Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-10-11

WAsH1vsroN, d. c., October 10
The Tucker bill to repeal all existing
Federal election laws was passed by the
House this afternoon by vote OF 200 TO
1O1, party lines being strictly drawn
Tor and against.
Senator Hill, Of New York, who is
the author Of a similar bill in the Sen
ate, was on the door while the vote was
being taken.
Quite a jubllaut demonstration was
made by the Democrats when the result
was announced.
The Republicans finding that the
Democrats had their own quorum pres
ent were stopped from flibustering by
the fron-clad order under which the
House was operating, beyond demand
ing an aye and nay vote on the Bur
rows and Lacey amendments.
The Democrats admitted that the bill
is defective in that IL failed TO repeal
statute 5,52s, which inferentially per-
mits troops at the polls, but the modi-
acation could not be made under the
order, and the correction will have TO
be made in the Senate,
Some OF the Republicans claimed that
IN defeating the Lacey amendment the
Democrats repealed all laws TO prevent
bribery and balIot-bo1 stufing at cleo
tions for delegates in the Territories,
but the Democrats claimed that the
Legislatures Of the Territories had all
enacted laws for ths punishment OF
offenders against the purity Of the bal
los in she Territories, and Mr.. Tucker
called attention to the fact that section
l,s4s OF the Revised Statutes providing
Ia terms that
AFTER THE FIRST ELECTION
each territory should make laws to
govern It's own elections, Delegate
Smit also called attention 70 the fact
that some OF the territories, like Ari-
zona, operated like most OF the progress
sive States under the Australian bal
lot law"
The fact that the vote on the Tucker
bill was 20 begin attracted full house.
The benches on both sides were filled
and the gallsries were crowded.
Some routine business occupied the
morning hour. General Black, Of
Illinois, offered and had passed a joint
resolution authorizing the erection In
statuary hall group representing Col
umhus and Isabella, the work Of John
NJ Nr~Lr snrtlnfnr
The Speaker took the chair. The
special order being me Tucker bill to
vote and the pending amendments by
Mr.. Fitch, Mr. Lacey and Mr.. Burrows,
was read. Mr.. Burrows explained that
he ould not demand 8 division on his
anne idment II the House would permit
the I've statutes his amendment read al
the Nerk's desk that they might get In
20 she record They are the sections
providing for free registry and vote OF
citizens irrespective Of color or previous
condition and providing for the pun
ishment OF those who prevent, him
der and delay registration and voting,
and giving United States judges juris-
dlctiOn in such cases. On q rising vote
the amendment was defeated, S1-lS3,
q strict party division. The ayes and
nays were demanded, and the roll was
called. The rOll-call resulted ayes 100,
nays los. The vote demonstrated the
fact that the Democrats had a margin
Of nine In excess OF quorum.
The vOts then recurred on Mr..
Lacey's amendment, providing for the
punishment Of crimes against ballot in
Congressional and delegate elections,
aud Mr. Lacey demanded SD aye and
nav vote, claiming the defeat Of his
amendment would give bribery and bal
lot box stuning free rein in delegate
elections 10 the Territories The Lacey
amendment was lost, 9j-196.
Mr.. Fitch withdrew his amendment
and the vote was taken on the final pas
sage OF the bill. The bill was passed,
ayes 200, nays lO1, q strict party vote.
When the Speaker announced the vote
the Democrats broke into a cheer and
then, at 2:46 the House adjourned.