New-York tribune., 1886-01-07
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may be GOV cred by laws now force is unknown

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DEFENDING THE MORMONS IN THE SENATE
| MR.. TELLER THINKS THEY HAVE BEEN IR"I1ATED
AND PROSECUTED.
| WAsUINGTON JAM Con motion OF MT.
Edmunds the Senate to-day took up the Utah bill; inc
pending question being Mr. Hoars motion to strlke
out the section that would disranchse the women OF
Utah. Mr.. Brown expressed himself as opposed 10
woman suffrage and said that IL the question was up I'D
his own state he woud against it, but as the aues
ton before the Senate affecting right already
given to OF Utah by the laws OF that Terri
tory, ho would vote for Mr. Hoars notion
vote having been reached OF the amendment IL was
rejected-yeas, IL nays 81 The Senators voting yea
were Messrs. Aldrich, Bair, Brown, CALL Dawes
Dolph, Hoar, Mitchell Of Oregon, Palmer STANFORD ana
Teller.
An amendment proposed by Mr. Edmunds was agreed
TO- providing that marriages within. bat not including
the fourth degree OF consanguny shall be deemed In
cestuous and punishable by imprisonment
Mr.. Van wyck offered an amendment dispensing with
the Utah Commission. The duties OF that body conld
he said be lust as we'll performed by Army officers He
denounced the extravaganza Of the Commission and IN
sisted had been OF to Utah or the United
States. The Commission, he said, had half dozen
clerks.
Mr. voorhees, denied this and challenged Mr. Van
Wyck to prove his statement.
Mr.. Van Wyck in reply read from list In his
hands the names off clerks and janitor
Mr. voorhees, remarked that those not regularly
employed clerks. but had been employed only tenn
poIarily to meet emergency. He thought he knew
the Mr. Van Wycks attack on the Utah Com
mission.
burden himself the subject before taking his seat
Mr. Vorhees did not wish to speak in the time of the
Senator from Nebraska
MIR. Van Wyck's amendment rejected.
MIR
minister the affairs OF the Mormon Church lie char
acterized polyeamy az offence that "slinks In the
nosris of civilization" lie thought II anything was to
be done about it, IL hOud be torn up root aud branch
Apart from the feature of poygamy. Mr. Elmupds
think belief of the Mormons greatly different
from the belief of other sects
Mr.. Teller said that the Mormon Temple was one OF
the wonderful buildings IN tho world and had cost
great deal lie did not believe IN polygamy, bnt ne
after Utah, po oygamy would have been dead long since
Men had sent there who irrtaed aud persecuted
the people OF Utah. IL WAS Dy persecution thai
poly yGamy had been kept alive. Religious enthusiasm
hai done mnch for civilization, but could not forget
that twothrds people Of the world to-day believe
in polygamy. Great Britain had never put
Theo The Mormons had their faults. but no had
Salt Lake City when not n grog shop, gambling
limits. The bill under consideration Mr. Teller looked
on full of blood. 1t too severe We should treat
hand. Men who did not believe in polygany. ne said,
Ia hna Sy ycondon t o opposoS to- the policy Of the peo
Mr. Eimnnds denied that there anything op.
prcssvc In the bill. II was simply an attempt 10 cut on
the power existing among the people OF Utah.
lie woud not discuss the crimes committed whether 1T
Nauvoo or IN Utah. but Mormonism could not be sue
cesSfuy dealt with by the "velyety hand referred to
by Mr. Teller. IL sham. dcnsOn ana "a prct"nce
to cover crime After further debate the bl went over
TIN tomorrow, Mr.. Edmnnds saying that he woul then
ask the Senate to "sit 1t out" aud bring tho bill to
vote.
MINOR CONGRESSIONAL DoINGs.
Mr.. Hoar, in the Senate to- day, called atten-
tion TO anomalous condition OF business IN the
Senate there being several important bills already
I,,iu lef axed
by a sycr debate which would have to be repeated
when the Finance Committee should come TO report a
bill dealing with the coinage
Among the measures introduced bill by Senator
Cockre authorize the settlement OF the claims OF
President Monroe for halfpay him Lieutenant
colonel OF infantry from November ,. 1888 the close OF
the revolutionary war; July {. 1881 the time Of his
DEATH and the payment OF the amount found due to
his legal representatives,.
Mr. Logan remarked that President Monroe was
"A o!oncl and never iu the Army NJ all
Nv Morrill, said Mr. Monroe had gone home to raise
reginen but gave 1t up ana went To studying law with
By Mr.. Mahdcrrn. to confer brevct promotion on
OF the Army below the grade Of BrgadirrN General
who have distinguished themselves BY heroic action |
against hostile Indians II also provides that noncom
nls.lonu oncet, any ply h.cs wuE ~ 'Ia, I ]
shall be entitled 10 tue highest pay OF their respective
grades and also, after passing succcssi4'
The speaker Iad before the a JOINT
rendering thanks OF Congress the Governor
people OF the State OF ohio for statue of James A.
Garfield, and accepting the same. IL laid the |
table for present The call OF the states for the In
PRODUCTION OF bills aud resolutions resumed Among
other bills introduced and referred ono by Mr.. |
Senry. of ohio, to repeal the tvii service act
by r.. B. Taylor OF ono TO rostOrs the rates OF duty
OIL imported wool.
BY MIR. Ncgcy, OF Pennsylvania. for the relief OF
merchant marine OF the United States engaged for
egn trade. Ut provides there shall bo paid out of
the Treasury vessel whether steam or sail built
aud owned wholly IN the United States engaged In the
trade the OF 80 cents per registered ton for
each 900 miles saedD
Iy MIR Randall. OF Pennsylvania, providing for nlng
vacancies the Offices OF President and Vice President;
also prOpO.ug "A constitutional Amendment giving the
President power spec hc items In Appropriation
pills
By Mr. Miller OF Texas to establish National live
stock highway.
Before the conclusion OF the call the House $40 I'D
ourned. There were ss2 bills introduced today.