Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-05-14
VERY LATEST NEWS
A Record of Important Events
Domestic and Foreign.
WASHINGTON.

A DISPATCH of May 9Th, says the ways
and means committee have finally agreed
upon tariff bill salt Is stricken out of
the bill and sugar Is made the subject of
another bill. The duty on wood pulp is
reduced from 20 to 10 per cent. ad yalor-
um, jute butts from 80 to 50 per ton (;
fax and all other fibrous material for
manufacture into paper from 20 to %, 10
the uniform rate OF $40 per ton, sized
paper from % to go per cent. and book
and ncwsprint from 20 TO Is per cent. ad
valorum. The bill will soon be reported
iavorably to the house.
A WASHINGTON dispatch of May 4th
says the president has sent the following
veto message to the house OF representa-
tives:
10 ne H0use Of Representatives.:
After mature consideration Of tho bill entitled
ian act making appropriations to supply certain
deficiencies in the appropriation for the service
OF the government for the llecal year ending June
30, 1880, and for other purposes return II TO
the house OF representatives, In which II Origlnat
cd, with my objections 10 It's passage.
The bill appropriates about sSOO.0OO, OF which
over S60O,OOO ~ for the payment Of fees OF u. =.
marshas and 81 general and special deputy mar,
shals, earned during the current fiscal year and
their incidental expenses. The appropriations
made In the bill are needed 10 carry on the OPP.
eralions of the government aud to iulhll It's obli'
cations for the payment OF money long since due
TO Its officers, for services and expenses essential
TO the execution oil their duties under the laws OF
the United states. The necessity for these APP
prop Tiations In 40 urgent and they have been nj
ready 20 long delayed, taat II the bill before me
contained no permanent or legal legislation I'M
connected with these appropriations, " would re-
ceivo my prompt approval. IL contains,
however, provisions which materially change
and by Implication repeal important
parts Of the law for the regulation OF United States
elcctlonp, These laws have, for several years
past, been tho subject Of vehement political con
troycrsy, aud have been denounced rs unneccsea-
~, Oppressive aud unconstitutional; and, on the
other hand, IL has been maintained, with equal
zeal, and earnesiners, that the election laws are
Indispensable To n fair and lawful election, and
arc clearly warranted by tho constitution. Under
these circumstances an appropriation bill mod
flying or repeating these laws Is TO annex condl
ton to the passage OF needed and proper appro
prlatlons which tend to deprive the executive OF
that cqunl and independent exercise OF discretion
and Judgment, which tho constitution contem-
plates. The objection To the BILL therefore, 10
which respectfully nsk your attention, Is that
which gives mark cd and deliberate sanction, at
tended 5y circumstances Of pressing necessity, to
questionable and, as am clearly OF the opinion,
u dangerous practice or lacking upon approbria-
ton bills general and permanent legislation. This
practice opens wide the door TO hnsty, inconslder
ate, L..l sinister legislation; II invites an attack
upon the Independence md constitutional powers
Of tho executive, Ivy providing nm easy and effect
i've way OF constituting executive discretion. Al
though OF late this practice has been resorted To
by all political parties, when clothed with powor,
~ uu HDt bNHll uuIil IOTlY yehfh hItoT lnf HuOp
ton Of the constitution, and II liz confidently be-
lieved II Ii condemned by the enlightened Judg. |
ment Of the country. Tho states which have
adopted new constitution during the
last quarter of century, have generally pro- |
yidcd remedies for this evil; many OF them
have enacted, that no law shall contain more
than one subject which shall be plainly ex- |
pressed In its title. The constitutions OF more |
than half tho states contain substantially this |
provision, or some other Of like intent ana mean
ing. Public welfare will DO promoted III many |
ways by return to tho early practice OF good |
and true Legislation, which Is that every meas |
urc should rtnnd upon its own merit. | am |
hTmly convinced that appropriation bills ought |
not TO contain any legislation not relevant to |
The application, or expenditure oil money there
by appropriated; aud that by strict adherence
10 this principle an important and much needed |
reform will be accomplished. Placing NY OH
lection 10 the bin on this feature,
forbenr any comment upon tho important
general and permanent legislation, which IL u |
matter for your specific and independent con
sidorhton
tsignod) RUTHERFORD Il, HAYES
Executive Mansion, 18th Of May, 1880.
TUE river and harbor bill was report
ed from the committee on commerce,
May 9th. The following are the appro. |
nriaiiana toe sho Iakrs anu western |
rivers,