Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-02-17
THE WAR OPENED.
Text of the AHti-POlygamy Bill as Passed
by the Senate-Sot What il
Should be,
But Better than NothiBg-Crop Reports
Bounty Claims-RebuildiDg the
Nsyy-Minor Mention.

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WASHINGTON, February 16.-The Hous
Committee on Civil Service Reform oppose
the proposed reduction OF salaries of tn
President, cabinet officers; etc:
The Apportionsnent Bill.
Dir. Anderson's substitute fixing the mem
bership of the House at three hundred anC
twenty-five will, it is generally conceded, b
{ finally passed in the House tomorrow.
: is about the same as the bill passed by tht
, Democratic House last year. except that i
! provides for six more members. These six
= additional members are given, one each, tc
New York, iowa, Wisconsin, Kansas, Texas
| and South Carolina. The Democrats cay il
is fair bill, and they will support it.
Reducing the whisky Tax.
A member of the Ways and Means Com
mittee said to-day that he had no doubt that
the committee will report in favor of reduc-
ing the tax on whisky and tobacco but he
did not believe the reduction would be as
much as suggested. He thought, for in
stance, that the whisky tax would be re-
duced to about seventy cents per gallon. His
idea is that the committee will first agree to
cut down internal taxation by certain figures
and that they will then apportion the reduc-
ton among the various articles which bear
| that tax.
Rebuilding ihe Navy.
There was a conference held last night be-
tween the members of the Senate and House
| Naval Commit and come twenty or more
naval officers, including Secretary Hunt and
members of the Naval Advisory Board, with
| reference to plans of rebuilding the navy
The recommendation Of Chairman Harris,
OF the House Naval Committee, that SIC, 000,-
600 be appropriated for the construction Of
first -rI = HI. 81 IT. 4
| styles, met with pretty general favor, and
MIR. Harris thinks this recommendation will
! be enacted into a law.
Nominations Referred.
! The Senate, in executive session this after
noon, had read and referred the nominations
received daring the past two days. The
| Military Committee unanimously reported
| back favorably the nomination OF Major
| Rochester for paymastcr- general OF the
army. The committee, after investigation,
exonerated Major Rochester from all respon-
sibility for the dedication OF Paymaster
Hodge. The committee declare that Roches-
| ter followed the usual custom of his depart
ment in passing upon Hodge, papers, and
! that Rochester'5 record an officer is an ex-
cellent one.
Crop Reports.
The cereal estimates OF the department OF
agriculture of the crops of 1881 as compared
per cent. in corn, - in wheat, % in rye and
Q in barley. The product OF oats is about
! 400, 900 bushels less than the previous year.
The aggregate product of all cereals is q
0G3, 029,570 bushels, against 2,7lS, 1873, sol,
decrease of "a per cent. The values in round
millions are as follows: Corn, S759,000 900;
wheat, $453, 900, 0C0; oats, Sl93, 100000; rye,
$4,000, 900; barley, S53O00,000; buckwheat,
S., goo. Total, 81, 465, 600 900, against ST.
361 600 900 in 1850.
Results Of Indian Labor.
The results OF Indian labor during the
past twelve years, since the beginning OF the
"peace policy" the Board Of Indian Commits
sioners says, shows an increase in the products
of the soil by Indian labor of nearly twelve
fold and at this rate OF progress it is conf
IDENTIFY predicted that the time is not far dis
taut when all mi-civlizsd Indians will be
sell-supportipg. and the few tribes that re-
main Wild AZ .ayage will soon follow the
example The report elosesas fnlloEs: eve
irHvc no neg ne as1rss 70 recoflHleud We
simply urge persistent adherence to the
peace policy, which means government by
law, homestead rights and education
Bounty Claims.
The Committee on Military Affairs re-
ported back the Senate resoluting directing
query rs to what legislation ia necessary to
enable the widows and heirs of deceased sol
diers to receive the benefit Of the bounties
due said soldiers while living and remaining
unpaid at the time of their death. The
committee, in their report, present decided
information in statement prepared by the
second auditor OF the treasury department
He recommends an amendment to the law of
April, 1872, which provides that volunteers
who enlisted prior to July p, 1861, and were
actually mustered into the service before
August g. 1861, shall be paid 500 bounty.
This act, he suggests should be amended by
striking out the words "5efore August 8,
1861" and extending its provisions TO the
widows and heirs of deceased soldiers; and
also to further amend the Law so that all
claims for bounties which have been disal-
lowed may be reopened and re-examined.
TEXT of the Anti-Posygamy Bill.
The following is the anti polygamy bill as
passed by the Senate:
Be Il enacted, etc, That section 1852, Re
vised Statutes Of the United States, be and
the same is hereby amended to read
follows, namely: Every person who has
husband Or vile living who, in the Territory
or other place over which the United States
has exclusive jurisdiction, hereafter marrieB
another whether married or single, and any
man who hereafter simultaneously, or if the
same day, marries more than one woman in
the Territory or other place over
which the United States has exclusive
jurisdiction, is guilty Of polygamy, and
shall be punished by fine OF not more than
$500 and imprisonment for term OF not
more than five years. But this section hall
not extend to any person by reason OF any
former marriage whose husband or wife by
such III arriags shall have been absent for
five successive years, and is not known to
such person to be living, and is believed by
such person to be dead, nor 10 any person by
reason of any former marriage which shall
have been dissolved by valid decree Of
competent court, nor TO any person by reason
of any former marriage which shall have
been pronounced void by a valid decree of a
competent court on the ground CT nullity of
the marriage contract.
Sec 2 That the foregoing provisions shall
not affect the prosecution or punishment OF
any offense already committed against the
section amended by the fret section Of this act.
Sec. 3. That if any male person in the
Territory or othe- place over which the
United States has exclusive jurisdiction
hereafter cohabits with more than one wo-
man he shall be deemed guilty of misde
meanor, and on conviction thereof shall be
punished by fine of not more than $500, or
by imprisonment OF not more than six
months, or by both, said punishments in the
discretion of the court.
Sec. t. That the counts for any or all of
the otieDses named in sections l and Of this
act may be joined in the same information
or indictment.
Sec. ,. That in any prosecution for big
amy, polygamy, or unlawful cohabitation |
under any statute OF the United States, il !
shall be sufficient cause OF challenge TO any I
person drawn or summoned a. a juryman or /
tslesman; first, that he is or has been /
living in the practice of bigamy, polygamy, /
or unlawful cohabtation with more !
than one woman. or that he IS /
or has been guilty of an oiIense punishable I
by either OF the foregoing sections, or section 1
1852 of the Revised Statutes OF the United /
States, or the act of July l, 1862, entitled, ,
"An act 10 punish and prevent the practice
of polygamy in the Territories OF the United
States and other places, and Disappearing
and annuling certain acts Of the legislative
assembly OF the Territory of Utsh;'' or,
second, that he believes il right for a man to
have more than one living and undivoIced
vile at the same tine, or live in The prae-
tice of eohabiting with more than one
woman; and any person appearing
or offered as juror or tales