The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-17

govern, except that all ballots are 20 ps
counted by tens, first by an inspector of
election, and second by the supervisor, local
election officers and supervisors keeping
separate tally sheets, which are 10 be COM
pared and the result publicly announced.
Ballots deposited in the wrong box are to be
counted. Returns are to be made by
tne supervisors in duplicate TO the clerks of
Lne United States circuit courts and to the
cnlef supervisor, who Is to tabulate and
REFER them to the United States board of
canvassers OF the congressional vote.
which is TO be appointed by the
United States circuit court, and
consist OF three citizens of the state
and persons Of good repute, not more than
two of whom are TO be of the same politioal
party. The board is to convene on Nov. Is
each even year. and is to declare and certify
the result OF the election, and send one re-
turn TO the clerk Of the House of Repre-
sentatives, one tn the governor of the state
and one to the proper chief supervisor OF
elections. The clerk of the House is to
place on the rolls Of members-elect the
names OF the persons declared elected by
tne United States canvassers in case there
is difference in the result reached by them
and by the state election officers.
THE PENALTIES.
A penalty Of between 81, 900 and 5000 is
provided in case the clerk neglects this duty,
All ballot boxes are to be clearly inscribed
with their nature, and the boxes are to be
kept in plain sight and open to inspection.
Bribery or attempted bribery of voters or
election officers is made punishable by a
fine OF not more than 81, 600 or iInprison-
ment Tor not more than five years. Like
severe penalties are provided for false regis
tration and voting, repeating, corruption
OF supervisors or voters, improper conduc (
OF election officers, false canvassing, ballot
box stutting, fraudulent ballot distribution,
resistance to a supervisors lawful COM
mand, breach OF the peace at registration
or election, intimidation and almost every
known kind OF election frauds.
CAUCUS AT NIGHT.
The republicans Of the House were called
together in caucus tonight to receive the
report Of the caucus committee upon the
national election bill. This measure. which
was completed last Saturday and printed,
was laid before the caucus, and, to save two
hours that would have been consumed in its
reading, Mr.. Lodge briefly and concisely
stated the substance Of Its provisions. Ap-
parently some opposition yet remained
to those features of the bill providing
for United States canvassing board
in the election districts, composed of three
citizen of good repute and for the use of the
certificates of these boards in the prepara-
tion of the roll Of members-elect Of the
House. This took form in the shape of an
amendment to the bill proposed by Repre-
sentative Frank of Missouri by the terms
OF which canvassing boards are to be COM
posed Of the United States chief supervisor
clerk Of the United States district court aud
United States marshal for the district, and by
reverting to the terms Of the original Row
ell bill SO as to provide that in case of con-
fiicting state and federal returns, the clerk
of the House shall omit the names of both
parties from the roll of members After
some discussion this amendment was re-
jected and the entire bill was approved as
it came from the caucus committee, some
few suggestions being made in the line
of perfection of detail and the removal
of possible complexity and ambiguity
which the committee was empowered to
incorporate in the bill if it should see fit.
There was every disposition to secure speedy
action upon the bill In the House, and it is
expected that it will be reported from the
committee and provision made by the COM
mittee of rules for its consideration before
the end of the week.
Having disposed of this subject the
caucus next turned its attention to the
McConas anti-gerrymandering bill. This
was discussed at some length. Before a
vote was taken many members had left the
hall, 30 that the result, which was the de-
feat of the bill by vote of 90 to 26, was
unsatisfactory to its friends, who held that
it could not fairly be regarded as an indica-
tion of the feeling Of the entire party, and
they will probably make another effort to
secure consideration of the bill at subse-
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