Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-10-03

read the Lodge bill they will find, be-
ginning ON page ., the following i'm Soc
ton 8:
Ii shall be the duty of the chief super
visor OF elections in each judicial district
in due and seasonable time 20 inform the
Judge of the Circuit Court of the United
States, IN his Judicial district, that he has
business 70 present % such Circuit Court
I'M respect 90 the next ensuing election, az
which one or more representatives or dele
gates In Congress are 90 be voted for
whereup0n 10 shall be the duty of such Cir
cult judge and he is required within ten
DAYS thereafter 10 opcn. or cause 20 be
opened. the Circuit Court az the most CON
venieut place. I'm such judicial district. for
the purpose OF transacung all such business
pertaining 20 registration or election mat
ters as may. under the laws of the United
states, there % be transacted aud done.
The Court. when So opened, shall be
always open for the transaction Of such
business until the second day succeeding
the election; and the powers and jurisdic-
tons granted and conferred shall be eXcr-
cised as well In vacation as I'M term-time,
aud a Judge sitting In Chambers shall have
the same powers and jurisdiction, includ-
ing the power of preserving order and of
Furnishing any contempt Of his authority,
as when sitting in Court. The Circuit
judge whom the Chief Supervisor shall have
uniformed OF the receipt by him Of any such
petition for supervision shall personally
perform and DISCHARGE an the duties de
volved upon the Circnit Judge by any law
of the United States relating TO elections,
save where from any cause, hc may be
/ temporarily unable at any time 90 perform
and discharge such duties, IN which event
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auce thereof, in his place, such one or more
/ of the Judges of any of the District Courts
within that State iu which the place for
which supervision is sought is situated, as
| he may deem best, and be may, from time
I % time when necessary. revoke I'M writing
any any assignment made by him, and IN
writing make "a new assignment or may,
I Boz writing. renew any ASST gument previous
I u.s. made and subsequently revoked. upon
ans such assignment being made the Us
I trict Judge or Judges so assigned shall du
ring such time as the inability OF the Cir
I emit judge TO act shall continue, possess all
/ the powers and discharge all the duties de-
volvcd by law upon such Circuit Judge
under any law of the United States re-
latiug t0 elections.
If this does not mean the placing of
United States Judges and, OF course,
theirclerks. iu charge of these elections
maybe the intelligent Intcllig0,ccr, ol
/ it's correspondent, will read the bill and
tell us what il does mean. To use the
language Of the minority report ON the
bin, "the connection of the Circuit
| Courts (that is OF their Judges ant
clerks with a political and party
scheme like the present is greatly TO 0'
. deprecated" This plan TO make of th'
I United States Courts political machine
90 DE operated by the subscriptions
+ supervisors who would bee named by Tho
party managers 40 Washington is abou
as infamous a thing as even % QUAY, oil
% REED. or % DUDLEY could conceive.