Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-07-09
FIFTY.F1RST CONGRESS-.
House.

behalf of the committee, substituted a
series of amendments, mainly formal in
their character, and they were agreed
to. The House took a recess until s p.
NJ. At the evening session Mr.. Allen
(Mich.) spoke in favor of the election
bill. Several Democrats spoke against
it.
TUESDAY, July 1.-The House resumed
the consideration of the federal cleo
ton bill, the pending amendment being
that offered by Mr.. Lehlbach IN. J.),
r-oviding that the chief supervisor of
x.srtion for each judicial district of the
United States shall take such action as
is requisite to secure such supervis-
ion in every congressional district
as is provided by the laws of the
United States. After debate the amend
ment was rejected, 1872 to 1873. Mr..
Hemphill IS. c. offered an amendment
eliminating from the bill the provision
for the United States boards of cam
vassers, and providing that from the re-
turns of the supervisors the chief SUI
pervisor shall tabulate and forward to
the Speaker of the House, to be sub
mitted by him to the House. the results
as they appear therefrom in congress
sional district under his jurisdiction in
which this act has been in force. Mr..
Lodge offered an amendment providing
that as soon as the certificate of the
board has been made public, any per-
son who was a candidate for election
NAV, by motion before the United
States circuit court having jurisdiction
in the district, contest the correctness
of the certificate made by the board
and demand an examination and COM
p~ilation of the returns. The returning
officers shall produce before the circuit
court all returns, reports, tickets and all
evidence on which, it acted in advance in
awarding the certificates. The circuit
court shall thereupon determine and
certify the person shown entitled to
the certificate. Also an amendment
providing 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 oil as the
representative-elect the name of the
person certified by said court as en-
titled to the seat. The amendments
were agreed to. Nh. Hemphill's amend
ment to strike out was then lost-yeas
1877, nays LA. Mr.. Buckalew (Pa.) then
moved to strike out section So
which changes the law SO as
hands of clerks of court. After debate
Mr.. Buckalew's amendment was adopt
ed-yeas l40, NAYS 1874. Mr.. Tucker
va offered an amendment that when
application for supervision is made the
chief supervisor shall lay the application
before the circuit court. The court
shall fix the day for the consideration
of the matters set forth in the applica-
ton, giving at least ten days notice.
If, on the hearing, the court shall be Of
the opinion that a fair and free registra-
ton will not be held, and that there is q
necessity for federal supervision, the
court shall grant the application. In
passing upon the application the judge
of the circuit court shall associate with
him the Judge of the district court, and
unless both judges concu in granting
the application it shall be dismissed and
no further proceedings shall be taken.
Pending a vote the House took a recess
until S O'clock.
WEDNESDAY, July AT 8 O'Clock to-
night the House passed the Federal
election bill by a vote of 155 yeas to l49
nays. When the House resumed the
consideration of the bill this morning,
the pending question was on the amend
ment offered by MI. Tucker va re-
curing the judge of the circuit court
associated with the district judge to
pass upon applications for supervisors
VI 0uucallOl. 4uc dHioIulAOlLC "ao .
jected, and Mr.. Rowell CID
ing it the duty of the circuit
judge of eSch circuit, within one
month after the passage of this act, to
open a special term of the circuit court
in their respective circuits, and APP
point, 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 or
ganize as a board, and from time to
time make from the list Of qualified
voters a list of persons who, under the
laws Of the United States and of the
duty, without respect to race or
color. Hereafter all panels for jur-
ors shall be drawn by the board in
the presence of a district or circuit
Judge. After some discussion Mr.. Row.
elIs amendment was agreed to. Mr.
HemphiH offered an amendment to sec
ton so of the bill to insert the words
Except section 1889 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States" He ex-
planned that that section of the bill en-
powered the supervisors to use the
army and navy at the polls, and the
purpose of his amendment was to
of 2 o'clock having arrived the Speak
er declared the previous question
ordered on the bill and pendingamend-
ment. Mr.. Springer moved to lay the
bill on the table. Lost-yeas, l4S; nays,
156. Mr.. Springer changed his vote
from the affirmative to the negative in
order to move a reconsideration. This
motion was, upon motion of Mr.. Powell,
laid upo the table-yeas 1913, nays 14S.
The tote then REQUIRED on Mr. Hemp
hills amendment (relative to the use OF
troops at the polls) and it was rejected
yea 145, nays 156. Mr.. Springer
(having voted in the negative for that
purpose) moved to reconsider. This
motion was tabled-yeas 154, nays l43;
The bill was ordered engrossed and read
a third time by a vote of yeas 155, nays
148. Mr.. Hemphill IS. c. moved to re-
commit the bill. Lost-yeas 14S, nays
100. The bill was then passed-yeas
155, nays 149. The House at 9:2o adj
journed.
THURSDAY, July 3.-Mr. McComas
Md presented the conference report
on tho DiCtrict of Columhja onnrOnrIa-