The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-04-14
Congress.

to postpone till Monday next, Mr. Davis
territorial resolutions. Agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Mason, the resolu-
tons providing for the reception OF the
Japan embassy was taken up and passed
On motion OF Mr.. Green, the bill con-
cerning the courts in the territories, was
taken up and passed. 1t provides that
the jurisdiction Of the probate court shall
not be less than 81 90, with the right to
appeal in all cases.
The Indian appropriation bill then came
up.
/ Mr. Latham moved an amendment, the
of which was o allow California to take
care of the Indians within her borders.
Pending the question: the homestead
bill came up
Mr. Fitch s amendment, that the land
! granted for homesteads shall be entered
III alternate quarter sections, and the land
remaining to the United States shall not
be sold for less than double the minimum
price of lands when sold, and that the
provisions OF the act shall only be applica-
bic to lands subject 70 private entry at the
date Of the passing OF the bill, was not
agreed 10
Mr. Brown offered an amendment. that
the laws now III granting pre-emption 10
the actual settlers in the public lands,
congress, and that the same shall be ex-
| tended to all the territories
Mr. Green spoke against the bill, and
proposed 10 offer an amendment, that the
provisions of all existing preemtion laws
be extended from the time OF paymen.
Tor the space OF two years aud that II al
ter or before the termination of two years
the pre-emptor shall elect 10 pay for any
legal subdivision of such quarter section,
the balance not thus paid for, shall te
subject to private entry, according to ex-
!stiug Laws.
/ ihe senate went into executive session
On the treaties. Adjourned.
Uo"ss-The house resumed the conside-
ration OF the an,l-Iroly ygamy bill
Mr. Nelson resumed his remarks in its
support. expressing the hope that the pas
sage woGid approach IL near a, possible 10
unanIn!ty. He SAW u manifest distinction
between interfering with the rights ot
property and the right To declare criminal
All act which i 50 declaied by the law OF
q d The existence OF the Institution Of
lo.ygimy III tab s an insult 10 the mo-
Ial I-"iin-- of the whole population. an
insult 10 the wives and dau .ht-rs OF the
gentlemen h"le and their constituents -
II was a reflection on our national clarac-
ter that 1t should exist under the prot,c-
,Iou OF American Law.
Mr. Hooper lad that 4, the proper time
I winch would soon come. aud when he
could be heard without prriui c.. he
would defend the people of Utah from
the ctiumni-s which had been hean,d ur,-
on THEM Ia the meantime. he appealed
10 ia" di~passlonatc and uis bia.,.a iu.lp.-
mrIt Ct tne house 10 i!Iiuk i.etter of tie
!nO.VJJ Ui their fellow creatures than h "
h Il -
1t Was not his In;-ntIun - Discus, l:le pc
7 Cii!lar features oi the bill tut he rcsp,ct-
fully a-kcd the scui.cm, II If they were
prepared {" meet the consequences of its
pa>>h." Were We ROW emerging from
: difficulties with the people at whom the
: b!ii WAS l-ycl-df H.. warned gentlemen
that the trciIn=s uf t,-h viii ire rslSiiy
. aroused The SUSPICION Of hostility against
them has tccn a.iayed and he was glad
/ 10 know that there was better feeling now
than formerly: but If thi, bill bc passed,
II It's provisions be carried. these au2ry
passions will revive and with.r al the core.
. Tie fires which b!aAcd 80 iierccly while
ih. fuel of persecution was hcap-d upon
them had died out, and he Appealed 10
the representatives. not OF one but of all
parties. 10 say whether they were prepared
- rc ckInd!e the flame. /, q delegate of
all the c.tiA.ms ot tab, he had To rcInem-
Der that he could not ailudc To the dIyis-
ION "f sentiment among them On the sub
jet oi Potyran'v. ar any other.
Mr. Clark. of No, asked t. what extent
poly gany exists IN Utah. what number
mas more than one wIi. and whether the
regulation .: such marriages Is binding Oh
tho people,
Nj Hooper replied that he was not
practically polv-um>t From hi- ob>er-
walton III ten year, residence in Utah. Ii.
could say not over halt the people ,ecog
n!ze voIygaiiy, ana probably not more
than ON" half of these las more than ono
vile each. He knew Of no church reguia-
ton which compelled 4. nau TO become .
poly .an.Ist, and ot no church regulation
. which compelled a woman TO marry man
except voluntarily. He was encouraged
/ 10 know that there were several gentle
/ men on this floor who had been acGuain-
: ted with him for the last twenty years,
and long prior to his Identification with
the citizens OF ltah They would say he
was not capable of deceit-of dissimula
tion He declared, on his honor that the
passage of this bill will no, be unexcep-
tiOnatie 10 the extreme advocates of po-
lygamy in Utah, and it will unite all in
common cause against the unjust preten-
sions of the general government to put
down poiygamy 10y force.
The house voted and rejected Mr.
Branch 5 substitute by vote of II against
ljI.
The house reyt voted on Mr.. McCler-
nand substitute I" e zeal the law organ
iz.ug L al, and div.d NJ tie ter tory be.
tween jefferson a,.d Nevada. tor which he
proposes a TEMPORARY gov, rnment Re
Jected-33 against lJH
The house tabled the preamble to the
bill, which was passed with verbal amend
ment, ~ against 60
Nr. Sicklcs submitted his response to
Mr.. Williamson memorial in his contest
ed case aud it read, and after some
debate referred TO the committee on cleo
tions.
The house went into committee Of the
whole on the state of the Union.
Mr.. Sherman moved TO take up the tar
if and loan bill
Mr.. Branch was against anv alteration
of the tariff. The present Till yield. suf
ficient revenue to meet tile wants of the
government.
Mr. Sherman said he would not ask a
voc on it for three weeks On his motion
I. G various bills on the calander were laid
aside TIL the tariff and loan bill was
reached.
MIR, Lovcioy said the house had been
engaged III giving the death blow to poly
gany BY the Philadelphia platform the
Reluhlican party stand pledged, as far as
the federal government has the power, ia
extcrpate that other twin relic Of barbar.
ism. slavery, in the territories. He waut-
ed to see them both strangled and 60
down together.
Mr.. Lovcjoy, warming up with his sub.
.ject, PASSED from his seat to the area in
front OF the Clerk desk, in full view OF
all the members, and spoke in a low tone,
with emphasis and earnest sesticulation,
against the ground OIL which it was Sol. oh