The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-01-12
FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
SENATE.

1 SENATE.
Washington, 11.-Van Wyck, frOr
the committee on improvement o
the Mississippi river, submitted
joint resolution appropriating on
million dollars to continue the i'm
provements begun by the ississipp
River Improvement Commission
After debate it was amended so q
to give it the form of a bill, which
passed.
Bills introduced: Edmunds, pro-
yiding for the relief of the survivor
OF the Jeanette expedition, and tn
crew and heirs of deceased mem
bers. 1t authorizes the Secretary o
the Treasury to pay Melville AND
DanenhOwer 81, 900 each, Raymond
l.. NewcOmb. naturalist, JOhr
Cole, acting boatswain, W. T. c.
| Nindermann and James 81. Bartlett,
seamen. 5000 each; the remaining
survivors, $500 each. 1t also au'
thorizes the payment of sum equal
to one years salary to each of the
deceased mem bers of the Jeanette
expedition and crew and their re-
spectlve heirs.
BY Call, providing for the estab-
lishment of postal savings banks.
1t requires the Postmaster-General
to establish postal savings banks in
all the pOstOffices where the receipts
are equal to $1,000, annually de-
pOsits to be received of all sums un-
der 500, the payment of which on
demand 10 guaranteed by the gov
ernment.
Another resolution of June 9th
was taken up instructing the COM
mittee on foreign relations to in-
quire into the expediency of legis-
latiOn to enable the executive to
protect American interests against
those governments which have pro.
hibited or restrained the impOrta-
ton Of healthful meats from the
United States.
Van Wyck moved to amend by
adding Except governments whose
manufactured goods or products
were previously restrained or
prohibited from free access to our
ports" Van Wyck proceeded to
explain the purport of the amend
ment, when the morning hour ex~
pired and the matter went over.
Cullom then addressed the Senate
in regard to his bill to reorganize
the legislative power of Utah. It
provides that the government of
Utah shall consist of a Governor
and council of nine, to lie appointed
by the President and confirmed by
the Senate and be citizens and quail
fled voters of the Territory.
Cullom said every phase of Nor
mon history was marred by some
foul deed. The system was founded
on fraud and the most notorious de-
ception. 1t is at war with good
government, and the society cannot
be permitted to proceed as it has
the last thirty years. 1t is building
up a system hostile to the United
States, and instead of having a
government either in
form or spirit, is essentially opposed
to every principle of republican
Ism. 1t is government of arrogant
priests, who teach that the Gentiles
are foes to the Mormon people, ald
considers proper every device for
heir overthrow. They are bringing
20 this country every year thousands
Of pauperS whom they teach to
nate the United States government.
The Mormons have the balance of
political power in Arizona, Idaho, |
.ud perhaps Wyoming. in addition
% their strength in Utah. If not
checked they will soon control five |
u six States and Territories west of |
he Mississippi. They have |
he laws of the United States.
The United States government had
Utterly failed to use its power to
rush pOlygamy. The action of
Congress In creating the commission
lad done some good, but it was not
adequate. 1t will be a mercy to
hose misguided people to adopt
measures to release them from the
of priesthood. We do
lot desire war, but if the Mormon
!ue. ton is not settled soon it will
nd in war. His DILL, he said, WAS
vas only temporary measure. as
ii bills for. the remedy of such
.rievances must necessarily be. The
'eople of the Territory should,
vhen the evil was eradicated, con-
rol their own affairs; meanwhile,
et the United States government
AXE the management of Utah in it's
wn hands, and discharge the in.
and REASONABLE Nor
Mons who are the officers of the
territory, and purge out of
be civil code every vestige
f ecclesiastical policy. Cullom
Maintained the perfect cOnsti-
utional right of Congress to do
his under the clause of the Consti-
1tion giving right of rules and
equations for the government of
be Territories. He cited the fact
hat Congress had revoked the right
f suffrage in the District of Column
ia and established gov eminent
y a commission.
Brown opposed the bill He de-
Jared all the recent legislation of
congress in connection with Utah 5
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