The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-05-28

his testifying before the Springer commit
tee to-day, said that II seemed that Kel
logg had gone about newspaper offices apc
talked about him. He had been informed
that he (Kelloge) had told certain CORE
spopdent that he would and ought 10 TAX,
q shotgun and blow out his (Ksr's) brains
II want to say here" said witness, that 4
Kellogg wants that kind Of satisfaction 4
he will let me know the time and place
shall be there; II no wants that kind OF sat
isfaciion no may have II. Ms
character has never been asssiled."
FoRTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS - FIRST
SESSION.
| SENATE.
| Senator Cameron, OF Pennsyl vania, ap
peared In the sena'e this morning and tn,
senators congratulated him on his safe re-.
turn and improved health.
| Several petitions were presented opposing
the governments assumption OF telegraphis
functions.
Mr.. Slrter, from the committee en- public
lands, reported favcrably thu bill to forfeit
The grant along the uncon Dieted portion OF
tbs Northern Pacific railroad.
Mr.. Hll submitted the report of 'hs com.
miuee or post 'tlices and postroads on the
suejec. OF q postal telegraph.
Mr.. Lspham submitted a report OF the
lclmniitse on privileges and elections on
-
preparing minority report Oh tho Copiah
comfy investigation.
MIR. Ingalls, Introduced bill to provide
! for the sale OF lands belonging to the prairie
bard Of Potowattomie Indians.
The senate then took up the bill 20 gran,
the Cinpsbar & Clark's Fork railrond
company righ,-o!-wsy through portion oi
| the Yellowstone park.
| Mr.. Coneer submitted an amendment TO
| lint, the oompany's cobtr)l to 100 feet 10
width and prohibiting the company from
erecting buildings except for station pur.
| poses.
Mr.. Logan opposed the bill. There wss.
he said, disposition to gobble up every
thing in connection with the park by rail.
roads aud hotel com panies. He (Logsp) has
found herds OF cattle aud horseB In tho PARK.
| A department OF the United States govern
| ment had divided up into seven parts the
ten acres which the law allowed to be
rentsd to one company, and placed one
company in possession Of sll hotel priv.
leges in the psrk, and drove every body else
out; now the congress- OF the United Stntes
about by men outside OF II, for their own
personal gain. He (Logsu) would have to
do some plain speaking ON this kutject,
even II It caused pain. He had been lob.
bied more this winter in behalf Of this
railroad BY an official Of this gov
eminent, who was In receipt Of $50 900
. year, than he ever had been lobbied In
vel, but thought II very bad taste for an
officer Of the department having charge oil
The park to become Lobbyist for the dc.
snuction OF the park. Whatever that gen.
tlsman may think Of his (LoRan'e) rema.ks
wss INN eterisl. The gentleman and Mr..
Logan hsd always been good friends, but
he (Log. any lost respect for any man who
would lobby for . corporation. He pro
| tested against the destruction Of the park.
Mr.. Vest gave the details OF the manage
mont ofthe park, and said every word sta.
we'd by Logan was true.
Although congress had absolutely forbid.
den monopoly Il had been permitted, and
the park wss under tho control OF q private
corporation.
mr., Brown said the Edmuuds bill was
shameful violation OF the constitution. He
contracted what he termed poiygamy
In New England and polygamy In
Utah. The picture he drew, he said, WAS
drawn more in sorrow than in anger.
There had been over q 900 divorces grant.
cd In New England in the last twsnty years,
destroying 1900 families and turning
illegally, except those who were
Assuming that one-third had been
divorced from adultery, 1t would have 30,
90 persons divorced and married soe'n
who were prsoiicipe -polygamy In New
, England, while the U tab commission, ao,-
ing under the Edmund's bill after having
searched Utah with q TEST oath, could tipd
| but IL 600 who would not swear they had
never In their lives been guilty OF polygamy.
| Prostitution was practiced in New England
| To an alarming extent and fnticide to an
extent that II continued would In less than
a century depopulate New England OF lis
Puritan stock. A nation OF Mormons was
was impossible, but not q nation Of Iiber-
tines. In Massachusetts, within the last
twenty pears the population has Increased
a per cent. and marriages 81 per
cent, while divorces increased lF per
cent. IL behooves Christians and patriot
| to ponder the consequences that must fol-
| low from such o state OF things In society.
The churches denounced polygamv and
dem anded its suppression, and the churches
were right, but how then could they wink
at illegal divorct? How, without cen.
sure, see their ministers officiating for Q
petty fee ct adulterous ma-riaget2 II the
ministers and the churches did Their whole
duty, public sentiment would soon sweep
from our statute books the wicked and i'm
moral divorce laws. Mr.: Brown claims no
wright to lecture either Christian churches
or tA'. minister ,.ns:a, but Ss "a. o''i Sis
duty TO express his convictions with regard
so this great evil, which was undermining
the ssnctity Of family, the safety Of society
and the existence Of the state. Many per.
scns we've advocating ltting Mormons 10
the sword. IL would be an outrage
pom morality and decency to attemps 70
slaughter helpless people because they en-
tsrtsio.d We've m moral questions TO which
sssert ths Mormons were In rebellion. No
people could bs In rebellion who did mot
resist the laws by force. The Mormons
held themselves at al times ready 10 re-
spoud TO legal process. A peopls
90 conducting themselves could mot be In
rebellion In asy legal sense. M. Brown
termed the intermeddling Of New England
10 other peo pies business, a. 10 ahaire oil
the southern ssates. People did not objsci
20 much 10 tse practices In Utah % 10 the
names by which they were called. The
Utah commissioners In prescribing Q tel
oath for . voter were careful q
exclude 40, only nor. i sSs. on .oo ,oms co
Ia marriage. The GENTLE, who hsd one
wife and ono or more mistreeDes, could take
the oath without difhculty. There Wa %
| immepse amount Of can't and hypoortsy n
the whole thing. Mr.. Brown wee ready v
senction eli constitutional legislation whick
could Do devised for the suppression Of
poIysamy IN Utah and o. = iil M.s
e neIspd end slssvhsrs. boz - vas nos Will
LING 70 violate the os1h he hsd taken u
I an uport the oousoisaties 10 ersttfy Nev
Euelsnd iutsrminGilne. or 70 suppreee -
or dsnominatsoe, however uapopulaf
": ss.r ssid be he'd hsssa sse.sh {. 2