The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-03-04
Federal Election Law.
From the St. Louis Republican,

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-The de
termination OF the Republicans in
Congress to force through supple
mental enforcement act was shown
by a vote in the House to-day, fixing
upon "Wednesday next for the the
passage of the bill after allowing
but four hours, debate thereon. The
Democrats demanded a greater lati-
tude for discussion, but they were
unable to secure more time. The
bill comprises eighteen sections ;
but it may be briefly summed upas a
measure making the Federal cleo
ton law of the last session more
stringent in every respect by i'm
posing penalties of fine, imprison-
ment, regarding the registration of
voters, extending its operations to
all cities whose population exceeds
10000 inhabitants, provided two
citizens shall apply to the judge of
the United States Circuit Court in
whose circuit the town or city may
be located, that they desire the law
to be enforced in said place, and re-
qril'ing said court to provide for the
appointment of federal inspectors
and supervisors OF election to attend
all gistration ofvoters and elections
for representative or delegate in
Congress-, and to remain in session
while the act is being enforced. To
transact business under it, elabo-
rate powers are given to the inspec
tors to inspect at all times on the
day of the election the way the vot-
ing is done and the way register,
tally looks, and lists are kept, and
to personally serutinize the count
and and canvass every ballot, what
ever be the Endorsement on said bal
lot, or in whatever box it may be
placed OF found> and to forward
their report to a chief supervisor
provided by this act for each judicial
district. Provision is made for the
United States Marshal and a num-
Der of deputies to protect and as
sist the inspectors and to arrest
without any warrant any one who
interferes with voting or registra
ton under color of even State or
municipal law, or who commits any
of the offences prescribed by this
act. No person, however, is to be
arrested without process for, any,
offence not committed OH tire day of
registration, but all those who at
tempt to interfere in any way under
color of State Or municipal authori-
ty shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor and punished by a fine of
$4,000 and imprisonment Of not
more than two years. 1t is further
provided that whoever shall, during
the progress of any verifcation of
any list of the persons who may have
registered or voted and which shall
be had or made Under any of the
provisions Of this act, refuse to an
swer or refrain from answering, or
answering shall give false informa
ton in respect to any inquiry law
fully made, then such person is
made liable to arrest and hnprison-
ment as for a nisdemeanor. The
marshalS are authorized and re-
quired, in case Of necessity, to call
on the commanding officer of the
nearest United States military or
naval force to furnish forthwith a
sufficient portion Of such military or
naval force to enable the marshal or
his deputies to discharge their du-
ties under this act and the old law,
and 1t is made the duty Of such
commanding officer, when such re-
quisition is made, to obey It without
delay, and forthwith to detail and EN-
ploy the military or naval force of
the United States. It is provided
further that if an aggrieved citizen
sues one Of the officers under this
act the latter may transfer the case
to the United States Circuit Court,
and the Judgment Of a State court
in such q case shall be null and void.
Sections 5 and 6 of the act Of last
session to amend the naturalization
laws and to punish crime against
the same are repealed by. this bill,
though such repeal is not to affect
pending suits. This bill will, of
course, pass, the House, and pro-
baby the Senate.
i" WHISKY AND NEwsPAPERs.-A
glass of whisky is manufactured
from about seventy grains of corn,
the value of which is too small to be
estimated. A glass of this mixture
sells for q dime, and If Of a good
brand is considered worth the
money. It is drunk in "a minute or
two. It fires the brain, deranges
and weakens the physical system.
On the same sideboard On which
the deleterious beverage is served,
lies newspaper. 1t is covered with
half million types-it brings in
telligence from the four quarters of
the globe. The newspaper costs
less than the glass of grog, but it is
not less true that there is a large
number of people who think corn
Juice cheap and newspapers dear.
"Avery" /" writes this in the Gin.
cinnati Commercial about Andy
Johnson's tailor-shop in Greenville:
"The shop is just about as it was
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