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demning polygamy, were submitted.
Morgan offered resolution, which was
laid over to be printed directing the special
Committee on Woman's Suffrage to inquire
into the matter of suffrage in Utah, and re-
port bill to set aside any existing laws
comforting suffrage upon the women of that
Territory.
Brown offered resolution, which was laid
over, supplying each Senator not Chairman
of G committee with clerk.
Adjourned.
House OF Representatives.
WASHINGTON, January 11th.-Orth offered
a resolution instructing the Civil Service
Committee to inquire into the expectancy oil
proceeding differently from the present fol-
the appointment of committees of the House,
with leave to report at any time.
The Speaker said it would be referred to
the Committee on Rules.
Orth objected, and moved to refer to the
Civil Service Committee.
The motion was lost-S7 to Is.
The resolution was then referred to the
Committee on Rules.
Haskell rose to question of privilege, and
sent to the Clerks desk and had read the
resolution which he wanted to have coDsid.
cred yesterday, declaring it to be the fixed
and final determin alton of the Forty-seventh
nous marital relations, or teaching or incit.
ing others SO to do, is entitled to be admitted
to the House of Representatives as delegate
from any Territory.
Randall did not think the resolution came
within the rules IS a question of privilege.
II it ever had on such a question, it was not
SO now. The House had referred the Utah
contested case to the Committee on Elections,
and SO far as the House is concerned this
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THE PoLYGAATY QUESTION
Haskell commended that the resolution pre-.
sented a question Of the highest privilege, To-
asmuch as it affected the dignity of the
House. 1t has been charged by the public
press that Gentle polygamists were in jail,
but that Mormon polygamists were seated on
the floor of Congress. That was the charge
made affecting the dignity Of this House,
aud of all houses of Congress. This question
should not be delayed, or attempted to be
lodged by points Of order. The gentlemen
had said yesterday that they were opposed
to polygamy. Let them not put themselves
in the position of the men who were in favor
of law, but were not in favor of enforcing it.
Reagan of Texas opposed the resolution
on the ground that it excluded persons from
membership on presumed state of facts,
without examination or investigation.
present question of privilege If the gen.
tleman proposed to fix new qualifications to
membership, his resolution must go to the
COMMITTEES on Judiciary. The fact that Can
non was not member took the question out
of the purview of privileged question.
Mills centended that as there was men,
Der of the House charged with polygamY,
the resolution could not present question OF
privilege.
Cannon took the ground that the question
was not one of privilege, innsmuch as
whether adopted or rejected it could have no
effect upon any one.
Haskell declared that his resolution did not
propose law. Itsimply asked the House to
express an opinion on the question of polyg-
amy.
The Speaker submitted the question whether
the resolution presented privileged question.
By vote Of yeas 100, nays 1S9, the House
determined that no question of privilege was
evolved in the resolution.
Burrows asked leave to introduce and put
on its passage a bill defining the qualifications
of Territorial delegates. 1T provides that no
person shall be delegate from any Territory
under % years and seven years citizen OF
the United States, and no person living in
bigamy or polygamy will be eligible.l
Armfelu and Singleton objected, and Bur
ments of the other side, and gave notice that
he would introduce the bill again Monday.
The Mormon Question.
New YORK, January 11th.-The Grarhic's
Washington correspondent says: A son OF
the late Orson Pratt, one OF the original Nor
mon Apostles, is in the CITY, He is an ardent
anti Mormon. To. day he said: ave have
been waiting twenty years, thinking that each
succeeding Congress would do something for
Utah, but it has never been done. When the
Poland bill was passed we hoped something
from it, but the vital parts were taken from
it. so that it really amounted to nothing.
You ask me how it happens that am not a
Mormon. l will tell you. l am the son OF
my fathers first wife, and had mother
who taught me the evil OF the system.
There are many such persons in
Utah, and the tendency of their education is
opposed to Mofmonisn. They grow up hos.
tile to the institution, and more than half ap.
pear to be Disguised with all forms of religion.
Some of the older and more fanstical Nor.
mons have an idea that the Government can.
not deal with them. They think they are
more powerful than the United States. Oh
course it is not true Of the more intelligent
class, such as Cannon. for example. They
know better. What we want is a blow struck
at polygamy. We want it wiped out ]
don't care straw Tor the SIMPLE un6eatIng oil
Cannon on technically if nothing 10 20 te
done to put doyn Polygamy. I would as
seen have Cannon In Congress as Campbell
and perhaps rather. It il not Cannon we .r.
fighting, but polygamy." Pratt was asked
what would be the result in Utah of the uI'
seating Of Cannon, provided the Committee
on Elections report against him. He replied
The case in that event would, suppose, be
referred back to the people, and the Mormons
would elect another man. The vote in this
case shows about the proportion Of Mormons
and Gentiles. 1t is over ten to one in favor
of the Mormon population, and of course they
can always carry the election as long as they
have right to vote"
Governor Murray, Of Utah, said : !" / am
not In favor of dividing the Territory of q tab
as they have proposed, and attaching por,
ton of it to Colorado and Nevada. Thi:
would accomplish no good. 1t would simply
insure New 70 the Democrats, and also
most likely, tu.n Colorado into Democratic
State. The Mormons are Democrats. an
in favor Of abolishing the present form o.
Territorial Government, and administer ths
affair, of the Territory by Council ap
pointed by the President. What we are
striving for is an agitation Of the subject, and
to arouse Congress to action. We wan,
Cannon dethroned for the moral effect it viii
have on the polygamists."