The Portland daily press., 1884-05-28
FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON. May q.
Senator Cameron appeared in his place In the
Senate this morning and groups, of Senators con-
graduated him on his improved health.
Several petitions were presented opposing the
government assumption of Geographic functions.
Several petitions were also presented praying
that all systems of medical practice may have
recognition in the public service All were appro-
priately referred.
Mr.. Lapham submitted the report of tae COM
mittee on privileges and elections on the Banvile
investigation.
Mr.. Vance said that he would need this week to
prepare the minority report.
Mr.. Salisbury submitted the minority report on
the Copiah couRty investigation.
The Senate took up the bill granting the right of
way through Yellowstone Park to the Cinnab0r and
Clark's Fork Railroad Company.
Mr.. Conger submitted an amendment limiting
the company's control to 100 feet in width and
ton purposes. An animated debate followed, most
OF the speakers vigorously denouncing the bill.
Mr.. Logan said that he had been lobbisd with
more this winter in behalf of this bill by govern
ment official who in receipt of S50,000la year
than he had ever been lobbied in his life. He de-
nounced this officer severely but did not name him.
The bill finally went over without action and the
consideration of the Utah bill was resumed.
MIR. Brown contrasted what he termed the poly
gamy of Utah. The picture he Grew was drawn
$4,000 divorces granted in New England within the
last twenty years, destroying 81 900 families and
turning loose 54 900 persons to marry again all ie-
gslly except those who were divorced for adultery
or fornication Assuming that one third of them
had been divorced for adultery it would leave &c.
600 persons divorced and married again who were
praeticing polygamy in New England, while the
Utah commission acting under tbs Edmunds bill
after having searched Utah with test oathe could
ma but IL 600 men and women who would not
swear that they had never in their lives been guilty
of polygamy Prostitution was practiced in New
England to an alarming extent and fraticide to an
if Won in hon
ry depopulate New England of its Puritan stock In
Massachusetts within the last twenty years the pop
uation had increased "A per cent, marriages go per
cent, while divorces increased LAT per cent. IF
ministers and churches did their whole duty public
sentiment would soon sweep from the statute books
the wicked and immoral divorce laws.
Mr.. H0ar said that he had heard enough of Mr.
Browns speech to comprehend its character but
not its motives. 1t did not seem possible that the
Senator had taken so much pains as his speech in
dicated for the mere purpose Of making a malicious
and malignant attack on the people of New Eng
land. Mr.: Hoar could only infer that Mormonism
was more in accord with that Senator's convictions
than opposed to them. Each county and each
section Of each country may have vices but what
ever there was in New England that was re-
proach to her, Mr.. Hoar said, carefully written
down by New England historians. There were
sections OF the country in which that course was
not pursued. If he Hoap cared to follow the
style OF argument followed by the Senator from
Georgia Brown he could say some things without
even reference to statistics which would be sufi-
GENTLY disagreeable. With desire to credit that
came with as much propriety as he could, Mr..
Hoar thought the presence of large numbers of
way but he would not enter upon this sort of argu
ments. Addressing himself directly to the bill Mr.
Hoar took it up by sections and explained the
legal bearings of several provisions. Those proyi-
sions were entirely constitutional and were neces
sary to carry out the purposes of the bill. Mr..
Hoar here yielded to motion for an executive
session, and the Senate ION afterwards adjourned
HOUSE.
N fha
pointed on the agricultural appropriation bill.
joint resolution was passed appropriating the
further sum of 100000 for the relief of the
sufferers by the overflow of the Mississippi river
and its tributaries.
The House then resumed consideration of the
Wallace Mckinley contested election case.
long debate followed with the Democrats The
majority resolution seating Mr.. Wallace was finally
adopted without division, and that gentleman APP
peared and took the OATH
Adjourned.