Morning journal and courier., 1882-01-12
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. THB MORMON r ROBLBlI. A Bill to Make Them In-
 eligible INTRODUCED IN THE HOUSE The Democratic Members Placed
 On Record. STAR R0UTERS IN COURT. Active Proceedings Begun Against
 the Offenders.
Active Proceedings Begun Against
 the Offenders.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

The Fig ght Against POlygamy-Represen- tative Burroughs Puts the Democrats on R Record-Secretary Sherman Before
 the Investigating Commtttee--Other Matters.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-The Republicans are pluming themselves tonight upon hay ing made point against the Democrats in the House this afternoon regarding polyga- my. Mir. Burroughs, in presenting his joint resolution for amendment to the Consti- tuition asked unanimous consent that it be considered at once and pass. Objections were made by several Democrats when Mr. Burroughs withdrew the bill having ac- complished all he expected in putting his op- ponents on record in opposition to Mr. Cox's assertion yesterday that the Democracy were willing to join the Republicans in wip- ing out what he termed "this cancer upon the body politic."
 The report of the amounts expended under the contingent fund in the Treasury depart ment presented by the Speaker in the House today shows the amount expended for news papers, binding stationery, etc., to be $11,- 551; travelling expenses $2,OOO; freights, tel egrams. etc. ,$4 ,00O; horses and wagons with repairs, ,sfeed, etc., $7, 900; ice and incident als, $7,179 fuel and labor, $9,985; gas and fixtures, $15,878 carpets and repairs, 7,999 furniture and repairs, b29, 109 miscellaneous, $176O2 The amount ex- pended was about $8,OOO above the amount appropriated, which appears to be the only thing particularly out of the way shown by the report. Among the details of expendi- lures are $500 for one hundred copies of Ap- pointment Clerk Lamphere's book, $241 for sleigh and bells and repairs, 5000 for one office carriage and $4OO for another, $1O8 for robes. The report does not, on it's face at least, present the opportunity for complaint that has been expected by some. It's ex- penditures, if actually made for the objects mentioned, seem not unreasonable from cursory examination made in the clerks office before the document went to the printer.
 The Secretary of the Treasury will to- morrow call in twenty million of extended fves.
 At late hour this evening the Secretary of State was still closeted with his first assistant and chief clerk overhauling the papers of va rious applicants for consulships. It is un- derstood that all vacancies now existing will be filled as soon as several unimportant mis- sions have been decided upon. The Secreta- ry intends making final disposition of the cases before receiving other applications.
 The lighthouse board gives notice to mar iners that on and after February 1882, a fixed red light of the fourth order will be exhibited from the lighthouse recently con- structed on Harbor Ledge, Stamford harbor, Conn. The structure is an iron tower on an iron pier filled with concrete. A fog bell struck by machinery will be sounded at in tervals of twenty seconds during thick and foggy weather.
 Senator Sherman was again before the Treasury Investigating committee at both its sessions. He disclaimed any personal knowl- edge of irregularities in the disbursement of the contingent fund and emphatically denied that either labor material paid for out of the fund were used at his private residence. His appearance before the committee was voluntary, but his statements were made under oath. Some of the witnesses who furnished supposed clews to the committee which proved to be groundless have been se- verely examined within the past few days. But two or three unimportant witnesses re- main to be examined and the inquiry will terminate by the end of the week