The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-01-12

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The motion was defeated-yeas, So:
nays, 199, and the resolution was
referred to committee on the rules.
Haskell then rose to question of
privilege, and sent to the clerk s
desk and had read the resolution
which he failed to have considered
yesterday. declaring it to lie the
fixed and final determination Of the
Forty-seventh Congress, that no
person maintaining polygamous
marital relations, or teaching or in
citing others SO to do, is entitled to
be admitted to the House of Repre-
sentatlves as delegate from any
territory.
Randall did not think the resolu-
ton came within the rules as a ques-
ton OF privileges. If it ever had on
such question, it was not so now.
The House had referred the Utah
contested case to committee on cleo
tions. and so far as the House was
concerned, this question must be
considered as res dGjudicota.
Haskell contended that the resO-
luton presented was a question of
the highest privileges, inasmuch as
it affected the dignity of the House.
1t has been charged by the public
press that Gentle polygamists were
in Jail but that Mormon polygamists
were seated on the floor of Congress.
That was charge made affecting
tho dignity Of this House, and Of all
questions in Congress this should
not be lodged or attempted to be
lodged by points of order. The gen.
tlemen had said, yesterday, that
they were opposed to polygamy.
Let them not put themselves in the
position of men who were in favor
of law, but were in favor Of en-
forcing it.
Regain, of Texas, opposed the res
olution on thel ground that it ex-
cluded persons from membership
Oh a presumed state of facts, with
out examination or INVESTIGATION.
Spear argued that the resolution
did not present question of privil-
eyes. If the gentleman proposed
to fix new qualifications TO mem
bership. his resolution must go to
the committee on judiciary. The
fact that Cannon was not a member
took the question out of the pur.
view of the privilege question.
Mills cOntended that as there was
no member of the house charged
with polygamy the resolution could
not present a question OF privileges
Cannon took the ground that the
question was not one of privilege
inasmuch as, whether adopted OF
neglected, it could have no effect
upon anyone.
Haskell declared that his resolu
ton did not propose a law; it simply
asked the House to express an opin'
ion on the question Of P1lygamy.
The Speaker submitted the ques
ton as to whether the resolution
presented privileged question. By
vote-yeas 100, nays 139-the
House determined that no question
OF privilege was involved in the res
olution.
Bingham, chairman of the COM
mittee on postoffices and post routes,
reported back the resolution calling
on the postmaster general to trans
nit to the House a list. or detailed
statement, Of all mail routes in
which transportation service had
been discontinued, decreased, re-
stored, changed, increased. expedited
or established since March 4th. 1881,
specifying the decrease, changes,
restored, increase, expedited time,
cause and extent of the same, Civ
ing the name, length and terminals
of each of said routes, the general,
kind, amount and cost Of such SER
vice on each route, and the name
and residence of every contractor
therefor. Adopted.
The chairman of the committee
on appropriations reported a bill
making an appropriation of $40, 900
for the final expense of the tenth
census, and gave notice that he
would, tomorrow, ask to have the
bill considered.
OSeYeral bills reported from the
committee on claims were placed
upon the private calendar, which
is only considered on Friday of each
week.
The bill to incorporate the Gar
field memorial hospital WAS placed
On the House calendar.
Burrows asked leave to introduce
and put on its passage, a bill defin-
ing the qualifications of aterritorial
delegate. 1t provides that no per
son shall be a delegate from any
territory under % years Of age, and
seven years a citizen Of the United
States, and that no person living in
bigamy or pOlygamy shall be elig-
ible.
Armfeld and Singleton objected,
and Burrows stated that he had
mistaken the sentiments of the
other side, and gave notice that he
would introduce the bill again on
Monday.
Ward introduced bill providing
for a commission to consider and re-
port what legislation is necessary
for the better regulation Of COM
merce among the states. Referred.
Willis offered resolution calling
on the secretary of war for informa-
ton as to what additional work is