The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-20
TELEGRAPHIC.
TYING UP THE TWIN"
The Senate Bill for the Suppression
OF the s'Twin Relic"
A Measure That Seems To he Cosra-
pFehensive EnOugh-Passage Of
the Pacific Railway Bill by
the HOuse-No1cs.


WASHINGTON Cry, June 20-The senate |
has passed the Utah bill, including the clause |
abolishing women suffrage, although Hoar |
offered an amendment to strike that clause
out, but it was defeated. Following is the |
substance of its provisions:
lawful husband or wife may be COM
PEELED to testify in prosecutions for bigamy,
polygamy, or unlawful cohabitation. In such |
prosecutions an attachment for the witness
may be issued without previous subpoena
when it shall appear to the Judge
that the witness would unawfully fail to
obey the subpoena. Every marriage oere
mony i'll any territory of the United States
shall be certified in writing, which writing
shall state the full names of all the persons
taking part in the ceremony, and shall be
signed by them and shall by the officer or
priest solemnizing the marriage be recorded in
the probate court. Any violation of this
provision is punished by a fine or
Imprisonment or by both. Every
certificate shall be open to inspec-
ton by officers of the United States. Women
shall not he entitled to vote. All measures
of the territorial legislature providing for
numbering or identifying votes of electors
are annulled, but this provision is not to pre-
clude the lawful registration of votes All
rights of Inheritance on Legitimate children
are annulled. The territorial laws provid-
ing that prosecution for adultery
can only be commenced on the com
plaint of a husband or wife are an
nulled. The territorial laws incorporat-
ing, continuing, OF providing for the corpor-
atiOn known at Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints, and the ordinance of the
so called general assembly of the state of
DeSaret Incorporating the church are an
nuiled, SO far as they may preclude the ap-
pointment of trustees by the United States.
The president, with the advice of the senate,
shall appoint fourteen trustees for the cor
paration, who shall have the powers of the
trustees and assistant trustees provided for in
the act creating that corporation; shall hold
office two years and shall each give bond in
an amount to be fixed by the secretary of the
interior. The general assembly of Utah
| shall not have the power to change the laws
fsspectng fsd the corporation without
the laws of Utah relating to the
| Perpetual Emigratiug Fund company
| are annulled, and it is rendered unlawful for
| the legislature of the territory to recognize
any association having for its object the
| bringing of persons into the territory for any
| purpose whatever. The attorney general is
directed to institute suits to dissolve the COM
| Fany named and dispose of its property
| The property and assets in excess of the
| debts and lawful claims shall be used by the
| secretary of the interior for the benefit of
| the common schools of the territory All ex-
isting election districts in the territory are
abolished, and it is made the duty of the
| governor the territorial secretary, and the
| United States judges of the territory to re-
| district n so as to secure general representa-
ton for the people. The penalty for adul-
| terry shall be Imprisonment in the penitentiary
| for not exceeding three years.
The vote on its passage was: Yeas, 33;
nays, Is The negative vote was as follows:
Bayard, Brown, Coke, George, Hamilton.
Jonas, Kenna, Lamar, Maxey, Morgan,
| Pendleton. Ransom, Vance, Vest, Walker
Is Adjourned.
The Democratic opposition to the bill was
based on legal and constitutional grounds,
though the bill was supported by Garland,
jackson, Pugh, and Voorhees,. as good law
yers as the Democrats have in the senate,
and Mr.. Garland is recognized on both sides
as the best lawyer on the Democratic side.
Senator Brown offered six OF eight amend
nlents, some of which were intended to emaS-
culate the bill, and two slightly modifying the
proposed penalties for immoralacts, which, he
said he offered in order to make the bill
| conform to the statutes of Massachusetts,
The obvious insinuation was that the laws of
the Bay state were lax in regard to these
ofrenses. Senators Vest, Morgan, and Bay
ard made it clear that their opposition was
based Oil the changes the bill proposes to
make III the law Of evidence and on It's pur-
pose 10 dispossess the Mormon ecclesiastical
corporation of its property.
The most interested listeners to the debate,
were Mr.. Caine, delegate from Utah, and
Mrs Belva lockwood, the lawyer who is
particularly distressed over the proposed dis
franchisement of Mormon women. She at
tackled Senator Edmunds on this subject on a
crowded street-caronce, land ash ed him why he
wanted to punish women for the sins of men.
After Mrs Lockwood had left the car Sena-
tor Edmmds discovered that Senator HoaI
was present, and he expressed his regret that
he had not referred his cross-questioner tc
the senator from Massachusetts,
In the house the consideration of the Pa
cific railway bill was resumed. The first
question was on the amendment offered by
Thompson to make the aggregate yearly con
trlbution of the Central Pacific company
55 instead of 80 per cent. of the net earnings
and that Of the Kansas Pacific 45 per cent
, The amendment was agreed to- The question
was then taken on the minority report on tn,
bill, and it was rejected. Hewitt, of New
York, moved to recommit the bill, with in
structions to report by the thrt
Monday in December bill by which
the sinking funds of the companie
shall be enlarged by additional payments, $,
that the debt due the government may bt
surely paid at maturity. The motion to re
commit was rejected by vote of 65 to S4
and the bill was then passed without division
Hopkins, from the committee on labor
called up the bill to prohibit the importation
. and immigration of foreigners and alien
under contract to perform labor.