Morning journal and courier., 1890-12-06
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THE FIFTY-FIRsr CONGRESS.

THE FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
Discussing the Election BfII-The
Senate Addressed I'm Opposition to
the Bill by MIR. Gray of Delaware
Passage of the Pension Apprepria-
ton Bill.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 5.-Mr. STAN
ford introduced bill to provide the gov
eminent with means sufficient to supply
the want of sound circulating medium
and asked that it lie on the table, stating
that he would hereafter submit some re-
marks upon it.
The election bill was at 1920 taken up
and Mr.. Gray addressed the senate in op-
position to it.
Mr.. George suggested the question
whether if the powers described in the
fourteenth section were judicial they could
be conferred on board of canvassers, and
whether, if they were not judicial, they
could be conferred upon a circuit court.
Mr.. Gray thought that the question was
a striking elucidation of the doctrine which
he had been endeavoring to develop and
discuss. If the powers were judicial it
was beyond the competence of congress to
confer them upon board of canvassers,
and if they were not judicial they could
not he conferred upon the court That
was very concise and, it seemed to him,
very conclusive way of putting the whole
Mississippi for that contribution to his
(Mr. Gray's) argument.
Mr.. Hoar asked Mr.. Gray whether he
held that state legislature could not au-
thorize board of canvassers to count votes
and to declare the title to an Office, and
whether it could not provide, further, that
there might be an appeal to the judicial
power to revise and control the action OF
such board.
Mr.. Gray replied that the correct answer
to the question would depend very largely
on the constitution of the particular state,
and he repeated for Mr.. Hoar's benefit the
points which he had made in that gentle.
mans absence from the chamber.
Mr.. Hoar stated the doctrine on which
the fourteenth section rested and Mr.. Gray
controverted his argument.
After further discussion Mr.. Gray moved
that the paragraph in question be struck
out of the substitute.
Mr.. Evarts expressed the opinion that il
ought to be struck out, AS it was in by mis-
take.
Mr.. Edmunds expressed the opinion that
it ought to stand. He regarded it as a very
proper provision.
Mr.. Daniel-Does the senator think thai
the supervisor ought to be attended by ar
armed officer?
Mr. Edmunds-f there IS likely to b.
mob to drive him away think he ough'
to be.
MT. Gray-Suppose man, IN ms owl
castie, oecnnes an inIe e1,. WIN 11e gen
tlenah VIM ooneS WILL I'LL "inie'' oepu'.
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do not know how many door bells ther
are in Delaware.
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| Garoa,,,s notion and M Gray still re-
| tanned the fioor
Mr. MORGAN offered a resolution. wbic
went over Fiji to-morrow calling on III
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HOUSE
Mr.. Cutcheon OF Mlchlgan called
senate joint resolution authorizing h the So
rotary OF war 10 issue ,oUo stahus OF arm