New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-17
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
PROGRESS OF THE CRUSADE AGAINST IhE
MORMONSt

WASHINGTON, Tuesday, June 49, 1874.
The crusade against the MormOns continues with
unabated vigor and the strongest efforts are making
TO pass the House bill aimed at their destruction
through the Senate. 1t is now proposed to pass an
additional law regulating the election of delegates
from Territories providing that delegate shall Dc
% years of age. years citizen or the Unted
States and shall have but one wife. This PROPOSE
ton came from the Elections Committee OF the
House and was promptly adopted. and It's pas
sage through the Senate is highly probable.
Western member also introduced a resolution
requiring the Committee on Elections to report on
the subject of the expulsion or unseatinG OF Dele
gate Cannon who practices polygamy but this was
promptly voted down. In the Senate, Mr.. FREEING
huysen will attempt to get up what is known as the
Persecution BILL" soon as the Post-Ofice Appro-
priation bill is disposed of. The District-Atterney
for Utah. who has spent the entire Winter in Wash
ington lobbying for the bill, instead of attend
ing to the duties he appointed and
paid 10 perform, has spent the greater
part of his time since the bill passed the
House upon the floor of the Senate where he had no
right TO be- urging Senator'S to take the bill up ana
pass it, The Senate Is careful 10 remove All LOBBY
influences during the last days of the session that
by recent resolution IL directed the Sergeant-at-
Arms 10 exclude from the Senators lobby ana the
marble room ali who are not entGled to the prlVi-
only this bat two or three other well known
lobbyists, who not SO entitled to appear on the
floor for the purposes OF business.
GEN. BUTLER AT WORK FOR THE CoNKLING
JUDICIARY BILL
Gen Butler introduced the COnkling-C Carpenter
Judiciary bill in the House yesterday. and had 1t
referred TO his Committee in order to obtain as
speedy action as possible There was well-settlcd
belief about the House when the niquitous 18th
s.ction fyyh HIGH makes the service of process
on the agent equivalent to its service on
the pnncipa came to be understood
that Butler was in league with ConklinR
and Carpenter TO crowd the bill the statute book
as soon as possible in order to get even with the
newspapers. Whether any arrangement or con-
certed action existed cannot be known but certain
it is that Cen Butler applied himself to the task OF
carrying out the arrangement, If one existed with
aacrity. meeting of the Committee
called this morning and The bill was
brought up for consideration. When the OBJ
iectionable section was reached Mr.. Treman,
who saw the effect of the section, If not the intent
of IT, moved to strike IL out and tins was done Inc
Yeas were Messrs Tremain. Ward Qll), Eldredge,
Porter, and Jewell. The Nays were Messrs' ,E Bnter'
Wilson. Poland. Cessna and White. Judge wilson,
who was busily writing when the vote was taken;
voted in the negative under misapprehenson and
be moved to reconsider, and announced his cordial
opposition To IT.
THE HOUSE.
The evening session of the House was almost ex-
clusively for the benefit of persons claiming pen
sons for military service No less than ll5 bills OF
that character reported and passed. The IA
nous Chorpenning claim made its appearance again
in the shape of bull referring it for
adjudication to the Court of Claims.
This bill was reported by Mr. Butler
of Massachusetts,, from the Judiciary Committee,
and was referred to the Committee of the Whole on
the private calendar. The last bill reported from
the Committee on Invalid Pensions was one when,
if it became a law, would drain the Treasury or
from 81 100000 to S10.0oO0oo 1t provided that all
pensions in consequence of death or wounds or
disease happening since March 4, 1851, shall
begin from the date of the death
or the discharge of the soldier and that of
pensions shall be paid on that principle Ihe usual
dilatory motions were resOrted u IN oruer W pre-
vent vote on the passage of the bill. and nnally
Mr. Rusk of Wisconsin. who had charge of the bill,
Withdrew it, giving notice, however, that ne wouu
move TO pass 1t Tomorrow under suspension Oh the
rules.
THE ALLEGED IRREGULARITIES IN THE INDIAN
SERVICE
The Indian Committee of the House held meet
ing this morning for the purpose of agreeing upon
the basis of report with reference to the charges
NJ fraud and irregularities IN the Indian service,
Int could not agree. The majority of the Commit
fee are in favor of reporting that they have been
unable 20 discover any fraud or corruption IN the
Indian service, but that some irregularities had been
found and some extravagance developed. They
think that there is much room for reform, and If
there Is sufficient time to write report, VIII
Indicate In what respects improvement In the ser
VICE NAV be made. The minority of the Committee
are IN favor of making report at the present SEES
sion for want of time, although IL Is possible that
Mr. Adams of Kentucky may be able 10 prepare d
statement In accordance with his ideas when are
that the Committee have made out strong case
apaiust the present management OF tbe lnuian D1,
partment. Another meeting OF the committee VIII
be held tomorrow
A SHAM FIGHT on THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL
The House Judiciary Committee considered the
nbect of the Civil Rights bill to-day and instructed
their Chairman every effort TO pass the Senate
hill now ON the Speaker table, and II that could not
he done he was directed to report the Committees
hill 70 the House and pass II. AS the Committee has
the right 10 report on this subject at any time,
IL is possible a new bill may pass, but
AZ If requires a two-thirds vote, which il
lacks by a score or more. Why the Committee. and
Gen Butler, their chairman, should delay the action
row suggested until the last week Of the session,
If there any sincere and earnest purpose u pass
the hill does not appear. II Is yet possible tor the
House 10 pass II, but the prediction of IHE IRIB-
UNI made many weeks ago that the party leaders
would .o pulate the bill to cause 1t to fall
between the two Houses. neither being directly
RESPONSIBLE seems certain of yer1ncatiOn.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
WASHINGTON. Tuesday, June &C. 1874
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