Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-06-19
ELECTION BILL.
a Republican Caucus Agrees Upon
a National Election Bill.
THE M'CONAS BILL REJECTED.
Work of the Senate Committee on the Tariff
Bnl-Farmers Complain of Frauds
Petitions on the Original Pack
age Question.

night.
In accordance with the bills terms
chief supervisors of elections in judicial
districts are charged with the execution
of the law which is to apply to Federal
elections in cities of 10000 inhabitants
or upward, and in entire Congressional
districts exclusive of such cities upon
application to the supervisor of 100
voters, or in counties or parishes form
ing a part of Congressional districts
upon application of fifty voters. The
supervisors are required to make in
towns of 10000 people and upward a
thorough house to house canvass before
election to inform voters upon inquiry
where and in what box to deposit their
ballots and to scrutinize naturalizations
In canvassing the votes the State
laws are to govern except that all bal
lots are to be counted by tens first by
an inspector of elections and second by
a supervisor, then by the local election
officers and the supervisors upon sepa-
rate tally sheet, which are to be COM
pared and the result publicly announced
Ballots deposited in the wrong box are
to be counted.
Returns are to be made by the super
visors in duplicate to the clerks of the
United States Circuit Courts and the
chief supervisor, who is to tabulate and
refer them to the United States board
of canvassers of the Congressional
vote which is to be appoint
ed by the United States Circuit
Court and to consist of three
citizens of the State and persons of
good repute, not more than two of whom
are to be of the same political party.
The board is to convene November Is
each even year and is to declare and
certify the result of the election and
send one return to the clerk of the
House of representatives, one to the
Governor of the State and one to the
proper chief supervisor of elections.
The clerk of the House is to place on
the roll of members-elect the names of
of the persons declared elected by the
United States canvassers in case there
be difference in a result reached by
the State elections officers.
A caucus of Republican Representa-
tives held in the House last night was
devoted to the consideration of the new
National election bill and to outline a
plan of concerted action for pushing it
through the House. The McComas an
i-gerrymandering bill was also consid-
cred. There was small attendance.
After considerable debate Mr.. Franks
amendments were rejected and the bill
was finally adopted practically intact,
although it was agreed that several sug-
gestions offered in regard to perfecting
technicalities should be considered by
the caucus committee on elections,
which was given full power to act con-
cern:ng them.
After long debate the McComas anti
gerrymandcring bill was lost by vote
of &c to 25.
THE TARIFF BILL.
WASHINGTON, June 17.-Printed copies
Of the Tariff bill amended by the Re
publican members of the Senate Finan:e
Committee up to Saturday night were
laid before the subcommittee ycstcr-
day. 1t included the sugar and tobacco
schedules and copies of these were
given to Senator Carlisle, representing
the minority. Several changes were
made Yesterday and this will probably
be the case every day until the bill gets
into the Senate. 1t is expected that the
subcommittee will be able to report the
measure Wednesday or Thurs lay. Mr.
Mckinley said that the changes made
in the House bill by the Finance Com
mittee were comparatively few and un
important.
COMPLAINTS OF FARMERS.
WASHINGTON, June lin report
presented yesterday to accompany the
Pure Food bill, reported from the Sen
ate Committee on Agriculture and For
estry last week, Chairman Paddock
saws: ''Roth houses of Congress have
been deluged with petitions from the
farmers organizations during the
present session praying for leg
islation which will compel the
manufacturers of hog products to
conform to the laws of commercial hon
esty. They complainant iustly-that
the sale of compounded products under
the name of genuine article is destroy
ing a remunerative market for their
hogs by displacing millions of pounds of
puro lard with articles of a cheaper
quality sold under the same name.
While eminent chemists are not agreed
that the lard compounds are deleteriOus
to health there can be no dissent
from the view that such articles
should be sold under their rightful
names and marketed as compounds, and
not as the simple products which they
simulate. The farmers of the country
who see their products lessened in value
every year by millions through sophis-
tication and misbranding and their
tables assailed in turn with fraudulently
manufactured food products have every
reason to complain that they are robbed
at every turn of the wheel.
THAT SUPREME COURT DECISION.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE members
of the Kansas delegation are pouring
into the House and Senate daily petit
tions from all portions of the State
urging legislation that will upset the
recent Supreme Court decision in regard
to original packages. Some of the Pc
titions are couched in fiery language.
The Senate has already passed bill
looking to the notification of the Su-
preme Court decision, but it is doubtful
whether the bill will be disposed of in
the House this session.
THE CHOLERA.
Its Appearance in Europe Creating
Alarm.