New-York tribune., 1882-04-20
,-rWs FROM WASHINGTON

-,, ,ND COMMITTEE "ohh'
LEGlsLAii'E ',,.srxr, ,rIoN IN THE HOUSE
UTAH VICE, .,,ss,ss,ppI IMPROVEMENT Di,n o,,rn Ar
THE N''', DWELL NOT TO BE kh"o' hD a.
rRESENi made vigorous delehce "
Mr.. 'a"n?n tbe House yesterday out "',h-
Mormonis'n - his interests, the resolution de-
ont adVano'~ sest vacant being adopted wltnou!
claring '"o Tho discussion of the MlSsisslppi
DIVISION" ,nvement bill i'll the senate
kNe' -ated that there is decided oiner-
oei"0i g on;n;on as to the manner III "nicn ."o
ehco " o,,rronriation shall be used. Ml'
propoYn'u 'r;I NOT he removed from the Enghsh
Mission for the present
vc,,,v,s LAST FIGHT IN THE HOUSE
|VA Inv TELEGRAPH To THE rRIBvSsi
,,,.o,,xcrox. April 19.-There was curious anu
..,a-esting episode in the House oi heprescn'a'''
49, afternoon. when George z. Cahnoh' VI
I'' & -, ,de what was the last plea that VIII ever
so,yered in that body in defence ana lus'iic",
.nf " tbe crime of polygamy. The DEBATE n'u
-, mining several hours, and MI. Mo,ii'on'
pe'n - member from Illinois, with dry ana
-. a,,.och had almost empted the hail. Wh'h
~ Corrou rose TO speak. Immediately menlpeIs
- Aockino in from cloak-roons anu COZ
l.bo Norn9n apostle had not been on HIS i'sS "'0
;,utes before nearly every seat on the hooi was
oocnn,cd and members were giving eager at'en'ion
Mr. Cannon is q man ffty-hve years olu' "'n
,hite hair and a round face, smooth shaVeh oA'VP'
rL;,o chin wbisker. lie is of middle height
and his figure and face denote man VII" So
annotite and digestion and an easy conscience lie
"iPoN,. IL recarded and described in Utah. since
.he death of Brigham Young, as the brains o. ,nc
Mr.
.;ao o,d an unctuous manner but he is not great
-. Neve,theless he was deeply IN earnest To-
, "a IN some of the passages of hls speech spoke
81, ,,sot fuency and vehenence and curiosity 10
hoo, What he would say held the close ATTENTION "a
the house. ..,..or,1oco and
Tno matter of his discourse was commonplace anu
,roe,v consisted OF a narrative OF the events
ld 70 the settlement and organization oi '''i anu
IS ,bo nolitico-relgious history since ina .'i',
Conainc down to last year, Mr.. Cannon declared
,h, C,ovcrnor Murray thinking to gain popuiari'y'
had entered INTO conspiracy 10 piecipi''.'
conflict upon the country" He declared Win n'I'n
feeling that. had he not been deprived Vi lis
"rigbtSv he would have "come mere WIN
certificate Of election and been seated "l'HV"'
,oa,,on or obiection7; and that he
WAS lust as eligible now for seat IN the oo1y DIS
be was when he first took his seat on the first Mon
lay
then denounced, as unconstitutional and as meas
rre of persecution, the anti-poygamy law recently
onocted and declared that if lad been passed IN
oho,;o,ce to "popular clamOr0 If religious pre-
;rdice and animosty are to govern the votes OF
,o,bors IN This case then ! Will not be admitted,
so,d Mr. Cannon; "but shah not envy the feei-
ings of any man who votes against
me, He then dwelt upon the sincerity
Of the Mormons' belief in their "rehglon'
and defended and justified polycamy as
adivne institution declaring that IL disciples oc,
cupv " the plane Of Abraham and the patIarcns.
VT Cannon also warned the House that 20 refuse
hin admission was TO trampie the CONSTITUTION
etranre and murder the principle OF representation
1nan which our Government ~ baseo.
Nr Capnon's speech not a very ludclous one,
and certainly made no votes tor ms oy tSvo Ml
minntcs in which to present his views Mt. CASSIDY
sad that forOne he THOUGHT the Congress ol the Onl-
led States had been quite long enough an accessory
~ he crime of pOlvgamy, and for " hls part nc
sIond do all he could for the suppression not only
Of polygamy but of pOygamIsts also. lie declared
that he did not believe Cannon had ever Deeh prop
eriv nafnralized and then Mr.. Cassidy, VINO
favored the seating of Campbell, exploded DoniD-
she'll the ranks OF his own parry m iIien1 with tho
GoveTor', certificate under the broad seal OF the
Terrtorv When the vote OF CrOnln, the oregon
elector, came here under Ihe nct on ~" thn he
voted to receive it, and every Democrat on ihe
Electoral Commission did the same thing. How
can vou refuse to seat Campbell u - go
This period was received by the Republlcans with
shonIs oi applause, but provoked no demonstrations
nj enthusiasm among the Democrats. a number OF
Them surrounded MI. Cassi Y after his speech ana
apparently showered leit-handed blessings upon Ills
devoted head.
Earlier in the day Mr.. BetzAooyer, another Dem
ocrat and q member of the Elections COMMITTEE,
made strong argument against the admission OF
Cannon. Colonel Jacobs. Of New-Y0rk, another
member of the committee made excellent
aud vigorous speech on the same side and
as listened 10 with marked attention. Chairman
Calkius closed The debate The speech Of Mr. Can
non had aroused Mr. Calkins's Indignation, and the
beginning Ol his speech was do voted TO an eloquent
and scathing dtnunCiati0n of p0lygamy, us CLINE
against civilization and society.
When the vote was taken on the resolution to ad-
NIT Cannon ii was found that Democratic tender
less for the twin relic " ana its preventative,
rnpeled every regular Democrat present. save
eight, to vote in the affirmative. The eight Demo-
Gratis who voted with the Republicans against Cam
mons admission were: Messrs, Cassidy O1 Nevada,
Oscar Turner OF Kentucky BoitzhOOyer of fPennSyl-
vanla and Colcrick, Cobb Holman. MatsOn and
stockslager of Indiana. Samuel J. Randeil
"dodgel" The resolution was defeated by vote
Of 10 yeas to l23 nays and resolution declaring
the seat vacant was adopted without a division.