The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-05-29
CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS.
Salient Features OF the Measure Reported
by the Huuse Committed.

SoNo EICSttoINo
Salient Features of the Measure Reported
by the House Committee.
Congress Is expected to pass sotne meas
ure for the protection of the ballot at Fcd-
eral elections. A large number of bills
for this purpose have been introduced.
Some OF them are quite radical, some
have little practical value. 1t seems to
be the general opinion among Repub-
Leans that q bill limiting Federal inter-
ference to the act of supervision Of the
elections Is about what is needed. SEN
ator Hoar's bill covers the case pretty
well. But tho House committee bill,
prepared by instruction of the Repub-
lican caucus, seems to be the measure
that gives most general approval. This
bill differs but little from the lIoar bill.
Its main purpose is to extend the pres
emit system of Federal supervision so rs
to mako 1t available whenever it is
needed. Under the present law it is
limited to cities having a certain mini
mum population. The Hoar bill pro-
vidcs that there can be judicial inter-
ference when u hundred voters petition
for it. The House bill fixes the number
VI DtllJlOHtiS ItuullCu az hlIl lhSttdu
OF one hundred. 1t provides punish
ment for any person who should change
the position of boxes intended for Con-
grcssional ballots with an intention to
deceive. The chief supervisor in each
election district is required to keep the
poll list and a list of rejected votes,
showing the reasons for their rejection.
lie is also required to separately re-
ccive these rejected ballots, place the
name Of the voter upon the back and in
close them III separate envelopes. The
supervisors are also required to inspect
all ballots as they are being canvassed
and counted by the local election Of
ticcrs and make a separate return of the
result of the vote, being governed by the
laws of the State, except as otherwise
provided by the act.
They are also to inspect the returns
for representatives and delegates in
Congress of the local inspectors of cleo
tons, and note whether or not they dis
agree with their own returns. In case
the polls are not open within one hour
from the time fixed by State law, it is
made the duty of the supervisor to open
them to ballots for representative and
delegates in Congress only, and conduct
the election and make the returns ac-
cording to the State law.
In oocl i.liriol district corvoss;nr
hoorJ to tn' bo crootod cnmnoeod Of thoo
cr,inr srnsryisors Irnitod Sta,os District
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rhis ht,rd 10 ia corroct mrorfoct rc.
,nnns. ,ri,L tLo nsei.,onoo - tho snnor-
,isnrs e., tohuI,+o FIN rotrrro for ron-
na,on,a.i,.". aad 5aIo.otoa IA e. tur
rf.h' -ccrios ohio Observation-Disclosures ond
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TLis Int,ar oni,or 10 70 oy,,inn Tho ro.
,nrrs .rd whoro ,Lo roSnit cornicts
With a." ro,rrns Of ,ho 1ocoI conUassinr
Ioorl =, tbo nxtant nf roturnina AZ,
tonan. 49, ~ rornnoss that 18th,
Of + oor,ifo1 shalI ha,Iaood
~ H., ,"aiI y, -. natn 49,
IIorso do,i1ns wbinh has bonn duIu
aioa.n,
rrbouo = Tho uoin footuros Of ,bo
hill v'horc il notbinr in tbo hin IN
which bonast ma, sbonIa obioct II 10
free from the objections which have
loor roisod oroinnst ..for,o hills ar
any svstpm of Endar,1 control of ,,ec-
ZION. ubich eoon to t,l,o tho m,cbirorr
or voting ont Of tho honds NJ tho loca,
.u+Loritio. II nronosn, ,oth;nn roro
thor , cor,rotopt srn,r,iSior onor tbo
olec,io,. Il, which Tho Nation has an
interest In the election of avery CON
rrcssmon thora arc two nartios at inter.
est. ono the neonlc of the district which