Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-05-30
FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.
Extra Session.
WAsHISGToN, May %.
Senate.


publicans of Georgia were not permitted to
vote.
Mr. Blaine said Mcdonald had questioned
Rhode Islands right to two Representatives
in the House on the basis of 2f.00O voters.
when the average in other States was $1,000.
He Blaine had, on the contrary. found an
average in the Northern States of 2G,Sl9,
and in the South. l. j33 The minority in
Congress represent from 100000 to 100000
more votes than the majority. In twelve
Southern districts was an aggregate vote of
- .j42. while the whole State of Nebraska
had only one representative, though casting
over jo,ooU; nearly as many a. these dis
tricts represented by -.
Other instances were given, showing SINH
lar inequality.
Mr.. salisbury wanted to know if the ap
portionment was not made on the basis of 20
by the republicans.
Bainc-Ycs but they did it on the pre-
sumption that the votes to which representa-
tivcs were appurtioned would be allowed to
be cast ON presumption, since shown to be
idle and ba,clcss.
The Senate post route bill. with amend
ment>, was ordered printed and lAil on the
table.
Consideration of the bill for the appoint
m"nt of representatives. 10 Congress accord
in:s to the ninth census, wa, indefinitely post
poned.
\ bill t. grant additional rights to home
stead settlers, and bill authorizing the can
ceiling Of the tobacco stamp at the port of
clearing, and the petition OF the Rhode Island
soldiers and sailors, were referred.
\ discussion cnsued on Hills resolution to
refer to special committee on fraud, in the
late election, so much of the petition as re-
latcs to federal interference in elections and
n, Al hi,
vote.
NJ. Mcdonald asked if there was any quail
itication or disqualification for voting, cstab-
li>hcd in any OF those Southern States, that
did not affect all alike.
Blaine-lou mean the statute books:
McDonald-Yes. sir
Blaine--Wc are talking nov of the actual
practice at the polls. wht re districts contain
ing 10000 or 10000 lawful voters, are repre-
scented by men for whom 1000 or 1000 votes
were cast. The Senator from Georgia YES
tcrday said there wa, no need of any more
coming ont to vote. for the whole thing was
settled in advance.
lIill-lIc said no such thing, and will cx-
press his exceeding qualification if Cor once in
his life the Senator from Maine will quote
him correctly.
Blaine-Thc Senator i, a difficult man to
quote correctly. but lac admitted that practi-
cally the republicans were not allowed to
vote in Georgia.
Ilill-Thc Senator said no such thing. He
said that everybody was allowed to vote
there.
Blaine-It the district was divided between
two democrats. then the republicans could
come out. but the record shows that when
the attempt was made to run ii republican
against democrat, there was walk-ovcr on
the part of the democrat. That was the case
in Il c districts where in - democrats got
their certificates Of election on votes very
much smaller than the republican vote in
those districts had been two years before.
Hill again said he had never minated any
such thing, and protested against being mis-
quoted.
Mr.. Blaine asked him to explain how it
was certain districts in Georgia in '16 cast II
larger republican vote than the whole vote in
-, when it seemed that no republican votes
were cast.
Mr.. Hill said those facts only applied to
districts where there was no opposition can
didatc
Blaine--Why was there no opposition,
when the republicans were in the majority:
Ilill-Bccause nobody else chose to run.
Ii the Senator wants me to answer his insin-
nations that there were means brought to
bear bv which ANYBODY was prevented from
, was prevented from voting. | simply say hi,
in,inuations are utterly without foundation in
fact and have no support but his own state
ment, which is no support at all. lLaugh-
ter.
The discussion in this vein was continued
at some length.
Mr.. Gordon introduced bil relative to
the importation of cattle for breeding. Re
fcrred
The Senate took up the House bill making
: appropriations for certain rivers and har-
! kors
Mr.. Hereford spoke in it, favor.
Mr.. Conkling got the floor. but yielded for
motion to adjourn, and the Senate adjourn
ed till Monday.
| Resolutions were received from the WAYS
and means committee to faally adjourn June
10Th Laid over till Saturday, with notice
from the republicans that they will propose
the amendment provided that appropriation
bills shall have been passed, and by some
democrats that 1.-THE resolution be recommit-
ted until the bill is reported to repeal duties
on quininc, and to impose an income tan"
4 bill was passed authorizn. the secretary
of the navy to place at the disposition OF
State authorities for quarantine purposes, any
condemned government vessels.
. l
legislative, executive, judicial appropriation
; bill, because of political legislation attached
thereto, was delivered to the House.
The President refers Congress to objections
expressed in the veto of the army bill, and
regrets that they have not seemed of sutii
= cient weight to Congress to diSsuade from the
Incorporation of general legislation in appro-
n priation bills. He says that the acts which il
: is proposed in the bill to repeal or modify
; relate to Congressional elections. The re-
= naming portions OF the law, which will CON
tinuc after enactment of this measure, is that
which provides for appointment by judge OF
the Circuit Court of the United States, OF two
i, supervisors of elections in each election dis
. trict, at any Congressional election, on due
= application of citizens who desire, in the Ian
, guage of the law, TO have such election,
: guarded and sCrutinZcd."
The duties of the supervisors will be to at
tend at the polls at all Congressional cleo
tions. and to remain after the polls are opcr
until every vote has been counted. But they
II will have no authority to make arrests or Il
perform other duties than to be in the immc