Year: 1879

Special Telegram to the Globe.


WASHINGTON, D. c.. May 1.-THE President
will doubtless veto the military bill. The
President does not care to be directly inter-
viewed on the subject of his probable action
with respect to the bill, but since it passed tho
House he has conversed with such freedom
with various Senators and Representatives, who
have called upon him, that his views
all we'll known within the circle at least of
those who have his confidence. The veto
message will be founded, among other things,
upon the


FOLLOWING PROPOsrrION.


That the bill would interfere with the
operation of article 1, section of the constitu-
tion relative to the time, place and manner of
holding elections for Senators and Representa-
tives.


That it would cripple the executive in his
constitutional rights under article l, section S
of the constitution, to call forth militia to
execute the laws of the government.


That it nulihes article II, section 2 Of the
constitution, which makes the President
commander -in-chief of the army and navy of
the United States, and of the militia of the
the several States.


H. section SO the constitution, which requires
that the President shall take care that the laws
be faithfully executed.


That it would prevent the President from
executing the mandates of the 14th and 18th
amendments to the constitution


That it would prevent marshals of the United
States from executing the laws as provided by
the statute of 1879


That it would prevent the President from
using the armed forces of the United States or
militia of the States to overcome any combi-
nations opposing the execution of the laws of
the United States as provided by the act Of
1892, and that it would deprive United States
marshals of their powers under the same act.
That the same would be true as to the act of
1895 and that those acts which were enacted in
the administration of George Washington.


That it would prevent the President from
preventing forcible obstruction to the laws of
the United States, or of any individual State
or territory, as provided by the statute of 1907,
signed by Thomas Jefferson.


That it would prevent the President from
overcoming the lawful distractions to the exc
cution of the federal laws, as provided by the
act Of 1888, signed by Andrew jackson.


That it would prevent the President from
executing all laws of the United States relative
to forcible distractions of federal processes,
signed from A. Lincolns time until now, and
especially that it would work practical repeal
of the federal election laws and all laws for
the protection of citizens and the purity of the
ballot box.


That approval of the bill and criDpling of
the constitutional powers of the commander
in-chief in such manner would be to expose
the liberties of the people to unnecessary
peril.


That to approve the bill would be to give
liberty to mob to organize opposition and
treason on the day days when the hand of
the federal executive would be powerless.


That the bill would make the ballot box a
place of refuge for criminals and it would work
destruction of federal power and be gross hui
milia tion to the national government.


LIMITING THE POWER or FEDERAL COURTS.


Mr. IF Viruinia hair an
of the committee on revision of the laws, re.
ported four bills from his committee, one of
which has seldom been surpassed in Importance,
and which if passed. will give rise to debate
second only in interest to the debate on the
army bill. The bill proposes series Of sweep
ing changes in the revised statutes by which
the power of the federal courts causes
arising in States shall be greatly limited.
1t is difficult to give a concise
summary of this bill, which contains
seven sectiona. 1t proposes to repeal
sections $50 and CAT of the revised statutes.
These sections provide that any suit COM
menced in any State court of the value of $500
may be removed to the United States circuit
court, when the suit is againsta citizen OF an.
other State, or when the suit is between citi-
zens of the State in which it is brought and
citizens of another State, or in a case where
title of land is concerned and the parties are
citizens of the same State.





authority in section GAL giving the right to
transfer criminal prosecutions from State courts
for any cause whatever to the federal court
or account of inability to enforce equal civil
rights. This is the act of 1870. The bill
Furthermore proposes to abolish the right to re-
move criminal prosecutions brought to the
courts of a State against au officer appointed
under authority OF the revenue law OF the
United States, an action brought by an alieI
or citizen against civil officer of the United
States who is a nonresident OF the State
wherein jurisdiction is obtained by the STATE
court The bill makes other changes in the
same direction and if passed would undo ;
large part of the legislation passed since th'
war for the purpose of the enforcement of civl
rights and prevention Of the use o
officers in the South, and would also strike al
some of the laws which are old as the Unio1
itself.


Mr.. Harris bill was not acted upon, but i
will come up again next week, and will doubt
less be referred to the judiciary committee
Tho manner in which the three Othcr bills, re
ported by Mr.. Harris committee were treated
does not indicate that he will be able to accom-,
plish much of his own motion as chairman o
that committee. One of the bills which he re
ported was referred to the pension committee
one to the committee on Judiciary, and t
the committee of the whole. The House di
manage to pass one bill, however, to amen
section 688 of the revised statutes relative t
Wr1tS OF prOn1DlG1On anu udnuuuu5 Ill
looked innocent enough, and the House di
not find out that the second section of th
act meant to strike at tho law under whic
Judge Rivcs has recently been removing cast
from the State courts of Virginia into the fet
eral courts.


CHANDLER MAD.


The attack of Ben Hill on Zach Chandle
yesterday, made the war Senator furious. III
latter flushed in the face, igreat red spots a
peared under his eyes while he rolled his opti
in such great excitement that sometimes on
the whites were visible. Chandler beckons
for page and sent for glass of water and
document or two, and then it was evident whe
Hill should yield the floor there would be
scene, for Chandler was boiling over with ra,
and took no pains to conceal it. 1t was abo
half past when Hill gave way, then Chandl
went at him with grotesque savagery.
sagged to and fro pounding the desk, and ro
ing his eyes until some feared that Mr., Cha
dler might have an apoplectic fit, but the
was one of indignation.


IMPORTED WINES.


Western Associated Press.


WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE assistant sec
tarv of the treasury to-day sent the House
draft of bill to provide for the stamping
certain imported wines and spirits. The p
visions of the measure are as follows III
the stock Of imported wines and spirits c,
taiued in packages of five wine gallons q


upwards in the hands of dealers unstamped


the time when this act takes effect, aud the


after all imported wines and spirits wi


drawn off into other packages of FIVE or m


wine gallons, shall be stamped with suita


engraved stamps, under such regulations


the commissioner of internal revenue, "


the approval Of the secretary of the treasu