, 1874-06-24

bills Tor Tho rcduct10h OF Army tayWahtorB
from sixty 10 iifty. md to authorize TUG coinage
OF 20-cent silver ptecob iuBt aa the House ad-
journod aud therefore thoHo bills fallod Of pas
angc.
ITALIAN on1LD-sLAvEnr.
4 bill for tho abolition of Blayory of italian
children passed. Senate and House.
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD.
1vnm w4snlra1os. D. O., juno Is.
APPROPRIATIONS.
The Honnto met ut 10 o'clock.
Mr.. MOnft1LI, {a1e.) submitted resolution
authorizing tho Comnlittoo on Appropriations Of
enol, House Of congroba to sit he tho capital
during tho receaE. to inquire AZ to whnt reforms
can bo made in tho savernt branches OF tho Civil
Service, and reduoo appropriations therefor.
Agreed to.
THE TARIFF BILL.
4 noaBaRo wAs received frons tho House ht1-
nouncng tito ucn.conourrcnco of TINT body in
tho report OF tho Conference CoMmtttoe on tho
Tarif hffi, aud askng{a now conforcnco.
hlr. SHERMAN t0.) said 1t WAS manifest TINT
Congrcaa could not agree upon tho disputed
points Of tho bill ut this stage Of tho session. o
therefore moved 1t to bo postponed till noxt
December, which motion was agreed to without
dl6ouHai0n.
Mr.. HAML1N called mp tho resolution ro-
ported from tho Committee on Foreign Affairs,
recommending arbitration as tile juHt md prac-
dilllcultioB.
Mr.. ANTHONY, from tho Committee on
Printing, reported favorab!y on tho resolution
to print extia copieB Of Prof Raymond's report
on mining Btnliattce. Agreed to.
THE MORSE MEMORIAL, HErvloEB.
He also repaxted favorably on tho resolution
to urint extra copies of tho memorial services
hold III the Hall Of tho HouRo Of Representatives
upon tho occasion Of tho doath OF tho late Prof.
Morse.
Mr.. SHERMAN obioAcd, upon tho grounds
that tho proceedings had nlroady hcon pub.
lishod In tho G|obc, when 1t was tho official
journal OF Congress.
The resolution was laid over.
THE PRINTING QUEBT1oN.
Mr. ANTHONY moved that the Committee on
Printing hayo leave 10 slt during tho rocosa Of
CongroKH. Agrood to.
nEL1EF DILL.
Mr.. MEItRIalON CHILLED up the House bill for
tho roltef Of Jesse 3. Morse aud Charles W.
LOWS. Passed..
n1ILs p1srosEp or
The Senate ther proceeded to tho considorn-
tion Of House bills ou tho calendar, with tho
understanding that any obIectol to should be
sa or peo Of aodSs nesv n
md requiring issuance Of patont for cortain
lanls to tho County Of Scott, Missouri bill for
tho rolief Of the securities Of James L. Collins;
hill to oxtend the time tor completing entries Of
Of tho net to incorporate ths TruBteea Of tile
Fonalo Asylum in Georgetown aud tho Wash-
lngtoh Orphan Asylum, III the District OF Co
lumlia llll for tho rellef Of )ainoB Lllic Post
muster at Lisbonvio, Ray Co., Mo. bill to pro;
tect the linaa Of telegraph constructed or uHad
by tho United States from malicious injury and
Instructions.
eguDnY CIVIL n111.
bfr. MORRILL, (Me.), from the Conference
Committee on tho sundry Civil Appropriation
hill TnnEnsn rnn1Yt which tpnpn nIyrna1 n
COLORADO ADMISSION HILL.
When tho bill to onable the people Of Colorado
to form Constitution aud State Government, aud
for tho admission OF snid State into tho Union
on an equal footing with tho original States waB
roached, objection waa mado to itB consia-
Grafton.
nlr. STEWART moved to poatpono MI further
ordcrB, ind proceed to tho confederation OF that
+. Slr. srnAaUE Q. ~ moved to lay that mo-
ton on the table. Agreed to-yeas, Sd nays 81.
NEV MEXICO.
Tho bill for tho admission OF Now Mexico into
the Union was also laid inside, objection being
made to its consideration.
IMPORTATION OF WILD ANIMALS.
llr. SCOTT asked to have tile bill to authorize
tho importation OF certain animals Of the Zooiog-
icul Society Of Philadelphia, FREQ OF duty, con-
Hdered, but it was objected to by MIR, Boutwell,.
to authorize the importation OF animals by any
Association In good faith for exhibition upon its
own grounds. and not for the purpose of eale.
Mr.. BOUTWELL, declined 10 withdraw his OBJ
lection aud tho bill wont over.
THE UTAH HILL.
Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN moved to tnla up the
bill in relation tn Courts and Judicial oticers in
the Territory Of Utah.
Mr; SARGENT said tho raseag.e OF the bill
wo,,.d result In Religious var which could hare
but one result. Tho MorfnonR would 10 driven
to the wall, and thelr thrifty farms would hc do
vaBtnted. In his opinion 1t would DO best to
leave tho mntter to time. In a short'tim he be-
loved tho influx Of Gentiloh into the Territory,
and the contact Of Mormonn with tho outside
world, would result in tho melting awny Of tho
Mormon system.
NIr. LOGAN said tim disgrace Of Mormonism
WAS tolerated in this country. II thsro wns any
disgrace In this world 1t WAS that In one end Of
this Capitol, d .polygamiHt occupied scat,
and Congress- had not tho courage to turn him
out.
The CHAIR called the Senator to ordor and anid
1t was not proper to make such reference to the
other Houae,
Mr.. LOGAN withdrew his remark, and askelif
1t was truo that the head Of the Mormon Church
had moro powor In Congress than all the morals
Of this conutry2 II monibarB OF Tho Congress
OF the United States were nfrail to donl with this
subject they wero not tit to represent tho Repul-
Tho motion OF Dir. .FnELINGuUYsEN to take
up the bill! was agreed to.
Tho post-Route bill was then roud third time
and passed. without discussion.
Tho consideration OF tha ao.called Utah bill
wRH resumed.
Continuing the dobate On the Utah bill, h1r.
FnELINdHUYSON aaid it was Of tho utmost
importance TINT tho bill should be passed. mud
tho domination OF the Law bo established in Utah
AZ In Ill other parta OF tho United Ssatos. Ho
Lad been told by tho Attorney General this
morning that the passage Of this bill was Of tue
greatnAt Importation.
hir. FRELINGlUYsEN moved M amend
ment providing that writ OF error fron, the a,l-
prene Court of tho United States to the Supreme
Court ot tho Territory shalt bp had in criminal
cases, whore tho accused Ehall bo iable to capital
punishment II convicted Of polyga,ny or bigamy.
Agreed to.
Mr. SARGENT moved to strika out,a provision
In tic tA1rd sccfon, that when bill il tiiod by
woman 10 deolaro q marriage or pretended
marriage void On ACCOUNT Of previous
nubsiBtlng marriage Of tho defendant,
tho Gouit may grant auch reasonable
sum for allmony and counsel fees
al the circumstances Of tho case will justify and
may likewise, by final decree, mako aaoh alow.-
anco for tho n,aintouauee Of complainant