Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-01-28
Ii. T. McAusrER, ESQ, Of Meals.

islative bodies thus
l have taken oat Letters Patent. dated
at WashiDgton, ID. c., April ID, 1872,
Ter voting apparatus, intended for
Legislative bodies to speed their work
and save time, which is equivalent to
money. The principle is founded on
Scales. Tubs and Balls, thus: a pair
of Scales 10 or II feet in length, fast
ened over the Speakers head against
the wall az each end of SAID Scale. a
Steel Spring Wire suspended, say 90
inches long, more or less, and to the
lower end of SAID Coil of Wire, have
tasted long Straight Wire reaching
down into the basement, and at some
three feet from the basement floor a
Bucket 20 catch and hold the Balls till
weighed. These Wires must be en-
cased in Spout or Upright Trough,
and on the Stuff, Straight Wire, about
live feet above the floor and near the
Speakers Desk, there must be affixed
a Pointer, termed an Indicator, and
Close BY affixed Rule having marks
thus: 10 80 The finger will
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indicate the figure it points TO, telling
exactly how many Balls are in the
Bucket getting Weighed for every Ball
Is ballot and every Ball must have
precisely the same weight, and every
Ball must be numbered, and every
members seat must be numbered, and
each member must vote his own num-
bor. The Balls may be of two colors,
one meaning aye, the other no. Tubes
may be made of Gutta Percha, or Nul-
canized Rubber, OF Lead Pipe, or any
thing else; aud two Tubes fastened to
each seat; one aye, at one end or in
front, the other no, at the other end or
in front, extending down through the
floor, AMI as soon as the Tubes are
through the foor, they diverge to righ;
or left and communicate to and con-
meet with other ard larger ones. always
gradually descending, until they reach
the Spout in which is affixed the Bucket
to hold them till weighed. These Tubes
must have sfiixed on their tops neat
little Box or Cup TO drop in the Ball
the GUYS to have a springfield, always
shut to avoid distractions entering
When wanted, shove the slide aside,
drop in your Ballot and it will close IL
self. Ii matters not how many hun
dred members. all can vote once
These Cups must be designated yea
and nay. Members must observe which
Cup they vote in, for one set Of Tubes
conducts the yeas into one Spout, and
the other set of Tubes conveys the nays
into the nay Spout to be weighed. |
said all can vote ct once, aud in two
minutes thereafter, every eye can see
for itself which is the heavy side, for
the Scale won't lie, and in one minute
more a clerk at each side of the
Speakers desk, can look at the Indica-
tor pointing to certain figure on pa
per and hand to the Speaker tho will
announce the true number of ballots
for and against and during all this
there need not oe more than fIOm ) 10
) minute time scent, and the House
can 20 On with its important legislation.
This having been doae, one Of the
clerks or reporters will signal the two
clerks in the basement, who will pro-
ceed and draw slide, and let the Balls
run out into vessel prepared therefor,
aud then close the slide, and the trunk
is ready for another vote. Now these
Two clerks in the basement are desig
mated 4 and b. b must have print
ed list of all the members names in tIe
House, in alphabetical order on his ta-
bic, each name having its number; being
seated and ready for action, a takes
up a Ball. calls oct its number, and
then, like the printer distributing ty pc,
puts that ball into the proper case, and
while A is doing that, B is hunting the
number of that ballot and marking it
voted aud thus they continue, until
every name is tailed. Ia this any
fraud would be exposed and any mis-
take corrected, provided two colors
we're used for ballots. When the House
adjourned those clerks would replenish
the mem bers ballots Each member
might require for one days voting 10
or 20 ballots; if required the votes can
be published IN a few hours after being
taken. By careful calculation il can
/ be shown that in an economical view.
more than 100000 per session can be
sa-ed to the nation annually, and an
equal proportion to any State by adopt
ing this plaa-
! CASH SYSTEM.
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