Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-03-23
EVENING STAR.
CONGREssIONAI
The Case of Gen. AmesBriSh ham
Young and Poly 2 Itay.
Conclusion Of Yesterdays Proceedings.

Concl1Slon OF IeSJeToay ProcSe1l1gb
SENATE.-After our report chad - -
Mr.. COnkling closed his spr" ch ia me case or
Gen. Ames, asking: Now. did Gen Amos 60 u
Mississippi with the intention of residing there
70. he was sent there by superior authority. To
proceed under orders 10 n Stsfe j. not to 90 vol
unfairly. Mr. &. quoted at some length from
English authorities to prove hat the principle
mat an army officer can acquire in any locality
10 which he had been order q q residence. no
matter how long his stay NAV be. j. not Tecog-
nized- He (Nr. c. had been told that the votes
q senators had been solicited in favor OF Gen.
Anes because of his probable course N he were
admitted IN time on subjects that were 10 come
up. Can such things be? Is IT possible? God
forbid Far distant be the dsy when the elect
o States assembled here to preserve their hber-
ties and watch their interests shall b. actuated
Nv such considerations a. these.
Mr. Rice remarked that he came TO a Iii -ferent
conclusion from the majority of the committee.
lie went ON 10 argue in favor of the perfect cit.
zenship OF Gen. Ames, and in reply to the OH
jeCtiOns that had been made, denied that there
was any improperly in Gen. Ames becoming a
candidate for the Gnitsd States Senate.
Mr.. Howard agreed that the conrllsi of the
committee and OF Mr.. COnkling were incorrect,
was indiSputable.
Mr.. Thayer followed Mr.. Howard m the "a ne
line of argument.
Mr.. Thurman stated that he hal studied tins
case just As he would had he been judge on
The bench There IL no evidence whatever to
show that General Ames had acquired in
haoitaney in Mississippi except has full inten-
ton.
Without further action the Senate then. at
2 40 y. m, adjourned.
HOUSE--After our report closed. the Utah
bill was discussed at length.
MI Schenck (Ohio) agreed with the gentle
man from New YORK, (Mr. ward.) that there
was great necessity for the passage OF a bill
upon this subject; but he thought the present
bill was too cumbrous, and would require a guod
deal of amendment He thought therefore, We
should be in position to get at other and more
important business, and he would. tn srefore,
move To postpone its consideration Tor five
weeks
Mr.. Butler (Mass.) hoped there would be no
delay, but that the bill would be pressed 10 a
Vote III II was the purpose of Congress ever TO
deal with this question now was the tiIn.: ami
there was no question upon which the people
was moIShnited that something should b. done
This yds not ike the tariff or tn funding BILL
lue<'1on upon which parties or sections of par
tres were divided, and il could. therefore, be
easily now pushed 10 a conclusion. Bssif = the
kepubllean party was pledged to take some ac-
tlon upon this question. 1t WAS always Under
stood that this twin relic OF bar barism IN Ist be
disposed OF after we had got rid Of, not its elder.
but ITS greater brother, slavery. He trusted
al vote was reached and the matter was got
out OF the way.
Dir. CulIom. In.) chairman of the Committee
ON Territories, hoped there would be no delay
now in disPosing of the bill.
Mr.. Blair Mich.) addressed the House in IA
yorof the bill Abiding to the speech made a
III.
Blair said he did not fear war or conflict of
arms. for he believed the tendency of thf. bill
would he TO quiet the country. Young was
travelling westward seeking anoth.r resting
llace, and that he would move his people there
ii this bill passed.
Mr.. Hooper CUtah) corrected Mr.. Blair. to
say that he had been misiniormeG. and that
Brigham Young was only making y tourney
southwark that he was in the habii Of makjnr
annually, and that he had no iH.ensiJn of ma
king a change of location.
Mr. Blair was glad to be corrected if he wa,
IN error. HE then resumed the discussion of the
Jill, and especially the clause relating TO the
jury system, which he said had been objected
70, put WHICH was only like the system prevail
Mr.. Cox IN. W said that he had voted TO Law
the bin upon the table, but because of that vote
he dd not ask TO be understood a. opposing any
bill TO correct this twin relic of barbaTism But
this bill smacked of persecution, and all such
bills were calculated To perpetual. the very
evils they we're intended to correct He was OPP
posed 10 Iolygamy, but wanted TO strange it in
MIR. Blair hoped the gentleman would not at
tempt to strangle It by embr acing it. Laugh
teri
Mr.. Pomeroy dow a. next addressed the House
IN favor OF the bill. In the course of his re-
marks, among other charges brought against
the MormOns, was one that the MormOns claimed
the personal right 10 the soil.
Mr.. Hooper Utah denied that. All that they
claimed OF the soil was as much as they could
occupy, and they only claimed that for the pur-
Mr. Ward N W asked whether DIR. Robin
son was not sssassinated some years ago because
he claimed some rights to the soil and was a
Gentle.
Mr. Hooper said that assassination was with
out lation or excuse, but he denied that it
was the cause stated by Mr.. Ward. 1t was
also serted that Robinson was killed because
he W Mt there II establish a Sunday school,
when he truth was that he was connected With
a bow ing saloon and ten-pin alley in Salt Lake
There Was not much analogy between SUNDAY
school teaching and ten-pin alley playing.
Mr.. Hooper obtained the door, and commenced
his speech in opposition TO the bill, and at 40
yielded to Mr.. Wood, On. w. upon whose mo-
ton the House adjourned.
GOODWIN SMITH ON EMIGRATION TO yIR-
GINIA--The London Daily News publishes a
letter from Professor Goodwin Smith, addressed
20 friend in England, on the subject OF emf
grafton to Virginia. Professor Smith saws:
Virginia is q magnificent state, in point of
Resources and capabilities as well as in point OF
extent and situation The soil is rich, including
excellent wheat land, particularly in the west
in the east IL has been somewhat exhausted
though 4 presume not irrepsrsbly, by slave
culture. On the Chesapeake Bay and along the
James River there are some unhealthy tracts
which Of course should be avoided; but the
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