New-York tribune., 1896-12-11
IN AND OUT OF CONGRESS-.
a BILL TO PREVENT AND PUNISH ELEC-
TION FRAUDS.
AN INTERNATIONAL MONETARY CONFERENCE
COMMITTEE NOMINATIONS BY
THE PRESIDENT - OPPOSITION TO
STATEHOOD BITI.S-THE REV.
FRANK HYATT SMITH
AN iNTEENh'
RELEASED.

I RELEASED.
! Washington. Dec lo-Reprcsentative Gibson
(Rop. Tcnn) introduced a bill OF far-reachng IN
ter,st in the House to-day II is designated pre-
vent and punish frauds In til, election of Repre-
scntatives ard Delegates to Congress. II Furnishes
all acts by registrars that tend to defeat fair regis
traton or deprive voter of the benefits Of regis
traton. IL prohibits the officer who prepares the
official ballots from printing the names Of the
candidates 20 mislcld the voters. 1T punshes all
frauds committed by officers OF election. either In
holding elections or in making proper return Of
results 1t also Furnishes all persons who in any
wa cid abet registrars officers Of election In
pcrpctratinE these frauds Conviction for these Of
fences is punishable by fine of not more than
500 or imprlsonment not exceeding three years or
do not desire an Enactment OF the old Force bill.
We Republicans Of the South satisfied with the
forced Ny bill simply requires that the State laws
shall be properly enforced Under present cond-
ions II is impossible To put the criminal machinery
OF laws in operation without prosecutors and n
publ.c sentiment back Of the prosecutors II we
their trial will he any easy matter ! am satisfied
that In the last election gross frauds were COM
Kentucky and Tennessee. have the authority Of
a distinguished Southern Democrat that Mckinney
carried Tennessee and was counted out.
In accordance with the instructions OF the Repub-
lican caucus Senator Sherman this morning named
the following Senators as tn" special committee OF
five to devise legislation for action by this session
looking TO an International Monetary Conference:
Senators Wocott OF Colorado (chairman): iioar. OF
Massachusetts,; Chandler. OF New flampshi Car
ter OF Montana and Gear. Of Iowa: This Is con-
S.dered conservative committee with 'aloi,s ,s
friendly 20 international bmetaIIisnl' crn'assS
has heen made among the Democrats ana ftepup-
licans say they have enough votes In sight 70 pass
bill In the interest of internationa bimetallsm
Representative Barrett Rep. Mass) introduced
bill in the House to-day which requires the Presi-
dent to select the members of his Cabinet from
either the House OF Representatives or The Senate
with the exception that the Secretary OF the Treas
ury shall be a member OF the House and the Secre-
tary OF State shall be member OF the senate
While holding the Cabinet portfolios they snail re-
tain their membership IN the house TO which tney
have been elected. receiving the pay OF CaDinet
officials hut nothing for their congressional ser
vice When they cease to become members OF Con-
gress they shall at the same time cease TO he mem
bcrs OF the Cabinet.
The President to-day sent to the Senate the fol-
lowing nominations: John Y. Ostrander. of Alaska,
TO be Commissioner in and for the District OF
Alaska to reside at Juneau: Benjamin X. Kimber-
lev receiver Of public moneys at Denver Col Also
rncass appointments Of receivers OF public moneys
Indian agents collectors Of Internal revenue ana
pi,ai service The nomination Of William $. For
man OF Illinois, TO b" Commissioner of Internal
Revenue. is included.
At the meeting Of the House Territories Com
mliice this morning Mr. Cairon the delegate from
New Mexico cul,aVOrcd 10 secure the consent OF
the committee to amend the New Mexico Statehood
biz 50 ~ 20 provide for It's admission two years
hence. The committee however. was so obviously
opposed 10 considering any of the Statehood bills
that the matter went over without discussion. MY:
ttfrou then ond.a VOrcd TO Secur. the adoption Oi
a rreolu'o. 10 hold meetings weekly. but TINS was
defeated aud it WIS decided that no more meetings
should ho held until January :.
Senator John " Palmer. late candidate for Presi
don't on the Gold Democrat, ticket. had his first
interview since his nomination with President
Cleveland this morning. ohcr callers AT IN" w MT"
Iloiis. " r. Senators irlce and Thurstol.
Tho Rev Frank Hyatt Smith. or Cambridge
N.,s who has been confined IN 81. Eizabeth's
Ilo .piial for III" last year. was rc'ase to-day by
order OF Gh'.f Justicr bingham. Cf the District Sl-
tr.rn. Cour, Mr. Smith was Indicted on chafg"
~ s.udiug scurriious postal cards through inc
u,1il- Erforc irial however. h" WAS adJudged 10
H.. insane. and on application II his counsel was
-.nf TO the Government Hospital for IN" Insane
Accompanying the papers in the cas-" was "tt""
- m. A,torncv-ti.nera from United states Aitor-
n,y sherman it,ar. Of B"sio; VINO said; * Is
nv Judgment that n this petition succeeds. no pun
lie harm Will lc done" The Court accepted a nond
i'm ihe sum - g. U0 and It formal order for smith :
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