New-York tribune., 1886-01-06

place.
Mr.. HOAR WANTS PLURAL WIVES TO VOTE.
MR. KDMUsDs WILLING TO GRANT WOMEN soF-
PRAGE WHEN THx MAJORITY WANT 1T.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-Amopg the bills in
troduced In Senate and appropriately referred were
tho following;
By Mr.. Blair. to provide for the erection of monu-
menis TO Abraham Lincoln aud Ulysses s. Grant.
BY Mr. Miller of York, to Increase the pension
for Of both legs the sight OF both
eyes other injuries resulting ia total heplessness
BY Mr. Logan to create a commission to inquire into
the material industrial and intellectual progress made
by the c0iored people since 1868.
by Mr. Morgan to substitute silver dollars in place OF
gold coin currency reserved funds held
I'm the Treasury.
Mr.. Sherman offered concurrent resolution accept
ing marble statue OF President Garfield presented
Congress by the State of Ohio and in position IN
siasuary Halt at the Capitol! Governor Hoady's letter
Of presentation was at Mr. shermans request, read by
the clerk. The resolution was agreed to.
Mr. Beck, referring to the criticism made by Mr. Morrill,
his mr. Beck) recent silver speech, inquired Of Mr.
Morrill,. whether careful reading OF that speech be
had been mistaken, in his understanding Of Mr..
Beck's ronarks
Mr.. Morrill, replied that ho took pleasure In saying
that he had somewhat misunderstood Mr. Becks
reference President and Secretary of the Treasury
Mr.. Beck discalmed having made personal attack
on the President Secretary OF the Treasury. His
remarks regarding the secretary's locking up the
surplus woua, hc said. have been quite as we'll Illus
trated and perhaps aptiy so had he said that II
cyclone had blown down the Treasury building and
scattered the Surplus and the people had picked up the
money tho and put Into circulation that cir
culaon would be more benefit to the people than keep
ing tho money locked up the Treasury.
Mr. Ednunjs called UP the Utah bill reported by him
from the Committee the Judiciary.
The bill having been read at length. Mr. Hoar moved
to strike the seventh secion-being the section
prohibiting the exercise suffrage by In Utah.
In making this motion, Mr.. Hoar said he approved
the purpose OF the bill and method by which
that purpose sought be effected. with the excep
tion OF the disfranchisement of the women OF Utah
Woman suffrage existed IN the Territories OF wyoming
observers esaed to the excellent OF that class OF
suffrage in those Territories 10 deprive sucn oI tnt
which they already had. exercise the suffrage.
undertaking TO place them in the same ciiegory with
what the Law regarded as Criminals and Was In VIOLATION
Ola sound prlnriple Of eg .ialio l. -, g..
women United States OF State. desired to
have the suffrage they would have his Nir Edmunds)
ters and swsetaearis e said came to believe
could society and themselves by exercising
eonnnng themselves tot field In which they were now
ohec The law was intended 20 relieve the Utah women
Ola condition of slavery in which they were held by
Mr.. Hear Thought this point not applicable
similar remark would have been made by some people,
Tossing tho Roman Catholic fttn and tue debates IN the
MANY Eagishmrn asserted the political of
the Iih people to be due to their submission to their
prirsiho'd.
Mr. Edmunds replied that the position in Utah was
unique These plural wive, aud persons under tho In
uece OF the hierarchy Of Utah under influence
entirely from that which co ild he assrtcd of
men or women protsssIns tue Rom,n Citnolc The
Epscopalan. the Metho tis or any similar church. III
came nearer To "A state sf scridom
On Mr. Vests motion the bill went over one dry. .
Mr.. CAL Introduced u r-sOutoa which requests the
President subnit fOrega Power the demands
OF Spain for carrying Ito ecs the treaty OF 1878 by
Power arbitrator Is to be selected With the con
mi of 4 he f,nyfru O mai
A bi wts introduced ny 5ruatDr Miller, OF New-1ork,
for the Relief of n Fire Insurance CO1pany
Com ptuy and the Com narcia Muas Insurance
Company New-Y6rk City; tue Western National
Fire Insurance COnp'ny oi u ltinorn III authorlI.s
Commissioner Internal Revenue 10 reopen the re-
Office examine them and to refund such amounts as
he lind sad companies have paid as double taxes
Sen Call intro uced bill to retire judges OF Cir
cult or Distr OF 'urts IL prlylt mt wneh any
Judge OF a circuit district court shall have brcome
disabled through the excessive or babnnl use OF ntox
other he shall be retired with an an
salary of $1,000 year. unless he shall thereafter
be triei and impraehrd.
The crpp drfaung bank presidents aud abseOndinR
cashiers bern unusually hsavy OF late that Sena
.0r Hoar deem III II prudent today To present rtsou-
tion requests President take for
the oad extension OF the extradtlon treaties
nov existing between the United othjes aud foreign
countries tho to tue United Stairs
gny OF cmbeZzenent and Other breaches OF
In short speech Senator Hoar took occ sion to
explain his resolution aud o say that 1t was aimed AT
Canada more TIA IN any other country.
A idlI was introduced by Mr.. ingalls, to establish a
National University In The District OF Columbia to be
called The National University OF America. where IN
sfrctlon shalt be aprde in fhe higher branches OF all
departments oil knowledge. and facilities furnished for
Al 3:35 p m. the sen.tc went executive session
At 4:5O the doors roopened and the Senate ad
journed.