The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-03
ADOPTED.
The Federal Election Bill Passes
the House.
Only Two Republicans Refuse to Support
the Measure.
Dilatory Tactics Of the Democrats Sup
pressed by the Speaker-155 Votes
for and 149 Against.
Special Dispatches to THE MORNING CALI.

Virginia requiring the Judge of the Circuit
Court, associated with the District Judge,
20 pass upon the applications for super
yisorS of election.
The amendment was rejected.
Rowell of Illinois offered on amendment
making it the duty of the Circuit Court
Judges in each of the circuits. 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 dis
Greet persons of good character and stand
Ing who shall be known as United States
Juror Commissioners. 1t shall be the duty
of said Commissioners to act as board and
from time to time make from 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 to
race or color. Hereafter all panels for
jurors shall be drawn by the board in the
presence of the District or Circuit Judge.
Springer of Illinois opposed the amend
ment, declaring its purpose was to pack the
juries of the country with Republican par
tisans. 1t was the elimination of outrage
contemplated by the bill.
Rowelps amendment was agreed to-146
to 143
A good deal of confusion followed the an
Houncement, amid which several Democrats
demanded the ayes and noes, but in so low
tone it was not heard by the Speaker, who
recognized Struble Of Iowa to offer an
amendment.
Then Outhwaite of Ohio called the atten-
ton of the Speaker to the fact that the ayes
and noes were demanded, and upon the
Speaker expressing the opinion that the de-
mand came too late 0uthwaite himself re-
quested all those favoring the demand to
rise. TIE entire Democratic side rose,
but the Speaker entirely ignored it
and did not count those rising. He stat ed,
however, if there was no objection the ayes
and noes might he ordered.
There being no objection, the Speaker di-
rected the Clerk to call the roll amid
volley of protests from the Democrats at
being granted as favor what they de-
The amendment was adopted-ayes $50,
NO 0es IA.
uemphill offered an amendment to Sec
.1,n SO nf the bill to insert the words "ex-
cept Section OF the Revised Statutes of the
United States" He explained that the sec
tiou Of the bill empowered the supervisors
to use the army and navy at the polls, and
the purpose of his amendment was to elimi-
nate that provision.
Lodge denied the bill had any such effect
as stated.
Blount of Georgia said the bill provided
for the appointment of partisan super
visors,- and surrounded those supervisors
81.
and Call, to make voters feel they were un-
der the terrors of military authority.
Mckinley of Ohio said the amendment
would take from the President all the power
he had to enforce judicial processes. The
bill would be destroyed if the Government
were deprived of the right to use the Fed
eral power to execute Judicial processes un-
der the proposed measure.
HemphilPs amendment was l0st-ayes
1916, noes 155
Springer moved to lay the bill on the
table and thus defeat it.
The motion was beaten-ayes 149, noes
155. The only Republicans to vote in favor
of the motion were Coleman of Louisiana
and Lehlbach sof New Jersey. Ewart of
North Carolina, another bolter, paired with
Simonds of Connecticut
Springer, before the vote was announced,
changed from aye to no, and moved to re-
consider
Rowell of Illinois moved to lay that mo-
ton on the table. Carried-ayes 153,
noes 14S.
Mckinley said that no honest man could
object to the bill. 1t was said the bill
would be eXpensive-would cost millions.
1t was assumed that the $50 districts of the
country would invoke the operation of the
law, and there was not man who did not
know that not 100 districts would invoke
its operation. Tney would diminish the
cost of the administration of the law in tine
a ,f,,ic bod I,,In
voting, false counting, ballot-box stutfing
and suppression of votes. Republican APP
plause. 1t would cost nothing if there was
no need of it. The question would not rest
till it was done. 1t was the duty of the
nation to enforce the Constitution and laws
of the United States. Let the gentlemen
on the other side obey them as the Repub-
licans had obeyed them. The people of the
North would not permit two votes i'll the
South to count as much as five votes in
the North. Republican applause.
McMillin Of Tennessee said the Republic
cans might like madmen grasp the pillars
of the Constitution and pull down the edi-
fee, but like Samson they would perish in
the wreck. If he could register a wish in
heaven he would ask not for an extension
of the nations boundaries or II multiplica-
tion of territory, not for flowing rivers and
fertile fields. but that the man who laid
violent hands upon the Constitution might
drop dead as did the sacrilegious jew who
laid implOus hands upon the ark of the
covenant Democratic applauSe.l
Perkins of Kansas and La Toilette Of
Wisconsin made eloquent pleas in favor Of
the bill.
The hour of 2 o'clock having arrived the
Speaker declared the previous question and
ordered the bill and pending amendment,
Springer moved to lay the bill on the ta-
BILE, which was lost-ayes 14S, noes 1l6
Springer changed his vote from the af-
firt, IN hn in tn a
reconsideration.
This upon motion of Rowell was laid on
the table-ayes 153 noes 14S
The vote then recurred on Hemphilps
amendment relative to the use of troops at
the polls. and it was rejec.ed-ayes 145,
noes 156.
Springer (having voted in the negative)
moved a reconsideration. The motion was
tabled
Springer moved to lay the bill on the ia
Bile. stating that his former motion was to
table the bill and pending amendment.
The Speaker ruled the motion out of or
der.
Springer appealed, and the appeal was
laid ON the table-ayes 156, noes 146
Springer, having voted in the affirmative,
moved a reconsideration.
Grosvenor made the point OF order that
this was dilatOry motion, point which
was sustained by the Speaker.
Springer appealed, but the Speaker de-
clined to entertain the appeal.
Springer protested that this was the first
time 10 the history Of the Government that
motion to reconsider had not been rec0g-
nized, but his voice was drowned in the calls
for the regular order from the Republicans.
Springer moved to adjourn Lost-ayes
147, noes 157.
Tne bill was ordered engrossed aud read
the third time-ayes 157, noes l48.
Hemphill moved to recommit the bill.
LOst-ayeS Jas, noes 156. Coleman and
Lehlbach voted with the Democrats in the
affirmative.
Springer, having voted in the negative,
moved reconsideration. Tabled.
!. Outhwaite moved an adjournment, which
the Speaker ruled out as dilatory.
Springer demanded the reading of the
engrorssed bill, but the Speaker was pre-
pared for this demand. the bill hav ing been
al in nd and hurst If