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xxxv1,h ooNGREss-FrRsr SESSION.

OF tue lreaSury nad NiOlated tne ptacllce OF
the Department In settling the Postofice ac-
counts, and also the laws, and had therefore
justly incurred the disapprobation Of Con-
gress, and that his conduct renders IL inn
proper for him longer 10 continue in office.
Mr.. Mason, from the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, reported bill, dcfraying the ex-
penses of the Japanese Embassy on their ar
rival in this country. 'L
On motion Of Mr.. Mason, the bill providing
for the adjudication of the claims of the Rhode
Island Company against Paraguay by the ap-
pointment Of commission by each govern
ment to sit in Washington for three months,
in accordance with the treaty shpulations,
was taken up and passed.
Mr. johnson, of Tennessee, wanted the
Homestead Bill taken up and passed TO q final
vote II was very important measure.
The Indian Appropriation Bill came up
and the amendments Of the Senate adhered
to- after which the bill was postponed till
Thursday. .Ll3hi
The House Homestead Bill wrs taken up,
the pending amendment being the Senate
% Mr.. Fitch offered an amendment that all
lands that came under the provisions Of this
I bill should be only those subject TO private
entry at the time of the passage of the law.
Mr.. Wilkinson made speech in favor OF
| the House Bill. Adjourned.
/ #
ton of the Anti-Polygamy Bill.
The following is the bill for the punishment
and suppression Of polygamyi
Bill to punish and prevent the practice OF
Polygamy in the Territories of the United
States, and other places, and disappearing
and annulling certain acts of the begisla-
tive Assembly of the Territory Of Utah,
which sets forth:
WHEREAS 1t is admitted that Polygamy is
.ln4t. u.fs.
of the Territories of the Union and is sought
to be justified on the ground that this abomi-
nation in Christian country, is religious
rite by the inhabitants of said Territory, and
Whereas, no principle of fselfgovernment, OF
citizen-sovereignty can require or qualify the
practice of such moral pollution; therefore,
Resolred, That if any person or persons
being married, and an inhabitant of any Ter
ritory of the United States, or any Other
place over which the United States pcs
sesses exclusive jurisdiction, shall inter
T marry with any person or persons, or co
habit with any persons or persons, or hv'
, with any person or persons as partners, ac
: knowledging conjugal relations, the forme
husband or wife being alive, he she or they
so offending, shall, on conviction thereof pa.
, a fine not exceeding $500, and be imprisoned
not less than two years, nor more than nv
, years; provided, nevertheless that this sectio
! nor any therein contained shall not extern
to any person or persons whose husband o
| wife shall absent himself or herself one iron
the other, for the space Of five years, the on
1 of them not knowing the other to be livini
within that time nor TO any persons VIII
shall be at the time of such marriage divorces
by competent authority, or to any person o
6 persons whose former marriage by sentenc
of competent authority shall have been dc
clared void.
: Sec. 2. BE IL further enacted That the TO
1 lowing ordinance of the Provisional Govern
ment of the State ofDesert, so called, Uiz: a
= ordinance Incorporating the church of jest
), Christ of Latter Day Saints, passed Februar
8, l84l, and adopted, re-enacted and mad
valid by the Governor and Legislative Al
= sembly of the Territory of Utah, by an az
passed January 10, 1856 entitled an act i
g relation to the compilation and revision {
! the laws and resolutions in force in Uta
:. Territory, their publication and distribution
; and all other acts and parts of acts heretofor
T passed by the said Legislative Assembly {
the Territory of Utah, which establish, SUI
= port, maintain, shield or countenance polyl
u amy, be and the same hereby are disa]
proved and annulled; Provided, That Il
act shall be SO limited and construed
not to affect or interfere with the rights
rs property legally acquired under the ordinan'
n heretofore mentioned, nor with the right
?. worship God accordingto the dictates of CO.
m science; but only to annul all acts and Law
1t which establish, maintain, protect, or cou
<, tenance the practice of polygamy, evasive
al called spiritual marriage however, disguis'
le by legal or ecclesiastical solemnities, sacr
l. ments ceremonies consecrations, or 9th
ID contrivances. H.
The following is Mr.. Branch's substitute:
d Be in enacted, That the third and four
a sections of the bill entitled an act TO esta
~ lish the Territorial Government of Utah, a
ie proved September 9, 1850, be, and the san
De are hereby repealed.
te Sec. 2. Bet further enacted; That herea
re ter the legislative power as defined and lir
at tied in said act, shall be vested in Govern
ne and thirteen Of the most fit and discreet pc
of sons in the Territory, to be called the Leg
st latye Council, who shall be appointed bic
as nially by the President of the United Stat
no and with the advice and consent Of the Sc
IN ate, from among the citizens of the Unit
nd States residing therein, and without reft
d. ence to any districts which have heretofo
of been laid of, bur ,tu 1i
bt Sec. 8. And be ittirther enacted; That 4
ID first appointments under this act shall
et made on or before the 4th of March, 1861,
which day said appointments shall ha
ed effect. L D. goo ! Hr.
m Mr.. McClernand proceeded to sustain
"a assertion made yesterday, that there was
he instance in which Congress had enacted
n special code to operate IN the organized II
is ritories. The act of 1870 was general in
'n' application, and extended to treason a
in other offences against the United States CO
nd gress, by erecting Territorial Governme
lst had delegated certain powers so that
he criminal became amenable to thelocal law
Nj During a calloquy between Mrs. Farl
- worth and Clark, Of Mo-, the former said Il
en- John Wesley spoke of slavery as the scum
ce all villains. ~. .r. HE
in Mr.. Jenkins of Va.-"Do you say so?"
ST. Mr.. Farnsworth was very much of u
no opinion. r' .L4 -tl
mt Mr.. Jenkins--"Then you declare lie.p
Mr.. Farnsworth--"I am not in the habit
IN descending into cess-pools to throw dirt
th- blackguards." T,.
le- Mr.. Jenkins, in his seat was understood
lie say, II can't receive that as an insult"
: The bill to suppress polygamy in Utah
. debated at length. all i reaI
Mr.. McClernand advanced the proposit
he to divide Utah between Pixies Peak {
rt- Nevada. n.r .i.. 7H... u'dI .Ih
in No vote was taken. Adjourned
The Madison County Affair = An APP
An .. from Cassius NJ. Clay.
= LOUISVILLE, April 3.--Cassius NJ. Clay
ed published an appeal to the people of Madi
ar, County against the Revolutionary Commi
inn of that county, FROM whom he escaped
vas nouneement by small majority on