Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-06-17
Another Veto OF the Deputy Mar
shaI's Bill.

WASHINGTON, June 15.-President
Hayes sent the following veto mes
sage to the Senate to-day
After mature consideration of the
bill entitled IAN Act Regulating the
Pay and Appointment of Deputy
Marshals," 1 am constrained to
withhold from it my approval, and
return it to the Senate, in which it
originated, with my objections to it's
passage.
The laws now in force on the SUBJ
ject of the bill before me are con.
tanned in the following sections of
the Revised Statutes.
SECTION 2021, Whenever an elec-
tion at which Representatives or
Delegates in Congress are to be
chosen is held in any city or town
of 10000 Inhabitants or upwards,
the marshal for the district in which
the city or town is situated, shall on
application in writing of at least
two citizens residing in such city or
town, appoint special deputy mar
shals whose duty it shall be when
required to aid and assist the super.
visors of election in verification CT
any list of persons who may have
registered or voted, to attend on
each election district or voting pre-.
oinct at times and places when and
where registration may by law be
scrutinized, and the names of regis
tered voters be marked for chal
lenge, and also attend at all times
for holding elections the polls in
such district or precinct.
SEC. 2022. The marshal and bis
general deputies shall keep the peace
and support and protect the super
visors of election in the discharge
of sheir duties, preserve order a.
such places of registration and a
such polls, prevent fraudulent regis
tration and fraudulent voting there
at, or fraudulent conduct on the
part of any officer of election, anc
Immediately at the place of regis.
tration or polling place, or else
where, and either before or aftel
registering or voting, to arrest anc
take into custody, with or withon
process. any person who commits
or aitempto or offers to commit any
of the acts or offenses prohibited
herein, or who commits any offenst
against the laws of the United
States; but no person shall be ar
rested without process for any OF
tense not committed in the presenc,
OF the Marshal or his general Of
special deputies, or either of them
and fo- purposes of arrest or th'
preservation of the peace. TIL,
supervisors of elections shall, in the
absence of the Marshars deputies
or if required to assist such deputies
have the same powers rs the depu
ty.Marshals /; nor shall any person
on the day of such election be ar
rested without process for any
offense committed on the day o
registration.
SEC. 2023. Whenever any arres
ia made under any provision of thi
the person SO arrested shall forth
with be brought before a Commits
sioner, Judge or Court of the United
States for examination of the offense
alleged, and such Commissioner
Judge or Court shall proceed in re
spect thereto IS authorized by law il
case Of crime against the United
States.
The President also rehearses tn
other sections bearing on the poist
and upon the Supreme Court decision
traverses the whole question involved
and points out that misconceptiol
of the relations Of the States and tn
National Government is the chic
cause OF disagreement-a disagree
ment about the applicability of thes
laws. 1t says that in indicating tn
rights of q State, or of the Unite,
States, we should not allow our yea
to nullify or impair the right of 9th
ers. The President affirms the view
of the Supreme Court to have actua
ted him and furnished him competen
authority for his veto. He proceed
to show that this bill is In direct con
flict with the Supreme Court decis
ion. He discusses the relations @
Deputy Marshals and their duty IN
der the law. He declares that intel
ligent persons who appreciate tn
, Importance Of peaceable, orderly an
lawful elections will not question tn
necessity for the possession by ap
propriate officers of powers to pre-
serve and enforce full and fair cleo
tions.
This bill changes completely tn
, present law, substituting for th
special deputy marshals new officer
hitherto unknown to law, who lac
the power, responsibility and pro
lection which are essential to enabl
them to act efficiently as executiv
officers. He then quotes the bill il
| full and sets forth that the hill doe