The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-22
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senate.
Continued from Third Edition
Mr.. Wilson called up the Joint resolution relating.
TO the construction OF the Rock Island Railroad
bridge, between Rock Island AID the city OF Daven-
In answer to Mr.. Thurman, Mr.. Wilson ex-
planned that the bill intended TO lessen the ex
Gle track or wide bridge with double track. thus
avoiding the difficulty Of operating draw, owing
to the current OF the Mississippi The bill passed
moved that the Senate take up the report OF the IN
dietary Committee In the case OF General Amea
TIE motion being agreed to, Mr.. Conkling yielded
the floor to Mr. Anthony, upon whose motion the
the report Of the special Committee Of Ss ouss .,
the decline OF American commerce was taken up.
After considerable debate in which Mr.. Chandler
strenuously opposed the conclusions OF the COM
mittec, the resolution was adopted.
At 1'1b o'clock the case OF General Ames, as sena-
tor elect from Mississippi taken up, and the
report of the Judiciary Committee read.
House.
Continued from the Third Edition.
Mr.. Brooks (Mass.), from the Subcommittee OF
Elections, made a report In the case OF the con-
tested election from the Fourth Congressional Dis
member (1T. BooEer] is entitled to retain his seat
He gave notice that he would call the report for
action on the 91st Of March.
Mr.. Poland gave notice that he would offer az
substitute for the resolution one declaring Mr.
Booker disqualified from holding the seat he having
according TO the evidence before the House, held
the ONCE OF Justice OF the County Court for the
county OF Henry before the Rebellion, and had
taken the oath to support the Constitution of the
United states, and had during the Rebellion CON
tnued to hold that ONCE and had taken the oath to
support the Constitution OF the Confederacy; that
county militia in opposition to the United States
Government, and had otherwise supported the Re-
bellion.
Petitions were presented az follows-
by Mr. Cox, Of citizens OF Ohio in favor OF dvest-
ing from the fund appropriated for the education OF
freedmen $4,000 1or the benent OF the Wiberforce
Also, Of 5ss bank clerks Of New York city for the
repeal OF the income tax, as oppressive to those
living fixed income. and as no longer demanded
by the financial needs Of the country.
by Mr.. Calkin, OF merchants of New York city for
the importation OF pig lead free of duty.
BY Mr.. Kelsey, Of New York, two like petitions OF
The House then proceeded to the consideration of
the Utah Polygamy bill, which had been made spe-
cial order for this day over all other rules and
Mr.. Ward member of the Committee on Terri
tories, which reported the bill. addressed the House
against the bill by Mr. Fitch about month month since, since
could stand the oor Of the House and in the face
Of the country, in the last half Of the nineteenth
century, and have the effrontery to defend the Nor
mons He had expected indirect assaults upon the
| bill He had expected the representatives OF the
Pacific Railroad to work against it as likely to
| danger their prospects, and he had expected the
Bohemians Of the press, urged on by considerations
which perhaps they best understood, to attack MEM
bers OF the committee, as had been done in prom-
There were in Utah hundred thousand people
| with millions OF property, backed up by religious
| fanaticism, in the hands OF unscrupulous dema-
gogues, on whose skirts hung all the crimes in the
catalogue, from lnslgnlncant steallng up to mon
| strous murder. He had expected that that brgand
chief would struggle desperately TO maintain his
empire. The committee now proposed to submit the
quesslon to the American Congress whether the in
| sttution OF polygamy should longer continue and
! shOu ride rough. .shod over the land. Whether, in
obedience to the dictates OF the age and OF civza-
ton, the monster shall be taken by the throat and
| crushed ont. The committee expected to have
vote on the question: and expected to pat gentlemen
| on the record.
The House refused to table the Polygamy bill by
vote OF 40 yeas to 121 nays, and the discussion is
| proceeding.
| bate and action. The previous question Is to be
| moved tonight, and the vote taken tomorrow.