The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-17

meeting held al Salt Lake City on the 10th OF
January. 1t commences by saying that the poiti-
cal STATUS OF the Territory OF Utah is anomalous In
this, that nve-sixths or more OF the entire
popula ion are members OF an organization, the
adherents Of which claim that IT Is religious In
its character, while In fact IL enjoins both as to
faith and practice, the commission OF the highest
crimes POlygamy is openly and defantly prac-
ticed in the face Of the law OF Congress, and the
doctrine OF the shedding OF blood Tor the remission
OF sins has been preached from the Mormon pulpit
and deliberately published In the special organs Of
the Ohurch.n This the memoriallsts show by cOpI-
Gus extracts nom the speeches OF Brigham Young
and others. They say In conclusion. LAS long az
Brigham Young, as the head OF the Church, Is per-
mtted to retain his power to execute or defeat
the execution Of the laws according to his will his
misguided aud credulOus adherents will continue
to implicitly obey and believe him and that his mis-
sion is divine and his authority paramount to and
beyond the reach OF human laws. Rut, once to
take away from him the form of law under which
he has so cunnlngly acquired and exercised theo-
cratic rule, and then the mission Of the Mormon
Church as governing power in municipal az
iairs will, as 1t should, soon come TO an end.
Therefore, the affairs OF this Territory being
anomalous, we respectfully submit that special
legislation is right and proper and ask your
honorable body to pass. at an cary day. such legis-
lation as will remedy the existing evs and we
give II as our opinion that the bills introduced by
Senators Logan and Frehnghusyen, would either of
them efrectualy accomplish that end.n
Open Attempt to Whitewash tho Will
iams Investig ation-An Honest Menu
Der OF the Com mittee Gives Reasons
for Dissenting.
The committee appointed few weeks ago to
investigate the accounts OF the Department OF
Justice have met with not altogether unexpected
obstacles to a fair examination. At the meeting
on Saturday resolution was adopted, to be
offered In the House to-day, asking for authority
TO send for persons and papers and nave the right
to administer oaths. The scope OF the committee
work W as supposed to extend TO everything per-
tanning TO the expenditures of the depar
marshals' fees, salaries OF clerks and judges,
moneys disbursed to jurors, deputy marshals and
the force OF employees belonging to the judiciary
department. Of the government. 1t has not been
an idle rumor that the grossest frauds have
been perpetrated in this department, not including
the Illegal purchase Of the famous landauiet, silver
mounted harness and livery for the use Of the At
torney General. In certain judicial districts money
has been squandered, and perhaps the most nota-
BILE Instance IL the Western district OF Arkansas
already scandal to the administration, and to be
the subject OF special investigation, by the vote Of
the House, to-day. The committee, consisting of
Messrs. Sever, of Virginia; Parsons, OF Ohio, and
Williams, OF Massachusetts, republicans, and
Speer, OF Pennsylvania, and Durham, of Kentucky
democrats, held their first full meeting to-day
when. to the astOnishment Of the chairman
and his democratic colleagues, Messrs. Par.
sons and Williams disclosed the fact that they
were specially appointed by the Speaker to pre-
sent an honest examination OF the accounts of
the Attorney General and Mr.. Williams, as the
special guardian OF the disDurslng orficer OF the
Department OIL Justice. The resolution adopted on
Saturday was denounced by these gentlemen as
wholly unworthy Of the committee, and under pres
sure was resciaded. Both Mr.. Parsons and Mr.. Viii
liams said they mad submitted it to the Speaker,
VINO said IL was unprecedented, unusual and
grossly disrespectiui TO the Attorney General. 1t
was then proposed that the Chairman and Mr..
Speer serve as subcommittee and go through
the farce OF looking over lot Of vouchers without
inquilng whether they were fraudulent or not.
Mr. Speer declined serving for the following rea-
sons First, because at a regular meeting 1t was
resolved that the investigation should be con-
Quoted by the whole or majority OF the commit
tee at meetings regularly called. Second, that the
committee, at the special meeting held to-day,
having resctnded the action OF the regular meet
ing Of Saturday last. directing the Chairman
to ask the House for authority to send
for persons and papers and to administer
oaths. and believing that no proper and
thorough Investigation can be made without
such authority, he was unwilling to go through
the form OF an investigation where he was well
satisfied there Is no power, and majority OF the
committee refuse to ask the House for the power
to render the investigation anything more than
shadow and sham.
The committee will hold another meeting on
Wednesday next, when the original resolution will
again he offered and it Is confidently expected
will be adopted. If the Speaker refuses to allow
the resolution to be brought before the House
there will pe such explanations as will enhance
the interest already taken in unloading the dead
weight carried by the republican party.
The Change OF Policy Proposed by the
Indian Com mittce-Thc Savages To Re
nj ade q Pastoral Instead of an Agricul-
turAl People.
The House Committee on Appropriations will to-
morrow commence the consideration of the Indian
bill. The Commissioner of Indian Arairs has been
requested to appear and make some explanation
respecting the disbursements on account of the
Indians and alss the general management OF the
service. The Investigations of Judge Loughridge,
specially charged with the preparation Of the In
dian bill, have looted up reductions to the amount
OF 81, 100000 This amount will be made less, how
ever, by the Introduction of several small defcien-
cies, which have to be met at once. The Indians
in the vicinity Of Fort Berthod, Dakota Territory,
and In several other cases, will be allowed small
sums, in the aggregate amounting to sew
erai hundred thousand dollars, available
upon the passage Of the act, to
carry them through the year, when
the new appropriations can be drawn upon The
Appropriation Committee are entirely opposed to
q military rule for the Indians. believing that 1t is
the policy OF the government to continue a civil
administration. They differ, however, In regard to
the course OF training looking to ultimate civiza-
tion claiming that they should be made pastoral
instead OF an agricultural people. The commit.
tee, therefore, favor appropriations for the pur-