The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-03-15

Tho AntI.PoIygamy and AntI.ChIneSe
Bills Passed by tho Honse.


municatiOn in the flooded regions prevent.
ing the enumeration OF the sufferers. The
Secretary Of War is of the opinion that
fifty thousand have been driven from their
homes, and it seems probable that some
measure OF relief must be extended to the
sufferers for at least sixty days to come.
The committee add that they are not pre-.
pared to recommend the continuance OF re.
lief until the destitute are again able to
maintain themselves; preterring TO leave
this to the voluntary action Of the people.
There Is still pressing demand for food
supplies that cannot be met by private ef
fort. The committee accordingly reported
a joint resolution Appropriating SlQ0,00C
additional for the sufferers, which passed
The House met and continued Mondays
session
The Speaker announced the uufinished d
business to be the consideration OF the anti.
polygamy bill and the pending question TO
be on seconding the demand for the pre-.
vious question on the third reading Of the
bill.
Mr.. Reagan appealed to Mr.. Haskell to
allow an opportunity for offering amend
ments.
Mr.. Haskell said it was understood that
the opponents Of the bill, those who desir.
ed no legislation at all, were desirous oi
talking on some slight amendments merely
for the purpose OF hanging up the bill be-
tween the two Houses. The emissaries ol
the Mormon church were here to defeat
the bill.
Mr.. Cassidy said there were nttmber oi
members on the Democratic side who
would vote for the bill without amend.
ments.
Mr.. Haskell inquired how many Demo
Gratis would do SO.
Mr.. Cassidy replied that he was at least
one who would.
Mr.. Blackburn said that many Of the
members wanted an opportunity TO perfect
the bill before it was voted upon.
Mr.. Haskell cOntended that il the ma
jOrity OF then desired to amend the bill il
could vote down the previous question.
Mr.. Blackburn-You won't get the pre-
vious question under the gag law.
For several moments there was great
confusion in the chamber, the voices ol
those members who were endeavoring to
arrive at some satisfactory arrangement
being drowned by the sharp rapping Of the
Speakers gayel and the loud cries for
regular order.
At last Mr.. Burrows made himself heard
He thought the proposition coming from
the gentleman on the other side was fair.
He remembered the previous Congress
in which the Democrats were in the ma.
jority when day after day the Republican
minority had fought for the simple right oi
voting upon the amendments. He believed
they were right then and he believed that
the gentlemen who were insisting on the
same privilege were right now. Applause
on the Democratic side.
A number Of amendments were propos.
ed, which excited considerable discussion.
Mr. Cassidy New held that il the
amendments prevailed, the bill would be
worthless. Youth OF the territory must be
taught to obey the laws OF the land rs well
as other people. Polygamy must be made
disreputable among the people OF Utah
and this could not be done as long as Po.
lygamists occupied all the elective offices
in the Territory. He denounced Mormon
religion as promulgated by the lecherous
element in Utah, as lust, las prostitution car
ried on and promulgated by the leading
apostles and chief scribes OF the Mormon
church in Utah.
Messrs. Springer Qll.), Kenna (W. Va.
and Herbert (Ala.), while stating that they
were in favor Of the purposes Of the bill, de
clared that as it stood it was unconstitu
tional, and they would therefore VOTE
again it.
Mr.. Townshend (Ill.) argued that the bill
was Constitutional, and was no infringe,
ment on the religious liberty OF any people
Mr.. McCord (Ia.) Justified the course o
the Republicans in asking for the passag1
OF the bill as soon as it was reached upon
the Speakers table, and predicted that III,
gentlemen on the other side who had fiji
bustered against the measure to supper
polrgamy would learn to regret it as wei
rs the fact that they had voted almost solid
ly agains. the Sth and 9th sections, which
contained the very strength ofthe measure
Mr.. Williams Wis said that secret vice
however, prevailed, and was deplorable i
could never be justification for the flag
rant and open violation Of the public NOR
ais and publiclaw. Mormonism with itsad
ljunct, PolyGamy, robbed vice Of it
hideousneSs, and demanded that it shoulC
not only be sanctioned by public law bu
defed by the divine approval OF God
Thus entrenched, it challenged criticism
and defed an attack. 1t disrupted ant
destroyed the family; 1t loosed the founda
tons Of the civil government; it removed
every corner stone Of Republican institu
tons, and in turn, it controlled the ballo
box, commanded the courts, and II entitlet
to its demand it might command the Ma
ton, man ships, march armies and exercis
all the powers in its defence. While h,
would persecute no man, while he woul,
give the widest liberty 10 conscience ant
religion, he would say to Oriental Pagan
ism, with its customs and demands, "Thu
far and no farther, Where the clear water
OF the Pacific kiss the pure sands Of ou
Western shore, there you shall pause il
the presence OF the majestic power OF tn
civilization Of the monday OF the world.
Applause
The bill was finally pc ed in exactly tn
same shape 10 which 1t came from th
Senate-yeas 100, nays ~.
The legislative day OF yesterday the
! closed and that Of to-day opened lat 3:S
r. w. with prayer by the Chaplain.
The reading OF the journal having bee
postponed, the anti.Chinese bill, subst
: tuting the Senate bill for that Of the Hous,
: was taken up and passed.
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