New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-23

hill, e,p,essed hs surprise at the peryeron Of facts SET
forth by the from nfYa c there law
The statute book which gave rght 70 ~ EaoTnia
mining lands. except under Mexican us, a.. or ntiv
All the title that miners had was mere heenso "
lice granted by the Government; ,,r,ss ,vos sneak
The morning hour prcd while MT hcrrss we oTu,"
ing. and the matter went over untl inc heA' hi''-
hour. , ,,rc-,ox
Mr. BROOKS Rep. Mass). from tue SUP, ohm ,,d
scon ,a ad ise y Congressional District Of virginia
with The resolution that the sitting member rr' boosgr
entitled to Ge Isnoy ms for action on the s Of March
Mr. POLAND tRcp., w gave notice that he wonld
Unoke DISQUALIFIED holding the seat he having ac
corng to The evidence before the House held le office
of Justice Of the County Court for the County OF Henry
before the Rebellion had taken the oath TO support the
Constitution the United States and that during tAe
Rebellion continued TO hold thai office and had taken the
o.tb 10 upport tie Constitution Of the Confederacy that
be had voted to raise tax Of $4,000 TO arm the County
and had otherwise supported the Rebellion.
Petitions were presented as tollows , .
Mr. cox dem, y. YJ-Of the citizens or ONO, IN
~ frecmen ESQ Geo for the behet of the vii
berforce University Of Ohio also Of bs3 bank clerks oil
NewYork city, for the repeal Of the Income tax as OPP
pressve 10 those living on hxed Incomes ana AZ nov no
Mr. CALKIN Dem, y. Yl-Of the merchants OF New
York Gy for me pCrt@isn OF pig GaG rgs %i o M
me ABOLITION OF PoLYGANY.
The House then proceeded to the consideration OF the
Utah Poygamy bll. which had been special order ior
MIR WARD rep, n W a member Of the COMMITTEE tee
on TERRITORIES Which reported the BILL addressed the
House in support of il. AIuding TO the speech made
against the bin by Mr.. Fitch, about month since, he
said that he could not imagine how any man could snd
on the oor of House and in the face of the country
in the last half Of the Nineteenth Century and have the
efrontery defend the MOrmons lie had expected III
direct assaults the bill lie had expected the repre-
sentatves the Pacific Railroad to work against II "a
likely endanger their property and he had expected
| the Bohemans OF the press, urged on by con
sideratons which perhaps they best understood
TO attack members Of the Committee oEn ,ond as
There we're in Utah hundred thousand people, with
millions of property. backed up by religious fanatlclsm
i'm the hands OF an uuscrup lOus demagOgue, on whose
skirts hung all the crimes In the catalogue from lnsgni
cant stealing up TO monstrou murder ne had eApeGItu
that that brigand chief would struggle despelteS 70
| MAINTAIN his empire. The Committee now proposed TO
submit the question TO the American Congress whether
the institution OF Poygamy should longer continue anu
should ride rough.sbOd over the laws or whether IN
should be taken by the throat ana crushed out
Committee expected TO have vote on The question,
Proceeding 10 give a sketch Of the growth Of the Nor
mon Community he described Joe Smith as vagabond
York got around mm little crew OF 80 persons III seneca
County. and instituted the religion OF the latter Day
saints" He spoke of Brigham Young as having become
nlsE1e,.u d ioinea The MorDons and became Their
ibirf after the death OF Joe Smith. falling readily
Of the religion of the Mormons. lie spoke
Of the Mormon religion. aud Of their various
mgratons and their system OF missions an over me
world by which they had Increased from 1000 people III
1907 10 over 100 now and he expressed the appehen
sion persons connected with the Pacinc Rairoad
were becoming debauchcd 10y their contiguy TO Utah.
and were undergoing the changes described by Pope III
"yeesa monster o'so fdshf,a l "ieO
But s,eS too suiiar with her ilee,
We frsIer endure then PITY, then embrace"
He anpeaied To gentlemen not 10 prOcFsStina'e the
matter but 10 strike out and blot poygamy SO That III
the coming tme when the nation shall arise from It's
great struggle against the oppression Oi the black man,
II should also arise purified from the tdt OF Poygaby
He would not have the niger OF scorn ana contempt
pnuted by all Chris tendon at the American nation for
sustaining within ITS boundaries an institution SO un1a-
lowed. 50 Goddeyne so disho19r or, lie asked nat
tried whether the church OF laterDay Saints was 10
DpoTiat was to be realized that the American nation
was to broken Into Fragments, and that Mormonism
dccently and order aud let tho American Congress
make an effort least do It's duty and to yndlcdic the
Mr. sCHENCK (lep. Ohio said that 10 man was more
dcsrous himself TO put All end TO that impure
offensive, criminal condition OF Things nov cHl-'iG ~
Utah. and he not sure hut that some further act of
positive legislation might be needed TO that end but
there too much in the 0 before the House lie was
inclined believe that the advance Of the lines oi rail
Of the telegraph and the progress Of the tide OF
emigration, carry ing win taI te influences OF Chilsa
civilization, would be more effective than all the enact
ments Congress 10 accomplish the object IN view" III
seemed to him. At any rate that 1t would be necessary TO
| pruno the bill of some of Its PROVISIONS for test
What Il should be- There were q number Of
subjects Of general interest which he, Chairman of
which the ought TO be considering send
least, of them TO the senate And ho fclt 1t ms
duty endeayOr by some notion Ia get rid OF this bill
a subject of present consideration and discussion be-
the House. He proposed, therefore, TO move lts
Mr. BUTLER Rep. Mass.l expressed the hope that the
subject would disposed Of without further postpone
ment II laid aside. that fact would he taken
in Utah as evidence that the Governor recently
there by President would not he sustained III
deavor enforce the laws Of the United States II Con-
gress going deal with the question Of po-
lycamy IN Utah, should do once. lie thought
that the sentiment OF the people enlisted in favor or
This measure more than any other before House He
therefore suggested that the discussion should 20
with short speeches and the bill be voted to-day
tomorrow, and sent to the Senate
Mr. SCHESCk moved the pOstp0nement Of the bill for
three weeks.
Mr. JOHNSON Dem, Cali moved 20 lay il on the table.
The motion rejected, Yeas, 80; Nays III,