New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-25
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
THE UTAH CONTESTED ELECTION CASE.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 24-The House Committee
on Elections held long session to-day and agreed
upon certain resolutions offered by Mr.. Iiazelton to
be reported TO the House in the Utah contested
election case These rc.olutions are as follows:
Resolrcd That Allen G. Campbell is not entitled
to seat in this Congress rs delegate rom the
Territory of tab. 80
to seat in this Congress as a delegate from the
Territory of Utah.
Reso'red That the seat of delegate from the
Territory of Uah he and same Is hereby declared
vacant.
The first resolution unanimously adopted
the second and third were carried 10y n vote OF ten
to five. The members who voted in the affirmative
were Messrs. Cakins chairman, Hazelion. Waif,
Thompson Iowa, Jacobs Ritchic, Pettibons ana
Miller, Republicans; Paul, Readjustcr Democrat,
Beltzhoover Democrat. The members who voted
against the resolutions were Messrs Atheron.
Moulton and Davis Missouri, Democrats, Ranney,
Republican, and Jones Texas. Greenbacker.
For the second and third resolutions Mr.. Ranney
moved the following substituted
ResoIred That George @. Cannon was duly elected
and returned as a delegate from the Territory OF
Utah TO a seat in the XLVIIth Congress.
Resglred hat the charges against the private ana
moral char cler Of George Q. Cannon, so far as
we'd in the record do not involve or embrace any
legal d;qnaiiicaiions for the Office OF delegate
under existing statutes AMI laws; are not referred
TO this comm ttee under the resolution OF the
House; and that the offence thus presented be
brought to the attention of the House ior their
action.
Mr. MOuton presented resolution that George Q.
Cannon was duly elected and is entitled TO seat IN
the XLVIJth Congress. There was long ana very
animated discussion of the Haulton resolutions and
every member of the committee freely expressed
his views The points of disagreement between
Mr. Ranney and his Republican colleagues are ndi-
Gated in this substitute aud are IN effect that Mr.
Cannon, having received majority OF the votes
cast should be admitted and then, II the House
thinks best, be eXpel ed. IL is under-
stood that Mr. Ranney holds a legal propo-
sition that although the Office of delegate in
Congress Is not recognized by the Constitution OF
the United STATES, an incumbent of that office, as
long as it exists, is entitled to all the rights and
privileges save that of voting, which are enjoyed
] under the Constitution by Representatives.
The grounds upon which the majority of the COM
mittee base their resolution declaring that Cannon
is not entitled to seat and that the Office OF dele
gate from the Territory of Utah is vacant. are SUBJ
tantialy embodied in the following extract from
| the views submitted to the committee to-day oy
Chairman Calins 1T Is cOntended that the act OF
| Congress extending the Constitution AMI laws OF
the United States the Territory of Utah In All
cases wher they are applicable extends the cohs'i'
tutional privilege to delegates and clothes them
|
| House. We cannot assent to this view. The very
Language Of the act itself only extends the Consitu-
| tion and laws over the Territory i'll eases where
they are applicable They cannot be applicable to
| the election of delegate; for If they
were then Congress would have no au-
| thoritv to deprive delegate OF the
right to vote. To contend that the applicability OF
| the Constitution in that respect extends to dele
gates proves too much Ii is clear, therefore, that
tha. clause of the Constitution relative to the ex-
pulsion of member by two-thirds vote cannot ap-
ply TO delegates because they hold no constitutional
Office 1t is equally clear that the clause OF the
Constitution relative TO election returns and quail
fcations of members las no applicability except by
parity of reasoning; and we do not dissent from the
view that so far as the qualification of citizenship
and other necessary qualifications Except as
TO age are concerned, they extend to delegates as
| well rs 10 members. This is made so probably by
the statute-eXpressly to all the Territories ex-
cept Utah Tern tory, and nfercntaly TO that Ter
ritorv 1t follows as logical sequence that the
| House may at any time, by majority VOTE exclude
from the limited membership which it now extends
! TO delegates from Territories any person whom 1t
may judae to be unfit for any reason to ho a seat
as a delegate. 1t cannot be said that poYgamy can
be protected under that clause of the Constitution
protecting every one in the worship OF God accord
|
that vagaries may be indulgel by persons under
| this clause of the Constitution when they do not
violate law or outrage the cOnsiderate judgment of
tbn civilized world. But when such vagarles trench
| upon GOOD morals, and debauch or threaten 10
debluch pu lie morals, such practice should be pro-
hibIted by law like any other evil not practsed as
| ma ter of pretended conscience. The views which
we have Just expressed render it unnecessary Tor us
to discuss farther the various propositions involved.
Tn the face Of this admission of Mr. Cannon, we feel
| compelled to say that representative from that
Territory should be free from the taint and obloquy
| of plural wives. Having admitted that he prac-
tlses teaches aud advises others to the commission
| of that offence we feel it duty to say To the
people Of that Territory that we will exclude such
| persons from representing them in this House"
II is under stood that in the discussions to-day Mr.
Paul and Mr. eltzhoover fully coin ldcd IN opinion
with the 9TH members Of the majority OF the COM
| mil tee, and It Is sand that ther arSulllen's "efo
among the ciearest and most ylgorou, OF those pre-,
seuted Ii is expected that the will be reported
| To the House on Tuesday, and that a minority re-
port viii be submitted by Messrs. Atherton, Monl-
| ION DAVIS and Jones. 1t is understood that Mr.
Ranney Will not make any minority report
THE EXPENSES OF GARFIELD'S ILLNESS.
| lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE
| WAsuYGroN, Feb. 2i.-In the course Of conver-
| sation with a TRIBUNE correspondent to-day,
member Of the House Select Committees. to audit
| the accounts Of the expenses of the sickness and
death of the late President Garfield, said g saw
| in New-York paper. and some other newspapers,
Yesterday, a paragraph purporting to show whas
| our committee Will recommend in the way OF COM
pensaton 10 the surgeons and attendants OF the iate
President. The paragraph was Incorrect ana you
are now at liberty TO publish the facts"
| The Congro ssman tLen gave to the correspondents
tho following lst of items: For Dr. Bliss, $25, 900;
for Dr. Agnew. SI5 900; for DR.. Hamilton, $4,000;
for DIR. Reyburn, $4,000; for Dr. Boynton,
| SO 900; for Dr. Edison, $4,000 for Steward
GRIMM: SO OOO and for each of the employees at the