The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-03-27

2,09S will be amended 70 as 10 require
Supervisors OF elections to be resident OF
the precinct In which they perform such
duties Section 2,03l, except so much
thereof as relates to the pay OF Supervi-
sors OF Elections, and all sections or parts
OF sections which authorize the appoint
ment Of q Chief Supervisor Of Elections or
Deputy Marshals, and all those descrip'
tive Of the power Of Auch officers, will also
be repealed. =.
The effect Of tho repeal, II enacted, will
be to provide for the appointment by the
Courts OF two Supervisors Of Elections,
representing the two political parties, In
every voting precinct throughout the
United States, Il request Is made for the
same by petition or otherwise OF not less
than ton citizens who arc voters OF the
precinct in which the Supervisors are to
act in compliance with their request. by
the repeal Supervisors OF Elections are
given power to act in their capacity
not only in cities OF more than 200, 600 In.
habitants, but in small towns irrespective
Of population. The power OF arrest, now
vested In the Chief OF Supervisors, is to be
abolished with that officer, and the func-
tlons aud powers OF the two Supervisors
provided for is to be restricted TO that OF
witnesses and challengers only. The penal
sections Of the revised statutes, 5,605 to
8, 62S, which provide for the punishment
OF illegal voting, reported by the Super
vlsors or citizens, are not 70 be interiercd
with, tile last session repeating the clauses
embraced in Section 2,0ll and oil succeed
ing sections, including LOIS.
The programme agreedto today leaves
Sections POI TO 20l6 inclusive,
and all Of90l7 and 2Ol0 excepting as in.
diCated as above and is simply amendatory
OF Section 2O9S, requiring the Supervisors
to be residents OF the precinct In which
they act. Section 5,522, which presCribeS
the penalties for the interference Of
Marshals was not among the repeating
clauses OF the bill OF last session.
The subject of entering into general
legislation during the present session was
not discussed to-day and only referred to
by the report OF the Caucus Committees
which stated that they had been unable to
reach any agreement whatever concerning
this question, u majority OF the Senate
caucus being in favor OF restricting the
business OF the extra session to the appro-
priation bills and to the bill TO prevent tho
recurrence OF epidemic diseases, and
The House Caucus Committee being still
more strongly in favor OF improving
every opportunity for tho transaction Of
general business when either House is not
engaged upon the appropriation bills.
a prominent member Of tho caucus Is |
authority for the statement that that sub.
ect will not be determined by caucus
lCtion, there being in his opinion very few
on the Democratic side who are
IN favor OF such q course, and when the
question comes before the House he is
quite positive it will he negatiyed by
arge majority.
It's stated tonight, officially, that
objection will be made OIL the Republican
tide of the House tomorrow ifan attempt
o introduce any bill is made, on the
ground that such proceeding Is improper
bending the appointment OF All appropri-
stion committee.