The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-27
GROVER WON'T SIGN IT.
Unavailing Interference Of Poli-
tieians-His Severe Dis
approval.
CARLISLE INsTRUCTs COLLECTORS
Conclusive Evidence That No Veto
Is Intended Goods in Bond
Reap All the Benefits.

WASHINGTON, Aug 27 lS94--At IL
O'Clock tonight the new Tariff bill goes
into effect providing the President signs
it or permits it to become law without
his signature. All the machinery Tor
putting the law into operation has been
prepared by the Treasury officials, so
far as the means at their disposal will
admit.
Yesterday and this morning many DEM
ocrats urged the President to sign the
Tariff bill in order to make it more de-
fensible in the campaign. The indica-
tions are that the President will show
his unyielding and infiexible disapproval
of the present bill by allowing it to be-
come operative without his signature.
There seems to be no reasonable ground
at this late day for believing that he
will take any other course. The opin-
ion is still held by Speaker Crisp, Chair
man Wilson and others that the bill
will not be signed.
There is no probability that mes
sage will be sent to Congress express
ing the profound regret that the House
bill did not prevail finally.
URGED TO SIGN.
A number of Democrats are still per-
sistent in urging that the measure be
called and presented their reasons to
the President why such course would
be advisable.
The President appreciates the wisdom
of the advice, but objects to giving the
approval which placing his autograph to
the bill would imply.
Today will probobly he uneyentful, so
far as the bill is concerned.
t. Init OF r1idnierht
the measure will cease to be the cause
of uneasiness to those who are most in
terested in it, and tomorrow morning it
will be launched forth and the machin-
cry for its enforcement started SO far
as arrangements have been completed by
the Treasury.
READY TO ENFORCE THE LAW.
In the past week the Treasury Off
GERS have gone steadily on preparing
for its execution as though the bill was
actually in effect. Collectors of customs
have been notified and Instructed as to
the principal provisions which require
prompt changes in the present laws.
Internal revenue officers have also been
advised of the more important provis-
ions with which they will have to deal
Now that Congress will assuredly close
on Tuesday, the President, members OF
his Cabinet and other high officers of
the Government, who have been de-
tanned in the city all summer, are pre-
pairing for vacations and rest.
The Presidents plans have been COM
pleted, and he expects to leave here on
Thursday for his home at Gray Gables.
Private Secretary Thurber will go with
him, and both expect to remain away
from Washington until the first week
in October.
All business which requires immediate
attention will be transacted at Gray
Gables, whittier the seat of government
will be temporarily transferred The
White House will be closed and the usual
summer repair work begun.
PROLONGED THE SESSION.
President Cleveland held Congress in
session at least full week longer than
it would have remained had he dis
posed of the Tariff bill by promptly
vetoing it or signing it, instead of al
lowing it to lie untouched and become a
law without any action by him, as it is
believed he will do. 1t is interesting at
this time to note the course taken by
a bill which becomes law without the
Presidents approving signature, under
the operation of the ten-day provision
of the Constitution, that if any bill shall
not be returned by the President within
ten days Sundays excepted) after it
shall have been presented to him, the
same shall be law, in like manner as
If he had signed it, unless the Congress,
by their adjournment prevent it's return
in which case it shall not be a law.
The last eighteen words of that pro-
vision indicate the reason why Congress
Il az he
Tariff bill to the President. By adjourn.
ing any earlier than the time it has
fixed, Tuesday, the Congress would have
killed its own act.
A PRECEDENT.
AS an example of the course to be
taken by bill which becomes law
without the Presidents approval here
is one of recent date. 1t is IAN act
granting pension to Nettie N. Seaver," "
directing the Secretary of the Interior
to place on the pension roll, subject to
the provisions and limitations of the PEN
sion laws, the name of Nettie N. Seav-
er, widow of Henry T. Seayer, late a
private in Company K, Fourth Regi-
ment, of Vermont Volunteer Infantry. 1t
is now printed among the laws of this
session of Congress as "(private, No.
1921" After the text of the law, there
appears in a separate line
Received by the President August 6,
1891.
And then follows, in brackets, the
fo1lowing:-
rtNote by the Department of State
The foregoing act having been present.
ed to the President of the United States
for his approval, and not having been
returned by him to the House Of Con-
syress in which it originated, within the
time prescribed by the Constitution. of
the United States. has become law
without his approval'l
.sThis note from the Department OF
state results from compliance with the
law, which requires that, wherever a
bill, order. resolution or vote of the
Senate and House of Representatives
having been approved by the President
or not having beeen returned by him
with his objections. becomes law or
takes effect. it shall forthwith be re-
& ceived by the Secretary of State from
The President and he shall
carefully preserve the originals.