The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-07-02

WASHINGTON, July 1.-The house resum-
ed consideration of the federal election bill,
the pending amendment bill being that Of
fered by Lehlbach providing that the chief
supervisor of elections for each judicial dis
trict Of the United States shall take such
action as is requisite to secure such super
visionin every congressional district as is
provided by the laws OF the United States.
Considerable discussion followed. Hill, of
Illinois, salrically twitted the Democrats
for denouncing the bill and then rushing all
IN support of the proposition which made
the provisions of the measure compulsory
instead of voluntarily.
Mr.. Stone, of Missouri, made a constitu-
tional argument against the bill. Tue men
who thirty years ago, with rifles in their
hands, sought to destroy the aui o lomy of
the nation were not more guilty of high
treason than were the men assembled an
der the marble arches aud dome of this
capitol who were seeking and plotting to
destroy the autonomy of the safes.
Lehlbach's amendment was rejected;
yeas, 1872; nays, lbs.
Hemphill, of South Carolina, offered an
amendment for the elimination from the
bill of the provision for United States
boards of canvasserS and providing that
from the returns of the Supervisors the
chief supervisor shall tabulate and forward
to the speaker of the House, to be submit
ted by him to the House, the results as
they appear therefrom in each Congress
sional district under his jurisdictit II in
which this act has been in force.
Mills, of Texas, pointed out the dangers
which would arise from the application of
| the law. Suppose the House was Demo
cratic by twenty five majority ard was so
shown by the certificates of the various
Cover n MS; suppose the supervisor certi-
fed twenty-five majority the other way
and the clerk OF the House acted upon this
certificate, what would be the result.
Gentlemen ought nos to forget this was
the Anglo Saxon race; that race always
has been jealous of its rights and bold tc
assert them, and never counted the cost oil
doing so.
Caruth, of Kentucky, asked what had
the Republican party done for the negroes
AT the close of the war they were shelter
less, and it gave them no shelter; they were
hungry, it fed them not; they were naked
and it clothed them not. When they al
tempted to save money for IA rainy day the
Republican party with the organized Free
mems bank stole the first fruits of theil
labor
Deliver, of Iowa, believed the time haC
come when the Republican party must dis
charge not only its promises but its duty Il
the American people, and he SAID the Re
publican party would stand as one man for
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Mason, of Illinois, said the Republican
party had given the negro feet to walk witt
and no board or plank to walk on. TIL
south counted the negro when the census
was taken-the south counted them a
voters, and the Republicans proposed to d
him iustice now and let him vote.
Wilson, of West Virginia, said Their
never had been and never could be any bill
which would strike more dangerous blow
at the very elements and foundation of fire.
government. The gentlemen dared nc
strike at the freedom of the press but the
did attempt to strike down the freedom c
representation in the House.
Butterworth presented the conference +,
port on the legislative appropriation hi
and the House voted to adhere to its nor
concurrence in the Senate amendment
regarding Senator's clerks, etc.
Lodge offered an amendment to the elet
ton bill, pr DIVIDING that as soon as the Gel
tificates of the board were made public, an