Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-04-20
HOUSE.

The House met this morning, at III O'Clock.
The committee to audit the expenses of the
sickness and death Of President Garfield,
submitted their bill and report on that SUBJ
ject. A minority report was referred to the
committee of the whole. The bill approrri-
ates for the relief of Mrs. Garfield, $4,000,
(less any sum paid to the late President on
account of his salary;) DIR. Bliss, So, 200;
to Doctors Agnew and Hamilton, SIS 200
each; to Doctors Reyburn and BoyntOn,
$4,000; DIR. Susan Edison, $4,000; to VIM.
j. Crump, 5000; to the Secretary of the
Navy, 80, 7SS, 40; to VIM. r. Speare, under
taker, $3.50 and to various merchants and
others, sums varying from soc to 81 ,OC0.
1t provides for the ultimate retirement of
SurgeOn-General j. c. Barnes, and provides
that there shall be added to the medical corps
of the army one surgeon with rank, pay and
emoluments of Lieut.. Colonel, and authorizes
the President to promote Joseph J. Woodward
to that position.
The house then resumed consideration of
the Utah contested election case.
Mr.. Beethoven presented an argument in
support of the report of the minority and as
serted that man believing in polygamy was
not qualified to hold a seat as a delegate
from the territory of Utah.
Mr.. Jones of Texas, sustained the claims
of Cannon.
Mr.. Miller of Pa, criticized the speech de-
livered. yesterday, by Mr.. House, and quoted
extract from that speech that one of the causes
of the complaint against the pOlygamists was
that they belonged to the democratic party
thank God they do. continued Mr.. Miller
thank God that every polygamist, every
| man that dsregards the laws of the United
States in the territory of Utah belongs to the
democratic party. am glad that it devolved
on one, who in 1861 spat upon the constitu-
ton, his country and the oath he took to sup
port it, to stand up in this House to defend
that monstrous evil.
Mr.. Bragg said he SHOULD vote for Cannon
as a mere bald legal proposition.
| At o'clock the previous question was
ordered and an hour accorded Cannon to
present his claim. If, he said, one twentieth
part of what had been said in debate. rela-
tive to the people of Utah, were true their
representative would deserve to be driven
| from the halls of Congress, but while this
| flood OF false statements had been pouring
over the country, concerning Utah, not a
voice had been heard in defence of her peo.
pie. He asked those gentlemen who said the
people of Utah violated. whether they would set
the example of shifting down the law of Jus.
| tice and right because of an alleged bad char
ter of that people. He then continued with
| his argument IN defence of the institution OF
polygamy. denying that the institution is at
tributabe to the RIGHTEOUSNESS of the people.
1t is not necessary he should have four wives
in order to be lecherous. The Mormons be.
lieved that God had given command, the OBJ
Ject of which was to redeem the human
family. to make marriage honorable, to uplift
| it, to lift it out of the present condition, to
cut off the opportunity for prostitution and
concubinage, leave no margin for lust to
prey upon.
After further speeches by Messrs. Cassidy
and Calkins in opposition to the seating of
Cannon the vote was taken on the resolution
of the minority declaring Cannon entitled to
the seat, and it was defeated. Yeas 70. navs
l23. The majority resolutions declaring
neither Cannon nor Campbell entitled to the
seat then adopted without division.
Adjourned.