Show THE threatened DEAD i LOOK r rabb especial s session i of co congress ilg 1 res i s now bitting was jenfored gend jend ored necessary in consequence of the failure of the llast liast congress to pass paw the re regular kular appropriation bills forthe for the army and the I 1 i legislative executive a and 11 i d judicial expenses of the government the reason of this failure failure was an attempt on the part of the democrats to tack tich on to and pass with these bills provisions abolishing 8 h the laws requiring a test oath the presence of military at the polls and appointing supervisors at t elections these being republican enactments the bemb era of that party stubborn stubbornly lk opposed their repeal the new congress is composed of a majority of democrats in both houses but not sufficient to pass any bill 1 ali III over the president s veto the passage of the apato appropriation P atooli bil bills with these pro provisions visions attach in inlall ali all probability be made void by the president refusal to attach his signature should this conflict between eon don congress and the tha executive con continue tintie the administration will after july the beginning of a new fiscal year be without money to carry on the government this is the threatened dead deadlock lock alluded to in the telegraphic dispatches from ashington washington Vy it is for the benefit of those who do donofr not read tad or ke keep e P track of thoo telegrams that we w e make these explanations and also the following remark remarks sin bin in regard to dres ares which the democrats intend to el either elther by separate legislation OX oby by inghem add adding them to that the appropriation bills so as las to make the president responsible for lor the Ap financial ancial mili will that will wiil arise ahe refuses his sign signa tuio aturo 1 thereto e to the test aa oath th tor for jurors jurors 1 i hjal passed june 1662 1862 and aimed against secessionists it p rovia ess eff that at alik ariy any term of a U united St states afes court any i person breon summoned hed bed mid mia wid as a grand grind pr pout juror may be required tofake to take an gith oath tha that he ho has not hot without duresa or con eon constraint iut lut e either etther I 1 ther taken up arms against the united states given aid or comfert to any rebellion nor directly or indirectly counselled counseller coun selled or advised or given money or other support to any one who hees heis or ia Is about to join in any insurrection or rebellion against the tha united states on re aneal to take fake this test oath the per yer son summon summoned pd is to be set aside i it can be readily seen that this law is very obnoxious to the people of the houth south and that it gives the republicans ansa a far better chance to bit sit pit on juries than the democrats as few of the latter in the south can piously subscribe to the oath seeing that the tho issues of the war nrc arc virtually accepted by py the country 1 i and that amnesty ewas has been granted j to the great majority of those who supported secession the we repeal of this law is a reasonable demand of the party now rising into power and la is in accord with tho the spirit of the times the provision provi ston blon slon permitting the military fato to keep beep the peace percept at the polls was enacted february sath 1865 and ia is regarded aa an impolitic extension of the powers of the army and a menace of the party in powen power upon the liberties of their political opponents it is Js certainly the duty of the several states to control their own internal affairs and to keep the peace pea ceby by their own authority and force and it is contrary to the generally received ideas of the powers of af the federal government to surround the polls with united ri tates troops whose presence has a color of intimidation whether any should be intended or not the repeal of this portion P the law jaw would be generally rece re nned fied with satisfaction the law in relation to supervisors of electrons was passed february and continua conti cont sana aAna lna iua a number of lengthy pro provisions pio visions the chief of which we will endeavor to sum eum i marize jn in any city or town having upward of twenty thousand inhabitants when two citizens thereof or in any county parish or congre congressional district ten citizens thereof make known in writing to the judge of the circuit court of the united states for the circuit cin cir i cult wherein such place la Is situated that they desire to have an approaching pro aching registration or election for representative or delegate to congress scrutinized the judge in court may appoint two supervisors of election for such election district or voting precinct when tho the circuit judge ia is unable to do this he may appoint a district judge to perform that duty the supervisors are authorized to attend tho registration and election as well as the counting of vat votes es and scrutinize all the proceedings challenge voters see that certificates are properly made and stay by the ballot box and returns until every duty in relation to the canvass is completed the circuit courts are also empowered to appoint for or each judicial district in their circuits a chief supervisor from among the court commissioners to hold office as long as he is faithful and capable in cs case of any interruption of these supervisor supervisors 4 in the performance of 1 k their duties they may call to their aid the U S marshals and their sever bever several beveral alloi or special deputies who can arrest any person ho so interrupting interrupt hig and take him hirm before a commissioner or judge of bf the united states stated who can cau proceed against him under the cri crl criminal amna law thus it will bei bel perceived great power is piao placed edin in the hands of these supervisors and particularly the ibe chief supervisor who is also a commissioner authorized autho rutho prized to hear bear and act judicially on complaints made before him hibi jere dere dero be ia Is allowed special fees for filing every return record document or other paper for affixing jia ala chiseal sehl thereto for entering and indexing his re cord joc Jor for arranging and transmitting reports to con Cop congress gress gness for giving a copy of any paper etc under this system it is claimed thousands of lawful in f U i voters vot ers era h have a v 0 been kept away from oe yae polls the dase base case of commissioner davenport of new now york is an illustration at the last elec elect ioni tiona proven by testimony before the courts and in congress he caused the arrest of thousands of citizens and prevented many others from voting by y dation taking care eare to keep close enough to the line of odthe the law jaw to show some semblance of cause for his action by this means he made a large sum surn of money in fees besides helping the Ue publican republican party to keep democrats away from the polls ho no won wonders 1 t then that the system is ouk td I 1 the party which has suffered d mast from its workings and that they are now determined to sweep it away from the statute book odthe nation by the eirl aid of bf the test oath the republican party have been able democrats oft the tho panels of grand and petit juries by iry the presence of the military the manipulations pulsations pu lations onis onil of supervisors and the tiie power of united states estates marshals they haye have been able to exercise undue control at elections elec tiong As might be expected the ruling authorities oppose any change remove these r regulations with which they have lied hedged ged in the ballot boband box and aud itis it is almost certain that the election of 1880 will end their control of the country 3 their political enemies will step into the positions they have heid BO so long and men who have fought against the union will occupy its posts of honor and the revenues of the country be handled by the party against v which aich they have been freely squandered it will be a wonderful change and may not be wrought without bloodshed sh ecland and carnage bo so far aa as the measures in question are concerned the fairest and most honorable method is to pass pasa repealing bills and leave the responsibility of their defeat upon the president making the necessary y appropriations for national expenses without linking to them incongruous legislation this means the democrats would make in moie more i oie ore friends y among the portion of the people a long special session would be avoided nna and ana tho the adlum ot at the anee ance of the obnoxious laws lawa would fall lau upon awon apon the party now bow gradually joking its grip uvon the country but buc an obstinate spirit rules rule the isma lama lawmakers kers kera of the hour and we must wait in patience to seo see what will be th the e issue lesue |