Show ANENT THE FORCE hilll in a si bech opposing the election bill coke of lexis said it proposed to thrust rudely iside the bbate authorities which bid for a century controlled oled elections I 1 urther lie said the bill involved the conclusion 11 at the people of abe several baates were fo some reison unlit to bo trusted to hold in the r awn ay iy elections for their in congress as they had always heretofore been d nig rails is the gist of ill the against tie elections bill et nothing could be more these arguments proceed on the that in congress are state od cers elected it ditc elections subject to bbate control therefore tl at iny interference in the miller by theLm ted estites is drizd ind noll ing of tl is is true aei in angress not blite oft cers and they ira chosen it the time et i bbate only by permission of the united states alicy are united baites officers pud out of the united baates treasury and sub eject in thir oali ill capacity cipa city to the united baates laws the mileage and of a lic from louisias Lou isiam or georgia are paid in pirt by eople of milne sas and of minnesota congressmen aie chosen it the b ite election only by of congress Con giess ard as a matter of conen knee 1 e of the baites 1 limes ind manner of li elections for depre senti lives shall be prescribed in eccli beato by alic legislature legis liture but 11 e congress may at any time by law make or alter lucli regulations this gives coi cress in mount control of the wl ole subject As 1 milter of pub lie convenience to the baites congress his sul tint congressmen ton gressmen sl all be e on tie 1 tuesday ai ter the first bondly in november but it could fix my oilier day as well suppose it ahoi d re them to be rl td in the spring or in m ast 1st urner hen llie election would bo entirely sapira from any st ite election at d iho aliat the blate lias a angl t to control such elections would be aren to hive no foundation on precisely the same tooting in this as both being officers of the L nit 1 baates ard not of the bbate bo far as senators bena tors ire concerns con cerne no i erson his ever question d the right of congress to jeg ale the minner of their ejection indeed alie right of congles Con gres to control alie election of representatives his never been aus and would not now if t were not to exercise the lower in lie antei it of honest elec ions it is faud hit s and fraud ii crying out ut b ick of his is i ques loti of stilts the caim tint go to not is unius bt itis olli cers but is baite cers not is apie of alie ration but is aei of i state tins is a danger ous fallacy ind opposed to 11 e constitution J ir a |