Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1883-02-23
WASHINGTON.
FULL NEWS REPORT FROM THE!
: NATIONAL C1PITAL.
Congressional Congressman Beltord
7 7 Makes an Important Denial
4. Committee Work, Postmas-'
. I,.: .e ~ ters Nominated .:, s5.,.'s -. =.
Proceedings or Congress.

preparation were engaged today upon
the legislative appropriation bill. Com
missioner Raum was before them and op-
posed the proposition incorporated in the
bill by the house to reduce the number of
interal revenue districts from 1876 TO 80:
Commissioner Raum stated that the pro-
posed consolidation would not lessen the
expense of collecting revenues, but would
very seriously dlsarraD ge the machinery
of the service which WAS now working
very smoothly. - - ......g,@@.. -
Senate moved to take up;
the Utah bill. Ball opposed the motion.
by q vote OF % yeas to II nays, it was de-.
cided to take up the bill. Hoar moved tt'
strike out the section which provides that
it: shall not be lawful for any female to
vote at any election ,hereatt:r' held in the
Territory Of Utah for any public purpose
whatever. Edmunds defended the pro
vision The votes OF Mormon womei,
We're controlled by men vino desire to
keep up the political power of the poly
gamous Mormon church. He thought
the importance Of breaking up the Nor:
mon system fully justified the suppress
sion OF female voting IN Utah without
reference to the general question of wom-
an suffrage. Hoar said Ednunds pro.
posed to deprive all women OF Utah OF
the right of suffrage because-he believed
4 certain class Of them would n Il vote as
he thought they ought to vote. Edmunds
says the question of suffrage was 9, politi-
Cal question within the control of pOlitl-,
cal power. That wha, Hoar said about
the opinions of women was entirely apari
from this bill. II the real opinion of
those women could find expression, he
would wish to have them vote, because
the very nature Of every virtuous woman
revolted against polygamy and all its in
fluences. 1t would not be constitutional
to undertake to disfranchise any man or
woman on account of opinion, but every
body, except perhaps J I'D &c Black, would
agree that in point Of law, congress
could regulate suffrage in the District of
Columbia orin any territory; could con-
tine4it to properly b lders Of 100000
eagll, to paupers, or to any other class
BAirmoved to amend the seventh section
ott the bill, so as TO make lis provisions
apply to "persons" instead of "iemales"
only, and only to persons lawfully con-
victed If the crime of bigamy or polyga
my. The bill and its amendments were
still pending when the senate adjourned.
AN EMPHATIC DENIAL :.
WASHINGTON, Feb. .2l.-Congressman
Belford, upon being questioned tnls even
ing conce. ming the testimony in the star
route trial: to-day to the effect that u
cheek Of $4,000 had; been drawn. IN his
name by $. W .Do,sey, declared in the
most emphatic manner: II never had
any dealings Of financial character, pub
1,ol.v ~
my lite TO the amount OF a single cent. II
any check has been drawn in my name l
never saw it, and never heard'of it until
! my attention was called to the statement
ID the Star this evening II a check Was
drawn on my n, me: il must have been
presented by some one else and paid to
him, not me. This evening went to Col.
Ingersoll's house to request him to call
me to the stand, and thus give me an op:
portunily to testify" =. :: =. ..:s
IS; !. RIVER AND HARRoR BILL.
WASHINGTON, Feb 2I..- Page, in behalf
of the house committee on commerce,
! submitted to the house vol luminous re-
| port to accompany the new riv r anu har-
Dor bill; which they recommend for pas.
sage The committee advert to the last
| bill Of this character and say the presi-
dent, exercising his constitutional pre-
| rogative, returned the bill to- this house
withouthis approval and congress in ex
| ercising its constitutional right by a two
third majority in each house passed the
bill notwithstanding the objections of the
| president, and it became a law. ~ The Re
publican newspaper at the great railroad
centers raised d hue and cry against the
! sct, and against those by whose votes9 it
had passed, bolstering up their attack
with*every possible form of lnlsrepresent-f
atlons an1 personal abuse in the ;endeayor
to-. blind, the people I, Their own
| best interests: At the reassembling
lsof congress the president in; his annual
message took occasion again to advert to-
the. appropriation for rivers and harbors,
and evidently misled by a deceptive
official balance sheet expressed the hope
that no similar measure will he deemed
necessary during the present congress. It.
is pointed out that: tile secretary Of war
failedsto: furnish the secretary Of the
chief engineers estimates OF
, appropriations required for the service Of
|,the fiscal year, ending June 3Oth, 1884, as
required 10 be transmittel7to congress in
i buck of estimates, '..>.:s ST,
.@Esas Proceedings OF Congress-.
81 W WAsH1NaToN. Feb. 22.--1n the senate
today the provision that q part Of the
! money appropriated for the general care,
,,o%oo+;o,, ne tho novr, -, 4l,n