Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-07-03
THE EEEorI0N outrage.

Speauer Reed Refuses 60 Count
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Spirited Debate.
Associated Press Dispatch by Special Wires.
WASHINGTON, July 2.-Tha House re-
suued the consideration of the Federal
Election bill, the pending question being
on the amendment offered by Mr.. Tucker
IVA }, requiring the judge OF the clrcuit
court sn,,so cihtsd with the district judge"
to pass upon applications for supervisors
of elections.
Mr.. Frank mo- said that he was in
favor of the bill so far 90 Its SCOPE wss
to extend the operation Of the supervisory
system; he was opposed to II 80 far - u
proposed to obtain Federal control of
elections. But he WAS opposed to the
amendment because 1t sought to weaken
the law already on the statute books.
Mr.. Boutelle (me.l said that the
naked question presented was whether
these people who were, by the
| constitution and the laws entitled to the
right Of suffrage should be protected In
the exercise of that right. II was the
creed of the Republican party that every
man who was o citizen Of the United
States should have the privileges of thu
ballot box and express his will on public
| questions.
Mr.. fuckers amendment was rejected.
Mr.. Rowell (Ill.) offered an anisnd-
ment making the duty Of the circuit
Judges In each circuit within one month
after the passage Of this act to open a
special term of the circuit court In their
respective circuits; and said judges shall
appoint for each judicial district three
discreet persons of good character and
standing who shall be known as United
States juror commissioners. 1t shall
be the duty OF such commissioners to or
asnize as board and from time to time
make from the qualified voters list OF
persons who under the laws OF the
United States and OF the state shall be
eligible for jury duty without respect tc
race or color. Hereafter all panels fol
;urors shall be drawn by the board in the
presence of district or circuit judge.
Mr.. spzinger nl.) opposed the amend
ment, declaring thst Its purpose was to
pack the jurIes of the county with Re-
publican partisans. 1t WIS the culminA-
ton Of the outrage which was ecntem'
plated by the bill. He warned gentle
men that they but taught bloody in.
struction, which being taught would
return TO plague the investors
The bill was an assault upor
the popular government. 1t said
to the voters Of the country
"You are not capable of holding honest
elections and we will send Fedora
satraps to supervise and control YOU
elections" 1t was bill to perpetuste the
i'll gotten power of the Republican party
In this House and In the country.
Mr.. Boutells declared thE. in his open
4 ing speech the gentleman from South
4 Carolina (Mr. HemphilD bad preached
the old doctrine of notification, and he
appealed to young aud old in the north
4 20 declare that this sort Of thing should
come to an end.
Mr.. Rowelrs amendment was agreed Il
on a vote of tellers-l46-143,
A good deal Of confusion followed th'
announcement amid which several Dem
ocrats were heard demanding the yea
and naye. The demand WAS made In SC
low q tone, however, that 1t was no
heard by the Speaker who recognized
Mr.. Stuble (Ia.) to offer an amendment
Then MIR. Outhwaite (O.) called thu
attention of the speaker to the fact tina
the yeas and nays were demanded, ami
upon the speaker expressing the opinion
that the demand CAME too late Mr.. Outh
waite himself requested that all those
| 1AfoftnR tuo dohhhau H~-1"A AsoN'
The entire Democratic side ros'
to it's feet but the speaker On
tirely ignored il and did no
count those rising. BE stated, how
ever, that if there was no objection the
yeas and nays might be ordered. Their.
being no objection, the Speaker directed
the clerk to call the roll amid volley o
protests from the Democrats at beins
granted as q favor what they demanded
as 9 right, The amendment was &C
cepted-yess, $50; nays, l44.
POST OFFICE CLERKS HOURS.
WASHINGTON, July 2.-Representativ,
Ketcham having received the necessary in
formation from the post-office department
reported favorably to day from the com
mittee on post. offices and post roads tn
bill limiting the hours OF labor to eigh
hours for clerks in FIRST and second clAs
Offices.
shipments OF Machinery.
The Pussy q Jones Company made til
following shipments OF machinery Tues
day One car load Of paper machiner,
to O. 8. Garrett & Sons, Ohild's station
Nd; one car load of paper machinery =
the Alpena Sulphite Fibre Company, Al
pens, Mioh.; two car loads Of cotton pres
machinery 30 the Union Warehouse an
Cotton Press Company, Macon, Ga. y
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Amos Leisy. a farmer. near Renmstown
Lancaster county, Pa, aged go years
! xyoykad In the harvest 6efd on Monday an