The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-21

sury not otherwise appropriated. the of - dol
lars in full compensation Cor the and occupation
of his lands by United States troops during the late
war, and for property belonging to him taken and
used by the said troops.
The aggregate amount of the bills is 67.13l. They
were all referred to the Committee on War Claims.
THE PENSION ARREARS BILL-INsrHUcrroNs
FROM THE COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS.
The enrolled copy Of the Pensions Arrears bill has
been received by the President and by him referred
to the Secretaries of the Interior and Treasury for
their opinions to its merits and dement's. Secre-
tary Sherman, it is understood, is opposed to the
bill because it will take such large amount OF
money out of the Treasury 1t is not thought. how
ever, that the President will veto it.
The Commissioners of Pensions has issued series
of rules providing for handling the claims for ar
rears under the bill lately passed by Congress They
are folows-
BILL lately passed by Congress, shall have been APP
proved by the President, he will issue and publish
instructions for the guidance of all who are
| entitled to arrears under its provisions.
Second-No claim for arrears under the provisions
OF the BILL due TO pensoner already upon the rolls,
will adjusted until Congress shall have appropri-
ated the money for the payment OF such claim
ass IN naurs ~ made h by
made until they are taken up for adjustment.
MINORITY REPRESENTATION MR.. SPRINGER,
| OF ILLINOIS, PROPOSES TO GIVE SOUTHERN
coLoRED REPUBLICANS REPRESENTATION IN
CONGRESS-
In the House to-day Mr.. Springer democratic mem
Der from Illinois, introduced bill to secure to the
people of every State equal and exact just rcprcsen
tation. 1t provides that after the next the
legislatures of each State shall apportion the State
under the census of 1880. to provide that when
moro than two members are elected in State the
State shall be divided into districts of three
| members each as far possible and when there
two odd representatives THAT is, three six
nine. &c there shall be district consisting of Eve
members. In districts consisting Of three members
every elcctor shall vote for only two members of
Congress andin districts entitled to five members
! every elector shall vote FOR three members.
Mr.. Springer presented in connection with his bill
statement showing that under it there would have
been elected at the last November election from the
Southern States thrty-four republicans instead OF
six Tor republican gain of twenty-eight), while the
democrats would have realized like gain in the
North; that the general result would have been the
same, but that republican minorities at the South
| and democratic minorites at the North would have
been equally represented in Congress, and that the
four millions Of colored population could control
| the election Of twenty-five members in the following
| States-Alabama. 8; Arkansas. Il Georgia, 3; Loui-
siana, Q; Mississippi 2; North Carolina. 8; South
| - e
THE ANTI-roLYGAMY LAw-sUBsT1rUTE RE-
PORTED By MIR. cHRIsTIANCY FROM THE SEN
| ATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
Mrs. Sarah J. Spencer. Of washington; Mrs. Wells
wife OF Daniel H. Wells of Salt Lake City, and Selma
Young Williams daughter Of the late Brigham Young
| had IN informal interview with members Of the
| Senate Judiciary Commute this morning. in which
| they urged the repeal OF the Anti-Polygamy law
! If hat nv ;<c
| enforcement the legitimacy Of children and the
marriage of women under the laws Of Utah would be
| disastrousy affected and homes now happy be de-
| stroyed and their inmates dsgraced. The members
| listened attentvely to these representations and
promised to give the subject careful consideration
| During the afternoon Senator Christancy, from the
Committee the Judiciary, reported substitute
| for pending bill new measure amending the Re-
vised Statutes to provide that every person
who has husband or wife living, who, in
I Territory other place over which the
| United States has exclusive jurisdiction marries
another. whether married single. and any
man who hereafter simultaneously or on the same
day marries more than woman in a Territory or
other place which the United States has exclu-
sive jurisdiction, shall be deemed guilty OF bgamy.
and be punished by fine Of not more than $500 and
| by imprisonment for o term of not more than five
years. but this section shall not extend to any per-
son by reason of any former marriage whose hus-
band or wife by such marriage is absent for five
| successive years and is not known to such
person to be living. nor to any person by of
any former marriage which has been dissolved by a
decree of a competent court, to any person by
reason Of any former marriage which has been pro-
| nounced void by decree of competent court on
the ground Of nullity of the marriage contract The
foregoing provisions not to affect the
| or punishment of any offence already committed
| against the present law.
| The President is authorized to grant amnesty to
such classes of offenders against the Anti Polygamy
law and on such conditions and under such limlta-
tons as he shall think proper; but no such amnesty
shall have effect unless the conditions thereof
shall have been complied with. The issue
of plural marriages. known Mormon mar
| riages, in in which such marriages
have been soemnized according TO the rites of the
Mormon sect in any Territory of the United States
and If such issue shall have been born before the
LIST day of November 1872 lcgitimated and shall
be entitled to all the rights Of heirs and next Of kin
of their parents. Polygamists are disqualified from
| performing jury duty.