St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-11

aDIe 20 f1lIDuSter by the IRON
Clad Order Under Which the
House Operated-The Vote Was
200 to 1O1.
WASHINGTON, Oct 10.-The Tucker
bill to repeal all existing federal cleo
tiOn laws was passed by the house this
afternoon by vote of 200 to 1O1, party
| lines being drawn strictly for and
against. Senator Hill, of New 7 ork,
who is the author of similar bill in the
senate, was on the floor while the vote
was being taken. Quite a Jubilant
demonstration was made by the Demo
Gratis when the result was announced.
The Republicans, finding that the Dem
ocrats had their own quorum present,
were stopped from filibustering by the
ironclad order under which the house
was operating beyond demanding an
aye and nay vote on the Burrows and
Lacey amendments. The Democrats
admitted that the bill was defect
tive. in that it failed to repeal stat
ute 552S, which inferentially permits
troops at the polls. but the modifica-
tiOns 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amendment the Democrats repealed all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 ballOt-boX
stuffing at elections for delegates IN the
territories. but the Democrats claimed
that the legislatures of the territories
had all enacted laws for the punishment
of offenders against the purity of the
ballot IN the territories, and Mr..
Tucker called attention to-the fact that
section 1913 of the Revised Statutes pro-
vided in terms that, after the first elec-
ton, each territory should make laws
10 govern its elections. Delegate Smith
also called attention to the fact that
some of the territories, like Arizona,
operated, like most Of the progressive
states" under the
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT LAW.
The fact that the voting on the Tuck
er bill was to begin attracted a full
house. The benches on both sides were
filed and the galleries were crow ded.
Some routine business occupied the
morning hour. Gen. Black, of Illinois.
offered and had passed joint resolu-
ton authorizing the erection in statuary
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and Isabella, the work of John Turini,
a New York sculptor. Mr.. o uthwaite,
from the committee on rules, presented
a special order for the consideration of
the McCreary bill TO amend the Geary
exclusion act from day to day after the
adoption of the order until disposed of.
He gave notice he would call up the rule
tomorrow morning. Mr.. Lane, from
the judiciary committee. reported a
fII-in 10 nf of
the first municipal election in the re-
Gently opened Cherokee strip. Mr.. Nc
Rae called up the bill which passed
both houses in the last congress for the
relief of settlers on the timber and stone
lands under the act of 1873, and it was
passed. Senate bill to extend the time
for payment of homesteaders on certain
Indian lands under the act OF 1891 was
taken up, and after some explanations
! by Mr.. Flynn. of Oklahoma, and Mr..
! Simpson, of Kansas, it was passed. Mr..
| Necklaces bill regulating the sale of
| timber on forest reservations, and pro-
viding for the protection OF such reserva-
| tiOns, was called up and considered in
| the committee of the whole.
THE RESERVATIONS
| include 17,500,0O0 acres, as follows:
! Alaska. AfOgnak forest and fish culture
! reserve, Arizona, Grand Canon forest
| reserve, 1,S51, $50 acres; California, San
! Gabriel timber land reserve. 555.520
| acres: Sierra forest reserve, 1896, 900
! acres; San Bernardino forest reserve,
| 1920 acres: Colorado, White River
! Plateau timber land reserve, 1.19S,0S0
! acres; Pixies Peak timber land reserve,
1S4. $40 acres; Plum Creek reserve, 49,
! 200 acres: the South Platte forest re-
serve, 6S3, ,520 acres; Battlemeut Mesa
! forest reserve, 65S. 240 acres. New
| Mexico, the Pecos River forest reserve
! 311.O40 acres. Oregon, Bull Run timber
| land reserve, 142.0S0 acres; Cascade
! Range forest reserve, 4,492.S00 acres;
Ashland forest reserve, 1850 acres.
| Washington, the Pacific forest reserve,
967,6 acres. Wyoming, Yellowstone
| National Park timber land reserve,
! l. .239, ,O40 acres. Mr.. McRae explained
that the purpose of the bill was to pro-
| tect the forests, secure water flow and
| give the department authority to sell for
| legitimate purposes such timber as can
| be spared. The bill aroused the opposi-
| ton of the
| WESTERN MEMBERS.
! Mr.. Hermann, of Oregon, Mr.. Pickler,
| of South Dakota, Mr.. Simpson. of Kan
sas, and others, and o'clock arrived
| without action. The speaker took the
chair. The special order bringing the
| Tucker bill to q vote. and the pending
amendments by Mr.Fitch, MIR. Lacey and
! Mr., Burrows were read. Mr.. Burrows
! explained that he would not demand
| division on his amendment if the house
| would permit the five statutes his
amendment sought to save to be read at
| the clerks desk, that they might get
into the record. They are the sections
| providing for free registry and votes of
| citizens, irrespective of color or previous
| condition, and providing for the punish
ment of those who prevent, hinder and
| delay registration and voting, and Civ
| ing Uuited States judges Jurisdiction
in such cares. On a rising vote
the amendment ives defeated-S1 to 1S3
| "a strict party division. The ayes and
| nays were demanded, and the roll was
| called. The roll call resulted ayes 100
nays 100. The vote demonstrated the
fact that the Democrats had a margin
of nine in excess OF quorum. The vote
| then recurred on Mr.. Lacey's amend
ment providing for punishment of crime
against the ballot IN congressional
and delegate elections. and Mr.. Lacey
| demanded an aye and nay vote, claim
| ing that the defeat of his amendment
would give bribery and ballot-box stuff
| ing free rein in the delegate elections in
| the territories. The Lacey amendment
was lost-96 to 1876. MIR. Fitch withdrew
his amendment, and the vote was taken
on the final passage of the bill. The
bill was passed ayes 200, nays 101.
| strict party vote. When the speaker
announced the vote, the Democrats
broke into cheer, and then, at 2:45, the
| house adjourned.
WILL COST $9OO,OOO.