The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-11

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At 40 p m, the Senate adjouraed.
! HOUSE
! benjamin Wood, of New York. spneared
NJ ,he bar OF the House and qualified as a
/ mcmbcr of the House.
Ns the regular order, the House re.
Sun,H the consideration of the Utah con
my resolution offered by Has.
seil, of Kansas, declaiming that
t n,.n "; Campbell, delegate-elect
null IAN Ierritority, is entitled to
case. l''''" '"''o
keed, Of Maine, offered resolution r..
ierrlhE To the Committee on Elections the
question oi ptlma iacie right, us between
/ S"HhP9eIl and Cannon, to be sworn in as n
uueiesatc rom Utah, together with all Ger.
| uHGNcS ana papers presented ON each side,
Wllh instructions to that committee to re.
n.rt at as early day as possible.
-Ailsr spicy debate, in which Haskell
",u HoA We're the principal speakers, Reed
| lloulilSa hS substitute so as to refer TO the
Noil''iii zee on Elections not only the deci-
| SUN 81 me prlma iaCie case but also the
iihal decision of the contest, and proceeded
20 arSle IN favor of his proposition.
MGIOord, OF Iowa, sent to the clerks desk
S'lu had read resolution which he said
&c would offer at tLe nrnncr
time as substitute for the pending
| resolution. Ii is long, and to the effect thai
1t Is III contempt OF the rights and dignity
ol the House that the Territory of I'taG.
whlch Is so fagrantly controlled bv institu.
UoliS OF polygamy, should ne entitled to a
representative ON the floor of the House,
mat ueleSates claiming the seat from that
territory are declared disqualified, and
that all papers in this case be referred TO
.ne COMMITTEE ON Elections with instruc-
lons To- present a bill declaring the iudg-
memt OF the House Us herein expressed.
McCetd made an exhaustive argument
TO laNor his proposition.
me deb!it wa, further participated in by
converse, lliScuck and Robson.
FlhnItv, Haskell demanded the previous
question: wldch. being seconded, cut of
MarSH' " IIiluoiS, who desired to offer II
resolution directing the Committee on
EIeGuohN 10 report on the fact whether
elther OF the claimants were practical
polygamistS. f''' '''>' ''
HaSKcil then stated that he desired to of.
!er q res" "uton giving certain instructions
10 tue ''Lmittcc uu Elections, in case the
matter "is referred to il, 1t was read, as
WHERE'S. Polygamy has been for many
wears; ana l.. now, prac,iccd in several OF
the lerrItorlr' of the United States, in
|
WHEREAS, There has been admitted into
former Congress OF the United states n
Delegate from the Territory of VtalI,
VINO has served ia the lluu..
OF Representatives IS such. while
sustaining polygamous marital relations.
Nlue uQciimontS in the contested election
be it >'' ''''''''e
Resolved That it is the fixed and final
determine non of the House of Rep-
rSsehtatlVes OF the Forty. seventh
living in polygamous marital relations ar
OF teaching or instigating others To do So is
ehlilled to oe admitted into this House as a
delegate from any Territory of the United
States. "'''''
| The reading ofihis resolution was re-
celved VITA applause.
Randall raised the point of oriert hat the
resolution was not germanc to the case nm.
DER consideration. He protested against
tne luea That III voting on pending rcsolu.
tlonS members were expressing any opin-
ION on the subject of polygamy.
The Speaker held that the resolution diI
not give such instructions to the commute
rs were comprehendrd in the rules and
therefore, ruled II out OF order.
hecu substitute was then adoptyd-lSg
10 ~ tne negative votes being all Republi.
can, and the contested case was Thereby r,.
ierreu TO the Committee on Elections.
Haskell then desired to offer privileged
question asto the resolution gwen above
but was cut off by u motion to adjourn
which was, at 4;5O p. m, carried.
AGRlctLrusAL CoMMIrTII's REPeRT
| me Committee on Agriculture to-day de-
clded, and the Chairman was authorized to
report, bill to the House appropriatinr
SoOOVO, the expense of TRANSPORTING 10
Washington City agricultural and mineral
products which have been on exhibition nj
the Atlanta Exposition and were presented
10 the United States government.
THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
lhc House Committee ON Approximations
today practically agreed To report part
Ini the regular appropriation bills TO The
House IN the following order Military.
academies, Qualifications, pensions, naval
Indian. consular and diplomatic. The
oruer OF the remaining bills has not
yet been decided upon, excepting
that the sundry civil and deficiency mn,
preparations will be last considered Tie
hrsl, or routine portion of several bills are
already III type. IL appears the sentiment
oi the subcommittee that the censns de.
iciency should be promptly paid. and il is
Thought that the subcommittee will. dur.
ing the present week. report bill to the
inll committee covering the entire amount
OF the deficiency.