Nevada County picayune., 1890-07-02
AN INFAMOUS MEASURE.

Republic may have some idea of the Federal election bill your correspou- dent called upon Judge Crisp of Georgia today, who is recognized as one of the ablest lawyers of the | House and one of the dearest reas- oners in Congress. He was asked to | describe for the benefit of the Re public readers the proposed law and l it's effect if it became law. Judge Crisp had a printed copy of the bill before him and proceeded to analyze it as follows
 ''Thc bill requires the appoint ment of chief supervisor of election in every judicial district of the United States, and, on the application of 100 voters in any Congressional district, i it is the duty of such Chief Super visor to take charge of, manage and practically control the election. He is authorized to appoint three super visors for each voting precinct in the district, who, if there be registra- tion law, may be employed six days at s per day each. It is the duty of the United States Marshal, on the application of the Chief Supervisor to appoint as many deputy United States marshals as the chief super. visor may want, who may be cm- ployed as much as eight days and paid S5 per day each. These are the provisions of the rural districts. In large cities such officers may be cm- ployed a longer time. The effect of this is to permit the chief supervisor to appoint thousands of Federal of licials in each Congressional district who are to be paid out of the Federal Treasury. As to supervisors, not more than two shall be of the same political party. As to deputy United States marshals, they may all be of the same political party.
 "The bill authorizes the Prcsiden, to use the army and the navy to pre- serve the peace at the polls, or tc aid in the enforcement of the law. Under this provision the President may, prior to any election, order troops to any State in the Union for the ostensible purpose to aid in the enforcement of the law, and they may be used, as they have in the past been used, to influence and control the elections. .'.I
 "The bill changes the methods of obtaining juries in the Federal court. Ever since 1879 the law requires that the judge shall appoint a jury com missioner who shall be of different political faith from the clerk of his court, and those two persons shall select the names of citizens qualified to serve as jurors in the Federal 1 courts. That statute was passed to create confidence in the administra- ! ton of justice in such courts. This 1 bill repcals that statute and allows Jurors to be selected by the clerk of the court alone. This provision is evidently intended and designed to obtain partisan jurors in the Federal court for the trial of persons who may be charged with the violation of the election laws. If the bill be- comes law, Federal officials will supervise and scrutinize all registra- ton of voters, the counting of the ballots, the making of returns and l the certlfication of the result. True, the State officers are permitted, un- der such q supervision, to discharge i their duties, but wherever there is a conflict the return of the Federal of iicers prevails.
 ''In each State there is to be re- 1 turning board composed of three cit. izens, to be appointed by the Judge of the United States Circuit court This returning board receives the re. turns from the precincts in the coun' ties, and may hear evidence outside of the returns and certify under theil 1 hands and seals who was elected tC Congress. Two members of tht board constitute a quorum, and mol more than two shall be of the same political party. The individual hold ing their certificate is to be by tho clerk of the House of Representa- tives placed upon the roll of members elected and thus authorized to par ticipatc in the organization of th' next House.
 "The bill provides minutely fol the manner of registering the voter of receiving the vote, of counting the ballots and of certifying the result