Mr. FARKSWORTH. The 1st charge is with reference to the 15th district 0 the 18th ward. Now, sir, with reference to the registers of that district, it was said that they were non-residents of that election precinct. Now, there is no charge whatever of that kind in the notice, given by the contestant to the sitting member; not a word. The charge of the contestant, in his notice to the sitting member, was that the district was illegally cre ated. But not a word is said that the registers appointed for that district were illegally appomted. It does appear, from the testimony, that the 3 registers a pointed for that district were not residents of that particular election precinct and from reading the election law of the State of N NewYork, it appears to me that it is required that they should reside in the district for which they were appointed. I do not agree with the conclusion of the minority of the committee, that the law does not require that they should live in the election district, but only in the assembly district. I disagree, also, with the reasoning of the majority of the committee upon that subject. That reasoning is, that it is necessary that the registers should live in the election district, because they are more likely to be acquainted with the voters and the circumstances of the district. These districts are arbitrarily cre ated. Lines are made, certain streets and certain numbers are included within an election district. Now, a man snpointed register, although he may live with 1n the district, may live upon the outskirts, and may not necessa rily know more about that district than he does of any other part of the ward. Then, again, there may be, and probably are, districts in the city of NewYork, where fit and propermen cannot be found within the election districtto act as registers. Ijudge that is so from a fact to which I desire to call the attention of the House, that since this election the Legislature of NewYork have amended their election law, and have provided that registers of election shall be residents of the assembly district, but they need not be residents of the election district.