The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-30
Our Washington Correspondence.

WASHINGTON, June -, 1890
VA yron he 1c7nons in The Hoase-Dr Ber"Aeiet sur
rounded Jy Fiaend-4no,her Shrek for Frecton,-ffee
Str,s Party Voting against Kansas, de-, &C.
Among other interesting Territorial business brought
to-day by The committee in the House Of Repre-
scntativcs throwing bombshefnto the peace
f1l Territory Of Ctah-w calculated blow up domestic
happiness in that far valley scatter the conjuga ties
the disciples Of 10 Smith clap Of thunder from cloud
less sky could have astonished particular friend
Dr. Bernheise the gentlemanly delegate from Utah, hal
so much as did the committees recommendation in this
very delicate matter involving free trade ard wouans
rights" The Doctor was evidently embarrassed, possess
ing as he does nine beautiful plump, rosy hcckcd part,
uers in conugal affairs, and the idea Of five years mpri
well calculated to banch the features o.
the Utah delegate. His friends however rallied around
him. and ccered him with the consoiag idca that he and
his nine wives might arrange matters to be mpr.
soned together.
But when this bin passes which It is l&cy TO 10 and
attempted 70 he enforced i'll Utah. then Will the country
hear shrek which will be " Shrek for freedom
wonans rights The daughters of Etlh viii ten indeed
hang their harp Of thousand strings upon the willow.
But for the bill. itself -
punish prevent the practice ofpoiygamy in The
Territory d the United states AMI other places over which,
Whereas i admitted that poll ssny Il permitted , By the
uappa M 81 one n d inc @ e n
thristan country Is religious rite Of he nsabis,ns
eitzsn sovereignty require justify the practice
iof scch moral pollution; therefore,,
BE il 1cea by the senate and House o. Rep s ses q
the United In Congress assenbNt That
sny person eog married and an Of any
territory the United other place under Che eyca
sive jurisdiction of the United States shall nera1y with
other person persons oohab with
live with partners ackuow
lodging the former husband wife being
alive he she they offending SHALL conviction thereof
ne exceeding FIVE hundred dollars and be imprison-
ed not less than than five years. PROVIDED
nevertheless that this section anything therein contained
she'll rot extend 10 PERSONS whose husband
wife shall absent himself or herself one from the other Tor
the space five years he those not knowing the other
70 be living within that period nor to other person
Who shall be- at the time Of such marriage divorced by
competent authority, persons whose for
marriage by sentence Of competent authority shall have
ioen declared void
There seems TO be fixed determination The part
of Tie House and the Territorial Comm rc 10 choke off
and starve out Kansas Every emtrt IN her f1vo7
l. voted Gown ~ ihe free State party This in
IIye paradox, aud yet The proceeding show Il 10 be-
uH. Every Tree STATE man yotel against the Kansas
land Offices proposed ca ~ il the by GepcYaa
Whitfield aud eported unanimously by the committee
yesterday the committee aided in killing their own
port The senate will reverse all this action when we
may expect quabblc in Committee Of Conference
on His BILL