Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-07
CONGRESSIONAL.
tah Hill Discussed by Senate--
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IRE 10 n Vote To-Day.
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Vei,on or DiiIs-House Commit
4 tt>a rot yot Announced.


LIX Congress.
"a rnE SENATE
.nfN8foS, Jan. G.--The chair laiC
'tfhp 6enate letter from the post
XelrNcnefhl complying with the call OF
Z. ei,t sonetc resolution in respect "a
FboiGlntnt Of postmasters in Maine
II 70 have been procured through the
lee Oie s. Brown, chairman OF the
sfailc opmmitfee OF that state.
H1cfionof Mr.. Hale, the communi.
eot The postmaster-general was re.
tp tho committee on ciyil-seryicr
/, NJ tha bills introduced and appro.
y feiofred were the following; By
)ar, 40 fix the time for the meeting
grrss { IL fixes for the meeting OF
~ ~ lsS6 and every second year
fter on the second Monday In No.
,r N Introducing the bin Mr..
jAid thar all must concede that the
1fs Ot Bic country was increasing
v that longer sessions Of congress
lQecssitiv.
Gray Nailed up Mr.. Bock's recent
ti0n ut inquiry regarding the pay
of cnAtoms duties In coin and the
ntiou0 that coin To the purposes
SINKING fund, etc. The resolution
gbecn read, Mr.. Gray said he would
tor ~ but for reasons very diff
From those which actuated
eck and those who thought with
Heihcn made quite speech in fa-
both silYcr and gold, and thought
carried the coinage OF silver TO
X the dnnger.line.
McPhcrson followed in somewhat the
strain, aud Messrs. Morgan aud Beck
IN the debate, after which Mr.. Hoar
ntteutiDn TO the anomalous condi-
OF business in the SEN
there being several important
eiroh0y reported from the commit
(which bills were being delayed by q
debate which would have TO be re-
when the finance committee should
to report bill dealing with coinage.
Piion OF Mr.. Edmunds the senate then
,p thn Utah bill, the pending question
On Mr.. Iloar's motion 10 strike out
ctiops tina; would dlsfranchise the
III Of Utah.
Brown expressed himself as OPP
90 woman suffrage, and said that
uuestion was up Ia his own state he
vote against 1t, but AZ the question
the senate was one az
q right already given TO the
b Of Utah by the laws of
territory, he (Brown) would vote
Hoar's motion. A vote having
rcnchcd the amendment was re-
yeas, II nays, 81. The sections
nchising the women remain, there
partot the bill An amendment
sed by Mr.. Edmunds was agreed TO,
linz that marriage within,
hot including, the fourth
} 81 consanguiuity shall be deemed
nous aud punishable by iuIprison-
NanNyCk offered an amendment
lsing with the Utah commission, so
Tho duties OF that body could,
|, be Just as well performed by
oiitcers ct no extra expense TO the
imant. His amendment provided
board of three officers of the army
perform the duties nov vested
Il commission. He denounced
exsiaYagauce of the commits
anu insisted that It had
II no use TO Utah or TO the United
The commission, he said had
dozen clerks.
Voorhees, denied this and chal-
Mr.. Van Wyck 10 prove his state
Van 'yyck In reply read from list
HANDS the names u seven clerks
Hamilton.
Vonrhces remarked that these were
|gulafly employed clerks, but had
employed temporarily to meet
Urgency. MIR. Van Wyck's amend
Yas rciected
Aforgau opposed the provisions for
bs 10 administer the affairs Of the
on church. He characterized polyg-
san offense that stinks In the nos
|cf civilization" He thought If
Ing MAS TO be done about 1t, IL
be torn up root and branch.
Ednunds replied that these trust
build deal only with the property of
csch. Tho committee had feared 20
II the whole corporation, which con-
lthdn clear right TO do, and CON
The work of the trustees TO the tenn
hffairs OF the church. Tho commit
h not wished TO make precedent
fislaiive Interference with religion
FROM the feature of polygamy.
Fdmunds did not think the belief
Mnrnons greatly differed from the
of oiher sccts.
Teller thought the Mormons had
little property except their temple.
Etimunds had been informed that
lad
Teller said their temple was one OF
pst Wonderful buildings in the world
ID cost good deal, but these trus-
cuid have to deal with Mormonism
rs way. He did not believe in pc.
" but he would say that II we had
he right men 10 look after Utah
my would have been dead
inrc. We had sent men there who
I'D AND prosecuted people. IL was
persecution that we had kept
my alive. Religious enthusiasm
,nc much for civilization, but we
not Forget that two-thirds OF the
Of the world to-day believed In
may. Great Britain had never put
I'D on polygamists within its domin-
rhe M0rmons had their faults, but
bad scen Salt Lake City
not grog-shop, gambling
house of prostitution could be
Within its limits. 1t could not be
led that men who had married wives
.years ago could put them aside now
nnny prostitutes and declare their
"a bastards. The bill under conSid-
h hc looked on as full OF blood. IL
p severe. We should handle the
spn with yelycty hand. The men