Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-04-12
COngressios1al.


Ways and Means repotsed the Post Office
APPROPRIATION bill.
The House sesuped the consideration Of
the Anti Polygamy bin
MIR. Nslson resumed bis remarks in its
support, expressing the hope that its pass
age would approach as near as possible to
unanimity; be saw manifest distinction
between interfering with the right of prop
erty and that to declare criminal an act de-
claFed by the, Jaw OF God. 90 rfr-I
| The existence of The institution ofpoIvp.
amy in Utah is an insult to the moral feel
ings Of the whole population, an insult to
the wives and daughters Of the gentlemen
here and their constituents. 1t was re-
/ Election on the National character that it
it should exist under the protection Of
American law. -s--- - 49, Il.
Mr.. Hooper said that at the proper time,
which would soon come, and when be could
be heard without prejudice, he would de-
fend the people of Utah from the calum-
mics which bad been heaped upon them.-
In the meantime he appealed to the dis
passionate and unbiased Judgment of the
House to think better of the 100000 Of
their fellow creatures than they bad been
represented by their enemies. 1t was not
his intentionto to discuss the peculiar features
of the bill, but he respectfully asked the
gentlemen if they were prepared TO meet
the consequence of its passage. Were we
not now emerging from difficulties with the
people at whom the bill was leysled. He
warned the gentlemen that the feelings of
Utah will be easily aroused. The suspicion
lof hostility against them has been allayed,
and be was glad to know that there was
better feelings now than formerly, but if
this bill be passed, fits provisions be car
red, those angry passions will revive and
wither at The core. The fires which blazed
SO fercely while the fuel of persecution was
heaped upon them had died out ard he
appealed to the Representatives, not of one
but OF all parties, to say whether they were
prepared 10 rekindle the fame. As a
Delegate Of all the citizens of Utah he had
to remember that he could not allude to
the division ofsentilnent among them on
the subject Of polygamy or any other.
Mr. Clark, of Mo-, asked to what extent
polygamy exists in Utah !; what number has
more than one wife, and whether the regu-
latien of such marriages is binding on the
people. sib .s5.ssni 20 50 age6s
Mr.. Hooper replied that he was not prac-
tically polygamist.5 From his observa-
ton of ten years residence in Utah, he
could say not over one half the population
recognize polygamy, and probably not more
than one half of these have more than one
wife, each. He knew of no church regu-
lation which compelled man 10 become
polygamist; and of no church regulation
which compelled a woman to marry man
except voluntarily. He was encouraged
to know that there were several gentlemen
on the floor who had been acquainted with
him for the last 20 years, and long prior to
his identification with the citizens of Utah.
They would be say was not capable of deceit
or dissimulation. He declared on his honor
that the passage of this bill will not be un-
exceptionable to ths extreme advocates of
poly gamy in Utah, and it will unite all peo-
pie in common cause against the unjust
pretensions of the General Government to
put down polygamy by force.
The House voted and rejected Mr..
Branch's substitute by Al against Isl.
The House next voted on Mr.. McClern-
and's substitute to repeal the law organic
ing Utah and dividing the territory between
Jefferson and Nevada, for which be propos-
ed temporary government. Rejected
3s against l39 e
The House tabled the preamble to the
bill, which was passed, with verbal amend
ments--149 against co..
Mr.. Sickles submitted his response to
Mr.. .Williamson's s memorial in his contest
ed case, and. it was read, and after some
debate referred to the Committee on Elec-
tions
The House wentinto Committee of the
Whelezon the state Of the Union.
Mr.. Sherman moved to take up the Tariff
and Loan Bill. g1s 7r ari s-a..
Mr.. Branch was against any alienation
of the Tariff. The present bill yields suf
6cient revenue to meet the wants of the
Government. ls.3f al assss -=f
Mr.. Sherman said he would rot ask a
vote on it for three weeks. - -5a
On his motion the various bills on the
calender were laid aside till the Tariff and
Loan Bill was reached.
Mr.. Lovejoy said the House had been
engaged in giving the death blow to
polygamy. By the Philadelphia platform
the Republican party stand pledged as far
as the Federal Government has the power
10 extricate that other Turin relic of bar
barian slavery in the Territories. He want
ed to see them both strangled and 60 down
together. ~ s@@ scr :
= Mr.. Lovejoy, warming up with his sub
ject, passed from his seat to the area in
front of the Clerks desk in full view Of
all the members and spoke in loud tone
with emphasis and earnest gesticulation
against the ground on which it was sought
to Justify slavery because the creatures are
poor and the strong have the power to op-
press the weak. The rich Cypress the
poor. The spirit of slavehelding being the
! spirit of the devil, DC. ea ei saz D
MIR. Pryor said the gentleman from Hi
nois had no right to shake his fist at gen
tlemen on his side. 1t was bad enough to
stand in his own place there and talk bis
treason and insolence. -. -, -.
Mr.. Barksdale-Let him keep on his own
side of the House. .-s.--
The confusion soon became general and
the members began to press into the area.