The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-02-17
AFFAIRS in CONGRESS-
SENATE AND HOUSE pRocEEDINos,
AntlPOlysluy NIL Passed Sy III, Senate = rslt
Orths Bill = rhS House DsrOtsS the Day 10
the AppOrtlOnmsnt Bill AppOrtlOunsnt
lobe Made According to the Old Plan.

WILMINGTON, February l6.-ln the Sen
ate to-day, alter short executive session
the anti.polygamy billwus proceeded with
the question being upon the eighth section
as reported from the Judiciary Committee
and Mr.. Morgan addressed the Senate. II,
asked whether the bill would not exclude
from his seat in tho House the delegate
from Utah, who was represented to be
polygamist.
Mr.. Pendleton objected to several iea
lures Of the bill, particularly to the one ex
Guiding from the jury box known polyga
mist In trials for poIygamy. He said tha
in this the bill Disseminated against man
faithful to several wives and in favor OF one
holding adulterous relations. He regarded
the measures, for reasons he stated, rs
intended to secure the punishment oi
crimes without conviction. Therefore he
gave notice Of amendments in those re,
spects.
Mr.. Sherman said he would vote for the
bill but doubted It's effectiveness. He I've.
lieved the time would come, and that Il
was not far distant, when some OF the
saints in authority in Utah would have q
new revelation from source all would
recognize, and that in this way he would
get rid ofpolygamy by the voluntary action
OF It's supporters.
The remaining committee amendments
and several sections OF the bill were then
agreed to without debate, and the bill re.
ported to the Senate US from the Commit
tee ot the Whole.
NJ prot,.K, thor, 80, s,,-aJ H.. .r, o,,l ..a.,
requiring that not more than three OF the
members OF the Board OF Commissioners
shall belong to the same political party
Agreed to by party vote; ayes 20, noes "a
Mr. Davis, OF Illinois, voted aye with the
Democrats; and Mr.. Malone was absent.
Another amendment offered by Mr.
Brown to the last section Of the bill was
adopted, prohibiting the Board from dis
franchising any one on account OF his
opinion on the subject Of bigamy OF
polygamy.
Mr.. Salisbury offered and advocated q
proposition making the 7th section inap-
plicable to all persons now in office in the
Territory. Defeated, after q statement by
Mr. Edmunds that such an amendment
would render the bill nugatory; ayes 10
noes IL.
Several amendments were proposed and
defeated by decisive votes, and after the
rearElngment OF its sections the bill was
passed by n uird rOee vote, in which no neg
ative responses were heard. The pension
arrears resolution was laid over US unfinish
ed business. So ordered.
The Committee on Military Affairs re.
ported back to the Senate the resolution
directing an inquiry rs to what legislation
is necessary to enable the widow and heir
OF deceased soldiers to receive the benefit
0tbounties due said soldiers while livingand
remaining unpaid atthetime oftheir death
The committee in their report present de.
sired information in thestatemont prepared
by Second Auditor Ferris Of the Treasury
Department. Ferris recommends an
amendment TO the law OF April, 1872
which providesthatvolunteers who enlisted
prior TO July %, 1861, and were actually
mustered before August o, 1861, shall bC
500 bounty. This act, Ferris suggests
should be amended by striking out the
words, "beiore August 6, 1861" and OK.
tending its provisions to widows and heirs
deceased soldiers, and also TO iurtheramend
the law SO that the claims for bounty
which have been disallowed, may be re
opened and re-examined. Adjourned.
In the House to-day under the call o.
committees, the following bills were re
ported:
By Mr.. Carlisle, I rom the Committee or
Ways and Means! To regulate the tax or
Weiss beer. Referred to the Committee
Of the Whole.
By Mr.. Burrows, from the Committee
on Territories: For the admission OF Da
kota into the Union as State.
The bills for the erection Of publit
buildings at Erie, Pa, to cost $l25, 900, ant
ut Columbus, o, to cost $3.50, 900, were re
ported favoably.
The consideration Of the apportionmen
bill was resumed.
Mr.. Prescott offered resolution pro
viding that whenever the House shall dc
termine upon any number OF members
the same shall be apportioned among tn
States on the same basis Of division useC
IN the Forty-sixth Congress, and nov
known us the old method.
Bayne (Pennsylvania) moved to amenr
so rs to provide that the apportionmen
shall be based upon the Seaton method.
Converse (0hio) moved to amend the
amendment 80 as to adopt the plan pre-
sented and favored by him.
Mr.. Hooker submitted an amendment Il
the bill selecting 326 as the total number O.
Representatives.
Mr.. Thompson Hentucky) addressed
the House in favor Of the apportionment bill
fixing number OF Representatives at $40.
At three o'clock the previous question
was seconded and vote was taken on III,
amendment offered by Mr.. Converse to tn
resolution submitted by Mr.. Prescott !
was rejected. Bayne's amendment onl,
received nine affirmative votes, while III
members were recorded rs opposed to tn
adoption OF the Seaton method.
Mr.. Prescott's resolution basing represen
tati1n upon the old system OF apportion
ment was agreed to without division.
The Speaker said the first vote would b
on the amendment offered by Mr.. Cox, fix
ing the representation at 3OT, and rule,
that Mr.. Cox could not modify It by chang
ing that number to $40.
Mr.. Cox thereupOn withdrew his amend
ment.
The next vote wus taken on the amend
ment offered by Mr.. Anderson (Kansas
fixing the number Of Representatives a
S25.
Ii was agreed to. Yeas 162; nays 1O4.
The Representatives are distribute,
among the several States as follows Ala
bama, S; Arkansas, 5; California, @; Col
orado, /; Connecticut, 1; Delaware, !
Florida, 9; Georgia, 10; illinois, 20; Ind
ana, l3; Iowa, IL; Kansas, Z; Kentucky
/. II; Louisiana, 0; Maine, 4; Maryland,
: Massachusetts, u; Michigan, II; Mime.
sota, ); Mississippi, Z; Missouri, Ia; Nebra,