St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-25
Having Stolen Montana, Re-
publicans Want Control Of
Federal Elections.
Senator Hoar Introduces q
Bill to Bring About the
Desired End.
1t Relegates State Authori-
ties to the Rear and In
suits Americans.
Realizing That Its Days Are
Numbered, the G. O. P.
GraSpS at StpaWs.

WASHINGTON, April M.-Mr. Hoar,
from the senate committee on privileges
and elections, reported to the senate to-
day an original bill "to amend and sup
plement the election laws of the United
States and to provide for the more eff
clent enforcement of such laws and for
other purposes" The bill charges chief
supervisors of elections and representa-
tlves or delegates in congress with the
enforcement of the national election
laws and with the prevention of frauds
and Irregularities In naturalization.
voters, in any city or town of 10000 in
habitants or upwards, or any congress
sional district. no part of which is in
such city Or town, shall petition the
chief supervisor. alleging danger that
the election will not be fair and free,
supervision is to be provided for. The
chief supervisor is to inform the judge OF
thecircuit court, who, within ten days, is
to open court and keep it open until the
second day succeeding the election for
the discharge of all duties devOlving
upon him by any federal election law.
Any resident qualified voter of good
character who can read and write En-
glish, may make application to be ap-
pointed supervisor, but in preparing
lists of persons eligible as supervisors,
the chief supervisor is not to be con-
fined to the applications received. Any
person signing an application falsely or
forging name to petition for super
visor, is tc be punished by fine not eX-
ceeding $500 or imprisonment not more
than six months or both. From the
lists furnished the circuit judge is to
appoint double the number OF super
visors to which the place is entitled,
and from these appointments the chief
supervisor is to appoint in each district
two persons of
DIFFERENT POLITICAL PARTIES.
and one additional person who shall
serve on election day, and until the
completion of the canvass. The chief
supervisor may transfer supervisors be-
tween districts in the same place and
may suspend any supervisor for causes
named. The supervisors are declared
election officers and it is made their
duty, In addition to duties now author
lied or required, to attend where they
may be assigned to examine the ballot
box before ballOting begins to see that
ii is empty, to make, when required,
the same return of registration re-
Quired of Estate, territorial or local
election officers in the same districts; to
verify any names required by the chief
supervisor to be verified; to make in
any town of $4,000 inhabitants or up-
wards house to house canvass, if dl-
rected, ana TO report in writing, and to
make in any such town when required a
list of persons naturalZed therein.
Supervisors, while canvaSSing, are Tor
hidden to inquire as to the political
views of persons canvaSSed, and any
violation of this provision is to result in
the forfeit of compensation and fine OF
S25 to 500, or imprisonment from ten to
thirty days, or both fine and impriSon-
ment. The state, territorial or local
inspector is to canvass the ballots
and to certify return in duplicate.
Attached to each return is to be one
ballot of each kind found to have been
cast and to the first statement is to be
attached all ballots rejected. The state
ments prepared by these local officers
are to be submitted to the supervisors,
who are to compare them with their
tally lists and canvass of the ballots and
to certify as to their correctness or in
correctness. OF these returns so certi-
fed one is to be sent to the chief super
visor, one to the clerk of the circuit
court, and these properly indorsed are
to be placed in the mail bY one of the
supervisors. If the local officers refuse
to make certificate the supervisors are
to make one which is TO be certified in
duplicate and which is to be
Treated as a Return
of the election. The bill provides for
the appointment of federal board of
canvassers of three persons, in con-
gressOnal district where federal super
vision has been asked, not more than
two to belong to the same political
party, and each to receive salary of
SIS a day while employed. They may
appoint clerk at $40 a day. They are
to convene on the Monday following
the election day and to canvas the votes
as recorded in the statements forwarded
to them by the clerks of the courts.
The board is to have the power to re-
quire the production of the statements
in the hands of chief supervisors
and to require the attendance of
supervisors; and any supervisor
not obeying the summons of the
board is to be subject to fine not exceed
ing $500 or Imprisonment not exceeding
one year or both. The boards ccrtifi-
cate is to constitute the lawful creden-
tials of the candidate elected. The
attorney general is to prepare the
blanks needed by the supervisors. Pro-
vision is made for compensation of
supervisors and others. The chief
supervisor and the United States mar
shal are to determine in conference how
many deputy marshals to appoint, and
every person appointed to this position
is to be able to read and write English.
The deputies are to take charge of the
ballot boxes, if so instructed, as soon as
the votes are canvassed, and to deliver
them to the chief supervisor. One
third of the deputies are to be
Chosen from the Lists
forwarded to the marshal by the chief
supervisor. No person holding the po-
sition of clerk of the federal court
shall, after the passage Of this act, hold
the position of chief supervisor. In any
judicial district in which there is a city
of 500, 900 inhabitants. the circuit court,
at the request of the chief supervisor.
may appoint any court commissioner
designated by the chief supervisor to be
deputy chief supervisor. The bill pro-
vides that whenever it appears by affi-
davit that errors have occurred in the
determination of any board of canvass
ers-state, territorial. local or county
in the matter of votes cast for a repre-
sentative or a delegate in congress,
the circuit court may require the board
to correct the error, or to show cause
why such correction should not be made,
and if the board fails to comply with
the order, it may be compelled by writ
of mandamus, or If it has been dissolved
it may be reconvened by order of the
court. Every person charged with any