, 1890-07-03
[HE CONGRESS.
Passage of the Election
Bill
LIVELY DISCUSSION.
The Measure Amended In q
Radical Manner.
|AND PATENTS TO BE RETURNED
Passage of a sa,utary Measure by
the House--The Merchant
Marine.

~ WAsHIse1os, July 2.--The house re.
uned the consideration Of the federal
lection bill to-day the pending ques-
lon being on an amendment offered by
1E Tucker, Of Virginia, requiring the
uoGts Of the circuit courts associated
WITH the district judges. to pass upon
pp1ications for supervisors OF elections.
Mr. fuckers amendment was rejected.
e Mr.. Rowsll. OF Illinois. offered an
4 tbmsndmsnt making II tho duty OF the
Irouit courts within one month after
hs passaec Of this act, to open special
4 Ierms Of the circuit courts In thar ro-
5pective circuits, land said judges shall
Appoint for each judicial district three
liscreet persons OF good character and
5tendirR. who shall be known as the
4 limited States juror commissioners. 1t
'{)hall be the duty OF such commissioners
% oyxsnixe a. board and from time TO
ino mske from qualified voters list oi
|cersous who, under tho laws OF the
Cptf<d States and of tho state, shall he
siiEibfe for jury duty, without respect TO
2Facs or color. Hereafter all panels for
XIorors shall he drawn by the board In
|shs presence Of tho district or circuit
judgs."
Mr. Springer. OF illinois, oppossd the
amendmsnt. declaring that its purpose
was 10 pick the juries out OF counties
with repubiican msjoritics, and was the
culminatlou Of the outrage contempt plated
Xoy the bill. l
Mr.. Rowelrs amendment was agreed
ko-1<D 70 14a
j A good deal Of confusion followed the
announcement, amid which several dem
ocrsts demanded the ayes and noes, but
I'm 30 low = tone that IL was not heard by
sbe speaker, who recognized Mr.. Struble.
of lows, 10 offer an amendment.
Then Mr.. Outhwaite called the atten-
1tion Of the speaker 10 the fact that the
4 ayes and noes had been demanded. and,
upon the speaker expressing the opinion
4 thst the demand came too late. Mr..
!, ,Outhwsits, himself, requesting all those
7 fhvoring the demand 10 rise Tho en-
4 tirs democratic side rose, but the speaker
] sntirely ignored It and did not count
those rising He stated, however, that
/ ~ thsrc was no objection the ayes and
4 noes might be ordered.
There being no objectian, tho speaker
: directed the clerk TO call The roll, amid n
flvollcy ofprolests from the democrats at
being. granted as favor what they de-
manded as a right.
The amendment was adoptsd-syes
15o noes ia
Mr.. Hemphill offered an amendment
4 to section SO OF tho bill to insert the
/, words Except section lose Of the re-
\ vised statutes OF the United States" He
I explained that this section of the bill
empowered tho supervisor TO use the
army and the navy at the polls, and
that the purpose Of bis amendment was
1 TO eliminate this provision.
Mr. Lodge denied that the bill had any
such eject as stated.
Mr.. Blount said that the bill provided
for tho appointment Of partisan super
visors. and surrounded those super
visors with United States soldiers at
their back and call to make the
voters feel that they were under
the terrors OF military authority.
Mr.. Mckinley, of Ohio, said that the
4 amendment would take from the pres
fdent NIL tho power he had to enforce
4 Judicial processes. The bill would be
destroyed, II the government were de-
privcd of the. right to use tho federal
power to execute the Judicial processes
under the proposed measure.
Mr.. Mckinley said that no honest man
could object to the bill. II was said that
1 tho bill would he expensive cost
millions. That assumed that the $50
+ districts OF the country would invoke
tho operation OF the law, and there was
not man who did not know that not
100 districts would invoke its operation.
\ The cost Of the administration of the
law would diminish In the ratio that
fraudulent voting, false counting, ballot
n -. aftrtI hA -
votes was diminished. Republican
spplause. 1t would cost moth
ing, II there was no need for
IL. This question would not rest until
Justice was done. II was the supreme
duty Of the nation to enforce the con-
siitution and the laws OF the United
States. Let the gentlemen ON the other
aide obey them as the republicans
obeyed them, for, he told them, the peo-
pie Of the North would not permit two
votes in the South to count as much rs
i've votes in the North. Repubiican. APP
Sir. MoMiI,in, of Tennessee, said that
tho republicans might, like madmen,
grasp the pillars of tina constitution and
pull down the edifice, but, like Samson,
they would perish in the
wreck. II he could register
wish In heaven, he would ask. not for
On extension OF boundaries or a multi
piicaiion of territory. not for flowing
rivers and fertile fields. but that the man
who laid violent hands upon the con-
stitutIon might drop dead, ns did the
sacreligions jew who laid impious hands
upon the ark OF the covenant Demo
cratic applause.
Messrs. Perkins, of Kansas, and
La Foilstte, of Wisconsin, made elo-
quent pleAs IN favor OF the bill. The
hour Of o'clock having arrived, the
speaker declared the previous question
ordered on the biii, and. pending
aniendInent Mr.. Springer ruoved to lay
the bill on the table; iost--ayes, 1fS;
noes. 1866 Mr.. Springer change his vote
nom the affirmative to the negative, in
order to move reconsideration. This,
upon motion of Nj. Rowei., was laid
upon the table--ayes, 1853; noes, las.
The vote then required on Mr.. Hemp
bills mendment--relatiye TO the use of
troops ut the poils--and 1t was rejected
ayes, 1ib. Hoes l0o.
Nj. springer. having voted In the neg
ativo for the purpose, moved to recon-
sidcf.
The motion was tabled.
Mr.. Spripger moved TO lay the bill
upon the table, stating that his former
motion war 10 table the bill and the
( uending amspdment
Tho speaker ruled the motion out OF
order.
NJ. Springer appealed. and the appeal
4 vas isld ON the table --ayes 1853. nocs i46.
III nr. Springer, having voted in the af-
0fmative. moved . reconsideration.
~ NJ Jrutytnor made point OF order
thai this was diintory motion. q point
eh!ch was kustaiped by tho speaker.
t ~. bprinesr appealed. but the speaker
1eclincl TO ENTERTAIN this appeal.
x NJ. dprtnErr protested that this wns