Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-03
Capitol NOtCS.

The committee on foreign affaiSto-iav inst -uct-
cd chairman Williams TO report resolution per-
hitting Capt Shaw and Lieut.. Rowe To accept
certain portraits from a foreign government.
me committee on banking and currency had an
eAtended discussion to-day on the bill providing
Tor the extension OF the charters OF national
banks On Tuesday next Judge Buckner will offer
substitute for the pending bill to provide for the
issue OF Treasury notes bv the government and the
aDOnCion or the national banking system
THE PoLYGAMY QUESTION.
The proposition which has been submitted to
Congress to reach the question OF polygamy has
been set forth in brief prepared by residents or
Utah. copy OF which has been sent to every
member OF Congress Ii asks Congress to provide
by law as follows: so that reputation Of living
together and co-habitation be received as evidence
to prove the marriage relation that avowed poly
gamiStS, or MormOnS, who are ny their endow-
menns Obligated 90 fs to obey the priesthood (Which
allowed TO sit as jurors when one or their breth-
rem Is being tried for bgaIny. Holding as we do,
that II an individual was to he tried for robbery
that it Is not in harmony with the rules OF jurs-
prudence that the jury should be made up partly
from his own gang that the statute ofliniitations
De so amended that all persons, male and female,
may be punished for the crime OF poygamy; that
the homestead law be so amended that polyga-
nous wives lcoDcubineSl be not recognized under
the title of heads OF families, and thereby per-
United through this medium to obtain support for
the practice of their crimes. Holding that all men
are equal under the law, and that the Inhabitants
OF Utah cannot be INDUCED as exceptions thereto;
also, that polygamy Is 4 curse and blotch upon
opposed alike to the laws OF God and ma n we sub
NIT that in harmony with justice, it should by
right be extirpated."
NOMINATION TO-DAY.-The President sent the
nomination to the Senate to-day OF Chas {. Allen,
to be US. marshal. western district Missouri
REDEMPTION OF MUTILATED SILVER CoINs.-The
Secretary OF the Treasury to-day issued circular
that mutilated silver coin will be redeemed at the
II liladelphia mint at the rate of One dollar for
very troy ounce OF bullion contained In the mutt
lated coin Standard and silver dollars VIII be
pa' - 1t in redeeming the mutilated silver; the
cosc,i sending the mutilated coin to the mint and
the cost OF sending the standard dollars back Will
be paid by the sender
REAR ADMIRAL BEAUMONT, T. s. n, to-day re
quested OF the Navy department that he be placed
on the retired list. Having reached the legal age
his request will be granted.
CAPT. W. T. HOWELL, assistant auartermaster L.
S. A., Yves to-day placed on the retired list This
leaves vacancy to be fulfilled by either a de-
Tall from the line OF the army Or by civil appoint
ment
STAR ROUTE WTTNEss.-Charles H. French, of
Lupos, Neb, was before the grand jury In the star
route cases to-day.
The ALERT will leave Yokohama by the 10th OF
April next for San Francisco.
THE CABINET MEETTNG.-An the members of the
Cabinet were present at the meeting this after
noon.
CouRT-MARTIAL SENTENCE MITIGATED.-In the
tried at Norfolk for diSobedence of orders and
willul neglect OF duty, the court found him guilty
and sentenced him to dismissal from the service
The President has mitigated the sentence TO sus-