The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-01-12
AFFAIRs IN CONGRESS,
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.IrRocEEplNes IN BOTH HOUSES
Another struggle Over the Mormon Question
Measures for the Disqualification of Polyg-
amous delegates s-Debate in the Senate
on sherman's Refandins BIZ.
WASHINGTON, d. o., January n.-In the
House to-day Mr.. orth offered resolu-
ton instructing the Committee on Civil
Service Reform to inquire into the expedi-
ency of providing q mode different from
the present for the appointment OF Com
mittees of the House with leave to re-
port at any time. The Speaker, holding
that the resolution related to a change OF
the rules, stated that it would be referred
to the Committee on Rules. To this Mr..
Orth objected, and moved that the resolu-
ton be referred to the Committee on Civil
Service Reform. On division of the vote
it was 1ost-55 to 81, but Mr. 0rth demand
ed the yeas and nays. The motion was de-
feated-yeas, s5; nays, 1s9, and the reso-
luton was referred to the Committee on
rules.
Mr.. Haskell then rose to a question Of
privilege, and semitic the Clerks desk and
hadread resolution which he failed to have
considered yesterday, declaring it to be the
fixed and final determination of the Forty
seventh Congress that no person maintain
ing Polygamous marital relation, or teach
ing or inciting others SO to do, is enti-
tied to be admitted to the House of Repre-
sentatives as delegate from any Territory.
Randall did not think the resolution
came within the rules as question OF priYi-
lege.
Haskell contended that the resolution
presented the question and highest privi-
lege, inasmuch as it affected the dignity OF
the House. It had been charged by the
public press that Gentle polygamists were
in Jail, but that Mormon polygamists were
scaled on the floor of Congress That was
the charge made affecting the dignity of
this House and of all houses of Congress,
This question should not be lodged or at
tempted to be lodged by points of order.
The gentlemen had said yesterday they
were opposed to polygamy. Let them not
put themselves in the position of men who
were in favor of law, but not in favor of
enforcing it
Mr.. Mills contended that rs there was
no member of the House charged with
polygamy the resolution could not present
the question of privilege.
Mr.. Cameron took the ground that the
question was not one of privilege, inas-
much as whetherit be adopted or rejected
it could have no effect upon any one.
Mr.. Haskell declared that his resolution
did not propose law. 1t simply asked the
House to express an opinion on the ques-
ton of polygamy.
The Speaker submitted the question
whether the resolution presented privi-
legged question.
BY vote of yeas 100, and nays 139, the
House determined that no question of
privilege was involved in the resolution.
Mr.. Burrows asked leave to introduce
and put on its passage bill defining the
qualifications of Territorial delegates. 1t
provides that no person shall be a delegate
from any Territory urfder the age OF %
years and for seven years citizen of the
United States; and no person serving in
bigamy or polygamy shall be eligible.
Messrs. Armfieid and Singleton objected,
and Mr.. Burrows, stating that he had mis-
taken the sentiment on the other side, gave
notice that he would introduce the bill
again on Monday.
In the Senate a number of petitions for
a commission to inquire with regard to
the alcoholic liquor traffic were submitted
Nearly every Senator present having pre-
sented one or more memorials on the SUBJ
ject, Mr.. Blair said that as in every in
stance the petition came from the constitu-
ents of the Senator presenting it the fact
was indicative of the universally of the
demand for legislation upon the subject.
AT the expiration of the morning hour
Mr.. Sherman's funding bill was taken up,
and Mr.. Vest addressed the Senate. In
his speech he claimed that the Democratic
funding bill of the last Congress would
have saved the people $l5, 100000 year in
interest on the public debt, and that this
was prevented by the Republican party.
He said he was not attacking the national
banks, but he did attack the vast power
vested in them. He condemned the legis-
lation which had given the national banks
| power to contract or expand the debt at
Twill. He declared the national banks have
grown in wealth and power to such an ex-
tent that they do not intend to surrender
their charters or their existence. The
banks can only continue with the National
debt, and the banks do not propose to have
the public debt paid of, because it would
wipe them out. He insisted that the issue
between aggregated capital and the Ma
tional banks on one side and the people on
the other is now presented, and he arrayed
himself on the side of the people. He
criticised Senator Mcpherson for his re-
marks yesterday in support of the National
banks, and said that this was not Demo.
cratic doctrine; that the Democratic party
uOeS uOl 5ymPaIhIH0 nAIh tAS EN"IOhoi
thanks,
Mr.; sherman, in replying to Mr.. Vests
criticism upon his utterances in the fund
ing debate, said he was glad his friends on
the other side were following his precepts,
although they might do better by follow.
ing his lead, when he acted more wisely
than he did in the instance referred to
He was then contending for the section ap,
plicable not to the per cent, but first to
the 5, then the az and then 4 per cent
bond, at time when our bonds were be,
low par. The present changed conditions
of the times was his justification for hi,
present course. He would, however
; reiterate what he said then that the banks
we're creatures of and subject to the will o
Congress.
The Ashland Murderers.
CNc1NNAT1, January 1.-THE Times
Star Ironton, Ohio, special says the steamer
Telegraph with the Ashland murderers or
board passed there at l o'clock to-day
When the whistle sounded hundreds O
people fiocked to the wharf, three-fourthi
of the workmen in the mills left their work
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