trict or Voting precinct In which bis duties are
to be performed.
"sEC. 5.52l; II any person be appointed SUI
shal under the provisions of the title, The
Elective Franchise and has taken an oath
such special Deputy Marshal, and thereafter or
neglects or refuses, without good and lawful
excuse, to perform and discharge fully the
office until the expiration of the term for
which he was appointed, he shall not only DO
subject to removal from Office, with loss OF all
Imprisonment not less than six months nor
more than one year, or by fine not less than
SSo9 and not more than nan SSoG, or by both nne ne
the prosecution.
''SEC. 5,522. Every person, whether with or
without any authority, power or process, or
authority or wS Of any a
structs, binders, assaults, or by brides, solic-
itations, or otherwise interferes with or pre-
them. or the Marshal OF his Sen.ra or special
Deputies, or either of them, in the perform
ance Of any duty required of them, or which
he or they, or either Of them, may be author
lied to perform by any law Of the United
States, In execution Of process or otherwise,
or who. by any of the means a before mentioned.
such polls of election, or full and FREQ access
Of a or poi Of IN
sssistra.lon or poll Of election. Or g
registration or election or canvass
of votes, or Of making any returns or certih-
Gates thereof, may be had, or who molests, In
place of registration or poll of election, or of
canvassing the votes cast thereat, or OF making
she his
or special Deputies, or either of them, or who
threatens or attempts or offers so to do, or re-
visor of Election or Marshal or his general
or special Deputies, or either OF them, In the
performance Of his or their duties when re-
give such aid and assistance, shall be liable to
instant arrest without process, and shall DO
punished by imprisonment not more than two
years, or by fine of not more than x3,OJO, or by
both such fine and imprisonment, and shall pay
the cost of prosecution.
The Supreme Court of the United States, in
the recent case of ex-parte Siebolt and others,
decided at the October term, 1879, on ques-
ton raised i'm case as to the constitutionality
of the sections of the Revised Statutes above
quoted, and us es the following language:
"These portions of the Revised Statutes are
taken from the act commonly known ms the
Enforcement act, approved May II, 1870, and
entitled An act to enforce the right OF citi.
zens of the United States to vote in the several
States Of this Union. and for other purposes,
ed February %, 1871.
"They relate to elections Of members OF the
House Of Representatives, and were an asser~
ton on the part Of Congress Of its power TO
pass laws for regulating and experimenting
said elections, and for securing the purity
thereof and the rights of citizens to vote there
at peaceably and without molestatfon. IL
must be conceded to be most important
power and Of fundamental character. In the
light of recent history and OF the violence,
fraud, corruption and irregularity which nave
frequently prevailed at such elections, IL may
easily be conceived that the exertion OF power,
II IL exists, may be necessary TO the stability OF
our form OF government.
1.-THE greatest difhculty In coming to just
conclusion arises from mistaken notions with
regard to the relations which subsist between
the State and National Governments. II seems
to be often overlooked that q National Constr
tuition has been adopted in this country, es-
tablishing a real Government therein, and
which, moreover, Is, or should be, a. dear TO
every American citizen as his State Govern
ment is. Whenever the true conception of tho
nature Of this Government Is once conceded,
no real difficulty will arise in the Just inter
probation of its power. But TX we allow our
selves to regard II as q hostile organization op-
posed to the proper sovereignty and dignity OF
the State Governments we shall continue 10 be
vexed with difficulties as to Jurisdiction and au-
thority. No greater Jealousy is required to be
exercised toward this Government in reference
TO the preservation OF our liberties than 10
proper to be exercised towards the State Gov
ernments Its powers are limited in number
and clearly defined, and its action within the
scope Of these powers Ii restrained by q sum
cently rigid bin Of rights for the protection of
fits citizens from oppression. The true inter
ests of the people of this country require that