People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 October 1893 — PASSED BY THE HOUSE. [ARTICLE]

PASSED BY THE HOUSE.

The Tucker Bill to Repeal the Federal Election Law Successful. Washington, Oct 11.—The Tucker bill repealing the federal election laws has been passed by the house, without amendment, by a vote of 200 ayes to 101 nays. The special order bringing the Tuck - er bill to a vote and the pending amendments by Mr. Fitch, Mr. Lacey and Mr. Burrows, were read at 1 o’clock. Mr. Burrows explained that he would not demand a division on his amendment if the house would permit the five statutes his amendment sought to save to be read at the clerk’s desk that they might get into the record. [These wore the sections providing for free registry and vote of citizens irrespective of color or previous condition, and providing for the punishment of those who prevent, hinder and delay registration and voting and giving United States judges jurisdiction in such cases.] On a rising vote the amendment was defeated—Bl to 183, a strictly party division. The yeas and nays were demanded and the roll was called. The roll call Yeas, 100; nays, 198. The vote then recurred on Mr. Lacey’s amendment providing for the punishment of crimes against the ballot in congressional and delegate elections, and Mr. Lacey demanded a yea and nay vote, claiming that the defeat of his amendment would give bribery and . ballot-box stuffing free rein in delegate elections in the territories. Mr. Lacey’s amendment was defeated and Mr. Fitch finally withdrew his amendment. In voting on the bill the ' populists voted with the democrats in ■ the affirmative.