The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-05
House OF Representatives.

WASHINGTON May 4, 1854.
UTAH NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. on MORMON roLyoAMv, ETC
The House went into Committee Territorial business
and took up the bill to establish the Office Of Surveyor
General and granting donations of land to actual settlers
in Utah.
On motion Of Mr.. DISNEY, (dem }, of Ohio, the first
section amended to read to every white male citi
of the United States, every white male citizen
above twenty years Of who declared his intention
to become citizen and who is a resident Of said
Territory, who, prior to January 1885, shall
TO and settle In the said Territory, and continue reside
therein shall be donated hundred sixty acres OF
land condition Of actual settlement and cultivation for
not less than four years"
Mr. BERsrsxr (dem) of Utah, moved TO strike out the
following proviso-Ihat the benefits OF this act shall
not be extended to any person who shall now any
time hereafter be the husband OF than ono wife,
Mr. HAVEN, (dem.) Of NJ Y, hoped the amendmcnt
would prevail lie did not desire, by any legislation, to
recognize any such imputation that.
Mr. LErcHyR, (whg) Of KY, thought 1t would be well
let the proviso alone. The only objection was, the
committee did not apply the restriction to the Surveyor
General who to receive salary of three thousand dol
lars year He conll not understand why that officer
TO be allowed bali dozen wives, while the restrc
ton TO bc applied to actual settlers Why should they
be punisbeds Uaughter)
Mr. DAVIS, (denJ Of H. l., saw no morality in making
the distinction in the proviso as the word white had
been inserted in the bill, thus egsating against the
| polygsmy should come into the Union as thst slave
State should be admitted The former not great
concentration Of evil as the latter which allows pro-
| miscucus copcnbinagc.
Mr. SMITH, Qem.) OF Va, said surprised him to hear
gentleman, who never in slave state, discoursng
&c caherd the character of the institution OF sla
| very The gentleman spoke though common and
Understandable sexual exists lie would have
the member know the tie Of marriage is, in many res
poets and to greater extent sacedy observed among
the negroes Of the South among the people from whom
the member lie did not hesitate to say that the
crime OF incontnencc is In any Southern State
prepared TO justify man having n many wives
he maintain, let him 60 home and justify himself
before his constituents.
Nr. Com, (dem OF Ala, desired to propound a ques
tion 70 the delegate from Utah.-Dd the gentleman
think that this proviso would impose hardship any
considerable number of people residing In the terrtory
He believed II was wholesome provision, that
| could have more than one wife at one time.
Mr. EERSrusxI replied II would operate . consider
able number Of the people of Utah. The more wives
man has the more land he requires to support them.
1 UGughter) -
\ Mr. CIppixas (aboiopst) Of Ohio said they should
deal out the same Of Justice 10 all For weeks
and months from the commencement Of the discussion
On the Nebraska question till now, not Southern
had SPOKEN but who had censured, condemned and
pudaied ali attempts to interfere with the domestic In
tftuticns Of any territory He did mot underand this
changing Of position nrstt the right thep to the sf
AT tho command Of drin sergeant He In favor
Of the provisio taken an independent question;
hut be never would consent for . slave territory
10 form it instituticns - II plsssse Why pssnft
rscrs 10 10 10 Nebraska with hundreds Of coacahBss
ira u: c' IL icors Of U'ah do a. they choose. N