The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-02-08
WIPED THEM ALL OUT
Federal Election Laws at Last Are a
Thing Of tha Past
THE VOTE STOOD % TO cS
No More Deputy United States
Marshais VIII BE at the
ol!s-Popuiists Vote With
the Democrats.
THE VOTE STOOD % TO Is

iu- III hoto laws tne
control OF congressional elections has
passed both Eouses OF congress and only
awaits the signature Of President Cleve-
land 10 become law. After several
weeks OF discussion the senate to-day
firaiiy came 10 vote on the house bill re-
pealing the federal election laws, and il
PASSED by vote of - TO 2S. Numerous
amendments were presented Ivy rcpub-
licans, but were voted down, the demo-
Gratis not even taking the trouble 10 Join
in the debate on the amcndatory PROPOSE
tions. Stewart OF Nevada voted with the
democrats on every proposition, giving as
his reason that he thought the power of
the executive already too great and tho
ceutralizing tendency of the age should
, he checked at once il the republic is TO
to survive. Three popullsts. Allen. Kyle
and PETER also voted with the democrats
on every amendment and on the main
bill. The measure passed by the senate
is identical with tho bill as passed by the
house.
Cameron, republican, of Pennsylvania,
presented large number OF petitions
| against the Wilson bill. Cameron also
presented an amendment 10 the bill post
poning till Jan. 1, 1895, the date for il TO
go into effect. Dolph presented a resoil-
ton reciting that the finance committee
had refused hearings on the tariff bill and
directing that all memorials and protests
presented to that committee and the sen.
| ate be printed as senate document. Il
went over.
The federal elections bill was then taken
up, and Hoar took the floor against il.
rarluttrv IN, uaa, "A Al
election laws had in every instance pro-
NOTED and aggravated frauds instead
| OF abatins them. In the course Of
| a colloduy between Gray and Hoar.
the latter alluded 70 the elections of
ls16, when the e..ections in New York were
tair because of the operation and effect OF
these verJ laws. Gray retorted by reading
from a report cited by Hoar, alleging
| wtSolosale frauds in Philadelphia in the
! <ame year, when the entire local and ma
| ,ional governments we're in the hands of
| the republicans.
, Cameron interrupted and after calling
again for the reading of the message re-
ferred to, said: IL happened to have a
good deal Of knowledge Of the election of
{lsshs was secretary of war, as the sena-
| TOR will remember. The elections in
/ Pennsylvania that year were as honest as
the elections in any part OF the world.
They have been, aud always will be, be-
cause We are an honest people. Hut there
| were some elections that year which were
| not SO honest, and as secretary of war i
had TO interfere. The result was that
Tilden did not become president OF the
United States" Qaughterl.
| In opposing the BILL Allison said he had
examined the democratic national plat
form and had not found demand for the
repeal of this law, which some senators
had alleged exist there. Senator Daniel,
alluding 10 the Davenport discussion of
yesterday, presented the published tcsti-
| nony OF the committee on investigation,
before which Davenport bad aeknowl-
edged, in answer TO a question by Senator
Hill. that he had received 5000 or 5000
from Union league members to be used
in the election prosecutions. After a few
remarks by Chandler, Bate took the floor
in favor OF the bill.
At the conclusion of Bates remarks
Chandler presented an amendment which
provided that only so much Of The existing
election laws as provides for deputy mar
shals at elections be repealed. The yeas
and nays being demanded on Chandler's
amendment, il was defeated by "a 10 40,
Stewart and Allen, Kyle and PETER, pop
ulists. voting with the democrats.
Chandler then presented an amend
mcn,, the effect of which WINS
10 apply the repeal sections
of the bill to supervisors and deputy mar
shals, but TO leave on the statute books
tho "crimes" section. Il hope this
a mendment will be satisfactory 10 the
other side,' said Chandler. by it the
various sections of the existing law pro-
viding for marshals and supervisors viii
be repealed. but We shall still have the
crimes act and crimes against suffrage in
connection with congressional elections
will still be punishable under the United
States statutes and in the United States
courts" Again the ayes aud nays were
demanded and this amendment, too, was
defeated, the vote being q to 81.
Another amendment was presented by
Chandler to restrict the scope of the re.
peal by retaining still smaller number
of the ''crimes" provisions; but il, too,
was rejected, 2s to 80. Chandler then pre-
sented an amendment designed TO retain
certain provisions Of the act OF May 81,
| lo'u, uuu 70 luis alueiluiusHt hs said hs
asked the special attention OF Senator
Stewart. "Aftcr the senator from Ne
vada," said Chandler. "had succeeded as
the grand champion of freedom in the
senate chamber in securing the adoption
of the Fifteenth amendment to the coa.
siitution. he followed it up by the passage
of this statute. He declared Then that the
con stiiuiional amendment was worthless
unless congress made law to enforce H..
Docs lac intend TO contribute his vote here
TO strike down portion of one Of the
greatest and uoblest acts OF his lilc?'
al the time tho bill passed." said
Stewart, 1--WE had just passed through a
civil war. We were in process OF recon-
struction. Many things we're necessary
then that are not now. The states must
assert their rights; they must be upon the
side of the people. don't think they
have any protection agains; the federal
government. Any social law that might
be supplantcd by state law want TO see
wiped from the statute books THIS
amendment, too. was rejected. 2S 70 80.
Perkins Of California offered an amend.
ment making the federal law applicable