Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-02-17

Lifted states senate.

WASHINGTON, February 10Th. After a
short executive session the nti-polygamy bill
was proceeded with, the question being from
the eighth section, as reported from the
Judiciary Committee, and Morgan addressed
the House. He asked whether the bin would
not exclude from his seat the Delegate from
Utah. who was represented as being poiyg-
amist.
Edmurds said a reply to the inquiry would
be made in due time on behalf of the commit.
tee which reported the bill.
The discussion WAS long.
Vest denounced the bill "a in every feature
bill OF attainder (inhicting punishment
without judicial trial., which was prohibits
by the Constitution. He would not give his
vote for the principles of the bill. though
upon his assent to it should depend his future
officisl life. He believed IL would substitute
for the anti-republican government in Utah
an an;i-repuelican star chamber arrange
neut.
Peudleton objected to several features of
the bill, particularly to the one excluding
from the jury-box known polypamists
in trials for polygamy, etc. He said
that this bill discrimiustsd against man
faithful to several wives, and in favor of
one holding a6ulterous relations He re-.
garded the measure, for this reason, ne stated
| as intended to secure punishments OF crimes
without conviction. Therefl re he gave notice
of amendments in these respects.
Sherman said he would vote for the bill,
but doubted its effectiveness. lie believed
the time would soon come when some of the
Saints in authority in Utah would have n
new revelation from sources all tie world
would recognize, and that IN this way we
would get rid of polygamy by The voluntary
action of its Supporters.
TEE Remaining COMMITTEES amendments and
several sections of the bill were then agreed
TO without further debate, and the bill re-
ported TO the Senate as from the Committee
of the Whole.
quiriug that not moro than three members of
the Board of Commissioners shall be mem bers
of the same political party. Agreed to by G
party vote-ayes &c, noes "a.
Davis Of Illinois voted aye with The Demo
Gratis, and Malone was absent.
Another amendment, offered by Brown to
the last section of the bill, was one advocat.
ing prohibiting the Board from disfranchis.
iug any one on account of his opinion on the
subject of bigamg or po]ygsmy.
Salisbury offered and advocated PROPOSE
ton making the seventh section iuapplicable
to all persons now holding office il the Terri
tory.
Defeated, after a statement by Edmunds
that such an amendment would render the
bill nugatory-ayes Is, noes Al.
Several amendments were proposed and de-
feated by decisive votes, and after rear
rangemens of its sections, the bill finally
passed by viva vocs vote, in which no mega
tive responses were heard.
The pension arrears resolution was laid
over as unfinished business
Adj 1urned.
House OF Representatives.
WASHINGTON, February 165h.-Cox, from
the committee on auditing the expense aris-
ing from the illness and death of President
Garfield, reported bill granting a pension
of IS 0G0 per year to Mrs. Garfield. Passed.
Ths following bills were reported:
By Carlisle from the Committee on Ways
and Means ITO regulate the collection of tax
on Weiss beer. Referred to Committee of
the Whole.
By Burrows from the Committee on Ter
| ritories)-F the admission of Dakota into the
| Union as State. Calendar.
By Hooker iron. the Committee on Indian
| Affairs)-To provide additional training
schools for Indian youth. Calendar.
By Dunnell from the Committee on Ways
and Mesns) Fixing the term of office of
| Collectors of Internal Revenue at four years.
| Calendar.
Horr reported adversely from the Com
mittee on Civil Service Reform the bill to
reduce the salaries of the heads OF Depart.
ments and members of Congress. Referred
to Committee of the Whole.
Consideration of the superintendent bill
was then resumed, and Prescott offered q
resolution providing that Whenever the House
shall determine upon any number Of mem.
bers the same shall be apportioned among
the States on the same basis Of the division
used at the Forty-fourth Congress, and nov
known as 1.-THE old method"
Bayne of Pennsylvania moved to amend &c
az to provide that the superintendent shall be
based upon tho "Seaton method, and Con
verse of Ohio moved to amend the amend.
ment SO as to adopt thu plan previously pre-
scented and favored by him.
Hooker submitted an amendment to the
bill, selecting 326 as the total number of rep
resentatives.
Thompson of Kentucky spoke in favor oil
the apportionment bill, fixing the represents
| ton at 319.
At 8 P. NJ. the previous question was second
ed, and a vote was taken on the amendment
of Converse to the resolution submitted by
Prescott, and it was rejected.
Bayne's amendment only received affirm.
alive votes while 14S members were recorded
as opposed to the adoption of the Seaton
method.
Prescotts resolution, basing the representa-
ton upon the old system of apportionment
was then agreed to without division. The
| Speaker stated that the first vote would be
on the amendment offered by Cox, fixing the
representation at 307, and ruled that Cox
could not modify it by changing that number
to 319.
Cox thereupon withdrew his amendment.
The next vote was taken on the amend
ment offered by Anderson of Karsas, fixing
! the number at 325, and it was agreed to
ayes 1872, noss 104.
The Representatives are az follows: Ala.
bau1a 8, Arkansas 5, California 6, Colorado
l, Connecticut 4, Delaware l, Florida 2,
Georgia 10. Illinois 20, Indiana Is, Iowa IL,
Kansas Z, Kentucky IL, Louisiana 6, Maine
4, Maryland 6, Massachusetts, u, Michigan
! IL. Minnesota 3, Mississippi T. Missouri a.
Nebraska s. Nevada l, New Hampshire 2,
New Jersey z, New York 81, North Carolina
9, Ohio 81, Oregon l, Pennsylvania %, Rhode
Texas IL. Vermont 2, Virginia 10, West Vir-
GINA A. Wisconsin 9.
| TIE next vote taken was upon the amend.
ment offered to the third section Of the bill
! by BeItzheover of Pennsylvania, the object
! Of which is to make it unlawful to divide any
parish or county in the formation of any
representative district, which shall consist oi
one county or parish. Rejscted-ayes liz,
noes 135.
| Springer OF ll1n0iS moved Co RECONSIDER
the vote by which the House had rejected the
amendment offered by Col:rick OF Indiana,
amending Section 3 of the bill so as to pro-
vide, if in any State in which the number Ct
representatives is changed by this Act, in
which the Legislature thereof shall not have
/ adopted its laws in time TO enable representa-
tivss to be elected to the Forty-eighth Con
gress, it shall be lawful for the Governor of
such State, after it shall have been redis-
| tricted, to provide for special election for
such representatives.
| When this amendment was rejected, there
was no interest paid TO it, and Colerick wss
unable to obtain the ayes and nDes, but
Springer's motion to reconsider was the
signal for scene Of great noise and confu-
sion.
| A motion to table the motion to reconsider
was Immediately made on the Republican
side, and Che Democrats demanded the ayes
and noes.
Springer asked that tbs amesdment be
read, hut storm Of otjsctiors came from the
Republican side, snd the Speaker ruled thst
it could only be read by unanimous consent.
| Confusion reigued for some time. but tiaai-
| ", when con- pArssive order ives restored, 8
! vote was taken on the motion to lay on tee
table the motion to reconsider the vote by
which TIE House ri sctei Coleriek's amend
meut, and resulted in ayes Isl, noes mo
quorum.
The Democrats RETAINED from voting.
Without further action tie House adj