Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-04-04

The SENATE, yesterday, having on motion Of
Mr.. Hunter, taken up the Indian Appropriation
bill, all the amendments reported by the Com.
mittee on Finance were concurred in. The ea.ct
OF them Is to add appropriations to the bill To the
amount Of nearly half a million of doii.r. ~
Which TWO hundred thousand dollars are for ful-
nlling the provisions Of the treaty with the c,eeL
Indians Of March "a, 1882, respecting the o,nS.n
children of the Greeks; and the remaindfr =.
chiefly to provide for the general incidental az.
Penses OF the Indian service in Oregon J-tah .nd
w ashi ngton, and for defraying the expenses Of
the removal and subsistence of the Indians in
Oregon and Washington ''aii' III
On motion by Mr. Sebastian, the further con.
siuelatloh OF the bill was postponed until Tbnrs
gay next, in order to afford time for the Commt.
ments. he amend
The Senate then proceeded to the con.;a....;.,
OF the bill from the House Of Representativs. 90,
the relief Of the legal representatives of ohot ~
MOTIFS, late postmaster of the city of New Vn,k
of th some ION discussion the further consideration
-. Inc Senate then resumed the consideration Of
| the Homestead bill. VI
MI Wade moved to amend the bill str;l;uo
OUT du alter the enactng clause, and ipserting rs
| substitute the House Homestead hill srs,
| some discussion on points Of order. bo,rev.r h
wlthdrew his motion, and moved to Law The S.n nv
en OF, on Inc table and proceed to the consdera-
| The question being taken the motion ,,,,s
| agreed to-yeas 26, nays "a was
| a.. ne Question pending. on the House bin was
| the amendment reported bv the Commi,,.. "" o,,
Public Lands, to strike out all after tbe ss, VI,
clause and insert the Senate bill as a subs,itm,a
| M. fltcn moved to amend the bill by adding
a ptoViso at the end Of the first section that the
| LANDS hereby granted shall be entered in ouarter
! sections, and the reserved quarter sections sball
no. be SOLO for less than double price
| MI wilkinson advocated the House bill. con.
| udSuhg Jus provisions with those of the Senate
bill, which he considered illberal in its restrc.
| lions. ." i'e iee"lc'
MIR. Pugh obtained the floor: and ou motto,
| the Senate adjourned
fiousE-Ihe House having still under consid-
Grafton the bill reported from the Committee on
territories 70 punish and prevent the practice of
pOlygamy In the Territories of the limited States
and to annul certain acts of tho Territori,I 60
lature of Utah " SIC
MI NOEL, of Mo, said be had come TO the con.
tnat ne could not vote for the bill reported
from the Committee on Territories He believed
that congress had power to enact any law for the
government OF Territory, but objected TO the
PHI upon other grounds. He held that the citizen
OF State emlgrating to Territory carried with
him not the laws of his State but the rigbts bicb
ne enjoyed under those laws; but polvpamv was
not recognised nor tolerated by any State He
was IN iavoL OF the amendment proposed by the
gentleman from North Carolina mi Branch J or
some other mode of getting at this evil i'm prao
ticai way; without Introducing the subject of
local legislation for the Territories in this BODY
ne uiu nel suppose that the power Of Congress to
aoollsn slavery IN Territory, for slavery being
ah INSTITUTION OF State, was entitled to protec ton
In the Territories under the Constitution
Mr.. DIN, of N. Y, said he proposed to vote in
favor OF the bill as at least protest of the nation
against the enormty of the crimes perpetrated in
utah, though he would have been far better
Pie's.u II the Dill proposed to wipe from the
'tatutebock at once the act organizing that Ter
rltory. .
Mr.. Thayer, of Mass, said it was refreshing to
hh his 'nat there was at least one subject upon
u
unite IN condemning the odious crime Of polyp-
amy. lie concurred in the general condemnatio on
Oh Poiygamy as an existing fact and would so act
as 70 insure lts speedy determination. But polyg-
amy MAD existed for thirteen years i'm Utah and
such zeai Tor voting against it was never before
manifested Now, all at once there was a moral
spasm or panic impelling men to vote against
polygamy at all hazards As penal statute IL
would not be enforced, and It oug INT not to be
The attempt to enforce it would be cruelty to that
Ignorant people. 1t would drive them to the
inountalns and Prolong the institution for years
But it was said the honor and authority of the
unted States must be indicated How vindi-
Gated By law admitted to be dead letter
rom It's inception? 1t was sham ab ,aitio. a
AS an expression Of the moral sentiment of the
country 1t was superfuous; as a penal statu tie il
was PoWerless, and as vindication of the honor
than futile, for il would bring both authority and
honor into Iidicule and contempt
MIR. Vallandigham, of Ohio said he would SUD-
Poi' oili "ltilOut ueStotlOn, IL II OnV pro-
posed to annul any act of the Territory of Utah
legailzing polygamy, because the right to disap-
prove OF the laws Of Utah was expressly reserved
In the act organizing the Territory But this bill
proposed to 90 far beyond that and to create and
punish penal offence in any and all the Terri.
tories Of the United States. He did not deny the
power Of Congress to legslate for the Territories
and he rePudiated the insane dogma that Congress
possesses the sovereign power over the Territories
Congress was limited in all its exercise of power
by the Constitution, by the spirit of our institu.
uohs, ana by the immutable principles of justice
1t had been the policy of the Government down to
1854 to delegate its legislative authority to egis
lature of the Territory regards all its domestic
concerns, reserving only the right of revision and
annulling.
Nh keitt, of $ c., spoke in opposition to the
bill, denying that there was any polygamy in
L tab, unless 1t could be shown that plurality OF
wives was sanctioned by the Territorial law He
was frequently Interrupted by questions, and had
not concluded his remarks when
Mr.. Nelson announced that he would call for
the previous question at three o'clock TO morrow
At twenty minutes before five O'Clock the House
adjourned.