The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-08
4 NEW ELECTION BILL.
svNArE COMMITTEE HANDS
III L Ma SUBSTITUTE.

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e.rIcken Out-The House 70 nouse
COnvsss Elm inated-The Fenai O
80 simplihed and the Punish
rnents Modified
W.su,Neroy, Aug. The Senate COM
- ~, privileges and elections To-day
hll'''o .,,in, at which the substitute pre-
-ored by the republican members iof "na'
: I,nown as the Lodge election DliI WAS suo-
,,;+ted 70 the full committee IL was oe-
ilii'' Iis"S bv marty vote to report the bill 10
80 canote and this was done late IN the
W. s.o.noon bv Chairman Hoar Senator
81 - the majority reserved the right IN
e.;no, 70 report the substitute to otfer
'O'l-S S-,onts thereto on the floor of
the Senate. .l-4..
Tho spbstitute is seventeen pages snorter
.ba hin which passed the House
Arnong the changes which the Senate COM
-,aittea made are the folio wing; All refer
nnoes m that section of the revised statues
Irbicb if was claimed, provided for the
nresence of troops at the polls were s1rlcheh
ont so that there is no change from the
present law in that respect.
NO HOUSE TO HOUSE CANVASS.
The bonse to house canvass provided for
in the House bill was stricken out.
The provisions for drawing Juries by
commissioners were omitted, leaving IL as
at present on the books.
az fbe nanel offenses were simplif1ed and
made misdemeanors instead of felonies.
The punisbments are also modified, the
highest punishment imposed being three
vears' imprisonment and fine or Sl,OOU,
against Imprisonment for five years and
fine of 81, 900 in the House bill.
The i1dge of the court before VIII ON an
anplicstion is made for the appointment or
Supervisors is authorized TO appoint as sucn
any persons he may see fit, not being con-
fined in his selection to the list furnish ed by
fine chief supervisor. Provision is made for
careful control and specification of the fees
that NAV be charged by supervisors, which
are less in the substitute than those named
in the House bill.
In cases where ballots are cast in the
wrong box they are not TO be counted un-
less the tally sheet shows that the votes for
congressman do not equal the number of
names on the poll list. Then enough of the
votes so cast snail be added to the sheet to
make the total equal to the whole number
of votes cast.
Where election officers refuse to admins
ter oaths to voters applying therefor it is
provided in the bill that the supervisors
shall administer the oath end keep a record
thereof, but no effort shall be made to have
the vote thus refused cast, the object being
merely to preserve the testimony or the
application and refusal.
SUBSTANCE OF THE LAW.
'The substance of the law proposed by
the bill. said Senator Hoar to an Associ-
4 ated Press reporter, sis this: Whenever
application is made to the judge of a circuit
court for an inspection of an election in any
town or city OF 10000 inhabitants or up
ward, or Of any county, parish or precinct,
officers may be appointed for
that purpose, three in each precinct, of
whom not more than two shall be of one
party. 1t Is made their duty to supervise,
inspect and witness the election, but the
registration and election and certification
OF the result thereof are left in the hands of
the local authorities. When inspec-
ton is provided for the whole
congressional district. however, there
shall be three state commissioners
appointed by the court, not more than two
OF whom shall be of the same political
party, who shall issue certificate Of the
result OF the election in that district The
certificate thus made shall be used by the
clerk Of the House in making up his roll Of
members Any person who shall make
under oath, statement that
he believes he is entitled tc
acerttcate Of election NAV have his case
examined by the judge of the circuit. If
tne Judge find that the certificate of the
commissioner is not correct he shall issue a
certificate, and that certificate shall be
uHaI until the case is acted on by the House
% representatives. 1t shall be prima
Iace evidence Of the right of the person
named therein to a seat in the House. The
IeS' Oh the pro visions are merely an exten
NNslon OF the law which has been en-
Lolced IN New York state for number O
years.
DAvENPoRT's FINGER IN IT.
:, Inc bill is the one fixed up by Senator.
nneoar' Spooner and johnnie Davenport
" VI course the principle, the machinery anC
"e general effect of the two bills are tn,
se saue Senators Hoar and Spooner are a
tul as ever from seeing how they are &
N s9T tnelr substitute through. The tariff
IN gll takes even more time than they
thought, since the democrats broke the re-
puolican silence, and yet they cannot accuse
@ Sus uenocrats OF filibustering. To-day the,
biluqceu bortu senator Frye to let the river anC
ronn nal loor Dill, which was coming up to
dLoilo"' wait awhile on the theory that tn
ue,uocrats, who they say have more appro
p'iatlons In the bill than the republicans
~ assnI . De moved to hasten the consideration
VI Vhe tariff bill. But the democrats ar
noU 70 De moved by bribes or threats. The
arG9o~ TO discuss the tariff bill thoroughly
NNu ieI everything else wait
HARRISON AT WORK FOR 1T.
p,od;l hae federal election bill must pass" sal,
areslaen- aaen- Harrison to-day. He said il a
~ republican senator who came nea
tin' ttn' and to every republican represents
irenp ma VINO might be supposed to have an
+batelce +bnt9 with the Senate. He announcet
,Tba. Jav Iue Whole power of the administration
tbuaVeVer tba13e that is, should be exerted TO mn
is iIo electlon S bill through the Senate. Thi
Pead igsuit sun OF the conference with Speake
ba ca, lasI =; night. Speaker Reed is doing a
of ai 14 -. ~ the same direction, but the effe(