Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-06-11
After an executive session, the Senate adj



went into Committee of the Whole on the
legislative appropriation bill.
The pending question was on the point
of order made by Morrison of Illinois
Against the words, full compensation,
where thew oeenr -, the general appropria-
ton clause of the bill. 81
After lengthy discussion the point Oh
order was sustained. :.
Having finished consideration OF nine oil
the JOG pages of the bill, the committee
rose and the House adjourned.
The Edmunds Anti-Polygamy BIZ.
WAsH1NeToN. June 10th.-The report OF
the House Judiciary Committee on the Ed
munds anti-polygamy bill, which was pre-
scented to the House to-day is very long
document. After a detailed statement OF
the charges made by the committee tai
ready published), and the reasons therefor,
the report SAYS: Your committee has no
disposition to recommend any measure TO
the House which will involve the sancuty
of any religious faith, however wrong
in their opinion il may be; but the
distinction between overt acts resulting
from a belief which the law makes Grim
inal and the right of opinion and OF wor-
shining God according to the dictates OF
conscience, was so fully stated IN the re-
port on the constitutional amendment as to
need no repetition. The committee does
not hesitate to express their dissent from
fbe twelfth section of the Senate bill, the
effect of which would be that the conduct
of the corporate Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints" would be con-
trolled by Trustees of the church in
conjunction with Trustees appointed
bv the President. This union OF Trustees
of the church and these of the
Government cannot be distinguished from
a union of Church and State and the law
respecting the establishment OF religion.
Nor can it be other than limitation of the
free exercise of religion where majority
who control in matters OF faith and dlselp-
line are appointed by the President; This
section would resemble, if it be net in fact,
am establishment of the Mormon Church
by law. TO be controlled by the Govern
ment. The House committee recommends
an entire dissolution of the corporation.
This is clearly public policy, if it can con-
stitutionally be done. But can Congress
take away the charter? it is asked. Sew
eraI reasons make it plain that it can be
done without any strained construction of
authorities. saws the report. Both the
charter of the church and the Emigration
Fund Company were null for lack OF power.
The acts confirming these charters were
VOID for the same reason. 1t IS a matter
of grave doubt whether the organic act
authorized the original grant of such char
ters as these were. The Emigration Fund
Company Act trenches upon the power
of Congress as to foreign emigration, and
assumes to regulate matter neither dele
gated to it, nor within its authority. But
both these laws are unconstitutional, for 1t
is obvious that they give preference to this
form of religion over every other. a law
which thus discriminates in favor of one
form of religion over another is in proper
sense a " law respecting the establishment
of religion" Congress, which possesses all
the original power over the Territories has
right to avoid acts OF its subordinate
agencies and assert its own policy.
With this view of the power of
Congress, your committee recommends to
cut out by the roots this church
establishment and the Emigration Fund
COMPANY and its attachments, and TO au-
thorlze judicial proceedings, through the
Attorney G General, for dealing with prop
ertv rights according to law and equity.
In fact, the Emigration Fund Company is
dependent for its being upon the church.
Its officers are all appointed by the church
corporation, and if the latter IS dissolved.
its parasite cannot survive. The duty of
Congress- to prevent such an institution
being established in a young State, as
means of promoting its growth to that
status at which admission to the Union
will be desirable to the country, cannot be
doubted On the section of the bill requlr-
ing voters to take an oath to support the
laws, the report says None OF those VINO Will
do the things prescribed in the oath should
vote. for they are not good citizens. and
none but. those who will do these things
should esteem the oath hardship as pre-
requisite to taking part in the affairs OF the
Government which must conform to the
Constitution and laws of the United States.
In conclusion the report says: While the
bill as amended deals with public ques-
tons with frmness and with the real pur-
pose of curing existing evils, it sdoes so in
entire consistency with the constitutional
liberties of the people, and with their free
right to exercise their religious beliefs ac-
cording to their conscience, and only under
the responsibility of each man to the Su-
preme Being.
Inspecting Their Future Home.
WASHINGTON, June 10th-President and
Mrs Cleveland this afternoon drove out to
Pretty Prospect" the country residence
recently purchased by Mr.. Cleveland.
They passed an hour or SO strolling about
the grounds, and then returned to the
White House.
PetaIuma's Postmaster.
WASHINGTON, June 10th.-The President
has appointed Gilbert T. Hall Postmaster
at Petaluma, Cal.
Miscellaneous Washington Items.
WASHINGTON, June 10th.-The Senate,
in secret session, has rejected the nomlna-
ton of Posey S. Wilson to be Assayer Of
the Mint at Denver, Col.
Land Commissioner Sparks has ap-
pointed Captain Jack +" Crawford of New
Mexico, custodian of the abandoned Fort
Craig military reservation in New Mexico,
vice Il. Amiio, resigned.
The Railroad Dispute.
CHICAGO, June 10th.-The Board of Ar
bitration to settle the serious dispute be-
tween the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Railroad and the Southern Pacific, met
here to-day. E. B. Thomas, of the Rich
mond and Danville, Hugh Riddle, ex-
President of the Rock Island, and e. P.
Vining. Commissioner of the Western
Trunk Line Association, compose the
Board. The dispute hinges unpon the in
terpretation of the phrase established
rates. in an agreement made between the
lines regarding the haul over the Southern
Pacific from Mojaye to San Francisco. The
Atchison and Atlantic and Pacific
agreed to pay certaln proportion
of through established rates, both
on passenger and freight traffic,
to the Southern Pacific, for the use of the
latter's tracks between the two cities re-
ferred to. When the warfare on California
business broke out, Atchison insisted that
any war rate, made by all of the lines was
an :" established rate" To this the South
ern Pacific objected, as forcing it to haul
freight for its most active competitors at
figures that were in some instances less
than the transfer charges across San Fran
cisco bay. In reply, Atchison claimed that
to abide by thepeace tariff would be equiva-
lent to allowing the Southern Pacific to
make what rates it pleased, and take
all of the business. Representatives of
the two roads are present to-day, for the
purpose of verbally adding such additional
information to the written argument as the
arbitrators might require. General Passen-
ger Agent Goodman and Traffic Manager
Stubs, of the Southern Pacific and c. w.
Smith, Traffic Manager and ice-Presldent
of the Atchison, and some OF the legal
lights of the latter company, were among
those in attendance. Two sessions were
held, morning and evening. decision
will be made in q few days.
Printers Plans.
P1TTsBURG, June 10th.-At the session of
the International Typographical Union
Committee, appointed to devise plan
whereby the gifts of Childs and Drexel
apIlld 10 tot hast