The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-11
CONGRESSIONAL.
HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, Jan 10.-The House re-
sumed the consideration of the Utah con
tested election case, the pending resolution
being that offered by Mr.. Haskill de-
claring Allen G. Campbell delegate elect
from Utah, entitled to be sworn in as del
egate on his prima facie case.
Mr. Kasson presented and had read a
memorial, calling the attention of Congress
to the death of Carlisle Patterson, superin-
tendent of the coast survey, and to the
great benefits accruing to the country from
his earnest and faithful performance OF the
duties pertaining to his Office. He then Of
fered resolution referring the memorial
to a Joint committee of the Senate and
House Adopted.
MIR. Reed offered as substitute resoiu-
ton referring to the committee on elections
the question on the prima facie right as be-
tween Campbell and Cannon, to be sworn
in together with all certificates and papers
presented on each side. with instructions to
that committee to report at as early day
as possible.
Mr.. Cox followed Mr.. Haskell, and
then Mr. McCord, of Iowa, sent to the
! Clerks desk and had read resolutions
which he said he would offer at the
proper time as q substitute for the pend
| ing resolution. 1t recites that Utah is
| under the control of an association which
maintains an immoral doctrine and
practices polygamy in violation of the
| laws of the United States and in defiance
| of the legislative, executive and judicial
power of the government; that the ter
ritorv thus usurped by the barbarous in
st1tution polygamy belongs to the
United States; that the Federal
| government stands responsible in the sight
| Of God and at the bar of the enlightened
nublic opinion of the civilized world for
| the continuance of this crime against
| morality and marriage, and that the
practice of polygamy is usurption by
| Mormons, incapable of any constitu-
tional existence and utterly lawless, and
resolving that the solemn duty is cast on
| Congress to wholly absolve the general
government from any sufferance or
continuance of the institution OF poly
pan7y and by every means IN its
nover to enforce the laws against it,
that it ia inconsistent with the rights
and dignity of the House that the territory
of Utah. which is so frequently controlled
bv the institution pofygamy, should be en-
titled to representation on the floor OF the
House: that the delegates claiming sea-
from that territory are hereby declared DIS
qualified. and that all papers in this casf
be referred to the committee on eiectlohs
with instructions to present a bill declaring
the Judgment of the House as herein ex
pressed. -,
Mr. McCook proceeded to make an ex
b. .>ustive argument in support OF his proPo
sitiCn. D,.,. y
Miobioa u. Converse, of Ohio, Hiscock, ant
o+bors al Ter which Mr.. Reeds substitute
was adonte,1 4, 1e9 to "a, the negative vote
heino ali renn blicans, and the conteste'
coso voc tbarab,r referred to the commute
on elections.
Adjourned.
SENATE.
Mr.. Beck, in a speech, opposed the VI
as a cunning scheme of menopollsts IL
delay, to which they had -esorted not oni
3 as a means of preventing legislation by tn
a present congress but of whitewashlng a
O enormities of the high protective system
He wanted to have immediate action upo
the tariff and asserted that all commis
| sion could find out as basis for JuoicHod
taxation could be presented by the CON
Q mittees of the Senate and finished by tn
9 ways and means committee or the hous
\ in six weeks. The wise men who it wa
= nronosed to have the President selec
II might refuse to hear whatever did not su
them. and would not be accountable fc
misrepresentations in their report III
evident purpose of the so-called protectlol
g lists. as shown by the declaration OF the
,r organs and conventions, was to have
commission which would be committed
> their interests The declaration OF Il
'e Senator from Vermont that the chang
should be made by friendly hands an
not by Informed and reckless revolution
,'sts. he easily understood. This. hoy
: av ar. was an impeachment OF ii
+ inte grity and capacity OF c9ngres n :,
ono rouse of which was charged by u
constit rtion with the duty OF orlsinatii
hills for raising the revenue or changn
taxation upon the theory that the accouI
ability Of ! $ members every two yea
: | an,,,y - them careful In test Co
sress mess0 with WITH a a, .mocratic majority in I
nat Senate, % there &c W wa some plauaibility in It
suggestions of Mr.. Bayara ana s;niar osisr ue ~
q ocrats, who then SUI poi.u pso;sts o,,,nosad
i that a commission un talrly eomposeeN a,aS No
4 the President, could \ Az -. let
when the power to rejecl o snrrender u
(Beck) was amazed at tn ~. D..
any democrats to the rep I;S.a of :
Y dent and protected monoIrL