National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-28
Senator Brown Says That II Is Worse Than
in Utah.
Senator Hoar in Reply, Refers to Mu-
Iattoes in the South.
An Active Debate in Reference 10 the Conduct Of the
Yellowstone Park.
The Ohio Contested Election Case Dc
cidcd by OustIng Mckinley.
TIE SENATE.

The Utah bill was again discussed In the senate
yesterday Mr.. Brown commencing the debate
and speaking at some length on his amendment
providing that the voluntary sexual intercourse
of married person with one of the opposite sex,
not the husband or wifo of such married person
should be cause, and the only cause, of absolute
divorce from the bond Of marriage In the District
OF Columbia, the territories aud other places sub
ject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United
States; but divorces from bed aud board as at
common law may, in proper cases, be granted.
Mr.. Brown contrast,d what he termed tho
"polygamy' OF New England and the polygamy
of Utah, stating that while he had no purpose to
attack New England he made the comparison be-
tween 1t and Utah because New England had
kept statistics OF Its crimes, while other states had
not. The picture he drew, was drawn more IN
1900 divorces granted In New England within
the last twenty years, destroying T,OOO families
aud tnrning loose 900 persons 10 marry again
Illegally, except those who were divorced for
adultery or fOrnioaton in the other party.
Assuming that one-third Of them had been
sons divorced and married again who wore prac
ticing pOlygamy i'll New England. While the
Utah commission, aching under the Edmunds
OATH could fud but $4,000 men aud women who
would not swear that they had never In their
practiced In New England to an alarming extent,
and fetcide to an extent that If continued would
in less than century depopulate New England
of dealing with tho Mormon ques,ion-one the
peaceable, legal mode of enacting laws aud en-
forcing them the other TO put the Mormons to tue
sword. Mr. Brown preferred the former.
Mr.. llOar replied to Mr.. Browns attack upon
New England, saying that whatever there was in
July Sren
There were sections of country In which that
course was not pursued. II he MIR. Hoarl cared
to follow tho style of argument followed ny the
senator from Georgia Mr.. Brownl he could say
something. without even reference to STATISTICS,
which would be sufficiently disagreenble. With
n desire to credit the portion OF country from
which that senator came with as much propriety
rs he could, Mr. Hear thought thattne presence OF
large numbers of mulatoes remained to be ac-
counted for in some way. But he would not enter
upon this sort of argument This was bill hav-
inga specific purpose, applicable TO the territory
Of Utah.
Addressing himself directly to the bill, Mr..
iioar took 1t up by Sections and explained the
legal bearings of the several provisions. Those
provisions were such. he said, as either already
existed In the state which the senator from
Georgia represented or would at once be placed
among hestatutes OF that state If polYgamy ex-
listed within its borders. They were entirely
Constitutional, and were necessary to carry out
the purposes of the bill.
We're 200 bills that had been passed by the senate
now lying on the speakers desk In the house OF
Representatives, aud this bill could not become a
law this session. lie would therefore urge action
first by the senate on the Mexican pensions bill
which could become law, and which was urgent
i'll character Ho thought the mistake was thai
there had been too much talk oil 1t.
REPORTS SUBMITTED.
Mr.. Hill submitted tho report of the committee
on pObtoiiices and posr0ads on the subject of tho
postal telegraph, the bill relating to which ha.
heretofore been reported from that committee.
Mr. Lapham submitted the report of the com
mittee on privileges and elections OH the Danvili,
Mr.. Vance said he would need this week to pro
pare the minority report.
MIR. salisbury submitted the minority report Oh
the Copiah county investigation.
THE YELLOWSTONE PARK.
On motion Of Mr.. Sawyer. the senate took up the
bill TO grant the Ciucinnabar aud Clark's Fork
Railroad company right Of way through portion
OF the Yellowstone park.
Mr. Conger submitted an amendment to limit
the company's control to 100 feet of width. and
prohibiting the company from erecting buildings
except for lis station purposes
This excited an active debate participated in
by Messrs. Vest Garland, Mcpherson, Allison
Harrison, Voorhees,. Logan, and others.
Mr.. Logan said that lie had been "lobbied
more this winter in behalf OF this railroad by al
sl,OOO year, than he had ever been lObbed III
his life. Of couIse he knew the gentleman well
but though! II very bad taste for an officer OF de
partment having charge OF the park TO become Il
lobbyist for the destruction of the park. Whatever
that gentleman may think of his MIR. Logan'sl re-
marks was minater!al That gentleman ana Mr..
Logan had always been good friends, but he Mr.
Logan lost his respect for any man that would
lobby Tor corporation. He protested against the
Mr. Vest gave details of the management of the
park, ana said every word stated by Mr. Logan
was true. me Interior department had divided
ten ncres by seyen ana located one Uf the frac
uonal parts around some one of the principal
natural curiosities of the park many miles apart
sothat,though the Rufus Hatch Improvement com
pany mad but ten acres of land for hotel purposes
vac ten acres were not in one place, but in seven
places. This established monopoly i'll one com.
pany, ana was distinct violation OF the spirit in
which the act authorizing hotel privileges wa,
passed. All the transportation facilities of the
park had also been placed in the hands of tho
same company. The result was that the park wa
as completely under the control OF the company
as hit was their private property. The company
however. was, he believed, now bankrupt.