New-York tribune., 1882-02-17
yIyIJru CONGRESS--1sr SESSION

,p REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
~ no,vc,uy BILL. AFTFR BEING ANh -
'hh ,ssrn N THE sENATE-AN AMEND"i-Nl AMENL-',.,
.,popr,o> MF>T BILL FIXING THE NJ !-'-,. 0"I-a.
,,prsrxTATIvFs AT go PAsshD ID
HOUSE. -,or Feb. 16, 1882.
N the Senate to-day mesSaSos .n.i,ting the an
49, pr.ss9crt Of the United States ,ttor
80, ronort of the Indian CommisSiOu 1oo,slo,ion
,ror the Secretary Of the h'eO it,d nv tho Presi-
Ho'' wv - ,hc report were submltteu ny INC i'0i
dent pro teu ,ro Corpl and SAUNDERS
hessrs' o,,ed pcttOus for early action on MI.
,otpt resolution for an Improvement Vi 'H'
Harlem River; ocpuve session the regular order, the
Arsr ;n.an,v bll proceeded Wltl inc qu'S'I,nu ~,
mon trc eighth section as reported Hom 'no q"
dciary Dem Ala spoke Of the importance Of
Nr Ierat!On of the measure IN view OF tie
matui' tbc ouesfion upon our dealings hereafter
With the Indians. He construed the m%asure 's one 10
iate VIII oGt OF Office guilty of polyGainy biCamy
80 and held that this view II was subject TO serious
constifirtional objections 81, l., g..
NJ Vt,ST dem Mo- denounced the bill, as in us
.,cry feature hill OF attaindcr dnuctnG PUNISHMENT
without a judicial trial which was prohoi'ed oy 'Ne
OWr RP0WN Dem. Ca. said that the bill was objec
,io1abe 10 him because OF the authority whlch pro
posed 10 confer upon the Board Of Commissioners ere
J nv n 10 disfranchiSe poly gamsta. this wonld
nr,rticaiv eject n sweeping acknowledgements of the
Her and TO he Democrats and the Territory enti
ed 10 come In when admitted into the Union as
Democratic state but If only the fvc members OF the
BOARD were Democrats the Returning Board egerdenah
yould again be put in operation for Republican uses
IT. ALL Dem, Fla) argued that the rights OF voting
service on ric and holding office acquired by the pe0-
,e 4 Utah citizens Of Territory. could not be Iaen
IRON them eScep trial and conviction as prescribed
by the Constitution. - ------, e..
lures OF the bill g.. .,,o
Ir SHERMAN Rep. Ohio said he would vote for the
bi T. but doubted its effectiveness. - -,
Ir EDMUNDS Rep. VT, 10 whom ten minute, III 1h
ben ASST ned close the debate brleny htatcu lc
urouucut cons deraOns upon which the Dill was sup
norfed hut abstaned for want Of time from any usc>
Ion of the constitutional question. He replied 10 NE
objections urged against the bill, and SAID hat me uu
eiary Committee proposed in time TO supplement- thls
yeoslre with others designed not 10 break down any
ma faith opinions hut 10 make the practices ~ IN
BILE to such requirements are essential TO the
SAFETY OF every one the republican States OF the Ouo
- remaining committee amendments and the several
sec ions OF the bill then agreed TO without Iur her
debate and the bill reported 10 the senate a. Hoh
Committee Of the Whole. ,..
Ir GROWN then renewed his amendment recurring
that NOT more than three members of the Board OF Com
i.souers shall be members OF the me political party
Agreed 10 on rty yOte-ayts, 20; nays, ~ NJ
Davis Ind Ill voted aye with the Democrats, ana MI
NJ shOne (Read..Na) was absent. . =. 49,. -.
Another amendment offered by MT Browh 70 tIe I Lasi
section ~ tie hl was adopted prohibiting the Board
from dsfranchsnC any account OF LIS opinion on
The subjects bgamy or pOlygamy.
.rveral amendments we're proposed ana ueIeateu py
decisive votes and, after rearTangement OF ls sec
tuns the bill finally passed by viva NOce vote III WHICH
lo negative responses were heard.
Tie senate at 705 y. III. adjourned until tO-morroW'