The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-03-29
XxxVH CONGRESS--First Session.

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WASHINGTON, March %, M-HoUsE.-
The House resumed the consideration of the
bill reported by the committee on the ju
dietary suppressng polygamy in the terri
tories of the United States f'5 p
Mr. Branch proposed to strike out all de-
claring polygamy criminal and retain only
SO much as annuls and declares void all
the laws of the territorial Legislature of
Utah countenancing and permitting polygs-
my.
After further debate the motion to table
the bill was negatived by l03 to .l48. ii ; (
Mr.. Clark, of Mo, said the committee on
territories are contemplating the propriety of
parceling out that territory to the other
territories, SO that the people OF the others
may have power to suppress polygamy and
other enormities = r Ef
Mr.. Branch proposed to strike out all de-
claring polygamy TO be criminal and retain
ing only so much as declares null and void
all the laws of Utah sanctioning and per-
hitting it, He suggested to his democratic
friends that if they could render polygamy
criminal, then they conld render that other
twin relic of barbarism, slavery, as it is
called in the 4cI1 Republican platform of
1885, eriminsi. He repeated that he could
not vote for provision to make penal
laws applicabl all the territories of the
United States. = -tt- -tN $ 1855
2 Mr.. Barr moved to lay the bill on the
table, which was negatiyed-l 10 against l4s-
Mr.. Logan proposed a substitute to repeal
the laws establishing the Territorial Govern
ment OF Utah.
The House then passed to the .considera-
tion of other business without further action
on the bill.
On motion of Mr. Hickman, u resolution,
was adopted authorizing the Judiciary COM
mittee to send for persons and papers, and
to examine witnesses under oath or affirma
ton, in reference to the asking for the i'm
parchment of Judge Walrous of Texas.
MIR. Gurley, from the committee on print
ing, reported resolution which was adopt
ed, in favor of the printing of 5000 extra
copies of the report on our commercial re-
lations, and also of the last volume of sur
vey for a Pacific r. r. by Gov. Stevens,
containing the Northern Route .tfl5r
Mr.. Sherman, from the ways and means
committee, reported a bill making fur! her
appropriations for the service of The Post.
Office department, He asked leave to offer
a resolution making the loan aud tariff bill
the special order for Wednesday next. OBJ
lection was made, when he gave notice that
he would call up that bill on that day.
The House went into committee of the
whole on the state of the Union on the
army appropriation bin. = eE faf7iFI
After debate, Mr.. Boteler's amendment to
increase the appropriation for the armorieS
from $3.50, 600 to 100000 was rejected
AT against Il.
The committee rose and reported the bill
to the House with AN amendment
Adjourned,
SRNATE-A joint resolution making
Macon, Georgia, a port of entry was passed.
Mr.. King presented memorial OF citi-
zens of GeneSsee, New York, in favor eftha
passage of the House homestead bill.
Mr.. DOolittle presented a petitionin favor
of uniform bankrnptlaw- A
Mr. Seward, from the committee on for
eign relations, reported a bill for the relief
of g. Hosmer Smith.
s., The bill to increase and regulate the pay
of officers in the Navy was @ken up, the
question being on Mr.. Fessenden's subsu-
tute. f--
Mr.. Mallory opposed il on the ground
that it did not do justice to the lieutenants,
who were the poorest paid officers nthe ser
vice. .iz
SENATg.-Mr Fessendens s substitute was
amended and then rejected-20 against %.
Other amendments were proposed and re-
jected, and the original bill passed. Ad-
journed