New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-05-05
UOUsE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

Il HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The House went into Committee Territorial business.
The bill TO establish the Office Of SurveyorGenera aud
granting donations TO actual settlers in Utah was taken up
When, motion of Mr.. DISNEY the first section was
amended to read 10 every white male citizen of the United
States every white male citizen above tweny-One years
tge who declared his intention to become citizen and
who resident Of the said Territory who prior TO
January l. 1853 shall remove TO and settle in the said Ter
IA ioy and continue to reside therein shall be donated
hundred and sixty Of land condition Of actual set
Imen ard cultivation for not less than four years
Mr. BERNHISEL Utah moved to strike out the fol-
hnp proyiso: That the benefits of this act shall not be
extended to any person who shall now or at any time here
4 sner be the husband of more than one wife. .
4 Mr. HAVEN (N. y hoped the amendment would pre-
vs He did not desire by any legislation to recognize
any sOII FTcER Wal thought it would be well to let
the noviso alone The only objection was the Committee
did not apply the restriction to the SuveyorUenera VINO
TO receive salary Of three thousand year. He cond
moi understand why that officer to be allowed half
dozen wives while the restriction IS to be applied to actual
4 settlers Why should they be punished Laughter
II Mr. DAVIS Or. H. saw no morality III making the dis-
tincion in the provso, the word white had been in
serted in the BILL thus legislang against the colored man.
He woud as soon that Utah, with its poygamy, should
come into the Union as that slave State should be admit
ted The former not so great concentration OF ev
4 as the latter which allows promiscuogs concqbnage
Mr. SMITH Val said it surprised him to hear gentle
man who was never in slave State dcoursng cacdra
on the character Of the institution of Slavery The gentle
man spoke as though common and indscrmnaic sex1a
intercourse exists lie would haye the member know the
tic of marriage il respects and to greater extent
sacredy observed among the negroes oil the South as
not hesitate to say the crime OF mcontnence as rare IN
any southern State in the great State of Rhode Island
1.-THE member was prepared to justify man having as
many wives as he maintain, lei HIM go home ana Jus-
! fy himself before his constituents
Mr. COBB ALA. desired to PROFOUND question to the
Delegate from Utah. Does the gentleman think that this
provo would impose hardship any considerable mum
Der of people residing in the Territory! lie beevedt was
wholesome provision that no man could have more than
AR. BERNHISEL replied it would operate a consd
eabe number of the people of Utah. The more wives
man has tho lands he needs to support them
Mr. GIDDINGS Ohio sad they should deal out the
measure of Justice ALL For weeks and months from the
of the discussion the Nebraska question
I'm now not southern had spoken but who had CEN
wed condemned and repudated all attempts to interfere
1h the domestic institutions of any Territory lie dad not
understand this changing of position first TO the right then
10 the left at the command OF some drscgeaht' TIC was
in favor of the provso taken an independent question:
but he never would consent for slave territory 10
form IFS institutions as il pleases. why permit
persons TO 90 TO Nebraska with hundreds ana
not let the people Of Utah do IA they choose Inc Nor
mons were respectable some OF them had been ms con-
stituepts lLaughter.l When Mormon marrles, nc
does it openly acknowledges the legitimacy OF ms emu
dsen and schools them ne doe s member me" beer from virginia
r Smith said negroes in the South contract marriage
IT, Sl Jcrstnnd three millions of slaves can enter
INV" ~; rc,a,ioni The man that made that declaration
would sell his slaves tomorrow or GO worse mere Is no
law protect coloed families from the outrage OF brutal
master Ii you he said will exclude all the lmmoraltle
l will 90 with YOU but will never consent In admit
slave State legisae TO give unlimited power over slaves
in the Territories, while you restrict the Mormons'
Mr.. PHILLIPS tAa.) said he did not rise To reply 10
the gentle man, for he could not could any man VINO
knew what due himself the responsibility of this
House. himself TO reply to such language as had la
own en- from the member lips lie would leave him to his
conscience and to the reprObaon OF his constituents anu
if neither of them would serve Us monitor he should not
undertake either correct counsel him. lie rose for
the purpose of expressing his entire concurrence III the
motion TO strike out the provso There was no precedent
for such provso in the legislation Of this country II was
men of which Congress has lately given some strong ev-
licences We not only undertaking to regulate the IN
dustry Of the icoury and become general aoners but
10 regulate its morality Congress has nothing to do with
the morals of Utah il not proper for the Government
to make the inquiry to whether man has more than
wife, How is that fact TO he ascertanedf 10 wha'
tribunal is the inquiry TO be ntrusedi is out OF pace
and inoppOrtune, and without legislative precedent.
Mr.. CAMPBELL, Ohio was not very particular n
whether the provso should be retained or not lie DC
eyed in the doctrine that Congress has the right to inter
in ell that pertains to the welfare ana MOI vi nus
who may settle in the Territories lie believed every STATE
has made il a high moral ofense for man to nave more
than one wife. lie would say TO the gentleman 'Ev an
bsma r. Phillips he was one OF those WHOSE e gn
man nrolessng State rights is in favor Of having puDc
sesment reflected from the hall and yet he apprehended
member in this House more readily yields acquscSiSo
10 the suggestions which came from the other emu ol c
Avenue than the gentleman from Alabama VINO + more
adenty in favor Of the Nebraska bill than that gentleman
What voice has come from public meetings IN the Sou IA
favor Of ,ba, neasurel What resolves from the State
Legsaiuresl 1t is dctaon from the "m'e iou' n No
bill proposes to repeal the Missouri conprSIIiss al
llfl
Attempts that may be made to overwhelm by
What = known 10 be the sentiment of the people SOUNDS
raprely 10 hear gentleman condemnng CONTAMINATION
sho Is In favor Of hurrying through in hot haste pocy
Which is TO affect a empire in the future, when no
voice has been raised from any State in favor II.
The CHAIRMAN Mr.. Phelps reminded the gentleman
that his remarks be confined TO the dcussion OF tho
bin.
Mr.. CAMPBELL replied he was considering the doc
time Of Capitalization So much was he in favor OF State
Nveignty and popular rights that he would had he the
power before the sets vote all the public DOMAIN TO con-
sruct between this Capitol and the other end OF inc
senue gulf wide and deep that il would be impassa
@e He would fill ii, if he could do so, with burning
MA from the hottest crater of Nesuvius, so that neither
us gentleman from Alabama nor any other co1ia
~s ascertain what is the Executive will. lie would,
however, have subteuanean telegraph to know whaI
s are executed Capitalization, There was message
'e ge Yesterday in the other chamber.
Tor ireleyancy
MI PHILLIPS said whenever consolidation should DC
|"me question here, he should be ready TO meet H. 80
Ia Mr. CAMPBELL hoped whenever the gentleman did
Icy would both meet on this doctrine of consolidation
Fe would compare notes with the gentleman, and 80
I<rough The whole history Of Executive usurpaon
mr.. STEPHENS Ca in rising, repeated Mr. Camp
Etlis remark that he wished there great gulf be-
Iseen the Capitol and the Presidents house. This 10
event members from learning the opinions Of the Execu
NJ. CAMPBELL explained; il there was Wing Ad