The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-02
A MOTION no ELIMINATE cANvAssERs.

speaker or the House, 10 De submitted Dy
him to the House, the results as they appear
therefrom in each congressional district un-
der his jurisdiction in which this act has
been in force.
Mr.. Buckalew of Pennsylvania favored
the amendment as preserving a system
which in substance had been always in
force, and under which with very few ex-
ceptions) there had been no complaint of
the action of the state authorities
Mr.. Rowell opposed the amendment and
advocated the bill.
BRECKINRIDGE's OPPOSITION.
Mr.. Breckinridge of Kentucky said that
the bill put it into the power of the United
States courts to substantially control the
House of Representatives. He was not
speaking as a democrat, but as a citizen
looking into the future without any regard
to the animosities of the past. 1t gave to
the circuit courts power to appoint super
visors and boards of canvassers for states
where the circuit judges did not reside This
was not bill las a gentleman from Massa-
chusetts had said) to give publicity.
1t was a bull to give power to
the supervisors of election. The
gentlemen on the other side were willing to
subordinate certificates of their state Of
ficers. They were willing to make the stab
at the purity of elections because the bill
did not apply TO their states. They voted
for this bill because they would not have to
operate under it, and because their states
would not be subject to the horde of mer-
cenaries that this bill would turn forth.
But the future was uncertain. The exigen-
cies of the future might put the power into
the hands of the democratic party.
Mr.. McComas opposed the amendment.
DANGERS THAT MIGHT ARISE.
Mr.. Mills of Texas pointed out the dan
so.LN sla
ton of the law. Suppose the House was
democratic, and a majority was so shown
by the certificates of the various governors9
Suppose the supervisors certified twenty
five majority the other way, and the clerk
of the House acted upon this certificates 2
What would be the result9 The gentleman
ought not to forget that this was the Anglo
Saxon race. That race had always been
jealous of its rights, and bold TO assert
them, and they never counted the cost of
doing so.
A HYBRID MEASURE.
Mr.. Oates declared the bill q hybrid
measure and not such as has been recon-
mended by the President He criticised the
power given to a hundred court house
FOUNDERS to have elections placed under
federal control so as TO have themselves ap-
pointed supervisors.
Mr.. Butterworth presented the conference
report on the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill; and the House,
on his motion, voted to adhere to its non-
concurrence in the Senate amendments
making senator's clerks annual employees.
LODGE OFFERS AMENDMENTS.
Mr.. Lodge offered an amendment to the
election bill providing that as soon as the
certificate of the board has been made pub
lie any person who was a candidate for elec-
brr motion hafoysa a TTnitaI +afa
circuit court having jurisdiction in the dis
trict, contest the correctness of the certifi-
cate made by the board and demand an ex-
animation and compilation of the returns.
The returning officers shall produce before
the circuit court all the returns, reports,
and all the evidence on which it acted in
advance on awarding the certif-
cate. The circuit court shall
thereupon determine and certify the per-
son shown entitled to the certificate. Mr.
Lodge also offered an amendment provid-
ing that if there shall be an appeal from the
decision of the United States board
of canvassers to the circuit court
the clerk Of the House of Repre-
sentatives shall place on the rolls as
epresentative-elect the name of the person
certified by said court as entitled TO the seat
Mr.. Lodge proposed that these amendments
should be voted upon before the vote on
MI. ll6lIlpnlllo dll10uuAuouO+ h0 ubluO-
Gratis objected to this as unfair, and contrary
to the understanding of what Mr.. Lodge
had said yesterday.
The speaker ruled that it was clearly in
order to move TO correct the bill at any
time, and Mr.. Buckalew then attacked the
amendments, as clearly turning over to the
Judiciary the power of Judging of the
qualifications of representatives, which
under the constitution was vested in the
House itself.
LODGES AMENDMENTS ADOPTED.
Mr. Lodges amendments were adopted
without division.
Mr.. Hemphills amendment to TO strike
out was lost, the vote standing: Yeas 1877,
nays IA. MIR. Lehlbach of New Jersey and
Mr.. Cheadle of Indiana were the only re-
pubicans to vote with the democrats.
Mr.. Buckalew then moved to strike out
section 36, which changes the law so as to
place the selection of juries in the hands Of
the clerks Of the courts. After another
long debate Mr.. Buckalew's amendment
was adopted, the vote standing:
Yeas 14O, nays 1874. Messrs: Frank of
Missouri, Harmer of Pennsylvania, Lehl-
back, and Lind of Minnesota voted with
the democrats in the affirmative.
fuckers SAFEGUARD
Mr.. Tucker of Virginia offered an amend
is made the chief supervisor shall lay the
application before the circuit court. The
court shall fix day for the consideration of
matters set forth in the application, giving
at least ten days notice. If on the hearing
the court shall be of the opinion that fair
and free registration will not be
held and that there is a necessity
for federal supervision, the court shall
grant the application. In passing upon the
applications the judge of the circuit court
shall associate with him the judge of the
district court, and unless both judges con-
cur in granting the application it shall be
dismissed, and no further proceedings shall
be taken.
Pending a vote the House at 5 o'clock
took q recess until o'clock.
AT the evening session of the House Mr..
Peters of Kansas presided. The time was
devoted entirely to speeches on the election
bill.
A vote was not reached on Mr.. fuckers
amendment. The speakers were Messrs.
Kilgore, Kelly of Kansas, Turner of New
York, Sweeny of Iowa, Hooker of Missis-
sippi. Mudd of Maryland and Carlton of
Georgia.
The House adjourned at lib o'clock.
JUNES DEBT STATEMENT.
The Decrease During the Month $780,