New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-11
LA.soeIaIed I'res. Di.galeae..I
CONGRESS.


DIR. Mary s.. Walker SqueEched. sharp
Passage-speaker Blaine RebukinE
Representative Piast-The Force Bill
Passed-Text of the BiIl-A Skeleton
of the Original senate Bill-Last Hours
Of Congress.
WASHINGTON, June I0.--A conference re-
suited in the withdrawal of the Democratic
members, and the adoption by the remain
der, of modification force bill, requiring
an application of ten instead OF two voters
to secure federal supervision at any voting
precinct, and limiting the number Of United
States marsllals' posse.
In the House the Senate bill allowing
boats used exclusively for towing and
freighting to carry additional steam was
rejected.
The House rejected the report of the con-
ference committee on the election amend
ment, and the bill was recommitted.
The session has been extended to this
evening, in the hope of d compromise. The
fight seems to be triangular The more
ultra Radicals want an extra session.
DR.. Mary E. Walker attempted to sneak
from the Speakers chair in the House to-
day, during recess. The Capitol police.
squelehed her.
a sharp passage occurred to-day when
Speaker Blaine rebuked Representative
Platt, of Virginia, who accused Mr.. Blaine
U
Blaine, when Mr.. Platt apelogized; where
upon Mr.. Blaine regretted that the unpre-
cedented charge had provoked him to say
that Mr. Platt was either grossly ignorant
or grossly disrespeetful.
The session was prolonged from hour to
hour to-day. Finally the force bill to amend
the act approved Februa y e, 1871, passed.
1t is as follows;
That whenever IN any county or parish in
hn
ten citizens thereof of good standing, who,
prior to to any registration of voters for an
election for representatives IN Congress, or
prior to any election at which representa-
tive in Congress is to be voted for, shall
make known in writing to the judge of the
circuit court of the United States for the
district wherein such county or parish is
situated, their desire to have the said regis
tration or election both guarded and
scrutinized, it shall be the duty of
the said judge of the eircuit court,
within not less than ten days prior to
said registration or election, as the case may
be. to 0pen the said court at the most con-
venient point in the said district; and the
said court, when SO opened by the said
Judge shall proceed to appoint and COM
mission from day to day, and from time to
time, under the hand of the said Judge and
under the seal of the said court, for such
election district or voting precinct in said
congressional district, as shall in the man
ner herein prescribed have been applied
for, and to make, change or renew the said
appointment from time to time, two citi-
zens, residents of the said election district
or voting precinct in the said county
or parish, who shall be of diff
ferent political parties, and able
to read and write the English language,
and who shall be known and deslgnafed as
supervisors of election; and the SAID court,
when opened by the said judge as required
herein, shall therefrOm and thereafter, and
up to and including the day IohoWing tne
day of election, be always open tor the
transaction Of business under inns act; ana
the mowers and jurisdiction hereby granted
and conferred shall be exercised as well ~
vacation as ia term time; and Juoge slgtlng
at chambers shall have the same power and
iurisdiction, including the power OF Keeping
order and Of furnishing any contempt Of his
authority as when sitting in the court;
and no person shall be appointed under
stbis act as supervisor Of election who
is not at the time of his appointment
qualified voter of the county, parish, cleo
ton district. or voting precinct for which be
Is appointed; and no person shall be ap-
pointed deputy marshal under this act, or
the act of which this is amendat0ry, who is
not qualified voter at the time of his ap-
pointment in the county, parish, district or
precinct in which his duties are to be per
formed And section thirteen Of the act of
which this is amendatory shall be construed
to authorize and require the circuit courts