The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-03-27
Honest Laws or No Appropriations.

WASHINGTON, March 26.-The demo-
cratic members Of the house and senate
assembled In the hall of the house this af-
ternaol TO receive and take action upon the
joint report of their committee concerning
the order Of business for the extra session.
Representative Clymer presided.
Representative Chalmers, in behalf Of
the house caucus committee, explained the
character of the report and outlined the
discussions which had taken place during
the Joint sessions of the two committees.
The adoption Of the report vas also advo
Gated by Representative Carlisle and by
Senators Salisbury, Voorhees, and Lamar,
all of them being members Of the commit
tees.
Senator Rsyard brietay expressed the
opinion that the proper method of obtain
| ing the repeal Of the obnoxious laws aimed
at by the joint committees report would
be by the passage of q separate measure
or measures independent of the appropri-
alton bill. Representative Turner deiv.
cred speech of much earnestness, insist
ing that the federal election law should be
repealed totally Several members of the
committee briefly replied.
Senator Voorhees, c2.3 ps Aad himself
been u f..0T Of sweeping that law from
/ the statute book bodily, but had yielded to
the Judgment Of the majority Of the com
mittee and was now of the opinion that
the course recommended in regard 30 il Is
the most expedieQt that eau be pgrsped
under existing circumstances.
| Speaker Randall took the toor and ex-
pressed the opinion that the action recon-
mended by the JOINT committee, both IN It's
general SCOPE and details, was such as to
commend itself not only to every member
present but to the country at large. dc
did Hot think it necessary to adopt reso-
luton binding every one present 10 fry
and lasting support Of tie Gu dzus aotion
for le gas 2GtisRed from Sis knowledge Of
skthe sentiment Of the party and from The
: tenor Of to-day interchange OF views thai
there would not be single dissenting voice
or vote in the ranks of the democracy ii
!, congress against adaering 10 the action thu
= marked out, through whatever coDtes
might come, until it should be crowned
' with success These remarks were greetet
= | with enthusiastic applause Gn0 after clos
. ing the debate, which occupied about tRt
: land half huurs,i it was almost unanimous
ally agreed that the appropriation bill
which failed OF enactment at the last o.
II Congress, namely. the army, Legislative
y executive and judicial, should he Iatrodue
:, Led and put o2 their passage Immediately
= 1t was determined that the army bl
l, should take the precedence. Sparks wa
J instructed to introduce that measure tO
i, morrow, and Atkins was requested to il
al troduce the legislative bill. The proYl'
!" ions of the army bill will Is ideutica
" with those contained in the measure as
wa passed by the last Congress, incluc
u ing the clause which prohibits the prt
al seuce of troops at the pools The repei
a. ? of the test oath for Jurors, the manner I
drawing Jurors and the Law goyernin
: their pay, as Incorporated ~ the legsI'
-, Tive. executive and judicial appropriate
~ bill of the last session, will be substantial
Vi the same, the exceptions being sewers
upimportant alterations IN phraseolog
1t was agreed that sections No. 2,Q2G.0l
and 2220, the federal election law OF Il
lGr revised statutes, aud all succeeding SCI
q tions, including No. 2O27, should
dc severaly repealed, aud that section y
re- 2017 should be amended by striking O.
81 of the first iiue the words and required
~ Section No 20l9 will be amended
To striking out the clause 9a!&t,ye TO the car
V2SHtDs OF beItGts, 0a5tlOu NO, ZO2o "
loe be amended SO as to require supervisors
'te elections to be residents of the precinct
ioI which they perform such duties. Sectlt
.eeI 203l, except SO much thereof, as relat
ne to the pay of supervisors OF elections, al
IA all sections or parts OF seetions viii
~ Z authorize the appointment OF chief supt
81 visor of'elections, or deputy marshal, a
'ae all those descriptive of the power OF su
officers, will also be repealed The eff
of the repeal if enacted will be to provi
for the appointment by the courts OF d
for supervisors of ELECTIONS, representing
I;s-l two political parties in every voti
1dv precinct throughout the United States
ST. request is made for the same by petit
Esd or otherwise of not less than ten citiz
gee. voters of the precinct in which
Supervisors D of elections are to