The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-06-06

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rsap~sAstse traueh ~ The uovessmeni VI ~
Fiahts ~ slse fFre taef~src VI IT. own daeesstnh
aad tndwm~a, ,nnrlIn9 snrh general l~etsaa.
sscs, sefN ~ firth ~ the spsv,Al nsss~Agc In
relation 10 the Haurc hiii N. 4, which wAs r..
turned - The uoupc ~ Representative ~ shr
nh VI lAss moash. | rxrst lhas lh~ objections
which wrr~ ~xrfc~~cf NJ iias method III irTisia.
tioa have not scs.nesI 10 uousr~ss of sntici~ns
weight ~ dss~nade form this reno ~~si incpfporA-
lion OF general enAcsmcnts In IN appropriation
ball. ami thai my oNassasnsinnAl duty II respect
to general icgislAlivn thus placed before ma
cannut lsc discharged Without sc~tNlng 10 delay
however briefly. The nccessaFy appropriation,
W Congress for the support of the Govern.
Without repeating those objections. / r..
specsfnlly rfcr 70 that me cssaga for statcmcn,
us my views on tho principle maintained IN tho
debate by the advocates uf ihis Till. VIA. That
10 withhold appropriations il . constitutional
means for tho rcslrcss" vi what : majority of
nc House ~ Representatives may regard a. :
The bill contains tho following clauses. viz !.
And provided further. that thu following A~c.
tions of the RcviAcd statutes III the United
HsAtcs, namely. rcrtinns a,ulG a,0iS and .,,ra,,
and ~ of tho sucrecsiing sccstons of said stat.
We, nsss down 2 ard inelnd,ns sectton ae.7. and
repealed ~ .nS ND .lsss ls II ii ,hs esasSy osssy
sccs,on. of tho Rcvi4eS xsasns~s. ~ Ana dIi N
laws and parts af laws aulhorixinR ths appoint.
!ncut of Chief Supervisors of Elecilona, special
Deputy MarshAls ,f Elcciinna. or Oouesal
I. Deputy M.rshal., having any insles Y pcriorm
duties aud .poscrs, and allowing thsu CON-
pensss'an. bs aud the same arc hereby re-
peAled.
Il also contains clansc~ amending sccsions
2.ul7, .Oin. a,trS aud 3tkit of the Revised NtNt-
utc~ The sections nf tho Revised hsAtusos which
Arc part of ~ At approved May Il, ls7,. and
amended Feb =, MI. cnsitlesl aAn act 10 on
force tho rights of ctlixons at tho United States
% vote In tho several states Of this Union, aud
tnr other purposes
All OF ihc provisions os tho ahovo. ramcd acts
which II n proposed In thia bill 10 repeal or
modify relate u Oongr~Ns,onal elections, Tho
remaining pors.on u tho law, which will con.
tinuc In force after Tho enactalnnt " this mcAs-
Mrc. i that which providce for tho appoin ntmcns
~ Judge VI thu Circuit Court Of thu United
States NJ two supervisors Of Elections IN cAch
election district. ii any Congressional election,
on the duo application 81 ciiixcns Who desire,
In tho language os tho law, TO have surh elcc-
sion guarded and scrntinixed. Tho duties u
thr Supervisors will bo ~ attend ~ thu polls 81
all Congressional elections, A0.l 10 remain
after tho polls are open until every vote
no authority 10 mako arrrsts or 10
perform other duties than u ho Iii
tho imncAiAir presence III tho officers halding
the eleesinl,s, aud 10 witnews All their proved
ings, including tho counting of the votus AiA
making return thereof
Tho part 0f the Election law which will be
repealed by tho approval IL this hill includes
.hosc SECTIONS which give authority 10 thr sa-
pesvtsors Vi Elautious 10 personally scrutinixe
tho cutiht aud cAnvaNa each ballot, aud MI tho
aoctions which cosfer authority upon United
SsAlus MAr~halr aud Deputy Marslials y cnn-
nection With Congressional elections. Tho en-
aclanent Of this bill viii also repeal section ~.
oi tho criminal st.tnts OF tho uni,cd Nsaic~,
which was enacted for tho protection q United
HtAttM otiiCUu engaged In thN diechargr
81 their dutiea ~ Congressional electsOuA
This secti0n prusecie supervisors and Mnrshala
u the performance VI their dnttca, BY making
the obstruction Of AssAultlnK u those otlscsra,
solicitation or Otherwise, crlmoM against thc
Uuitcd HtAtcA Tho truo meaning AVID et7ect "
the proposed lagtslAti0n IRE plain. 1he Nupcr.
vi~ors, with authority 10 observe aud wtlatcss
Tho proceedings n thu COngreswiouAl elections
wtll 10 lef,. 6u. there will bs 10 pows. 70 pro.
tutlrs. or h punish ANY violation Of la0 from
WhtcA their powers Arc derived. II this hlll Ii
approved, only thu shadow of authority 0f tho
United NsAtcs u national elections viii remain; !;
the sub4tance will 10 gono
Tho supervision Of eleceionn VII hr rsduced
part ~ tho Supervisors 10 do any Arl whatever
u mako tho election fair one. All that viii
bc left 10 tho hupesv vis0ra 10 tho pasmtsstOn 10
have such m oversight Vi clecsions - political
parties aFH In the hAlAt Oe exerctain9 without
any authority VI thu lAw, IN order Y prevent
their opponents from obtaining unfair advAl.
Tho oLjec. Of tho bill u 10 dessroy ANY con-
troll whatever BY tho United Alates over Con-
Grc1alonAi el~ctionA
The passage u this ILL has besn urged upon
tho ground that tho election OF members "
alone; that these clcctiuns should be coesfollsl
exclusively by tho HsAtss, thu. thNro asc. aud
cAn ho, no such elections - nAtiluAl elections,
and that tho existing Law of tho United btates
regulating Congressional elections = without
warrant IN tho constitution u y evident. how
ever. that thu trainers Of Tho constitution ~
gArded tho clcctiun 0f memhess cf t'oneTc@s
III every ktA.e aud IN every district -. 10 very
important scnsc, Justly matter of political In
sere%t ami conccrn i, the wll0le CUuAtry.
The oiiK.nAl provision u the constitution on
this sutisct " = f0il0wa:
Hgc.lpx 4 Awsiclk i, The times. plaees AMI
manner VI holding elections fur hcnAters nnd kru
rsssusAilsss shAit he prvserihsd IN eAch etAtr hy
The Legislature thervpl; hut conxrvss may a. any
ttne. ~ law mAhe ur Attss such regulations. ~
cs!s :. 70 sss rlssss at choosing . asassss. ,1..
which II embraced In tho hftscnth amendment
.rrr,ns !, ihe rssns IL etsisrns ci she unisc.i
ntaiea 10 vote shall nut h. dsnted Or abridged Ly
the United states Or ~ .ns hsats. on aeccnat of
nkc, 4 iAc tuner.sa shall have power 70 sniorce
this article by appropriate lektslostoa
Unx1ss slG general prpvisious ~ tho ccnstitA-
tion tNcesion I. Article II Congrc~s. IN isthi,
paAscd comprehensive law, which prescribed
iuil snL detailed regulations for the election Of
ncnAtors by the Legislatures ~ No several
otAtea.
T1is law has brn Ia force Almoss thirteen
years III pursuance VI u, all " the u.ssnbers
their rsNsa. IL constitnsionAltty y not called
Il 4 confidently believed that no sound
avgu mont eau bu made III support Of tho con.
siiiuionAlity uf the nAtionsl regulation of
Senatorial election. which will n0s show ihAi
llsS clsc,ionk Ut tnenllrrs VI ihs HonAa VI
Representatives may also lN constltntiunally
rw9nlAlcd bv nAstnnsl Authprtty.
The bill bcfnrc mo liseli rosnNni1rs tho
priucpie that tho Congressional elections are
not Ntale elections, hnt nAti ,nai eiccttonA u
lAaves ~ full f0rco lilo cxisiiuR MiAsute undCr
which the Supervisors are still ~ be appointed
hy national authority IN 's0heCrve and Wttlt~ss
CuUglc 4stonAl clrationa whenever Gun ApplicA.
ti0n h made Nv citizens wh0 Ae~lre aath eltc-
tiOus 10 bs ~guArslel and serntlniscd. u Tho
power u supervise. In sny re~pcst ~ assvrr.
!. Article 0t tho constitution Il y power
which, liko 0vrey othcr power b longing ~ ths
Government Of fhs uniG,d AiAtrs. isp4raMUMnt
and ~,,urcnc. aud inciutics tho right ~ emplny
tho ucce~sary MEANS IL carry il into eject
1he statutes Of thu United static which rcgu.
lalo the eiesstion III members u the House ol
Representatives. IN csssnssAl pan os wh.cn Y y