Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-01-14


vided that mono Of the money shall be expend-
ed until an additional sum OF $3.50, 000has been
raised by private subscriptions BY Phelps, OF
New Jersey, asking for a congressional Inquiry
into the fitness OF Alaska for the pupose Of a
penal colony, and the advlsability Of estab-
fishing there place Of confinement for long
term convicts. Bills were introduced for the
erection of Public buildings at Beatrice and
Hastings. Without the conclusion OF the call
the house adjourned. There were 100 bills In
troduced today
sRNATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.--The Chair laid before
the Senate letter from the Postmaster Gen
eral complying with call OF q recent Senate
resolution In respect to the appointment Of
In Maine alleged TO have been
through the influence of 8. 8. Brown,
Chairman OF the Democratic Committee OF
that State The communication being read,
Hale made some remarks In regard 10 IT,
Speeches were also made by Vest Voorhees,
and others, involving the general subject Of
civil service. The debate having closed the
was referred to the committee
on civil service reform. Mr.. Gray called up
Beck's recent resolution of inquiry regarding
the payment Of customs duties in coin; and
the application Of that coin 10 the purposes
of the sinking fund, etc. This also elected
discussion. goar called attention
to the anomalous condition Of business In the
Senate; there being many important BILLS al
ready reported from the committees, which
bills were being delayed by the silver debate,
which would have TO be repealed when the
Finance Committee should come TO report q
bill dealing with coinage. On motion Of Ed
minds, tho Senate then took up the Utah bill,
the pending question being ON Hoar's motion
to strike out the section that would disfran-
chise the women Of Utah. The motion was
IA, nays 81. The section dis
iranchislng women remains, therefore, part Of
the bill, An amendment proposed by Ed
munds, was agreed to, providing that marriage
within, but not including the fourth degree OF
should be deemed incestuous,
punishable by imprisonment Van Wyck
offered an Amendment dispensing with the
Utah Commission, so4alled. After some dis
cussion, the bill went over TIL tomorrow, Ed
munds saying he would ask the Senate % yet
It out" and bring the bill TO q vote. Morgan
offered resolution which was agreed TO, d.
recting the Commissioner Of Indian Affairs TO
consider and report whether his policy OF Indian
civilization required the establishment OF =
school west OF the Mississippi river, based upon
the principle Of military enlistment, instruc-
ton and discipline OF Indian youths, with n
view TO qualify them for service In the United
States army. Blair, from the committee on
Education and Labor, reported fayorably the
bill to aid In the establishment of common
schools, the same Bill that passed the Senate
last Congress. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The Speaker laid before the House the Sen
ate joint resolution, rendering the thanks Of
Congress 10 the Governor and people OF the
State Of Ohio for the statue of James A. Gar
field and accepting the same. On motion OF
K. b. Taylor, Of Ohio, the resolution was laid
on the table for the present. The call OF States
for the introduction of bills and resolutions
was resumed, and the following introduced and
REFEREED BY Seney, of Ohio, TO repeal the
civil service law; also, TO retire trade dollars.
By wilkins, Of Ohio, TO provide for the issue
of circulating notes to National banking asso-
Citations. Before the conclusion Of the call
the House adjourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. THE chair laid before
the senate letter from the secretary Of war
transmitting petition from the West Point
students who are to be graduated In June,
1885, asking that provision may be made for
heir appointment In the army Referred to
the committee on military affairs. The reso-
luton offered by Henderson was agreed to,
calling on the secretary Of the interior for in
formation as TO whether any surveys OF pub
lie land had been made within the last two years
In Nebraska; whether there any unsurveyed
public lands In that state; what recommends
tons had been made within the last three
years by the surveyor general Of that district,
as TO the continuance Of said Office, and
whether It Is advisable to discontinue the Of
fee Of surveyor genaral. Dolph, from the
committee on commerce, reported favorably
the bill extending TO the city Of Portland, Ore
gon, the provisions of the Law Of 1880, relating
to the immediate transportation OF dutiablc
goods; also similar bills relating TO Omaha
Nebraska, and post towns in Oregon. TIT
passed. At2 O'Clock the Utah Dill came up,
and Senator Morgan addressed the senate up
on 1t. He spoke in support Of an amendment
offered by him, providing for the disposal o.
the Norman church according 10 the rules ant
principles Of common law, a. In the case o.
the dissolution Of corporation. He felt, b
said that We ought to strike the Mormon
church out Of existence. Cole did not thinl
that congress had right to destroy the relig
ious establishment Of the Mormons. VIVA
right, he inquired, would congress have, 70
example, TO undertake TO administer by trust
ees or otherwise the property or temporal az
fairs Of the Roman Catholic churchi The Chris.
tian sentiment Of the country, and the or
binary laws, II enforced, were amply sufficient
for dealing with polygsmy. Cullom, alludine
TO the remarks made by Teller yesterday, said
he differed with the Senator from Colorado.
mons. Teller denied having made the state
ment attributed to him by Cullom. What he
had said was not that the United States gov.
eminent had prosecuted the Mormons, but that
the action Of unwise agents selected by the gov
eminent had resulted In irritating the Mormons.
Considerable debate ensued IS TO the legal
effect Of provisions relating to testimony TO be
given by husbands and wives, and some amend
ments Of detail were made, but Morgan's
amendment was lost. Voorhees, sent TO the
desk and had the clerk read telegram from
Salt Lake City which, he said, In justice u
the Utah Commissioners, ought TO be read
1t was dispatch from A. g. Paddock, saying
'Van Wyck is mistaken about the clerks OF
the commission. The average of permanent
clerks from beginning to date DO not exceed
three, possibly four, including temporary
clerk. Only one clerk is now employed"
Van Wyck thought IT extraordinary that the
commission did not know how many clerks II
had. He did not like that expression, ''three
possibly four" Perhaps II they employed
another clerk they could probably find out ex
actly how many clerks they had. Laughter.
Taking into account the distance and allowing
for mistakes Of telegraph, he guessed It would
turn out after all that they had about the mum
Der of clerks he had stated, namely, six
tGreat laughter Without concluding tn,
consideration of the bill the Senate adjourned
HOUSE.
The call Of States was resumed and the fol
lowing bills and resolutions introduced ant
referred: BY Goff, Of West Virginia, TO repea
the internal revenue tax on tobacco. BY Cas-
well, OF Wisconsin, to levy q tax on oleomar