Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-28

their passage Immediately. 1t was dete
mined that the army bill should take pr,
cedence.
Nj. Sparks was instructed to introduc
that rneasass Tomorrow, and Mr.. Akin
~ requeeted to introduce the legielativ.
bill. The proyisions of the army bill vii
be identical with those contained in tn
measure a. passed by the last congress, in
GLIDING the clause which prohibit
the preeence of troops at the polls
The repeal of the test oath FOL
Jurors manner Of drawing jurors ane
the law governing pay, rs incorporated in
the legislative, executive and judicial APP
preparation bill of last session will be sub
stantially the same, the exceptions beng
several unimportant alterations in the
phraseology. 1t was agreed that sections
2,O16, 2,OlS and 1920 of the federal cleo
ton laws of the revised statutes, and all
succeeding sections, including POI, should
be severally repealed, and that section q
OH should be amended by striking out of
the first line land required" Section 2,0l9
will be amended by striking out the clause
relative to the %canvassing of ballots. Sec
ton 2,028 will be amended SO as to require
supervisors of elections to be residents of
the precinct In which they perform such
duties. Section 2031. except SO much there
ofas relates to the pay of supervisors of
electione, and all sections or parts of Sec
tons which authorize the appointment Of
chief supervisor of elections or deputy mar
shals, and all those descriptive of the pow.
er of such officers will also be repealed.
The effect of the report, if 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, if
request is made for the same by petition or
otherwise Of not less than ten citizen 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 10000 inhabi-
tants, but in small towns, irrespective of
population. The power of arrest now vest
ed in the chief supervisor is to be abolished
with that Office, and the functions and pow
er OF the two supervisors provided for is to
be restricted to that of witnesses and
challengers only.
the penal sections of the revised statutes,
5,5O5 to 5,52S, which provide for the pun
ishment Of Illegal voting, reported either
by the supervisors or citizens, are not to be
interfered with. At the last session the re.
pealing clauses embraced section 2,Oll and
all succeeding sections, including 2.O2S.
The programme referred to today leaves
standing sections 2,0l1 to 2,Ol5, inclusive
and all of 2,017 and 2O19, excepting as in,
Dictated above, and is simply amendatory o.
section 2,O28 requiring the supervisors te
reside in the precinct in which they act
Section 1922, which prescribes penalties fol
Interference of marshals, was not amone
the repeating clauses of the bill Of the las
congress.
The subject of entering into general leg
islation, during the present session was no,
discussetsto-day, and only referred to by til,
report ofAathe caucus committees, which
stated that sthey had been unable to react
any agreement whatever concerning thi
question. the majority of the senate caucu.
being in favor of restricting the business o
the extra session to the appropriation bill,
and to the bill to prevent the recurrence o
epidemic diseases, and the house caucu:
COMMITTEES being still more strongly in favor
OF improving every opportunity for the
transaction of general busineas when either
house is not engaged upon the appropria
ton bills.
A prominent member Of the caucus is an
thority for the statement that that subiec,
will no be determined by caucus action,
there being, in his opiuion, very few mem.
bers on the democratic side who are in favor
of such a course, and when the question
comes before the house he is quite positive
it will be negatived by a large majority.
1t is stated tonight, semi-oficially, that
objection will be made on the republican
side of the house tomorrow if the attempt
to introduce the army bill is made, on the
ground that such proceeding is imprope,
pending the appointment Of the appropria-
tion committee.