The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-10-19
Democrats Cheer the Result.

Washington special:
The Tucker bill to repeal alleXi>tinc
Federal election laws YVES passed 10y the
House by :: vote ot 90 Ia iul. party
lines being strictly drawn. senator
Hill y. y. who l. the author of
>imila bill in the y nate. MAS ON the
hrpr while the vote was being taken.
Quite Il demonstration was made by the
Democrats when the result WAS an
nounc,d. The Republicans. finding
that the Democrats had thei, own gao
rum pres ut. were stoppcs! from 'illhu>-
tering 10y the ironciad order unicr
which the House WAS opar rating beyond
demanding a Yea ard nay vote on the
| Burrows and i.ac Y amendments. The
Democrats admitted that the bill was
| detective in that it failed II repeal
statute 3l2>. which iufe! entiaIiy o.
nit, troops al the polls. hut the modi-
| tlca,iun could not b made uuder the
/ order, and the correction will have
| 70 he made III the Senate. Some
Of the Republicans claimed that III do
| teating the Lacey amendment the bonn
| orI2tS repealed all laws To prevent
! hrl brry ana Ia Int-hnX stui'ing at clcc-
/ Ii nus, for .lrir1 ;tt.S III the Territories.
| tut the Democrats claimed that the
| eli 4latul e. 81 the Territories had all
/
Tenders, against Tic purity rf the al
lut ia the Gc,ritorlc and Mr.. Fucker
| ca.ia,i att, ntiru ~ The fac, THAT Srttl, II
| l>i- uf tnH Revise Statutes provided
| that ;tItA the first Il lection each Terri
! tory SIonll make law to = 'Ntrn lis
! elections. Delegate $-suith also called
! ittonti'uu ~ the i.:r, hat soma Of tho
! TerGi.ni le- like Arizona .l'c .:st1d like
m ~.,uf the progressive States under
the Aist liaa ballot Jaw.
| .,tra.."t IL t.ii House.
Tho fact that the vote on the fucker,
| bill wa- l. II taken attracted a full
house. The h.nrhe~ On both sides
were filled and tho galleries were
crowded.. S0ms. routine business Nccu
pied tho nlnrnlnc hour,
The Sleakrr / oh the chair. The
special order bringing the TIlc>c' hlll
to a vote and the pending amrH !n'nt,
Ny Mr.. Fitch. Mr.. .;.c y ANA Mr. i,u"-
row we're read. Mr.. iiurruNS rN-
y aj!e. that he would not demand "a
division on his ;t.nrndu:.si; if tn" llou>,
would emit the five statute, hi
ammonium nj suu.ht TO save to tc read
al the clerk y q, 80. tiia; they might
oct INTO the record. They Il t the s,r,.-
rinns providing for free registry and
vote u citizen trrt,prctlvn al color on
previous ro..diti II. and pr"Nidln-s t"r
h, Punishment nf those who prevent.
hinder and G..;iy rr.si-trati ~ anu vo'
| inu, and giving tultrh States Judges
IurlsI 'ctiun in suc!t cas- =. ON IL rlslntr
! vote the amendment was defeated. II
t. t~.t "a strict party dlv'sn 1ht
, YEAS ANA nay were urrnanut Il ana tn.
roll Wa, ca4td. The roil-cail resulted
yeas. 800: nays. Us. The vote dem
on ara. cd tho fat that the Drmcc at
had 4 margin of nine in cNccss of a
oanru:n.
| The vote then REQUIRED on Mr..
Lacey, amen mcnt prov ding Tor tho
! punishment Of CIR mes :tTuin~l thc t'ii
; lot in Congressional AMI delegate c.cc'
tions. and Mr.. Lacey demanded We;
and nay vote. claiming that the dctr:.'
Of his ancndncl. would give bribery
and ba tiot-hoX Stating tree rem in de-
er;it elections in the territories. TfA
Lacey amrnun'cut VAS lo,t-!t to MI M
! Mr.. Fitch Withdrew his amendns
and the Y, te was ( ken on the sefp'
passage of the bill. The bil CO.
pas-ed-yea- .no; nays. loo
= party vote. When the Spes
a nuunccd the vote the Dcm,cI
= int I. cheer. and then, at. SY0eocE
l. House adj iDurned. 'VVVSJ