New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-07
MIR GRAY STILL TALKING.
LITTLE PROGRESS WITH THE ELECTION
BILL.
TIE DIFFICULTY OVER TIE DoN1CihiAhi
CLAUSE PARTLY CLEARED UP-WiAT TAhf'

ITS PLACE N THE SENATE SlBSIlI'IE'
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE Im9CNE' H..
Washington, Dec. G.-The Senate aa!ourneo '"' WV
esrlv 10 day 10 let Mr. Gray. Of Delaware VINO wa
I'm ,ti,g oY tbr Elect on BILL take an afternoon
train for Wilmington. 81 little progress VIII" ''"'
measure can be recorded. The difficulty oil Ne,'vI
day over TIE % called domcilary clau wa, p'
cleared up by variol, statements from inc Ia
and Democratic members OF the commute %"
L. and Elections All agreed that the of'Hlnai
- =, Lo,.. canvass pararraphcd in the House OIL
had h.rn .tylcben out but the paragraph "''''''0
A. GRAY a. inoui,torial was found to have Hen'
fuI Mace in the senate substitute. IL pIVN'.'"
method, - be followed III NeFl|H0 -,
which i, really no hOusc-tO house canvas d. a. ~
so.ta .,,t.titut, I'm this particular SIMPLY '"Po' oN
49,, lao. o,a reference to the genuine domicllary
,,. ,ras left BIS an oversight in d subsequent sec
.o and will bav, t. be Il cheu on a, melhihss D
u vote OF the senate . 49, , a.
when tbc bill wa, taken up, Mr. Gray resumed the
Goer. ,.
~ the b-thc sections in the original Dill ana III le
sena . substitute to be in parallel columns.
r,e motion gave rise to "a long discussion in the
co,r,c Of which numerous explanations were gwen by
Republican members of the Committee on Privileges
IA rlotiops a. 70 the alton Of the majority what
;s known a., the domiciliary provision of the ILL.,
In the discussion Mr. Teller, member of the com
,,,,+c said tha when The bill wa, reported. he had
reserved the right 70 vote against IL IL ~ sd" IT. az"
vote for any amendmcn. to it which commenced l's''
N his Judgment. Some portions OF the bin he IN
dorsed and portions Of II he ala not iu"'se
vr Hoar made a statement as the causes which
led 10 the adoption of the dOmciliary provision In the
twisting law and described the old practice In NV Nor'
civ Of those who were known mattress voters.
Mr. Vance a Democratic mem e. Of tie Committee ON
Privileges and Elections said that hi, rococ ton Wa
mat no bart of the House bill had h"''
s,r,ck ont by the committee. and he recail q
what he had said TO the committcc-that he "''''
,he bill 10 appear before the American poplH l' '
beauty Of its original deiormity"; so mat any INNS
Uas struck out Of the bill it was struck ont Nv inc
majority in private session. Il was not thefe' nc
said and cannot testify as 10 what was done ior
eiaYd not in the councils Of the uneodly lLaus'eFI
Mr. German commented on the " marvellous ohhhSe
which taken place since yesterday III inc Icool'cO
tion OF Republican members OF the committee anu
said that if reprint was ordered today no one could
tell what new features would be in the bill Oh MONDAY
He objected TO a reprint until the members OF the
committee Oh both sides prepared 10 say 10 Inc
Senate and TO the country: This is what the commit
Tee proposes aud this what the senate Is ~ discuss
and determine
Mr. Sp0anor. a Republican member of the commit &C.
suggested that Mr. German was attempting 10 make
a moun'aiu of a moeAilL lie (Mr epoonen was IN
able 70 determine any GAculty o: compIeA! "-'d'o'c
5iE DUI.i said nc uiA should be referred back to
II VAS Is.f past O'Clock when Mr.. Gray was abo
10 proceed with hi, argument-no agreement !ldN'ii-
r. bc4 's' r az a. 10 RE Ne1 Sork ers Of
Der - OF hearing before chief SUPERVISE DfVet
az clause meant. when interpreted by thos VINO
ul3 D. apo nted - administer IL by tls en- 30"
to-" made YESTERDAY a;int the don!clliary claus
ouv orc Sena.0r ar. Edmunn>l tMnAlnS Il WORTH
o. being c1~d red q 'aw entitled L prevent lOI'
ard i.d ~ elections for Representatives in the lious
o. EtQ'e>ontat YES. .o ,,,, a..