The New York herald., 1870-03-24
Bergen Board OF Aldermen In favor of making Jer-

Bergen Board Of Aldermen In favor Of making Jer-
COLONIZATION or FREEDMEN
Mr. DAWES, Tep.) OF Mass. from the Committee on
Secretary OF the Treasury for detailed statement Of
the xpend,ure OF the 500 900 appropriated IN 1862
LOT the colonization OF the freedmen. Adopted.
THE DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATION BILL.
Mr.. KELSEY. trep.l Of n. Y, from the Committee
ON APPROPRIATIONS reported me Consular ana D,p,o o
cia order for Tuesday next, subject to proceedings
under general orders. IL appropriates sssao47
against 81, 734 for the same purpose last year.
DECLINE OF AMERICAN COMMERCE..
The SPEAKER presented the following special mes:
sage from the President In relation to the decline OF
American commerce.
the executive Message Of December 1862 Congress-
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w'ii other nations. foreigners Tor doing which
THIS s' is direct drain The
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and ever increasing interior Of the United States
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Delay win only this and enhance the difficulty
early action in this matter in way
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the IL qss s pa @ ss ii
vessels oontraetsd for this year viii s Of completion
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subject regard II OF such crave affecting
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opa Building ships sna mitigating @ hsm
employs thousands of workmen In their construction and
fam and The shop dl@inhes The balances pi trade against
a to the sen, Or freight and p1a
Of ines.imabe value Of foreign Our
one hundred vessels Of about hundred nifty thou
sand tons and force Of about eight thousand men zen We
ernment nothing but which had been source Of national
rebellion. statement tho
The Comnittee the Cause Of the Reduction OF American
bs Which, adopted they Ssievs WIN restore TO the ma.
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EXHIBITS other Statistics Of
teies IN reference to the subject A. the report il before
only the method. by the committee to give
so.s ' dreei money suSdy ffs % les. liable %
abuse than indirect aid given to the enterprise In this
ns be . but & n addition to ass
should be given an effective and therefore commend
U. s. GRANT.
The message having been read the SPEAKER said
that would be referred to the Select Committee ON
the Decline Of the American Commerce and ordered
to be printed.
Mr.. BROOKS, tdem., OF N. Y, remarked that he was
glad that the attention or Congress had been called
by The President to this subject. But ne believed
that the CHIEF remedy for the decline Of American
commerce was In such an amendment OF the exist
ing Tariff law as would revive and resusctate Ameri-
can commerce particularly In an Amendments Of the
MIR. KELSEY made the point of order that there
was no question before the House on which his col
league tMr. BrOOKs) was entitled 10 hold the door.
The SPEAKER sustained the point OF order, ex-
planning that his presentation OF executive dOcu-
ments was always by unanimous consent, and that
SINGLE objection would cause them to 20 back to
the Speakers table.
Mr.. BROOKS said he had but few observations to
make.
The SPEAKER said If any gentleman claimed the
floor to speak on the message ne would withdraw
II n ana let u go 10 the spea.ers na; ,,o Table
Utah Po!ygamy Dlll the message was accordingly
withdrawn ana the House, ut half-past two O'CLOCK,
consideration OF
THE POLYGAMY BILL.
Mr. HOOPER, (rep.) the delegate from Utah, con-
nueu ns arguen. ~ ans. u.s. tne p.n ~ deence Oh tne
review Of lts history he CLAIMED that polygamy was
taught by the greatest OF all law gyers. wnile mon
egafny originated among the Pagan Greeks aud
Romans.
Mr AxTELI, (dem) OF CAL, said no did not agrees
in any OF the arguments advanced, either by the
delegate from Utah or by any other gentleman, in
attempt to establish the Christian right OF poygamy
lie hoped that no gentleman was 80 tender faatea
as to be deferred from voting against the BILL by the
fear that his constituents might consider MIN an
Impure man lie trusted that they all stood 200 high
order to Justify themselves This bill was unneces.
sary harsh; II was o declaration OF war; il would
break up md destroy prosperous and industrious
He believed some positive, eifectve
necessary TO break up the corrupt crmi.
nal condition OF things IN Utah; but he Thought that
this bill, with Its tnrtyfour sections, with It's multi
farous provisions, was not the best way TO accom-
plish that object. There were provisions IN It which
appeared 10 be inlmlcal to everV principle OF the
c common law, and 1t contained section under
which war might be made, directing the PresidenI
to call out, in case the regular army should not be
sufficient. not exceeding lorty thousand volunteers,
Tor q period not exceeding two years. lie was
Inclined to believe that short Wen drawn ro,n nirl
ence OF bill TO the judiciary COMMITTEES; but ne
would hot, out Of Difference to the Committee on
Territories, make that motion. lie moved 70 recoin-
INIT the bill.
Mir. WELKER, (rep.) OF Ohio, moved to amend the
OIL by striking out sections eleven, fourteen, thrty,
thrty-o and thrty-twO
Mr. CULLoM, (rep.) OF ILL.,, chairman OF the Com
mltee on Territories, opposed the motion 10 recon-
NIT saying that he was wiling to have reasonable
amendments offered aud acted on, and that he him
self intended to move 10 sllke out the eleventh sec
ton, which makes the lawful wife competent Wit
ness against the husDand ana TO amend me twelith
section, which makes proof OF CohaDltatlon sufl-
cient to sustain the prosecution.
Inc mOtlOn lo IeeOWilit JIG VII WIS leJSSsSu W
vote, Of 70 70 SO.
The iiodse tnen proceeded to vote on the pending
amendments. 80.
Tae following amendment. offered BY Mr.. Fitch,
was voted on by yeas and nays
additional secton that the provisions OF ths
act the shall bo applicable shall be extended
the and Territories oil the United States wherein
the Of bgamy poysamy or concuonags have been
or may be practsed.
The amendment was reJected-yeas 43, nays ia.
The House then proceeded 10 vote on the amend
ments offered by MI. Welker to strike out certain
sections
section eleven, making the lawful wife OF the
accused competent witness against him, was struck
out.
Section fourteen, providing that statutes Of lint
tatlon shall not bar prosecution under this act
was also struck out?
Section thirty, authorizing the conscation OF pro.
perty OF persons convicted, was also struck out.
Section thirty for the temporary relief Of per-
sons reduced to deSitution under the enforcement
OF this law was also struck out
Section thirty authorizing the President to
send the military into Utah and to accept 10000
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