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street west shall be known as q ection precinct
No. !. All that portion lying north of street
sonth and west OF Seventh street west shall be
known us election precinct No, 3. All that
portion 1yip south of street south and east
OF Seventh street west shal II be known as elec-
ton precinct No. 2. All that portion lying
south OF street south and west Of Seventh
No. 4.
Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That it shall be the
duty OF the Mayor to obtain from the judges of
ele chon one or more complete copies of the
names and Residences OF all persons who shall
have been dnly registered and have a right to
vote In each election precinct, and furnish
copies of the same to the commissioners Of
election 10 guide them IN receiving the votes of
the electors.
Sec g. And be it enacted That all acts or
parts OF acts inconsistsn with the pro visions
Of this act be. and the same are hereby, re-
pealed.
Mr.. T. E. Lloyd tMr. Gulick in the cnair)
voter shah vote in the election precinct in
which he resides, rs established by the City
Councils, and no vote shall be received by the
commissioners OF election on the y of elec-
ton unless the voter resides in The election
precinct as established by the Corporation of
Washington under the powers conferred upon
the Corporation by by the act of Congress ap-
Mr.. Given contended that the amendment
would be fatal to the bill and to the election.
The judges of election have not time, if they
were so disposed, to make a new registry. The
must take " q half loaf or no bread.''
Mr.. T. f. Lloyd spoke OF the action OF the
Board. and the position Of Mr.. Given at the
special meeting OF the Board last week. The
Corporation, under the act of Congress of 1855,
made two election precincts, and under that
act, which gives them power to make two or
as may be necessary. The Board agreed to
this view, and at the special meeting referred
to passed the act dividing each ward into four
precincts, which was signed by the Mayor.
Nom ha VrHn ny rnfr 20
niZe the action Of the Couu ellis, and we are to
review our action. Mr.. Lloyd proceeded to
discuss the several acts of Congress, to sustain
his view that the Corporation has the power
to create as many additional precincts as may
be necessary, and to declare that nc voter shall
vote outside OF any precinct so created.
Mr.. Given, in answer to an inquiry Of Mr..
Lloyds, said this dill was to relieve us from a
dilemma and that according to the bill he row
introduced no voter could vote outside of the
precinct (created under the law of Congress
of 1850 in which he resides: The object OF the
bill is to enable every registered voter to de-
post his ballet on election day.
Mr.. Lloyd again advocated this amendment
contendng thai it was not impossible to sepa-
have them vote in the new precincts in " hich
they reside We have no guarantee that this
new bill will be satisfactory to the judges of
election. The law that every man shall vote
in the precinct in which he resides.
Mr. Noyes said the law read 20 in the pre-
cinct tcdrd'' in which he resides, and sug-
gested that Dir. Lloyd introduce his amend
ment as separate resolution, so as not to
defeat the necessary legislation proposed, by
a side issue which could only serve to defeat
all action.
Mr. A Lloyd asked Mr.. T E Lloyd if the
amendment he proposed would prevent the
''Conglomeration" of races he had spoken Of
MIR. T. +. Lloyd thought 1t would.
Mr.. Noyes stated that Mr.. Bradley, the Cor
POration Attorney. had given h is opinion that
the plan proposed by the bill reported by the
ponce committee this evening was feasible
and legal.
make new lists of the registered voters in the
new precin cts, and have it ready by election
day, If they chose to.
Mr.. Noyes said that the act Of Congress
quoted by the gentleman had been supplant-
ed by later legislation. The law of Congress
only made it the Gury of the Judges of Elec-
items TO register according TO wards. They
had registered in the precincts as they found
them 1t was too late for the Corporation, af-
ter the registry is completed, to go making
new precincts and insist upon new polling
lists TO be made for the new precincts. We
have no power to cOmpei the Judges of cleo
ton to make such new polling lists for new
precincts created on the eve of the election:
and having no power must make the best ar
rangement we can. II the mode of voting pre-
scribed by the officers appointed under the
law of Congress should prove illegal, the
remedy was in the courts. The Councils
clearly had nothing 10 do with it,
Mr.. Given. in reply TO further remarks of
Mr. Lloyd, said that gentleman admitted that
the law of Congress prevented voters from
voting outside the precincts in which they re-
side. What need, then, of legisatio by this
Corporation if the matter is already provided
for
Mr.. Lloyd contended hat this Corporation
has duty to perform under the law He
would carry the matter before the courts.
Mr.. A. Lloyd said there WAS time to test
the matter in court before the election.
Mr.. Guliek said that while there was some
reason in Mr.. Llovds arguments, yet it was
too late now to do anything more than is pro-
posed by the committee IN the bill they eport
The amendment offered by Mr.. Lloyd destroys
that bill, and its passage was the best we can
now do.
The amendment was then lost by the follow
ing vote:-aye, Mr. E. Lloyd. /; noes,
Messrs: Barr, Gulick, Given. Lewis, a.
Lloyd, McCathran. Noyes, Owen, and TAFT; 0.
Mr.. T. Z. Lloyd moved that the bill be
printed with the proceedings, and made the
special order for tomorrow evening. Lost.
DO the following yote:-yeas. Mr. T. E. Lloyd,
l; nays, Messrs. Barr, Gulick, Given, Lewis,
A. Lloyd, McCathran, Noyes, Owen, Turton.
and Tait. 10.
Mr.. T. E Lloyd then moved an amendment
THAT in creating election precincts we do
not mean TO convey the idea that each voter
shall vote in the precn CT in which he lives''
The Chair (Mr. GuIick) thoug ght the amend
ment was refect ton on the members ef the
board.
The amendment was lost, only Mr.. T. E.
Lloyd voting for it,
The question recurring on the passage of
voting in the negative.
Mr. Turton, from the committee on drain.
age, reported bill to lay a water main in 1st
street east, from b to d streets; passed. Also,
bill to lay water mains in 1lth street west,
from n to o streets north; passed. Also, asked
to be, and was, discharged from further COR
sideration OF petition for certain improve
ID ents already provided for by law Also,
reported bill for drainage Of certain ponds in
the Sixth Ward; passed Mr.. Noyes intro.
duced q bill TO set the curbstones ana pave the
footways and cutters on the south side of Vir-
giHa avenue, between 9th and 7th streets west
passed. Mr Lewis introduced a bill to pave
the footways and cutters on the north side of
A street south, between 4th and 9th streets
east; passed. Several bills from the lower
board were referred. Council amendment to
the bill authorizing the Mayor to purchase
water pipes in open market, was agreed TO.
Council bill to lay water main on 26th street
west. between Pennsylvania avenue and K
street north, was passed. Council amen dment
10 the bill 10 construct sewer ia alley in
square 514 was agreed TO. Council bill grant,
ing Henry L. Thomas permission to place an
iron railing in front OF his property FIVE feet
from the building line, was amended by in.
serting "duripg the pleasure Of the corpora.
tiop," and passed. Council bill approprtatng
$4,000 to supply deficiencies for the support OF
the Washington asylum was passed. Mr.. TAFT,
from the SPECIAL committee on the petition OF
Mr.. John f. Bridget, reported the bill to slow
him to retain his smith shop on his premises,
provided he erecta chimney twenty feet above
the roof; passed. MIR. Lewis introduced bills