New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-08
ALLEGED BALLOT REFORM At TRENTON.
THE HOUSE ADOPTING SOME oBJECTIoNAHiI
AMENDMENTS TO THE WERTS BILL. WHICH
IS SENT TO THIRD READING.


IS Sent TO THIRD READING.
Trenton. Y. j. April (,pcciab.- Among tlc bills
reported by the House Judiciary Committee tonight
was the Ballot Reform measure. which introduced
after It's appearance in the senate, IN order tla' 'ho
House might discuss its provisions simultaneously WIN
the other body. The House committee amended the
bill in several respects, and added new ara III"
pprtant provision for the Of Official envelopes
The Ballot Reform Committee. which gave several
week, 10 the preparation % the measure. discussed inc
envelope feature. and discarded it as undesirable
When the clerk began read the bill, Nj. Potts. 81
Hudson. begged that il bc laid over on the rf"nho
that he had several amendment, 20 offer, but han MOI
lad time 10 prepare them. The House, by force 81
Democratic votes, refused 10 grant Mr.. Pot's re-
quest, and the reading Of the bill was proceeded
with.
When the bill had been read through. the Democrats
ordered Il cal Of the House. and fifty members an
,wcrcd to their names. The first batch OF amcnn
mcnt wa, offered by Mr.. Voorhees, Of Union. M"'t
Of the amendments provided for minor changes. one
extended the time for the registration Of voters from
fonr DAYS to Il whole week These amendments were
offered in behalf Of the Judiciary Committee ana IN
cluded also the section alluded to above providing
Tor the Of official envelopes. judge IlrIch "p
posed immediate action on thi, provso the pro
crammc Of the Democrats TO put the bill through
it, second reading despite all protests. The "h''i'ich
vclopc amendment, like all the other amendments
cmanatng from the Judiciary Committee was anop''n.
The Republicans generally were unaware OF the char
acter OF the committees amendments until they were
read publicly. and then RETAINED from voting at all
The committcc's amendments numbered nearly 100,
most Of them being necessary after the adoption OF the
envelope clause to make the other sections Of the bill
haru,ouizc with the latter. Among the new prOvi-
sim. by amendment Is that election officer
shall told any other Office.
Az soon "a the amendments adopted Mr..
p,,,s offered substitute for the bill. which sub
,,utc he said. contained the first nineteen sections
-, hc Werts bill. and after that was similar 10 tho
,d ZANE biz OF last winter. Mr.. Marsh said that
,ho eul>ti,utc differed from the bill under cOnsidcia
.,,, in only respect, and that related To tho
- ,,;,u,ioo of ballot,. The bill before the Lcgislat
- nrovldcs that the ballots shall be distributed
nctorc election. outside the election booths. The
finite confines their distribution 10 the booths on
,ec,ion day y motion by Potts that the sub,titute
-. nrintcd was voted down also motion
-, Kan; The substitute. by vote Of II T. 30 MI
p,,rs ihcn offered al amendment striking out The
.n,iou uiov.dug for tn distribution II ballots be
CARA cccion daS aud incorporating a cIansc rcInlr
i", ,bc TO be distributed In the booth on election
r.r The amendment killed. although III wa.
rcyyreseufed that all the labor organizations ana
idiot reform newspapers desired IT. A.
Two hours consumed In dscussIhR .''
anxndmonts whcrcupon the bill ordered reprinted