Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-11-02

w ASHtSGTON, Oct. 3O.-i0n. John
{. New, after an extended interview
with President Arthur, has recoaSid-
cred his determination to resign, and
will retain the position of assistant
secretary of the treasury.
THE UTAH COMMISSION.
The board of Utah commissioners
submitted their second annual report
to the secretary of the interior after
making a statement of former legiSla-
ton of congress in relation to bigamv
or polygamy. They say the duties of
the commission appertain only to
matters of the registration and elec
ton, eligibility to office, while the
punishment of the crime of polygamy
is left, as under the former law, To
the courts of justice. Under the anti
polygamy art the commission had
good success at the election
in August, 1884, III excluding
polygamists from the polls, and
as far as advised, very few, if any, IL
legal votes have been EAST i'll Utah
since the commission took charge of
registrations and elections in August,
1882 The enforcement of the present
law against $4,000 polygamistS, who
have been excluded from the polls,
shows that the act has been fully and
successfully executed. 1t Is thought
that the discrimination between those
Mormons who practice polygamy and
these who do not, while it is not like
ly to have much effect upon elderly
men who already have plurality of
wifes and several families, must have
great weight with the young men
of the territory, more especially those
whom are ambitious and aspiringand
would not like voluntarily to embrace
political ostracism. The very exist
ence of the law disfraechising them
mnst tend to destroy their influence.
whenever it is understood that it is to
be permanent discrimination. The
fact Also that it will be necessary to
the preservation of political influence
of the peoples party, as they style
themselves, to have large body of
members who are not polygamists,
must tend in time to weaken the
practice of polygamy forever. 4
married Mormon, who takes but one
plural wife, loses three votes
for his party, his own and those of
his two wives, woman suffrage being
established by law i'll Utah. Concern
ing The plurality of wives, the report
sa that the doctrine and practice so
odious throughout christendom should
have been upheld SO many years
against the laws of congress and the
sentiments of civilized world, is one
of the marvels of the 10Th century,
and can be scarcely appreciated even
by those familiar with the worlds
history in relation to the difficulties
of the government in the control or
suppression of religious fanatlcisms
Certainly no government can permit
a violation of laws under the gulse of
religious freedom, and while congress
may not legislate as to mere matter
of opinion, yet it may denounce and
punish as crimes those actions which
are III violation of special duties or
subversive of good order.
The right of congress to suppress
this great evil is undoubted. 1t
is equally plain that the dignity and
good name of this great government
among the nations of the earth de
mand such congressional action as
shall effectually eliminate this ma
TONS disgrace.
The commission renew the recon-
mendations contained in the report of
Nav. IL, 1882, notably, the one re
garding the enactment of marriage
law by congress, declaring all future
marriages in the territory null and
void unless contracted and evidenced
in the manner provided by the act.
If the next legislature shall fail to
adopt the measure in conformity to the
provisions of the act of 1882 for the
suppression of polygamy. The com
mission will be prepared to recon-
mend, and congress certainly will not
delay the adoption of the most string
ent measures, compatible with the linn
itations of the constitution, that may
be considered necessary for the sup
preston of this great evil. +"
HALLET KILBOCRNE.
A Jury was obtained this afternoon
In the suit of Hallet Kilbourne
against Jno. S. Thompson, ex SER
geant-at-arms of the house of repre-
sentatives. and Fallen opened the
case for the plaintiff.
Representative Coyle followed Tot
ten for the defense and kilbourne was
then called to the stand. He gave an
account of his real estate business,
was prosperous, was substantially
ruined by his confinement. His
credit was destroyed and he was
forced to sell at a sacrifice. Witness
said the books which had been de
manded by the investigation commit
tee were in court. Il don't object, he
observed, ito any man, woman or
child, who have any interest in them,
looking at them.
Cross. examination of witness was
postponed till tomorrow.
ESTIMATED AMOUNT or POSTAL REEVE
SUEs
for the fiscal year beginning July 1st
next including S430, 900 estimated re
ceipts from money order business IS
S47. 104, 078; the estimated expendl-
tul Is for the same time was $50, OS2,-
1S9 leaving a deficiency IN the reve-
nue. Of 81, ,95S, III; the estimate for
LHc Va RoottAAAobDAo nav
year is $12, ESQ, 900 an increase of s.,
000. 600; for clerks in tho postofIice,
81. 900. 600 an increase Of S125, 900; for
free delivery service, $500, 600; for
railroad mail transportation, S12, $780,
900 an increase of 81, ,05G, 600; steamboat
routes, 1925, 900 an increase Of S25, 900;
star routes, s., 600, 900 an increase Of
s3, SOC, 600; railway postal service, ST.
625, 600 an increase of Sc, 900: and for
railway postal clerks, 81, 295, 2S9 an
increase of S31S169.
CHINESE ISUEsDATION-
In dispatch 10 the department Of
state, Rollin II. Dagget., United
States minister resident at Honolulu,
reports that at a meeting Of the
Hawaiian cabinet. resolution of the
date of April ., 1883, protesting
against the further immigration of
Chinese male laborers into the
Hawaiian islands, was rescinded, and
a resolution adopted instead, author
izing the immigration there Of such
labOrors under certain restrictions, at
a rate not to exceed GOO in any three
months The reason for this change,
is understood to be. owing to the
great number Of Chinese iaborers