The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1890-07-03
THE FEDERAL ELECTION Bill.
afs Discussion Progressing In the
House.

House.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-The House
resumed consideration of the Federal
Election BILL the pending amendment
being that offered by Lehlbach, provid-
ing that the Chief Supervisor of Elections
for esch'judicial district in the United
States shall take such action as is re-
quiste to secure such supervision 10
every congressional district, as is pro-
vided by the laws Of the United States.
Considerable discussion followed.
Hit, of Illinois, satiricalIy twitted the
Democrats for denounciog the bill aud
then rushing pell-meli in support of 8
proposition which made the provisions
OF the measure compulsory instead of
voluntary.
Mr.. Stone, OF Missouri, made consti-
tutional argument against the bill.
The mao who, thirty years ago. with
rifles in hand, sought to destroy the
autonomy of the nation, were no more
guilty of high treason than were men who
assemble under the marble arches and
the buIging dome Of this Copto, who
were seeking and plotting to destroy the
autonomy Of the States
Lehibsch's amendment was rejected
yeas 1872. nays l3S.
Hemphill, Of s. c., offered an amend.
ment providing that the Chief Supervisor
shall tabulate and forward to the Speaker
of the House to be submitted to the
House the results in each Congressional
District under his jurisdiction 10 which
this Act has been force.
Mills, of Texas. pointed out the
danger which might arise from the sp-
plica.ion Of this law. He supposed the
House was Democratic by % majority
and it was so shown by the certificates
OF various Governors. Suppose the
Supervisor certified to twenty-five ma
jority the other way and the Clerk of the
House acted upon this certificate, what
would be the RESULT The gentlemen
ought not to forget that this was the
Anglo-Ssxon race that had always been
jealous of rights, and bold to assert them,
Caruth, Of Kentucky, asked what had
the Republican party done for the
negroes at the close of the war? They
were shelterless and it gave them no
shelter; they were hungry aud it fed
them not; they were naked and it clothed
chem not. When they attempted to
save money for a rainy day. the Republi-
can party, with its organized freedmen's 8
banks stole the first fruits of their
labor. Dollver, of Iowa, believed the
time had come when the Republican
party must discharge not only it's promi-
ses but it's duty to the American people
and he trusted the Republican party
would stand as one man for the sanctity
of American citizens.
Lodge offered an amendment TO the
Election bill providing that as soon as
the certificates of the Board were made
public any person who was a candidate
for election may, by motion before
United States Court, having jurisdiction
in the district, contest the correctness of
the certificates made by the Board, aud
demand an examination and compilation
of returns. Also 40 amendment pro-
viding if there be an appeal from a de
cision Of the United States Board of
canvassers of the circuit Court, the Clerk
of the House shall place on the rolls as
Represent tative-e elect, the name OF the
person certified to by said Court as en-
titled to his seat The amendments
we're agreed to.
Hemphills amendment was then
lost. Yeas 1877, nays l44. Lehlback, of
New Jersey, and Chesdle, Of Indiana,
(Rep'sl voting with the Democrats.