Los Angeles herald., 1890-04-25
NEW BILLS.
LATEST NOVELTIES IN NATIONAL
LEGISLATION.
Synopsis of Hoar's Federal Election Bill.
Senator Teller Comes to the Front with
New Silver Bill.

WASHINGTON, April 24.-The Federal
Election bill reported by Senator Hoar
today, provided that the chief super
visors of elections shall be charged in
their respective judicial districts with
the supervision of congressional elec-
tions, with the enforcement of the
national election laws, and with the
prevention of fraud and Irregularities in
naturalization. Whenever in any city
having 10000 inhabitants, or upwards,
or in any congressional district, 100
qualified voters shall petition the
chief supervisor, alleging that there is
danger that unless the election is
guarded it will not be fair and free, it
shall be the duty of the judge OF the
United States District Court to open
court for the purpose of transacting all
business pertaining to registration or
election matters as may by any United
States law be there transacted. The
court shall always be open for the trans
action of such business until the second
day succeeding the election, and the
Judge may exercise his powers in open
court or in his chambers. The chief
supervisors may verify the registration
lists, and in any city of $4,000 inhab-
itants or upwards may cause house to
house canvass, but no inquiry shall be
made as to the political opinions of any
person. Every person charged with duty
with regard to any election of members
of Congress, who shall commit any fraud
thereon, shall be liable to a fine OF not
exceeding $4,000, or to imprisonment
not to exceed five years, or both. The
same penalty is provided for the bribery
or attempted bribery OF voters.
Teller's Silver BIZ.
Senator Teller today introduced the
following bill as substitute for the
Jones Silver bill, now on the Senate
calendar:
That any person may deposit at any
mint or assay office of the United States,
either gold or silver bullion, or both, in
quantities of not less than five ounces of
gold or eighty ounces of silver, and de
mand and receive coin or coin certifi-
Gates necessary therefor, at the rate OF
one dollar, in coin or certificates, for 25. s.
grains, Troy weight, OF standard
gold, and at the rate of one
dollar, in certificates, for 4129
grains of standard silver; that
the coin certificates provided in this act
shall be receivable for all taxes and dues
to the United States of every descrip-
ton, and shall be lawful tender for the
payment of all debts, public and private.
Section PIT shall be the duty OF the
Secretary of the Treasury to cause SUI
ficient number of the coinage certificates,
of various denominations hereby author
lied, to be prepared and distributed
among the United States repositories,
and, to enable them to comply with the
provisions of this act, the sum of $50, 900
is hereby appropriated to enable him to
prepare and distribute said certificates.
Section 3-This act shall take effect
thirty days after it is passed, the $50, 900
appropriation, however, to be available
Immediately.
House Republican Silver Bill.
Chairman Conger, of the coinage COM
mittee, today introduced in the House
the bill agreed upon by the Republican
caucus last night. 1t was referred to
the coinage committee, which will have
special meeting tomorrow to act upon
the bill.
Interstate Bills.
Kerr, of Iowa, today reported to the
House bill to prohibit the transporta-
ton of intoxicating liquors into any
State or Territory contrary to the law OF
such State or Territory.
A bill reported favorably by Senator
Cullom, today, from the committee on
interstate commerce, gives the Interstate
Commerce Commission authority to
prosecute inquiries into the alleged vio-
iation of the law by means OF special
agents to be appointed by the commits
sion, and who shall have the power to
administer oaths and send for persons
and papers.
naotb of an Exiled NObIeman,