The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-15
HOUSE.

m1Itee reported an appropriation OF SIoO,-
600 additional Passed.
HOUSE.
The House met in continuation of yes
| terday's session and took up the polygamy
bill, the pending question being on sec
onding the demand for the previous ques
ten. On the third reading Mr.. Haskell
being asked to allow the amendment said
| that the desire to hang up the bill between
| the Houses was the purpose of this request
| En- issaries from the Mormon church were
| here to defeat the bill.
Mr. Cassiday said some democrats
| would vote for the bill without an amend
ment.
After much confusion, Mr. Burrows said
he thought the democrats should have the
right to amend the bill, (Applause by the
democrats.)
He Burrows) was in favor Of the bill
just as it was, though it might not be per
feet He would vote against every amend
ment but the majority had no right to say
that the minority should not offer an
amendment
After further noisy discussion Mr.. Has
kell offered the following and agreed to go
by unanimous consent: Ordered, that the
present legislative day continue until the
pending bill is disposed of; that the bill
be open to amendment and debate under
the five minute rule for one hour. That
at the end of that hour the previous ques-
cho1
bill and amendments then pending; that
one hour be allowed after the previous
question is ordered, which hour shall be
equally divided between the friends and
opponents of the bill, at the end of which
hour the question shall be taken on the
pending amendments and passage of the
bill
The first amendment offered was by Mr..
Regan to amend the section providing
that no polygamist or bigamist shall vote
at any election in Utah Territory by the
insertion of the words, ''Any person duly
convicted of being a polygamist, etc. Re
iected. Mr. Mills moved to strike out
sections eight and nine, which prohibit
any polygamist, or bigamist, from voting
at elections, and provide for the appoint
ment of territorial election officers by the
President.
Mr.. Cassidy, of Nevada. held that if
these two sections were striken out the bill
would be worthless. The youth of the ter.
ritory must be taught to obey the laws of
the land as well as other people. Polygamy
l., Al
pie Of Utah, and this could not be done as
long as the polygamists occupied all cleo
tive offices i'll the territory. He denounc-
ed Mormon religion as promulgated by the
treacherous element in Utah, as lust, as
prostitution, carried on and promulgated
by the leaders, apostles and chief scribes OF
the Mormon church.
The first part of the Mills amendment,
striking out section eight, was rejected
without division, and the latter portion
striking out section nine by vote-yeas
80. nays 139 The following democrats
voted in the negative with the republicans;
Messrs. Bellzhoover, Berry, Cassidy, Col
erich, Morse, Mosgrove, Philips, Ryo. Mis-
souri,, Townsend, Illinois, and Wilson.
The vote by which the House refused to
strike out section eight was reconsidered.
Roll call consumed the remainder of the
hour and when Mr.. Hammond. of Georgia,
desired to offer an amendment, the speaker
ruled it was not in order.
Mr. Singleton, of Illinois, thereupon
suppested that Mr. Haskell had been very
successful (prebably on account of his ex-
perience in trapping wild anifnals) in trap
ping the democracy.
Mr. Buckner, of Missouri, said that great
as was the wrong of polygamy, this bill