New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-22
WASHINGTON.
SOUTHERN STATE FINANCES - AGRICULTURAL
COLLEGEs-wHY THE APPORTIoNMENT BILL
Is DELAYED-THE POLYGAMY QUESTION.
lBY TELEGRAPH 70 TIE TRIBuNB.l
WASHINGTON, Saturday, Jan. Il,


made by commiteeof Congress will be that OF Repre-
sentative Stevenson OF Ohio tho financial operations
INST and present OF the insurrectonary States. The
report will show the financial condition OF each OF the
Southern States at the time OF secession and also at the
surrender, at reconstruction, and now, showing In
addition the losses by the the increase OF the dcDts
up the time reconstruction and from that period 10
the present time Also the Of conducting the State
Governments at the different periods and az near as
possible Of taxes levied how the debts were
Increased what frauds have been perpetrated az well as
the general resources and assets of each state
The inquiry now making by the House Committee on
Agriculture into the disposition of the land granted by
Congress- to the several States endowment for the
support Of Agricultural Colleges is occasOned by the
fact that time prescribed by law within which Col
eges must be established by the States which accepted
the grant expires in July OF the present year Ihere Is
believe that States which obtained
sold their quotas Of land have not made proper use
OF the money The Committee will ascertain II such 10
the The act granting the land was passed in 1862
1t to State not in rebellion, $4,000 acres 1or
every Senator and Representative such state had IN
Congress- and provided that the money derived rom the
sale OF the land should invested to form perpetual
fund maintenance OF at least College, werethe
leading object teach such branches OF learn
Ing as are related agriculture and the mechanic arts
II alleged that State Legislatures in several cases.
given the funds to endow schools, which give tte
II any, instruction farming mechanics, and continue
make the teaching OF the dead languages ana hieher
mathematics their leading object"
The Apportionment bill still remains In the judiciary
Committee the Senate where there is much persistent
difference OF opinion TO the number OF members OF
which the House should consist ana inc BEST way oi
ciphering out the ratio The bill ought to have been
passed before the holiday recess and there no excuse
for longer delay bringing it before the Senate for ac
ton The Sessions OF many State Legislatures VIII have
prolonged extra sessions called, 10 enact the
necessary laws for redistrcting, if the Dill Is not
passed. Justice to minority OF the COMMITTEE
including the Chairman requires 1t TO be stated that
they appreciate the importance OF prompt ACTON ana
have what they could to secure it, but some OF the
members cannot be induced 10 attend the committee
meetings while Mr. Edmunds Is supposed to be opposing
the bill because his State will lose member by IT, III
the majority do speedily agree to report the Dill III
some shape it is probable that motion will be made In
the Senate to relieve the Committee from the ufthef
consideration OF the subject.
U. s. DistricAttorney Bates Of Utah has arrived In
town to consult with the President and AttorneyGen
era regard TO further legal proceedings against the
Mormons Mr.. Batess solution OF the poly gany propem
is as follows He recommends that the AtorneyGenaral
shall direct that all the indictments pending under
the Territorial for lewd and lascivous cohabt
tom be abandoned and further prosecutions inst
tuted for past offenses, but that the Mormons be
given to understand that any person who In
future contracts poygamous marriage shah DC
punished. The murder cases. he thinks, should be
Congress of law authorizing the appeal of criminal
cases from Supreme Court OF Utah to the Supreme
OF the United States. II this were done, he says
Young would plead guilty to the charge
of violating statute question: and case coud De
made up and IA decision had from the Supreme Court
during the Mr. Bates does not think the
leading Mormons are disposed to accept Delegate
Hooper's plan for settling the difficulty namely
that on condition of being admitted as a
State they voluntarily renOunce polygamy as far
fut
talk of poygamy Divine ordinance, which they are
not free 70 give up without SHINING against their reli-
gion Even II they should accept Of Mr. HoOpers COM
PROMISE it doubtful Congress would out its
part of the bargain. Apart from the Discrimination to
rive TO the Mormons the powers OF State Government,
there is very strong objection made TO admitting any
more States that have not population sufficient or one
member of Congress. The views OF u s. Attorney Bates
will doubtless have little effect upon the Administration
for reasons which now appear insurmountable. No
law exists for the payment on the part OF the
United States of expenses attending Grim
ina prosecutions in the Territories. The expenses
in the Utah trials thus far, have reached the sum OF
$4,000 which the Controller refuses to pass on the
ground OF Illegally Of the expenditure The expenses
for Grand Jury Witnesses and OUTLAWS OF this character
are chargeabe the Territorial Government the people
being supposed to be willing to pay these sums TO pre-
serve the law But this the people do not sus-
tain the case and the trials cannot therefore I'M
less Congress appropriates money for the purpose.
The Territorial dele gates pleased at the Of
their concerted movement TO q reform in the
method of filling the Federal offices in the Territories Tic
President told them Saturday that with the excep
ton Of judges and Indian agents the offices would be
given the citizens OF the territory where vacancies oc
cur instead OF TO strangers from the States as hereto
FORE ana said he had already recommended to the Civil
Service Commission the adoption Of rule to that effect
Complaint Of the delegates not that under the old
system the officers appointed we're who knew mo-
thing of the customs wants and laws OF the territories,
but that they too frequently political adventurers
entirely broken down at home, who sought the West to
make fortunes by dishonest means II others failed.
Representative Shoemaker OF Pennsy vania will offer
in the House, tomorrow resolution OF inquiry in re-
gard OF Seneca sandstone in the construction
OF the new State Department building In this city,
trary the decision OF the Committee on Public Build
ngs and Grounds that the building should be constructed
Of granite. Mr. Mulett, the architect, will probably re-
ply by denial that he is using Seneca stone either in the
foundations or superstructure Of the building The
foundations are OF concrete and all Of the outer walls
are Of granite little Seneca stone. about 5000 worth
used in the partition walls OF the basement
where is not exposed weather. sustans any
OF the weight of building IL is much cheaper than
granite and answers this purpose equally we'll
A delegation OF Indians and others from the indian
Territory consisting OF W. p. Adair, W. r. Ross aud {.
A. Van OF the Cherokee Nation; p p. Pitchlyn OF the
Choctaws g. Chicote prne chief and d. ~ Mcintosh,
r. Porter g. Perryman and John Moore OF the Creeks;
y. n. Lyon, Indian Agent and Col. W. A. Phlilps OF
Kansas called upon the President for the purpose of
comforting with him In regard to legislation Affecting
their interests They strongly opposed to aTerrtoral
government, and the President assured them that he
would do all I'm his power to prevent any OF the bills
pending In Congress becoming laws unless they met the
approval Of the Indians Another matter about which
the Indians greatly concerned the claim OF the TWO
Railroad companies whose lines cross the territory, one