Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-03-29
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THIRTY-SINTH CONGRESS.
WEDNESDAY, March %.


WEDNESDAY, March Is.
SENATE.
The bill to increase and regulate the pay Of
officers in the navy, was taken up, the question
being on Mr.. Fessenden's substitute.
Mr.. MALLORY offered it on the ground that
it did not do justice to the lientenants, who
were the poorest paid officers in the service.
Mr. Fessenden's amendment was rejected-20
against %. Other amendments were proposed
and rejected, and the original bill, as amended,
was finally passed. Adjourned,
HOUSE.
The House resumed consideration of the
bill reported from the judiciary committee,
suppressng poly amy in the territories.
Mr.. BRANCH proposed to strike out all de-
claring polygamy criminal, and reporting only
20 much as annuls and declares void all the
laws of Utah sanctioning and permitting po-
lygamy. He suggested to his democratic
friends that if they could render polygamy
criminal they could render that twin relic of
barbarism, slavery, as it is rallied in the black
republican platform of 1856, criminal. He re.
peated that he could not vote for the provision
to make penal laws applicable to all the terri
tories of the United States.
MIR. CLARK of Missouri said the committee
on territories are contemplating the propriety
OF parcellng out that territory to the other ter
ritories, so hat the people of the latter mBy
have power to suppress polygamy and other
enormities.
Mr.. BRANCH thought these territories would
not have sufficient population thus to control
the subject. Whenever the people of a terri
tory show themselves unfit for self.govern-
ment, he would take from them all control
over their affairs. 1t was useless to dabble in
dirty waters below the spring head. They
should repeal all laws shocking to the moral
sense of the country.
Mr.. NELSON, who reported the BILL was de.
sirous that vote be taken on it to-day.
Mr.. BARR moved to lay the bill on the ia.
bic, which was negatived-l9 to 14S.
Mr.. LOGAN proposed a substitute to repeal
the law establishing the territorial government
of Utah.
The House then passed to the consideration
OF other business without further action on the
bill.
Mr. GURLEY, from the committee on print.
ing, reported resolution, which was adopted
in favor Of the printing of five thousand extra
copies of the report on our commercial rea-
tons, and also of the last volume of the survey
for Pacific railroad by Gov. Stevenson, con
tanning the northern route.
MIR. SHERMAN, from the ways and means
committee, reported a bill making further APP
preparations for the service of the post office
department. He asked leave to offer resou.
ton making the loan and tariff bill the special
order for Wednesday next. Objection was
made, when he gave notice that he would call
up the bill on that day. The House went into
committee of the whole on the state of the
Union, on the army appropriation bill. After
debate, Mr. BoTELERs amendment to increase
the appropri Ition for the armories from $780,
600 to 100000 was rejected-47 to II. The
committee rose and reported the bill to the
House with an amendment. Adjourned.