Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-07-03

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Tucker Of Virginia, requiring the Judge of the !
Circuit Court, associated with the District Judge,
e pass upon the application for Supervisors of
fuckers amendment was rejected
Roweu of Illinois offered an amendment
making ii the duty of the Circuit Judges in
each of the circuits, within one month after the
passage of this Act, to open a special term OF
the Clscuit Court IN their respective circuits,
and said Judges shall appoint for each Judicial
District three discreet persons OF good character
and standing, who shall be known as United
States Juror Commissioners 1t shall be the
duty of such Commissioners to organise as a
Board, and from time to time make from quail
fed voters a list of persons who under the laws
Of the United States and of the State shall be
eligible for jury duty without respect to race or
color. Hereafter all panels for jurors shall be
Drawn by Board In presence OF the District or
Circuit Judge.
Springer Of Illinois opposed the amendment,
declaring its purpose was to pack the juries of
the country with Republican partisans. 1t was
the culminetion ofoutrage contemplated by the
bill
Rowelrs amendment was agreed to-146 to
14S.
good deal of confusion followed the an
nounceneent, azaid which several Democrats
demanded the ayes and noes, but in SO low a
tone it was net heard by the Speaker, who
recognized Struble of Iowa 10 offer an aR,end-
ment.
Then Outhwaite of Ohio called the attention
of the Speaker to the fact that the ayes and
noes were demanded, and upon the Speaker ex-
pressing the opinion tnaL Inc demand came too
late, Cultivate himself requested sll those tav-
orng the demand to rise. The entire Demo-
cratic sdesrose, but the Speaker entirely ignored
it and did not count those rising. He stated.
however, Il there was no objection the ayes and
noes might be ordered.
There being no objection the Speaker directed
the Clerk to call the roll, amid yolley of pro-
tests from the Democrats at being granted as a
favor what they demanded as a right.
Thearaendment was adopted-yeas $50, nays
la.
80 of the bill to insert the words Except Sec
ton of the Revised Statutes of the United
States" He explained that the section of the
bilEempowered the Supervisors to use the army
and navy at the polls. and the purpose of his
amendment was to eliminate that provision.
Lodge denied the bill had any such effect as
stated.
Biount of Georgia said the bill provided for
the appointment of partisan Supervisors and
surrounded those Supervisors with United States
soldiers at their beck and call, to make voters
feel they were under the terrors of the military
authority.
Mckinley of Ohio said the amendment would
take from the President all power he had to
enforce judicial processes. The bill would
be destroyed if the Government were deprived
of the right to use the Federal power TO exc
cute judicial processes under the proposed meas
ure
Hemphilrs amendment was lost-syes l4e,
noes 49,
Springer moved to lay the bill on the table and
thus defeat it.
The motion was beaten-149 ayes, 1855 noes.
The only Republicans to vote in favor of the
motion were Coleman of Louisiana and Lehl-
bach of New Jersey. iEwart OF North Carolina,
another bolter, paired with Simonds of Connecti-
cut.
Springer, before the vote was announced,
changed from ave to no, and moved to recon
slider.
Rowell of Illinois moved to lay that motion ON
| the table. Carried-ayes 1853, noes las.
Mckinley said no honest man could object
| to the bill. 1t was said that the bill would be
| extensive mil II
sumed that the $50 districts of the country
would invoke the operations of the law. He
said there was not a man who did not know
that not 100 districts would invoke its operation
| They would diminish the cost OF the admins
tratlon of law in the ratio in which they .dimin-
ished fraudulent voting. false counting, ballot
box stutfng and suppression of votes. JRepub.
| lican applause. 1t would cost nothing if there
was no need for it. This question would not rest
| until justice was done. 1t was the supreme
| duty OF the nation to enforce the Constitution
| and laws of the United States. Let the gentle
| men on the other side obey them as the Repub
! licans obeyed them, for he told them that the
! people OF the North would not permit two votes
in the South to count as much as five votes in
| the North. Republican applause.
| McMltHn OF tennessee said the Republicans
might like mad men, grasp the pillars OF the
| Constitution and pull the edifce down, bur,
| like Samson. they would perish in a week If
| he could register the wish in heaven, he would
ask not for an extension of the boundaries or
| multiplication OF territory; not for flowing
\ rivers and fertile fields, but that the man who
| laid violent hands upon the Constitution might
| drop dead, as did the sacrilegious Jew vino laid
1 an imp i0us hand upon the ark of the covenant
| democratic applause
Perkins of Kansas and La Toilette of Wis
consin made eloquent pleas in favor of the bill
| The hour of o'clock having arrived the
| Speaker declared the previous question ordered
on the bill, and, pending the amendment
| Springer moved to lay the bill on the table
| Lost-ayes 14S, nays lie.
| Springer changed his vote from the affirma-
| tive to the negative, in order to move recon-
| sideration. This, upon motion of Rewell, was
laid upon the table-ayes 1853, noes 14S.
| The vote then required on Hemphill's amend
| mend relative to the use of troops at the polls
| and 1t was rejected-ayes 49, noes 156.
Springer (having voted in the negative for the
| purpese) moved a reconsideration. The motion
was tabled
Springer moved to lay the bill on the table,
stating that his former motion was to table the
bill and pending amendments.
The Speaker ruled the motion out of order
Springer appealed, and the appeal was laid on
the table.
Springer, having voted in the affirmative.
moved reconsideration.
Grosvener made point of order that this was
a diatory motion, point which was sustained
Speaker declined to entertain the appeal
Springer protested that this the first time in
the history OF the Government that motion to
| reconsider was not recognized. but his voice
was drowned IN the calls for regular order from
the Republican side. Springer moved to ad-
jonrn. Lost-yeas l47, nays l57.
The bill was ordered englossed and cead the
third time-yeas l57, nays 1sS.
Hemphiil of South Carolina moved to recon-
NIT the bill Lost-yeas AS, NAYS l56 Cole
man and I4ehlbach voted with the Democrats in
the ali rmatiye
Sprinser having voted in the negative moved
tt CT the reconsideration be tabled.
Cultivate moved an adjournment, which the
Speaker ruled out as dilatory.
Springer demanded the reading of the en-
crossed bill, but the Speaker was prepared for
this demand, the bill having been engrossed in
advance, and burst of applause came from
the Republican side when the clerk began read
ing. Two hours were consumed in the read.
ing.
The question then required on the passage of
the bill. As the call was in progress the great
est interest was manifested on both sides of the
House. As Coleman of Virginia cast his vote
with the Democrats he was greeted with APP
plause from that side of the House. The ap-
plause was reinforced with cheers when Lehl-
bach of New jersey also cast a vote against the
measure. The Republicans retaliated in kind
as the Southern Repu olicans Honk and Taylor
of Tennessee, Waddill and Mudd of Maryland
and Wilson of Kentucky recorded their votes in
the affirmative. After a cheer was given the
bill Passed-yeas 155, nays ls9