Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-03-18
THE EXTRA SESSION.

Today an extra session Of the
46th Congress viii open at the Ma
tional capital. 1t is rendered ne
cessary by the course of the last
Democratic House of Representa-
tivys, governed by the same old
rule or ruin spirit which has char
acterized Democracy for years.
They refused to pass two important
app opriation bills, unless they could
couple with them a clause repeating
the Federal election laws. In order
that our readers may see just what
it is that Democratic Congressman
are so much opposed to, We give the
Law as it is:
"cLCTIoN 2OIl. Whenever ia any
city or town having upward az wenIy
Thousand Inhabitants there are gWU
CtGZ-us thereof, or Whenever. in aHS
county or PARISH, in any Congressional
D.zITICF, there are ten cit Ems thereof
of good standing, who, PRIOR 10 any
registration Of voters for all elec IOH
for X representative or Delegate ia the
Congress Of the United Sfa. es, or rIIuT
10 ANY election at which a Repre- seuta-
live or Delegate to iungIy-s e. Ia be
voted for, may make k-OwE iii writing
go ,E- JuCge of the CgE,uit Court OF
thC UuIted States fuT lie circuit
wherein such city or town, county or
parish. II situated their desire TO have
such REGISTRATION or such election, or
both, guarded and scruliniztd, the
judy, within not lees than ten days
ITlu. I'D the registration, if one there
be, AZ 10 Ttglstra ION be required,
wIjL.n not less thsn ten days prior TO
the election, shall open the Circuit
Court st the most convenient point il
the circuit.
sic 2OI2. The court. when s..
opened BY the Judge, snail prOcs 4 10
ut.pUiut and commission from day to
day, and from time TO time, and uuder
the hand % the Judge, aud U"der the
seal oi the court, FIR each Il, clICu dis
tTi.r or voting precinct in such city or
town, OF for such election district or
voting precinct ia the Congressional
DistTIC', IS may have applied in the
manner heTeiHDefOTe described, and to
revoke, change, or renew such appoint
meut from time TO time, two clIIzsus,
residents of the city or town, or the
election district or voting precinct in
the county or parish, tUhO shall be Of
different political parties, aud able TO
read ana write the English language,
aud who shall be known and GeSig-
mated as Supervisors az Election,
"SEC POLY. The Supervisors of EleC
ton ale authorized and required 10
attend 81 ali times and places Of hold
ing elections Of R-pTesen ativCs or
Delegates ia Congress, AID for count
iuL the votes Cast at such eieU IDIs; 0
challenge any vote offered by any
person whose legal quail flea ions
The Supervisors, or either 81
them, may dOubr; 10 Toe aud remain
where the ballot boxes are kept az all
IIL-S atter he polls are open until
every vote cas- "a such lime aud place
has teen counted. the canvass f u |
votes poIlsd wholly completed, and
the proper and requisite certificates or
returns made, whether the certifi ,ates
or returns be required under any law
Of the Uited Sia,ee, or any State, Ter
IitoTlai, uT muuicipal law, aLd to per
s0ualy Inspect aud scTuuulza, from
time SEP uiar, and At sil times, on the
D.
the Whiting j. done and tEe VA. e .
method 10 which the paIl-b0aks,
isJry -lisrs and Jsllles, or cheCk'b 'o6s,
whether he sam are required b. any
law IF ,Ge UuIei states. ur auN ~fage,
Territorial, or mgnia'pll IL e. are
kept.
SIC. 0IS. To sla end That each
candidate for Iha flee of Representa-
tive or delegate Jas Congress may ub-
tain the bansff 1T every vote cas-, the
If + Cc-iuu are, and each
nue OK them IS, required to personally |
count AMI eat yGss each bal /
Iut iu their election district or votiug !
precinct csst, "a bategeT may
be The iHdnTseueut on tee bal |
Ot, or in VIVA ever box it may have !
Deen placed or fuuut; 10 make ami for |
ward to the fl er, who. in accordance !
With the provisions OF Section 2O25, /
las been designated a. the Chief Su-
,eryisor Of The judicial district in
which the city or town wherein they
nav serve, acts. such certificates and
etuTns OF ali such ballots as such Of
icer may direct and require, and TO at