The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-02
A RAID ON THE POLLS.
THE HOUSE ToPAss THE ELECTION
BILL TO-DAY.

Till Next Session-Absentee eism Grip
ping the Democrats in Their Fight
Against the Measure-some of Those
Who We're Absent.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-The Johnny Dav-
enport federal election bill will pass the
House tomorrow by from seven to ten
majority and will be in the Senate until
next session, when it may be passed in time
for the election Of 1892. The republicans
could not pass it in the Senate without rev.
oIutionizing the Senate rules in manner
which is not practicable at this time, but
the republicans do not want to pass it this
session, Mr. Lodge said this afternoon
that the Senate would take it up and
he believed would pass it, but this was said
for publication. Older, if not wiser, leaders
among the republicans than Mr.. Lodge say
nriyately that they will have done what
thew propose to do when the bill goes
through the House, and that the chief rea-
son for putting it through the House is the
determination of the caucus that it must be
passed If the republican caucus had not
forced the republicans to pass an election
hill ''sipht-unseen," the Davenport bill
would not pass the House.
MANY REPUBLICANS AGAINST IT.
There is no manner of doubt that the
better Judgment of the republican side is
against it. The democrats had chance to
wound it fatally to-day by adopting the
Lehlbach amendment making it operative
"a passagesin every election district, but
they were not able to improve it because of
the wretched absenteeism of the democratic
side, which has already cost the democrats
SO many battles this session. No wonder
Mr.. Hemphill, who has charge of the demo-
cratic side of the fight, said tonight: "The
absence of these impaired democrats to-day
was nothing less than an outrage. Had they
been present the Lehlbach amendment
would have been adopted, and the bill
would have been so radically changed that
the republicans would have dropped it, 1
do not see how these absentees can explain
their absence to their democratic constitu-
ents Had they been here the bill would
now be practically dead, and l may add
that every effort was made to get them
here.h
THOSE WHO WERE ABSENT.
It is difficult to get an accurate list of the
democratic absentees. Mr.. Hemphill could
not give it, nor could any of the democratic
leaders Their "whip" is Col Isaac Hill
assistant doorkeeper of the House. to whom
they referred all inquiries. Mr.. Hill
named as the impaired absentees: Messrs.
Kerr, Reilly of Pennsylvania; Campbell,
Dunphy, Fitch, Wagner, Stahlnecker Of
New York; Brown, Cooper,
O'Nein OF Indiana; Grain of Texas,
Montgomery of Kentucky. Several of
these gentlemen are said to have been over
at the neighboring congressional hotel bar
room when the vote on the Lehlback
amendment was taken, but it is impossible
to ascertain definitely their names, the diff
ferent names being given in different re-
ports But wherever they were they ought
TO have hppu the HOnSa and thnir oh
sence at this crisis cost their party dear.
GOOD WORK BY THE GEoRGIANs.
The Georgians have put in some good
work against the election bill during the
past twenty-four hours. Col. Lester last
night, Mr.. Crisp to-day, and Mr.. Carlton
this evening summed up the democratic
argument admirably. Col. Lester has per-
mission to extend bis remarks
IN the Record. He will am
plify his argument that congress
has no right to delegate its legislative
powers to any irresponsible body of 100
men, and that the judges can only perform
Judicial duties, and that for this reason the
bill is unconstitutional He will enlarge, of
course, upon the iniquity of the whole
scheme.
YESTERDAYS DEBATE.
tBy the associated PresS.)
WASHINGTON, July 1.-The House re-
sumed consideration of the federal election
Dill this morning, the pending amendment
being that offered by Mr. Lehlbach of New
Jersey, providing that the chief supervisor
OF election for each judicial district of the
United States shall take such action as is
requisite to secure such supervision in every
congressional district as is provided by the
laws of the United States.
MI. Holman of Indiana contended that
there was no occasion for the proposed leg
islation. Every member who had spoken
mad repudiated the bill as far as his indi-
Vldual district was concerned.
Mr.. Taylor of Illinois said that he wanted
The law in mis- district
Mr. Holman said the gentleman was the
only one OF $50 members who made that
admission. Who else of the $50 members
wanted this law in his districts
CORRUPTION AT CHICAGO.
Mr.. Taylor said that he supported the bill
because he wanted it in his district He
supported 1t because he wanted it for the
City ne IN part represented on this floor
1iIlcago did need some law of this kind
dhere had never been an election held in
Chlcago In which there had not been illegal
voting and cheating at the polls While
this law was needed i'll Chicago he did not
Deheve that it was needed in any other dis
trlct in Illinois.
Mr.. Springer of Illinois contended that
tne chicago election law had worked to the
q Va Cuo p6Olle Ol Uue clUy, Wltn-
ou1 regard to party. He controverted the
assertion made by Mr.. Houk of Tennessee
mat In reporting the contested election case
Vi Dean VS.. Fields in the forty-fifth con-
gress, he (Mr. Springer) had taken the
very position occupied by this bill.
Mr.. Hill Of Illinois opposed the amend
thent, and satirically twitted the democrats
Tor denouncing this bill and then rushing
pen,mell In support of a proposition which
made the provisions of the measure com
puISory instead of voluntary.
STONE OPPOSES 1T.
Mr.. Stone of Missouri made constitu-
uonal argument against the bill. The men.
VINO, thirty years ago, with rifles in their
Hahds thought to destroy the autonomy of
.he union were no more guilty of treason
man were the men who, assembled under
the marble arches and bulging dome of this
capitol, were seeking and plotting to de-
stroy the autonomy of the states.
| Mr.: Hemphiu of South Carolina said
that If the bill was so bad that the gentle
men We're afraid to vote for its general an
| phcation over the United States, whv were
they such towards as to throw upon the
| people OF particular district the odium of
| tne laWs Congress should take tho no