Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-01-19
CONGRESSIONAL.
tuesday, JAN. 10.

House-Mr Haskell stated that he desired to
offer resolution giving certain instructions to the
committee on elections in case the matter was re-
ferred to it. 1t was read as follows:
WHEREAS, Polygamy has been for many years,
and is now practiced in several territories Of the
United States in contraveniOn OF the laws thereof
(sec. 1882 revised statutes) and
WHEREAS There has been admitted into for
mer congresses of the United States delegate
from the territory of Utah. who has served in the
house of representatives as such while sustaining
polygamous marital relations wide document in
contested election cases of Cannon VS.. CampbeID;
therefore be it
ResoIued as a firm and final determination of
the house of representatives of the forty-seventh
congress, That no person guilty of living in pol
ygamous marital relations, or teaching or instruct
ing others to do so, is entitled to be admitted to
this house as delegate from any territory of the
United States"
The reading of this resolution was received
with applause.
Mr.. Randall raised a point of order that the
resolution was not gerInane to the case under con-
sideraton. lie protested against the idea that in
voting upon the pending resolution members were
expressing any opinion on the subject of pOlyg
amy.
The speaker held that the resolution did not
give such instructions to the committee were
comprehended in the rules, and ruled it out Of
order.
Mr. Reeds substitute was then adopted-189 to
"a; the negative votes being all republicans, and
the contested case was thereby referred to the
committee on elections.
Mr. Haskell then desired to offer, as a privi-
legged question the resolution given above, but
was cut of by motto. to adjourn which was
carried.
THURSDAY, JAN. II.
tSe,ate-A resolution was submitted directing a
special committee on wsman suffrage in Utah,
and to report bill to aunul any existing law
comforting the right Ct suffrage upon women in
that territory. The resolution went over
Sen. Brown offered resolution that it is mex
pedient and unwise to control the currency by the
withdrawal from circulation of what is known
silver certificates, discontinue further re-
strict the silver coinage further than gold and
silver coin based upon the proper notes, equiv
alent between the two metals and the Issues Of
paper predicated upon and convertible.
Sen. Ingalls, having been detained away since
the reassembling of congress-, to-day took the
floor to defend the arrears of pension act,
which was attacked by Sen. Beck, in his speech
the other day. ingalls, said if there any
thing wrong in the act or in its passage, Beck
should have opposea its passage. He offered u
resolution declaring it to be the sense of the SEN
ate that the arrears Of the pension act should not
be repealed. Beck asked that the resolution lie
over, saying he would endeavor to present some
facts showing that the act was passed under all
sorts of misrepresentation. ingalls, gave notice
that ne would, on every occasion tnat ne could
get the floor ask for bis vote on lis resolution.
Hou8e--A bill was introduced to repeal the tax
on bank deposits, the stamp tax on bank checks,
and reduce the circulation of national banks.
Also for the appointment of committee ON the
inter-oceanic canal, and foreign inland transpor-
taton, TO which shall be referred all rel
ative to those subjects; also to amend the rules
as to refer to the committee on the improvement
Of the navigation of the Mississippi river all mat
ters relative thereto.
resolution was introduced calling on the sec
retary of the interior for the following infor-
nation IF all pensions arising from the of
the rebellion shsn be adjudicated within seven
years, terminating in June, 1888, and if at the
end of that period the survivors of the war with
Mexico and their widowers, shall be pensoned at
the rate of eight dollars per month; what appro-
priation VIII be required to annually pension
them during the next twenty-five years. Re
ferred.
The speaker laid before the house a letter from
the secretary of the treasury, enclosing esti-
mate in the deficiency Of the census appropriation
amounting to $500. Referred.
Adjourned till Monday.