Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-07-28
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HE hANzAs ELECTIoN.-We learn from the
#yaadot Argus that the new Board of Com
mlssoners for conducting and canvassing the
returns of the election in Kanzas on the ID of
August, have had meeting and issued the
mai instructions to the Judges ana Clerks of
the various precincts. The only change in
the Board since the former meeting ia the
substitution Of Davis District Attorney in
place OF Weir. No changes were made from
the plan first adopted. The Judges are re.
CURED to make out, certify and swear 70, three
separate and distinct lists l. A list of the
names OF all persons who shall vote at the
SAID election; 2. 4 list of the names and re-
sidences of all persons who shall be challenr
ed, and who shall thereupon refuse to swear
IN their votes; 8. A list Of the names and
residences of all persons who shall vote after
being challenged, The Judges and Clerks
are alec required to make, certify, and swear
TO, three copies of each Of these ists-one TO
be transmitted to the Governor of the Terri.
tory at Lecompton, one to be sent to c. w.
Baooock, President Of the Council at Law
renee, and one to be retained by the Judges
and Clerks themselves.
The following order has been issued con-
corning challenges:
In all cases when voter shall be challenged on the
day OF election in order to be entitled to vote he must
answer under oath the following questions in the arma
FIRST; Have you been resident of the Territory Of
kanzas six months last past, and you citizen Of the
United States
Second Are you a resident of this country. or of a
country which has been attached to this country by the
Board OF Commissioners for the purpose Of this election
Third Are you 81 years of age?
And the following questions in the negative;
Forj Have you voted at any other precinct this
AND, in addition to the above questions:
Fifth Where you reside
And TepV the said The onrar
to shall the section township and range mon
which be resides, the place in city where he
resides in Of refuaa to answer the Judges shall
refuse to receive his ballots except that in those counties
where survey has been made the person so Offering TO
vote shall give such designation his pae of residence
the Judges of election may deem sufficient to preserve
the purity of the baloi-box.
The NEXT CoNGRBss.--W Within month
the series of elections will commence, which
are to determine the political character of the
next Congress. The choice of delegations to
the House of Representatives, will take place
in the following order:
1861. August First Monday. Alabama. Arkansas.
Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, and Texas.
August, First Thursday .pennesseej second Tuesday,
North Carolina.
September, First Tuesday Vermont
do. second Thursday, California
do. Third Monday, Maine
October, First Monday, Florida aud Georgia.
do. Second Monday, South Carolina.
do. Second Tlesdsy, Indiana, Minnesota Ohio,
aud Pennsylvania.
November, First Tuesday, Illinois, Massachusetts
Michigan New Jersey, New York, and Wisconsin.
November, First Wednesday, Maryland.
do. second Tuesday, Delaware.
1859. March, Second Tuesday, New hampshire
April, First Monday, Connecticut.
do. First Wednesday, Rhode Island.
May, Fourth Thursday, Virginia.
November, First Monday and Tuesday, Mississippi.
do. First Monday, Louisiana.
The retiring members were rated, accord
ing to ordinary party divisions as Democrats
l3l, Republicans 90, Americans A. But it
is hard to say precisely in what state party
lines were left by the Kauzas discussion The
House adopted the Montgomery bill over the
administrations Lecompton bill by vote OF
100 to 1l2. The conference bill was subse-
quently carried by liz to l03