Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-07-11

The bilI o. regulate Federal elections,
which passed the House last week and is
now before the Senate is OF volumlnous
length and would cover more than a page
OF TINS paper i priHted n full. Following
i- O. brief but ntelhrible summary of its
essential provisions
IHa hIlI charges thp chief supervisor of cleo
tons with the supervision OF elections az which
representatives Or delegates In tunErtys arr voted
f1r with Tine enforcement of the national election
uWs. aud with the prevention of frauds and irrtl
unriues in naturalization. supervision such as I>
contemplated hN TIE hili viii not be- had uniformly
over Tine country Do thr bill becomes law. but
only vherr petitinned for The provision is that
900 ANY rftN lr town having over 80 ON inhabitants
Or more. ur 900 any congressional district Goo mart
ni which i- within any town or CITY having 2IUu
inhabitants or more federal supervision of a con.
grrssloual election NAV be- had when petitioned
fNr hN goo person claiming Co be- uuahfed vnters
aud illai Iu any Nuu cor more counties pnrisnt-
forming part of q congressional district. supper
vision may h" had when petitunrd Tor hN -.
voter
the SUPERVISOR, ur, to ne appointed by the cir
cuit courts thrt. Boo each election district or yut
mE precinct uu two oi whom arr tp ne of th,
same political party These SUPERVISORS are tOat
tend aid registrations 900 their districts. challenge
Wfs1i- personally iu-frct aud copy tine original
registration books and papers attend elections
ana detect uuu expose the Improper or wrongful
manipulation of the lists boo ease of failure of
inai erection Uihrrs Co nut the statutory oath Co
% challenged voter ana Co pass al once upon Dds
qnalihgaiions, then the SUPERVISORS arr To apply
the Test ana receive and deposit the vote making
o. list ui nli such challenge. They arr also o.
personally inspect ballot bUN-~ brf0r- elections
/ hrep independents poll lists. and inclosr rejected
votes Endorsed with the name of the voter 900
Ntl1iH. lu addition Co these duties the suilrr
Nl~1r~ are Required Co make. II towns of Al u,I
people aud upWHru-a thorough house noust.
canvass ir-l"it election Co inform voters uplu Iu-
uuirV where and 900 what box to deposit their bal
Got. ahi tn scrutinlze naturalization the super
Visnrs are iu srr that the ballot boxes are empty
2 tf IA fa
hUA tu pat their ballots. ana render all other as
SiSlahtr h'Ssini- to ignorant voters In case the
an election. the supervisors are 90 hold am election
tu cauVasslng thr votes the state laws are O..
govern. except all ballot, ARE To- be- counted Ht
tens Ht0l hN an inspector of election and Second
uN SUPERVISED. the iuua election officers and the
SuprrNiS1fs httpluE separate talN sheets which
arr tu boz compared and the result publicly an
uuuuced Ballots deposited M the wrong boy arr
/ Co bee counted hen there Is an excessive mum
uer 90 ballots for Congressman m the ualtot box
ilr hoA IS o. lr well shaken up after winch as
many ballots 60 bee drawn ont AS am. ext.ssivr
"a hhudiuldru supervisor and "a hindtuidaI boz
sl~cl"r alternating m Withdrawing the ballots
I tut "hulr PERFORMANCE Geo he public Returns
are 90 hr iuade los the suuarysors in duplicate to
Tue clerks OF the United states circuit courts and
] Q" Tine chief supervisor. who is tu tahllatr and
refer them Co. the uited States board OF can
NasSfrs OF Tine congressional vote which is To- tst
appointed 10y tine lnited states circuit court and
20 consist ut three citizens OF the state persons
| uI good n-puie- not more than two of whom arr
I Co Dr. oi tnr same political party The board De-
7 tu convene ON November Do each even wear. and
Us u" declare and certify the result of the election
ami send one return 20 the clerk ct the Hnusa OFF
representative ole Co the governor of the. stale
auu ONE iu tine proper chief supervisor OF elections
me clerk OF the House Is To place upou the roll
l OF heluicT>- elect the names of the persons de
'iairu rir'irl hN tur ultel States cauvassers u
case There is difference 90 the result reached it
/ mem ami uN the State election othcers peuait,
ui between cI.unu aud ~l.ulU is provided in cast
! lhr ri"TE nrEircts thus duty ANY pers0u who
was % cuuuidat" for election NAV. bN motion t-.
fore THE uItod States circuit court having luri-
dctuu 900 the dI,trIcy. contest The correctness OF
/ the certificate made .r Cine bnari and demand
ah examination and compilation ui the returns
w hiie the primary purpose of the bill l-
/ % secure honest elections m the south Civ
! lng the negroes ID chance To vote ana have
their votes counted. the provisions of the
law may be made To apply % any northern
district or 70 any district anywhere IN the
country Honest men vino want honest
elections nave nothing 20 fear from its Oh.
GRAFTON All that those who raise such an
cutlery against it will nave to do If It be
comes law will bee 10 stop their fraudulent
election methods
The Republican congressional committee
mas issued an appeal % the Republican edi-
tors. asking them % urge upon the senate,
the Importance Of promptly secondIng the
action of the House toy passing the bil and
sending 1t To the President Tor ms sigma
ture. thus fulfilling one OF the foremost
pledges OF the Republican party The az.
neal emphasizes one important point which
should be borne IN mind
No question OF negro SUPREMACY. NO usurua
p uoh of federal power. o. involved iu TN. lssu-
. he national elections hi deals oniv with natiuua
elections. 30 does not medde directly or Indirect
w. with state elections state officers or STATE ur
ganlZaunu~ The states are very properly left 0.
worh out their own destiny through their own
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