Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-01-09
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senate.
WAsHTsoros, Jan. s.-E1stis offered
3 concurrent resolution regarding tie
recent call fer 100000 Of bands
made By tbs Secretary Of the Treasury
a. follows:
R>soired. That ia the opin 90 Of Con
Rr--s said bends - the smoont OK sl0'-
90 90 parable Oh the st OF February,
l5,6. should Be paid 10 silver dollars
such payment being in strict compliance
vito existing lsx and 10 aid OF TIE
financial policy established bI the legs
lation Of Congress-
IL vas referred to the Committee on
Finance.
Morgan again called attention 70 the
twelfth section, which provides for fosr-
tes n trustees to administer the property,
business affairs aud OPERATIONS OF toe
CORPORATION known - the Church OF
Jesus Christ Of Latter day Saints.
he wanted 10 know what their duties
Eere to be, and way the bill IA, silent
a. to their salaries he demanded An
answer from his fsllox members OF the
Judiciary Committee
Edpunds replied that Morgan
should have an answer.
Morgan saw no authority in Con
gress 10 sppolpt trustees TO manage
= church business He characterized
suen trustees a. "M1gvunp Nor
mons" They would be occupied, be
said, Ia promoting Mormouism, as be
interpreted the bill under consideration
for the trustees to exercise all the powers
granted sy the territorial laws creating
the corporation.
A. H.
ing whatever 10 do with church matters
or matters of faith, bat only With prop
erty, to see thst the church moneys,
which we're enormous, were not applied
to the propagation OF polyRamy. Not
one quarter OF the Mormons, as Ed
munds understood, hsd believed IN
poiygamy.
Teller inquired IL the Mormon
church moneys we're nov applied ille-
gally; that IL, in violation Of the charter
Of that church
Edmunds replied that be believed
they we're.
Teller asked how.
Edmunds answered, They are used
for the purpose Of inducing and secur-
ing immigration that may contribute to
the lusts of those vARaboRds."
Maxey supported the bill. he held
that Mormoalsm vas q mere cover for
lioenti BUSINESS. He though the Judi
oiary Committee had Disseminated with
great skill between religious liberty and
secular lieense.
Call said that We owe our liberties TO
Freedom of speech and worship. We
we're departing from that ground when
We passed such a bill as shat undsr
consideration. The Mormon has az
much right to proclaim his faith a.
"the distinguished man Who denies the
Divinity OF Christ" The reason Why
| Mormopisn had become so successful
be thought, was because of its great
activity as a secular organization. II
had gone abroad over the earth anc
| drawn people from misery and poverty
and brought thsm to q land Of plenty
IL WAS no wander under such circum
stances that II has become successful
but tn, se people could nov be brought
under the influence Of the Christian
religion. The nnnistrations of that re
liaiou were sufficient to conquer Nor
monism and would do so more CON
pletely and happily than the bill befor'
the Senate could.
Some amendments offered by Cal
we're voted down.
As the bill Was about TO be brought Il
a vote, Morgan said its friends seemed
determined to press 10 without giving II
opponents q chance to study it. Il
again inquired as to the salaries whiel
the Commissioner we're to have. III
did not want to send fourteen men out {,
Utah to loot" the Mormon church. H.
had announced bis determination 4
wipe this church out and leave nothinI
Of u bat name aud an unholy mem
DRY. but he had been met by pro
position in this bill to perpetuate th
church.
While the bill WAS on its final passag
Van Wyok eDdeavored TO Ok the dutie
OF the proposed fourteen trustees upol
the members Of the present Utah Com
mission, but was ruled oat Of order. III
asked E1munds whether he had an
objection to such an amendment, &
which that Senator answered that b
had.
The bill having been brought to
vote, was passed by yeas 80, nays Z, a
follows:
Yeas Allison. Beck. Berry, Chaoe
Coo krell. Coke, Conger, Cullom, Dawes
Dolph, Edmands, Eustis, Evarts, Frye
George, Harris, Harrison. Hawley. In
gals, Jaok sop. Logan, Mcmillan. Man
derson, Msxey, Mitchell PENN. Nor
rill, Palmer, Payne, Platt, Pugh. Saw
yer, Sherman, Spooner. Van Wyck
Waliham, Wilson (ls.l and Wilson
md. IS
Nays Blair, Call. Gibson. Hampton
Hoar, Morgan and Vance,.
Hoar, explaining his vote, said b
voted against the bull only because O
the section DISTINGUISHING women. bu
even with that section IN, be would hav
voted for the bill had his vote beei
necessary to Its passage.
Adjourned until Monday.