Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-28
MANY MARRIAGES.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
AGAINST PoLYaAMY.
IN. poxus.gu,,er Question Again-ExpOTt
Tobacco Domestic wines ana
Brandy Personals, &c.
,rrDm nnr Rerular corr,sponaenL.l


w,suvoxox. May q The House Ju-
aicIsry Committee failed 10 secure n
ouofum today Tor t'T coa>iaefsilon OF
Inc TdmUnds polygamy bih. They
p{,t however. bold meeting sathr-
dsy. sud sit until conclusion : reached.
Ia,his Connection il may he stated that a
.",',.r, iss l.e,n sent out irou, tbls city and
~ heen returned through toe medium OF a
Wcs,eyp journal TO the eject that money In
The baocs Of a Mormon lobby has been IN.
ornamental In preventing The Edmunds bill
from leing reported 20 The House. There
arc circumstances surrounding this subject
ihsi NAV copsplrc n imduce q belief IN this
siorv. For instance; The Ednluads hil
came from The senate % the House commit
tee in March last. and has nol yet been 70.
poTfcd upon. Again: II Is we'll knoNn
that the Laiter-Day saints have secret
tmissaTy in the city with fabulous SUNS %
money furnished by the Mormon Church
20 he placed where twill do the most good.
This man arrived here before the present
session ot Congress began. btu 4 he has ac-
complishcd anything be hasso covered Bis
tracks that they do not appear to other taan
inspired or sanity eyes. The Edmunds
bi,i was referred 81 a subcommittee OF the
Judiciary Committee, consisting OF Chair
spection a. the bill by these gentlemen re-
,calcd the fact that y Gid not accomplish
The fuli object sorpht - he Obtained
namely. the determination Of polygSmy--
inasp,ueh a. IL provisions oniy extended
~ he Territories % the tpitcG Stale, the
objective point being Utah. In The 81 OF
Nevada the evil existed. and would continue
10 exist and grow IN spite 81 the Edmunds
set. The same was trDc o. all Territories
tha; might b. erected into States in which
the I.atter-pay SAINTS had obtained foOihOld.
In VicyS 81 these conditions the sub-cOm.
miiiCe. with the total humiliation OF polyga-
nv ~ it, object. began thorough inyestl-
gniinn OF the subject and arrived at the con-
clusion that the only remedy lay in an addl-
tiopal article 90 The Constitution OF the
Tinted states. 10 be ratified In the manner
urfscrled. by three iourths Of The state, Of
The Union. prohibiting poly yamy ia the
siaics and Territories.
Mr.. Tucker to-day submitted favorable
rcporis on the bills for the relief OF I'd
ward Garrett. 81 Roanoke county. and Eu-
Gene Mclean, 81 New York. Both these
gentlemen served 10 the Confederate army,
and were petitioners for the removal OF Po-
liiical disabilities.
n. 4. Howell, Of Fort Gay, w. Va, H.
registered NJ The National; Gilbert ;.
Neens and \. Il. Mlcou, Of Virginia. and
w. II. Guiou and V. V. Richardson. Of
North Carolina, are at the Metropolitan.
VESSELS AND BITTER.
After the reading Of the Journal in the
uou.e to-day Nh Din sley submitted the
teDort of the conference committee on The
difference. bctReon the two houses or The
IAN "to abolish certain fees for official
service 20 Anglican vessels and for other
ruruo>es." and moved the previous Qu's-
lion on The adoption 81 the report. Mr..
Br,ckiuridgC, Of kcntucky, thought hc
saw small war.cloud growing out Of the
senate amendments. IL was retalla-
tor, measure against Canadian fishers,
and hc spoke cloquently In favor
of peace ard brotberly love. A. be
had entirely mistaken the import OF the
bin be was unablei 10 secure apOstponement
Of the adoption Of the report OF the con-
ferrces. and then the b0gus-butier till came
up 10 occupy the fourth day devoted 10 its
consideration. The enemies Of the bin.
cou.rious Of the passage If the measure,
are moving all their powers 10 siave OF the
final vote. and the day has been wasted IN
diliaiOIy motions.
The senate during the morning hour
considered Pacific railroad measure,
which went over at O'Clock. and the re-
maindef OF the day was devoted 10 eul0gies
on the late senator Miller of California.
EXPORT TOBACCO.
The Committee on WY. and Means has
reported back MT. Wise's till to provide
for tic inspection II tobacco. cigars, aud
snun. aud 10 repeal section 1851 OF the Re-
Viecd Staiutes. y iih the iirsl section stricken
out aud q provision inserted "tjat manu-
fsciuied tobacco. snud. and cigars may be
removed for export TO foreign country
without paymtu; o. tax. under such rtgu-
lliions and the making % such entries and
filing Of such bonds and bills Of llding
a. The Commissioner Of internal Revc-
nuc. with the approval % the Secre-
i0ry Of The Treasury. shall prescribe The
bill was submitted To the Secretary 81 the
Treasury, who declared II q proper one,
that would remove an expense on
the manufacturers Of tobacco Of about
Sl4.CU0 annually. while at the same
time increasing the expense 10 the
Government % collecting the tax. The
Secretary thinks IL sound policy 10
snord encouragement 10 expectation
that would result from the relief granted 10y
tits bill. The amendment recommended
rs he Secretary and adopted by the com.
miitee docs not materially change the origi.
Eai hll. which provides that Withdrawals
shan De made under rules prescribed by the
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue.
DOMESTIC WINES.
Tho Ways and Means Committee also
submitted a report and a substitute for
Mr. MaTrow's hill in relation 10 fruit
bTandios. The substitute provides that
piapa-braDdy may be Withdrawn free Of
tsX from q special warehouse 10y any per-
son 10 lorttlv wine in accordance with the
commercial demands ~ any foreign markc'
when intended iCr expectation. IL l. pro.
Vidcd that the brandy SHALL be Introduced
into the wine alongside Of the vessel in
which il j. 10 be- transported. An fortified
domestic wines rcimpcred arc 10 b. clts,ed
- alcoholic and subjected 10 = duly OF
seventy cents pcr gallon.
PERSONAL.
Lieutenant II. O>terhaus, Of the United
State. navy. has been ordered u the Norfolk
naYy-yard.
The eXcursion.pany from York, Pa, 20
Richmond on Monday next. Will be largely
augmented by people from this city, in
Guiding large number OF congressman
and the Continental military organization.