Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-03-29

Mr.. Dawes of Massachusetts objected to
the section providing for the selection OF
Jurors, which gave all the control OF the
matter to the United States Marshal, and
offered amendments to the
section, which were adopted, requiring the
Marshal to summon one hundred Jurors
instead of thirty nine, and out of that num-
Der select thirty mine, who are to serve as
grand and petit jurors.
A motion by Mr.. johnson of California |
to lay the bill on the table was rejected
40 to 121, all the Pacific members voting |
in favor, and all the New England mem |
bers except Mr.. Barnum against 1t.
Mr.. Blair of Michigan said the alluslon
in Mr.. Fitch's speech to the gilded harems
of New York and Boston, and the painted
Jezebels all over the country, that he
Blair could see very wide difference be-
tween the thing hides itself in the holes
and corners, and keeps out of sight, DEFY
ing all law and decency, and the conduct
of the community that organizes lechery
into law. When the gentleman Fitch
was apologizing fol the Delilah, and pity
ing the young man who fell in with her,
he (Blaiy) thought to himself, that 1t was
painfully evident that the gentleman never
would make much Roadway himself against
the Deliiah, and that the country should
have to look elsewhere than to him to fight
that creature. (Laughter.)
Mr. Cox of New York explained that
his vote TO lay the bill on the table was
not intended as an apology for polygamy,
but because he believed all measures of
persecution always defeated their object.
He preferred to strangle polygamy by an
other process, and not by this measure.
Mr. Blair of Michigan hoped that the
gentleman from New York would not at
tempt to strangle it by embraces. laugh
ter
Mr.. Hooper of Utah protested against
the BILL which was designed to violate the
dearest rights of the people of Utah, and
fraught with evil. Here, for the first time
in the history of the American Govern
ment, was proposition to punish citizens
for their belief or disbelief The bill de-
clared that the social system which Moses
taught, which God allowed, and from
which Christ had sprung, was crime, and
that any one not simply practicing it, but
! believing it, was to be not tried but con-
victed, his wife turned out on the world,
and his property confscated for the bene-
/ fit of the moral reformers who were the in
| stigators of the bill.
Without concluding his remarks the
House adjourned.
MARCH, %, 1870.
HOUSE.
Several bills were introduced.
The bill for the removal Of the Brooklyn
Navy Yard was reported, ordered TO be
printed and recommitted.
A resolution was adopted that the com
mittee on rules consider the expediency Of
adopting a rule that the previous question
shall not be seconded until bills and reso-
lutions shall have been considered two
hours.
A resolution was adopted calling on the
secretary of the treasury for a detailed
statement of the expenditure of the $780,
600 appropriated in 1862 for the COLOMBIA
ton of freedmen.
Mr.. Dawes Of Massachusetts presented g
petition of the citizens of Massachusetts:
for free lead.
The Sutro Tunnel bill was taken up
Messrs. Strickland and Kerr sustained thu
report against the bill. Messrs. Wood
ward, Blair and Biggs also made remarks
on the same side.
Mr. Ferris Of New York closed the de
bate in an argument in support of the re
port of the committee. He moved to la,
the bill on the table, which was carried
l26 to Il.
The Diplomatic and Consular appr0pri
alton bill was reported from the COMMITTEE
on appropriations and made the special or
: der for Tuesday next. 1t appropriate
$3.50, 047, against Sl,1lO,734 in simila
bill last year.
Mr.. Brooks of New York remarked tina
the removal Of duty on iron would do NOR
than subsidies to revive American com
= merce, and the message was then with
: drawn.
! The House then resumed its regula
; business-the bill for the abolition Of pc
: lygamy.
,, Mr.. Hooper, the delegate from Utal
continued his argument in defence of th
Mormon community and religious belief.
Mr.. Axtell Of California said he did NJ
= agree with any of the arguments to estat
hsh the christian right Of polygamy. H
: hoped that no gentleman was so tender
= footed as to be deferred from voting again>
: the bill for fear that his constituents migf
consider him an impure man, but he obie
I ted to the bill as unnecessarily harsh an
: equivalent to declaration Of war.
Mr.. Schenck of Ohio. repeated the sui
stance of his objections yesterday to ii
3 bill. as being too minute in detail an
=, sweeping in its provisions, and moved i
= recommittal, which was refused-75 to s
: Mr. Cullom of Illinois, chairman of ii
committee on territories said he was wi
e ling to have reasonable amendments 0
= fered, and he himself intended to move
strike out the 1lth section, which makes
lawful for a wife to be a competent witne
against her husband and to amend Il
:, 18th section. which makes proof Of cohab
= tation sufficient to sustain the prosecuuo
An amendment extending to all Il
states and territories the provisions of Il
act relating to bigamy, polygamy and co
: cubinagc was rejected-43 to ll+-and Il
= following sections l1th, making it lawf
=, for wife of an accused person to be
!, competent witness against him; 18th pr
! viding that statute Limitations shall not b
prosecutions under this act; Both, autho
izing the confiscation of the property
persons convicted under this act: 81. Or
= viding for the temporary relief of perSo
y reduced to restitution by the enforceme
; of the law and 32d, authorizing the pre-:
. dent to send troops to Utah, and acce
= &C. 600 volunteers to enforce this active
y all struck out
;! The bill then passed-94 to b
~ Mr.. Butler of Massachusetts introduc
:, a bill authorizing the president to acce
" the resignation of any Judge of any Tn
ed States Court. Referred.
49, Mr.. Kerr of Indiana from the comm
- tee on elections, made a minority report
- one of the Louisiana cases, with a resol
ton that Mr.. Hunt, the contestant, W
entitled to a seat instead of Mr.. Sheldc
ne the sitting member.
FL A recess was then taken.
At the evening session in the House t
b. committee of the whole ON the tariff b
10 was addressed two hours by Mr.. Holms
ID in favor Of free trade, and after further {
10 bate, adjourned.
s. Cupid in Boston.
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