Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-06-11
WASHINCTON.
PasSagc in the HOuse-The Force Bill
Passed.
DIR. MARY WALKER.

Passage in the HOuse-The Force Bill
Passed,
WASHINGTON. June 1O.-The House re-
ected the Senate bill allowing boats used
exclusively for towing and freighting to
carry additional steam.
The House rejected the report Of the
Conference Committee on the election
amendment and the bill will be recon-
mitted. The session is to be extended to
six this evening in hope of compromise.
The fight seems to be triangular, the more
ultra Radicals want an extra session.
The conference resulted in the with
drawal of the Democratic members and
the adoption by the remainder of mOdi-
ticatiOn for the bill, requiring an application
of ten instead of two voters to secure the
Federal supervision at any voting precinct
and limiting the number of the Marshal's
posse.
DIR. Mary Walker attempted to speak
from the Speakers chair in the House to-
day during recess, when the capitol police
squclched her.
A short passage occurred to-day, when
Speaker Blaine rebuked Representative
Platt, of Virginia, who accused Blaine of
false count. The House sustained Blaine,
when PIatt apologised, whereupOn Blaine
regretted that the unprecedented charge
had provoked him to say that Platt was
GlllGl SIOSSly 1SllOIdlU VI SlOSSIg NlOASCpNON-
full. The session to-day was prolonged
from hour to hour, and finally the force
bill to amend the act approved February
IS ISL, passed.
1t is as follows That whenever in any
county or parish in any Congressional Dis
trict where there shall be ten citizens
thereof, of good standing, who prior to
any registration of voters for an election
for Representative in Congress, or prior
IL OF ,%,+S,
in Congress is to be voted, for shall make
known in writing to the Judge Of the Cir
cult Court of the United States for the Dis
trict wherein such county or parish is
situated. their desire to have said regiStra-
ton or election both guarded and scrutin-
lied, it shall be the duty of the said Judge
Of the Circuit Court within ten days prior
to said registration or election, as the case
NAV be, to open the said Court at the most
convenient point in the said District, and
the said Court when so opened by said
Judge shall proceed to appoint and COM
mission from day to day and from time to
time, and under the hand of said Judge
and under the seal of said Court for such
election district or voting precinct in said
Congressional District, as shall have been
IN the manner herein applied for, and
TO revoke, change or renew said appoint
mcnt from time to time of two citizens,
residents of said election district or voting
precinct in said county or parish, who
shall be Of different political parties and
able to read and write the English Ian
guagc, and who shall be known and desig-
mated as supervisors of election, and the
sad Court when opened by the said Judge
~ ~ required herein, shall thereof come and
thereafter up to and including the day fol-
IomIll9 the day of the election, be always
open lor the transaction Of business
Iip1! 9naer IhlS act, and the powers and juris-
IIcIioh hereby granted and confirmed shall
De exercised as well in vacation as in term
tIIne' % Inc udge sitting at chambers
shall have the same power and iurisdic-
Iion, including the power of keeping or