Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-03-21

WASHINGTON, March 2O.-The provisions Of
the anti polygamy bill, which has passed both
houses and has received the Presidents sigma
ture, are doubtless familiar to the readers of the
NEWS. AS l wish to say few feeble words on
this subject will recapitulate the provisions
of the measure which is now a law. The bill
makes the crime of polygamy punishable by
hne and imprisonment and a sufficient cause
Tor challenging juror. Polygamops issues Of
marriages are legitimatized until January !,
1883 Polygamists are disfranch sed, and the
appointment Of a commission of five
persons by the President, the duties of
the members of which is to canvass
election returns and issue certificates of elec-
ton to persons who are eligible and appear to
have been lawfully elected, is provided for.
Whether this bill will accomplish all that is
desirable is a question. Many think that it will
not AT the same time, even concediug that
the desired effect may noe be fully reached
the Dill is or the greatest importance in that il
n ~ Cne nIst real blow that has been struck at
Mormonism. The Mormon interest here
Fought its final passage with gold and by all
means IN their power Unable to defeat it,
they have caught their breath and are now
clamor1ng that one of the five commissioners
TO De appointed under the bill shall be q Nor
mon. 1t is evident that such an appointment
would be not at all In the spirit Of the bill
But the mormon influence is a flg hitting one and
IS demanding lin JUSTICE that their seat be
given one OF the commissioners From the
general impression in regard to President Ar
tnur on this subject it can be stated that there
Is not much probability of this demand being
acceded to- The commission will be composed
It is thought, Of three Republicans and two
Democrats, and will contain no Mormon repre-
sentative In 1t. In short. the first big stride to
wiping out Mormonism has been fully taken:
and It is due to Governor Murray, of Utah. to
say that to him, OF all others, belongs the cred
it for the progress to nti-MorInonisIn which has
been manifested by Congress in the passaoe Of
the present bill By refusing to issue certificate
OF election as Delegate to Cannon. the Mormon
and by issuing the certificate to Campbell Gov
Murray brought directly before the country
the whole Mormon question as it had
never been brought before He made the
issue one that could not be evaded or
passage of the antipolYgamy bill Mr..
Campbell, to whom the certificate of election
as Delegate to Congress was given by Governor
murray. is also entitled to much credit for the
surrey nght which he has made. Under the law
recently enacted the House will in all proba-
bll1ty refer the question of who is Delegate
from Utah back to the people of that
territory, AS that law disfranchises polyga-
mlsts It is confidently predicted by Mr. Camp
bells friends that he will be elected by such
ble N'-'0'-''
FARRoW'S NOMINATION.
Farrow's nomination to be Collector of Gus
toms at Brunswick will, it is thought, bring on
considerable or fight before it is finally acted
upon by the Senate Commerce COMMITTEES
Farrow and Andy Clarke are old enemies and
1t is understood-at least his friends here so
say-to be the intention of Clarke to prevent
Farrows confirmation. All the charges which
Clarke preferred against Farrow when the lat
ter was United States District Attorney for
Georgia, Will. it is understood, be again
retailed before the Senate Commerce Com
mittee. If Commissioner Raum should he
called upon for a few words in regard to
whether Farrow should be confirmed or not.
ne would without any hesitation say to the
committee what he said to Secretary f ,leer
about Farrow, the main points Of which have
heretofore been furnished the NEWS If ali
reports are to be credited, Farrow will have
some little trouble In inducing the Senate to |
confirm his nomination to be Collector of Gus
toms at Brunswick
KEIFER SUBSIDIES
Representative Money the other day |
when he could not get a |
hearing in regard to the bill for the relief of |
the flood sufferers of the Mississippi, went ont |
of order in the House and spoke ANYHOW As |
Mr.. Money is from Mississippi, it was eminentlv |
proper that he should have something to saw |
on the subject under discussion Because he |
went out OF order and said something ANYHOW |
Speaker keifer whose temper is not the hest |
Ia the World severely reprimapded him Mr. |
Money took the high ground that the Speaker |
had no right to reprimand a member of the
ltfe r5tU VISOR ToPeesHer hfIo 1neruutsr tix6iIRy
Mr.. Money took up the matter again and was
80 strongly backed that practically Keifer had
TO beg pardon Of the Mississippi memt er, and
openly admitted that he had no right to repri-
mand member. In other words Keifer took |
4 back seat and subsidized II there is one thug 4
that member of Congress prides himselfi G
Speaker to attempt to reprimand a merber Of
he House, was in such small minoriF. even
among the Republicans, that he had take
water" He will not attempt the sme roe
again. !
REPUBLICAN HARMONY" ]
The almost startling harmony which has
been evident in the Republican ,arty for tue '
asst four years or more is the Re5e starInng
ey-pamby administration wat was known
IS the stalwart wicg Of thenepuolcans was
roZen out. Under the G.rfleid admlnlstra-
ion the same refrigersSttsSg Process TIee Vas vas
siven full possessieA OF the back
eat The breach IL the party made by
Hayes was widened " ene course pursued oy :
Garfield. The staJFarts and half-breeds, as
hey are called wfre the more set by the ears.
rhe half-breeds b4d the upper hand in all mat {
ers OF Federal appointments and political
pois but there was grumbling and kicking
.mong The stslwartS. The differences between
he two Wigs of the party were simply made
he greater by Garfield. When Arthur came
d By Guiteau's bullet, there was a shifting of
hings What was up under Garfield went .
own under Arthur. In short, the half
reed wing of the Republican party
as De6n IOfC6Q TO Gdko the BACK .
eat formerly occupied by the stalwarts
Thile the latter have oeen given the front
ows. This was Simply a shifting of positions |
sid not nor could not mean any harmony, |
n; te use diplomatic language, the IRE estab-
lshmest of relations" The two wings of the |
republican party are to-day more widely di-
1ded than sver before. The recent attacks on
4arheld's memory, which were inaugurated by
! stalwart Republican and have been bolstered |
lp and encouraged by the stalwart press, will
orm perhaps taN most permanent basis of
between Dhe two wings that has vet
'een rurnished. III the Democratic party |
s wise In lts own day it will take
Ldvantage Of the present Republican dissen-
ions 1t has had no better opportunity for
In the past twenty years But. |
the Democratic party is itself
iivided, and its leaders cannot sr will not as.
milate. What is to come out VI the whole
present mixed condition of poll 'rs time will
,nlv show. believe this opinion has been nre-
liously stated in this correspondence, hut Let it
20 for repetition.
THE COLUMBUS POST OFFICE.
1t is learned definitely that Collector JON.
son at Atlanta is in favor of r. D. Locke &c
Postmaster at Columbus. AS heretofore stated
n this correspondence, the man who has
John3on on his side in the contest for the /
Columbus post Office carries thereby a big
point In his candidacy 1t may be ssfely as /
sumed that with Johnson's support Locke is
the leading candidate for the Columbus post |
office. Locke is at present an employe of the |
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