Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-08

views OF some Senators ON this bill. He
(Feller) was happy to say that he had
always listened to the complaint OF the
distressed. He had come OF race that
had always done so, and it was natural to
him to do so. He thought the Utah Com
mission showed great improvement
among the Mormons when 1t stated that
year before last there had been over
400 plural marriages, while last year there
mad been practically none.
UTAH's GOVERNMENT.
MIR. CullOm inquired whether Mr.. Teller
would favor q commission for the govern
ment of Utah.
Mr.. Teller replied that he would favor
taking away from the MOrmons all legis-
lative authority and vesting that author
ity In Congress. That was what we ought
TO have done years ago. He believed the
great mass of MoPmons TO be stepped in
tanaticism, yet we could not forget thal
100000, 600 people believed in MOhamme-
danism. He briefly reviewed the history
OF the Morm0ns and referred to the hard
ships suffered by them in their successive
removals.
SYMPATHY FROM HISTORY.
No man, he thought, could read that
history without feeling at least some little
sympathy for those people; not that he
need approve their false ideas, but recOg
nizlng at least that they were men pos
sessed of determination to exercise their
uncontrolled religious belief-a determi-
nation that had made the Anglo-SaxOn
race great and powerful--though some
times ID may be exercised in a wicked
cause. He (Teller) hoped be would have
accorded to him honesty Of purpose in
what he had said in defense of people
who were without a friend. He could
bear testimony to their virtues without
indorsing their vices.
Mr.. CullOm read from the report Of
Gov. Ford to show the course pursued by
the Mormons when in Illinois.
CONDEMNED BY THE GOVERNMENT.
Mr.. Teller said that the government
had condemned the course OF the people
of Illinois in dealing with the Mormons
! as contrary to justice and right.
Mr.. Cullom remarked that the Senator
from Colorado (Teller) seemed disposed
10 take the side of the MormOns all
through.
Mr.. Teller replied that be knew he had
taken some risk in undertaking TO de-
fend the constitutional rights Of those
people. He did not charge the people OF
Illinois with anything that would not
have occurred in any other section Of the
country. He simply asserted that force
begat force. The MOrmOns having been
| robbed of their property would naturally
retaliate.
CORNERING TELLER.
MIR. CullOm inquired whether the Sena-
tor meant to say that the people who were
not MormOns had been the persons who
inaugurated stealing and plunder.
MIR. Teller replied that he had said he
did not know about that.
Mr.. CullOm did not like to hear the
Senator putting people who were not
MormOns always on the defensive. There
must be something wrong with class of
people who could not live with other peO-
| pie and had been sent away from every
section in which they had undertaken to
| live.
Considerable debate ensued as 10 the
| legal effect of the provisions relating to
tetim0ny to be given by husbands and
wives, and some amendments of detail
were made, but Mr.. MOrgan's amendment
was lost, as also were some amendments
offered by Mr.. Brown, as to one of which
that certain portions of the act should
apply equally to Gentiles and Morm0ns), },
Mr.. Edmunds exclaimed sOttO YOce, "Oh,
don't put any such provision as that into
a statute of the United States" Laugh
| ter.
MIR. Edmunds said the laws Of the
United States applied to everybody in the
United States.
OOhmADDAOFF RASEiNhos
Mr.. Voorhees, sent to the desk and had
the Clerk read telegram from Salt Lake
City, which, no said, in Justice to the
Utah Commissioners, ought TO be read.
IL was a dispatch from A. S. Paddock,
saying: 'Mr. Van Wyck Ia mistaken
about the clerks Of the Commission. The
average permanent clerks from the begin.
ming TO date does not exceed three, possi-
| bly, four, including a temporary clerk.
| Only one clerk is now employed"
Mr.Van Wyck thought 1t extraordinary
| that the commission did not know how
many clerks it had. He did not like that
expression, "fhree, possibly four" Per-
| haps if they employed another clerk they
| could probably find out exactly how many
clerks they had. Laughter. Taking
into account the distance and allowing
! for the mistakes OF the telegraph, he
guessed il would turn out after all that
they had about the number of clerks he
! had stated, namely, six. Great laughter. !
At 6:17 O'Clock, without concluding con-
1 sideration OF the bill, the Senate ad-
! iourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
In the House today Immediately after
! the reading Of the journal, the call Of
/ States was resumed, and the following
| bills and resolutions were introduced and
referred.
Nv Sir. Wilson, or West Virginia-To
prevent the desecration Of graves in the
! District Of Columbia.
BY Mr.. Gaff, OF West VIrginia-TO re-
peal the internal revenue tax on tobacco.
! BY Mr.. Joseph, OF New MexicO--A resO-
| luton for the appointment Of a committee
| Of three members 10 investigate the con-
/ duet OF the campaign against the hostile
/ Apaches la Arizona and New Mexico, as
| conducted by Gen. Crook; also, 10 pro-
| vide for the organization OF regiment Of
| volunteers in Arizona and New Mexico
| for the purpose OF suppresslng the Indian
| hOstillties.
BY Mr.. voorhees,, OF Washington Terri
| tory--FOr the admission Of the state OF
Washington; also, 30 forfeit the uueaIned
Northern Pacific land grants; also, 20 So
cure more efficient civil service reform.
by Mr.. Bean Of Accommodating on the
Secretary OF the Interior for copies Of the
correspondence between bis department
and the Governor Of Arizona on Indian
matters.
BY Mr.. Clifford Of Dakota-For the adj
mission Of the State Of Dakota.
by Mr.. 5ymes OF C0l0radO--FOr unllmi-
ted coinage OF tue silver dollar.
BY Mr.. Henderson OF lllinOis-For the
construction o. the Hennepin canal.
Al the conclusion Of the call The Speaker
announced hia committee appointments.
When the reading Of The committee list
had been completed the House a. 2.j0
o'clock adjourned until Monday.
A BELLE Marries Negro.
CLEVELAND. Jan. T-Mias Ida Brown