The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-06-11
THE FORCE BILL PASSED.
FULL TEXT OF THE NEW L4W.
The Last Hours OF Congress-A Ereak of
DR.. Mary Walker.


the enforcement bill. failed to agree, and the
Democratic members withdrew. The re-
malnder of the committee then modified the
bill 80 that The application of ten citizens, In
stead of two, should be necessary for securing
Federal supervision at any election. The ses-
sion Of the House was prolonged from hour to
hour, but eventually the force bill, 10 amend
the act approved February %, 1871, passed in
the following terms:
That whenever. in any county or parish In
any Congressional district, there shall be ten
citizens thereof, OF good standing, who, prior
to any regisl OF voters for an election for
representation In Congress, or prior to any
election at which arepresentstlon IN Congress
Is to be voted for, shall make known In writ.
Ing to The Judge Of Circuit Court Of the Unlted
States, for The district wherein such county or
parish Is situated, their desire to have said
registration or election both guaranteed and
scrutinized, 1t shall be the duty Of said judge
of the Circuit Court, within not less than ten
days prior to said registration or election, as
the case may be. to open lhe said court at the
most convenient point In the said district, and
the said court, when so opened by said Judge,
from day TO day and from lime 10 lime, aud
under the hand OF the said Judge and under
the seal of said court for such district or voting
precinct In said Congressional district, as
shall In The name herein prescribed have been
applied for, aud to revoke, change or renew
said appointment from lime TO time, two ctl-
zens residents OF said election district or vot-
shall be of different political parties and able
to read and write the English language, and
who shall be known and deslgnated as super
visors of election; and said court when open
ed by SAID Judge as required herein shall there
from and thereafter, and up to and Including
The day following the day OF the elecon, be
always open ior the transaction OF business
under this acr, and The powers and jurisdiction
hereby granted ami conferred shall be eXer-
cIsed Us well in vacation as In term Time, and
q Judge sitting ut chambers shall have
The same powers and Jurisdiction, includ-
Ing the power Of keeping order and oil
furnishing any contempt of his authority,
as when sitting In the courts, and no person
shall be appointed under this act as superVi-
sor of election who Is not vote. ., OF TN tne
county, parish, election district or voting pre-
cInct for which he ia appointed, and no person
shall be appointed deputy marshal under this
act, or the act of which this Is amendatory,
who is not qualified voter at the lime OF mis-
appointment IN ths county, parish, district or
precinct in which his dulles are TO be per.
formed; and section thirteen OF the act OF
slrued to authorize and require the circuit
courts OF The United States In said section
mentioned, to name and appoint as sooh as
may be after the passage OF this act, the com.
mlssioners prOvidde for In said Section In oil
cases In which such appointments have not
been made in conformity Herewith, and the
third section OF the act to which this Is an
amendment shall be taken anu construed 10
authorize each Of the judges OF the Circuit
Courts OF the United States to designate one
or more Of the judges of the district
courts Within his circuit TO discharge
The duties arising under this act.
or The act 10 which this is an amendment, and
the words 'tAny person" In section OF the
act of May 81, 1870, shall be held 10 In
clude any officer or otASr- lnsrfon having
Ter under this or the act Of which this Is an
amendment: Provided, further, That the gu
perVis0rs herein provided for shall have no
bower to make arrests, but are authorized 70
be In the immediate presence OF the officers
holding the election; and they are hereby
authorized 10 witness oil the proceedings, In
cludlng the counting of the votes aud the
making of all the returns thereof, as provided
in the act to which this is un amendment. And
40 much of said sum herein appropriated as
NAV be necessary ior said supplemental
and amendaory provision, Is hereby spproprl-
ated from and at;er the passage OF this acf.
The last hours OF the session was spent 10
getting through general miscellaneous mat
ters principally for the benefit OF clerks and
employees.
Dr.. Mary E. Walker attempted 10 speak from
the speakers chair 10 the House, to-day, dur
ing the recess. The Capitol police squelched
her.
A sharp passage occurred to-day when
Speaker Blaine rebuked Representative platt,
of Virginia, who accused Blaine OF making
false coupt, The House sustained Blaine, when
Platt apologized; whereupon Blaine regretted
that the Unprecedented charge had provoked
him to say mat PlstC was either grossly igno-
rant or grossly disrespectful.