St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-08

deserted the Republican standard. The
states should be left free to control
their own elections. This is the doctrine
of home rule and home rule is the only
safety of the republic.
AT the conclusion of Senator Bates
remarks Senator Chandler presented an
amendment which provided that only
so much of existing election laws as
provides for deputy marShals at elec-
tions shall be repealed.
The yeas ana nays being demanded
on Mr.. Chandler'S amendment, it was
defeated by vote of 81 to 40, Senator
Stewart (Rep., New and Senators
Allen, Kyle and PETER (Pop.l voting
with the Democrats.
Senator Chandler then presented an
| amendment, the effect of which was to
apply the repeal section of the bill to
supervisors and deputy marShalS, but to
leave on the statute books the Grimes
section.
II hope this amendment will be salts
factory to the other side" said Senator
Chandler. by it the various sections
of the existing laws providing for mar
ShalS and supervisors will be repealed; !;
but we shall still nave the crimes act,
and crimes against the Suffrages in con-
nection with
CONGRESSIONAL, ELECTIONS
will still be punishable under United
States statutes and III United States
courts"
Again the yeas and nays were de-
manded, and this amendment. too. was
defeated, the vote being yeas 27,
nays IS.
Another amendment was presented
by Mr. Chandler, to restrict the scope of
the repeal by retaining still smaller
number of the "crimes" provisions; but
it, too. was rejected, yeas 2s. nays 80.
Senator Chandler then presented an
amendment designed to retain certain
provisions OF the act of May 81, 1870.
and to this amendment. he said, he
asked the special attention of Senator
Stewart.
"After the senator from Nevada, !"
said Senator Chandler, chad succeeded
as the grand champion of freedom in
the senate chamber in securing the
adoption OF the fifteenth amendment to
the constitution he followed it up by
the passage of this statute. He de-
clared then that constitutional amend
ment was worthless unless congress
made law to enforce it. Does he in
tend TO contribute his vote here to strike
down portion Of one OF the greatest
ana n0DieSt acts or his llfe?
AT the time the bill was passed."
said Senator Stewart, 1--WE had just
passed through civil war. We were in
PROCESS OF RECONSTRUCTION.
Many things were necessary then that
are not now. The states must assert
their rights; they must be upon the side
of the people. L don't think they have
any protection against the federal gov
ernment. Any social law that might be
supplanted by state law, l want to see
wiped from the statute books"
This amendment, too. was rejected by
vote OF % yeas TO 80 nays.
Senator Perkins, of California. offered
an amendment making the federal elec-
tion law applicable to cities of 100000 or
over. instead of cities of 10000 or over,
as provided by the existing laws.
The amendment was rejected by a
vote of 81 yeas to SO nays, and several
other amendments next presented by
Senator Chandler were rejected by viva
voce vote. The vote was taken on the
passage of the bill at 6 O'Clock and it was
adopted 10y vote of 80 yeas to % nays.
Tie detailed vote is as follows: