The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-10-03


demic diseases conveyed in SIR Calls remarks.
That COMMITTEES, Mr.. Chandler said, had shown
disposition 70 do everything that needed 70 be
done. and to give ell the time necessary 10 the
consideration of the subject What fault, he
asked, had the Senator from Alabama to find
with the committed
Mr.. CALI have not found any fault with the
committee The Senator from New Hampshire
is as fond or fighting windmills as Don Quixote
was. He sees things in the air, and spectres
troubles bis Imagination.
Mr.. Morgan said be had q proposition to sug-
gest, which had recommended itself to his miud
from several years observation or the trouble.
There was . great difficulty in the United States
governments assuming TO enforce quarantine
laws in the States. The city OF New York, for
instance, would never consent 20 have federal
commission 60 there and take charge Of such an
epidemic small -pox, cholera or yellow fever.
There were eight States in the South which had
been heretofore subjected to the ravages of the
yellow fever His PROPOSITION was that each or
these States rhould vote 800, ,000 making fund
of $500, 900; that the Governor OF each OF those
States should appoint commissioner; that that
board should select . president, and form joint
commission Of men selected for their reliability
and skill, and that this commission should have
access to the fund, and use any part of IL
wherever the yellow tever might appear. There
would be no difficulty, he said. in Congress. by
virtue OF its interest in the mails, interstate
commerce and international commerce. voting a
subvention TO the commission.
After further discussion the resolution anc
amendment were referred to the committee on
epidemic diseases.
The conference report on the deficiency bill
was reported by Mr. Hale and explained by him.
The larger portion Of the disagreeing votes had,
he said, been arranged By the conferees There
were four matters on which an agreement had
not been reached. One was the item to pay the
widow Of hief-justice Waite the balance OF the
years salary, the House conferees insisting that
there n precedent for it. Another was the
item to pay the years salary OF 90 internal rev.
-fS- L. IL "a d
and died there of yellow fever. Another was the
proposition to extend the laws 10 mo Mans
Land" and another Was the appropriation for
the Industrial Christian Home OF Utah Terri
tory. Mr.. Hale proceeded 10 state the argu-
ments on behalf of this latter item. The ssso-
citation was regularly organized and composed of
many OF the leading business men OF Salt Lake
City. lts purpose was 70 relieve, pro-
ana children seeking to escape
from polyeamous relations. The
scheme had excited the profound hostility Of the
Mormon Church and its leaders, who saw IN it
| Gus we're the applicants for relief that the eene-
| factions received were entirely inadequate; the
| application for aid had been made to Congress.
| and in the deficiency bill Of 1886 the Senate had
inserted an item for $40 600 in aid OF the object
| of the association. That item remained in the
| bill, and thus Congress embarked in the work
| and declared that home should be created and
maintained in Utah for the benefit of women and
t0elf QeoenCent cllCroo VINO snOulQ fo0OuuCo
polygsmy. Difficulty had been thrown 10 the
way OF the good work, however, by o narrow
| construction given TO the law BY the Governor
OF the Territory. to the effect that the first wife
was not entitled to the advantages of the insti-
tuition, in much as she was NOT
| q polygamous wife. Congress had adopted
this Industrial Christian Home of Utah ss it's
| agency in the good work. The work was going
| on. The association has gone forward and pur-
| chased land and made contracts for the erection
| of q permanent home. Without the appropria
| ton in the deficiency bill, voted by the Senate.
| but resisted by the House. the work would be
| turned aside and crippled. he admitted that
the sum proposed in the deficiency bill, $50. 600.
was large. but she work was q great one. He
| could see in II, properly sustained by Congress
and properly managed and carried out, more OF
8 menace to polyeamy than anything that had
| occurred in the years that Congress had been
endeAvoring to deal with that great question.
| The Mormon leaders perceived this, and had set
themselves early and late against the amend
| ment. He complained that . branch or the
| government not the legislative, had been 90 i'm
pressed by the opposition Of the Mormon Church,
| that il ventured to set itself Ia the way marked
| out by Congress. The House eonfs-ees would
| not agree to the substantial parts OF the propo-
| sition ia any respect They said that the sum
/ was too large, and that they would not agree to
| any amount except or condition OF the work on
the building being turned over to the Supervis-
| ing Architect of the Treasury he appealed TO
| the Senate to insist on the amendment.
Mr.Cockrell. one Of the Senate conferees. stated
| his conviction that no influence Of the Mormon
Church had been broueht to bear In any shape
| or form in the discussion Of the question. The
| principal ground of difference betwe the SEN
ate conferees and the House conferees Was that
the former wished to have the money expended
by charitable Institution, while the latter in
sisted that the money should be placed In the
hands of the Secretary of the Treasury.
Mr.. Teller favored the amendment as q meas
| ure that supplemented the other legislation
| against polyeamy in such way TO be effect
i've, and at the same time merciful and right
| Other nations tha: had dealt with the question
| of polyeamy had made provision for the women
and children, but the United States had made
none. 1t had insisted that the relations should
be severed. II had made polygamy Q crime not
only for the man but for the woman, but had
| made no possible provision by which the woman
could break those connections without meeting
want. He should prefer TO see the words "Who
desire to sever their aliegience TO the Mormon
Church" omitted from the amendment
Mr.. Hale said a change of expression could be
agreed upon by the conterees.
MIR. Call favored the appropriation. and said
| he had always protested against legislative per-
secution of the Mormons Mr.. Blair argued
against the idea of yielding to the demands OF
the House conferees, the ground that the
transfer of the work TO the Treasury Depart
ment would delay it for years and thus promote
the policy of the Mormon leaders.
| Mr.. Hale declared that there was but one OBJ
ject in divsrting the appropriation. aud that was
delay. 1t was not claimed that there was any
scandal in the expenditure of the money or that
everything was not being done IN good fashion.
Out of a clear sky-because it was not dared
or ventured to oppose the appropriation in
terms-came this proposition to divert the ap-
preparation, which bad nothing in it hut delay.
| He wanted the Senate to understand that
After further discussion the conference report
was sgreed TO and the Senate insisted on it's dis
agreement to the items.
The conference report on the joint resolution
in aid of the sufferers from yellow fever was
presented end agreed TO after some explanations
by Mr.. Edmunda The House conferees in
sisted. he said, that the House would net agree
TO the phrase adopted in the joint resolution 'in
direct aid Of the sufferers" on the ground that
| il was beyond the constitutional authority Of
Congress 20 do q thing OF that kind, particu-
lary illuminated and set forth in q message
| from the President vetoipg o bill for the dis
triouton Of seeds in certain counties in Texas.
And sc. in order to accommodate the solcitu6e
OF the House, the conference committee had
agreed to a psraphrase which meant precisely the
same thing. The Senate coDfsrees thought
they had accomplished the end without wound
ing the constitutional sensibility OF anybody.
Conference reports on the bill to abolish Circuit
Court powers in certain districts and 10 grant
lands for cemetery purposes 10 the city OF Den
ver were also presented and agreed to-
The House bill authorizing the President TO
appoint A j. Smith. late colonel of the Seventh
United States Cavalry, and place him on the re-
tired list with the rank of colonel reported
and placed on the calendar.