The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-02
IN THE HOuSE


WASHINGTON, July 1.-The house re-
sumed the consideration of the federal
election bill, the pending amendment be
ing that offered by Mr.. Lehlbach, OF New
York, providing that the chief supervisor
of election for each judicial district of the
United States shall take such action as is
required TO secure such supervision in
every congressional district as is provided
by the laws of the United States
On rising vote, the amendment was
rejected. Tellers were demanded and on
vote by tellers the amendment was lost
yeas 1872 nays 13S.
Mr.. Hemphill, of South Carolina, offered
an amendment eliminating from the bill
the provision for the United States boards
OF canvaSserS and providing that from the
returns of the supervisors the chief super
visor shall tabulate and forward to the
speaker of the house to be submitted by
him to the house the results as they ap-
pear therefrom in each congressional dis
trict under his jurisdiction in which this
act has been in force. Debate upon the
amendment and the bill itself followed and
as INDUCED in by Buckalew, of Pennsyl-
vania; ROwell, of Illinois; Breckenridge.
of Kentucky: Mills, of Texas; Caruth, of
kentucky; DOlliver, of Iowa; Gate, of
Alabama; Wilson, Of West Virginia and
Adams, OF Illinois.
Mr.. Dodge offered an amendment pro-
Nlding that as soon as the certificate of the
board had been made public any person
who was candidate for election may by
motion before the United States circuit
court having jurisdiction in. the district
contest the correctness Of the certificate
made by the boaSd and demand an eXami-
nation and compilation of the returns
The returning officers shad produce before
the circuit court all returns, reports, tick
cts and all evidences on which it acted in
advance in awarding the certificates. The
f.irp 1rfC han tharar1ronro 1atar
and certify the person shown entitled to
the certificate
Also an amendment providing that if
there shall be an appeal from the decision
of the United States board of canyassers
to the circuit court the clerk of the house
of representatives shall place on the rolls
rs the representative elec the name of per
non certified by said court as entitled to
the seat. The amendments were agreed to.
Mr.. Hemphill's amendment tostrike out
was then lost-yeas l31, nays l44-MessTs.
14ehlbach, of New Jersey, and Cheadle, of
Indiana, being the only Republicans who
voted with the Democrats
Mr. Buckalew. of Pennsylvania, then
moved to strike out section IS, which
changes the law so as TO place the selection
OF jurors in the hands of the clerks Of
courts. After debate Mr.. Buckalew's
amendment was adopted-yeas 140, nays
134 Messrs Frank, Harmer. LehIbach
and Lind voted with the Democrats in the
affirmative.
Mr.. Tucker,of Virginia, offered an amend
ment that when application for supervis-
ion is made the chief supervisor shall lay
the application before the circuit court
The court shall fix the day for the COnSid-
GRAFTON the matters set forth in the appli-
cation, giving ut least ten days notice If
on hearing the court shall be of the opin-
1on that fair and free registration will
not be held and that there is a necessity
for federal supervision, the court shall
grant the application. In passing upon
the application the judge of the circuit
court shall associate with him the Judge
of the district court, and unless both judg-
es concur in granting the application, it
shall be dismissed and no further proceed
ings shall be taken
Pending vote, the house took 4 recess
until eight O'Clock