Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-26
FOgTY-SlXTH CONGRESS.
(second SESSION.
The Sonata.

tho AGRICULTURAL bill, and it was placed upol
tho calander. The committee amended th'
House bill by providing an appropriation O
5000 to purchase machinery, etc, for exper'
ments in the manufacture of sugar from sor
Chum cane stalks and other sugar producing
nIants. sc. 600 to enable the department to em
plov three additional chemists; adding So GUt
TO the House store for labor. etc, IN tne oe
partment grouuda and increasing the salary Of
the commissioner from SS,uoo - @4'UVO PEI
aunum.
Senator Mcdonald. fCom the committee on
nnblio lands. reported favorably on the bill
granting to the corporate authorities OF Coun'
ell Bluffs, Iowa. for public uses, certain lake
or bayou near said city. Placed on the calen-
dar.
The president pro TEN. laid before the Senate
communication from the secretary of the treas
urv in resnonse to the resolution OF the ln-
onirv stating the amount due Kansas for i've
per cent of sales of public lands In that state
is Sl9o, ,26S; also Communication from the sec
retary of tha interior, transmitting Information
concerning the entry of town sites On mineral
lands and enclosing q report or the COM
missioner of the general land "ttlce on the
subject, in which the secretary concurs; a con-
current resolution that the secretary or the
treasury be directed to seek cooperation be-
tween the general government and the several
State governments in the establishment oil a
uniform and efficient system for registration OF
deaths, births and marriages, ana approprla1abg
a sum therefor, was referred.
A large number of pension bills were passed,
including the bill giving pension to the
widow of Hosea Sutherland, of the war OF
1872. To this bill Senator Cockrell submitted
an amendment extending pensions to all per
sons in similar cases. but withdrew 1T hually,
stating he would introduce a bill on the
subject.
The bill passed providing that section of
the act increasing the pensions of widows and
orphans, approved July 25th, 1866, and section
of the pension act of July 27, 1868, and
section 4,712, revised statutes, shall
not operate to reduce the rate
of pensions which had been allowed to naval
Officers, and their widows, etc., prior to July
20, 1866, and that such pensions shall be re-
stored to the rate from which they were re-
duced, to date from the original date of such
pensions.
On motion of Senator Mcmillan the bill
passed, authorizing the Mississippi River Log
ging company to construct and operate sheer
booms at or near Straight Slough.
The supervisors billwas then taken up. The
bill was read as follows:
Be it enacted etc. That the term OF Office of
the chief supervisors of election provided for
in section IL, ,025, revised statutes, shall begin
the first day of May of each even-numbered
year. The terms of those now in Office shall
expire Luo nESb uay VI may AOC0i ~hA eAAOAA
successors shall be appointed from among the
qualified electors of the proper judicial dis
trict by the president of the United States, by
and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Senator Conkling---I suppose the purpose is
to amend so as to turn them out IN season for
the election, but on day passed.
Senator Bayard-the bill was reported IN
March. at which time May was in the future.
proposed to amend by substituting July 1st.
Senator Conkling-lt will be just as effectual
for the next election.
Senator Hoar-Are we to understand that by
the operation of this act, and under existing
laws if the Senate be not in session after July
lst this year, it will be impossible to have any
officers for next election; that the practical
effect is to destroy that Office for the next elec-
tion.
Senator Bayard-I do not understand it so.
If the Senate were not in session these officers
could be appointed under the tenure of Office
law now in existence, and his name would be
submitted to the Senate at the next session.
Senator Hoar-And he could go on in his
duties in the meantime.
Senator Bayars-I understand it
Senator Hoar-Will the Senator consent to
an amendment which will mske that clear and
certain?
Senator Bayard-I should have no objection
TO that.
Senator HOar-Very well then.
Senator Allson-That is all right then.
Sen. Bayard-Because that is my belief in tie
object and result of the bill. Senator Bayard
explained the object of the bill to be not to eff
foot the powers of these officers in any way,
but to provide for the regulation of the tenure
of their office. Under the constitution none
but judicial officers held life tenures. These of
fieers were first appointed in 1871. Many of
them are still in Office, and there is no provis-
ion for their removal for cause. Their Office
could be vacated only by death Or resignation.
Senator Hoar offered the following amend
ment as an additional section: The President
may appoint such officers during recess of the
Senate, who may hold and exercise their offices
until the next session of the Senate, and it
shalI be the duty Of the President to send in
such nominations within thirty days after the
next ensuing session.
Senator Huar asked Bayard on what theory
The appointment OF supervisors Was to be
placed in the hands of the executive instead of
the courts, while deputy marshals were ap-
pointed by the courts.
Senator Bayard said thsre was wide differ
ence between temporary quasi police officers
and officers having long tenure and the great
powers and functions possessed by supervisors.
Senator Conkling said on February 8 last
this bill was ushered into the Senate by the
chairman of the Democratic caucus, (Wallaoe).
Notice was thus given, at least to him,
(Co nkling), that any opposition to it would be
futile He wished he could point out the link
this bill constituted In the chain OF legislation
intended to nullity the laws guaranteeing free
elections, and place them in the hands of the
unbribed political majority. The old super
visOrs were to be removed and new ones
appointed only by consent of the Democratic
majority of the Senate. The Democratic chief
of supervisors would recon mend Democratic
supervisors to the court, whose function in
this respect was simply confirmation. The re-
sult would be the whole supervision IN the
hands of one party. These measures mean
business. One is a bill depriving marsha Is
and general deputies OF all police power touch
lug elections aud registration. Another en-
thrones election officers, no matter what they
NAV do. beyond the power Of the courts po-
lice to interfere, a bill under which a Judge OF
election allowed one man In one of the south
ern States to deposit 7f4 tissue ballots,
and although seen by the public nc
power could lay its hands upor
the board of officers, or the individual officer
entity of such offense Another is bill under
which all spectators, rioters and ruffiars havius
nothing official to do with the election may dC
80 they please, and stalk with impunity at any
election, ali police officers being absolutely for
hidden to lay fisger upon them, unless they
have time to visit some court, or some magis
trate. to make the requisite affidavit, comply
with the necessary forms and obtain judIcia
warrant And as if all that wer
not enough now comes provision
sweeping out these officers appointed by th
judicial COURTS and putting into the hands o
tLo ,oainrifv of tha HAnata the HalnCkiOn Oi