The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-10-03

He favored the appropria ton and said
he had always protested against ieels7
Iative persecution of Mormons, that
legislation violated not only the constl-
tuition but
VIOLATED THE PRINCIPLES OF LIBERTY.
he approved of the principle of the
amendment on the ground that if the
Mormons were to be converted it would
have to be done in accordance with
Christianity by persuasive efforts. but
not by force.
Blair argued against the idea OF
yielding 10 the amendments of the
House conferees, on the ground that
the principal ground of difference be-
tween the Senate conferees and the
House copferees was that the former
wished to have the money expended by
a charitable institution, while the latter
insisted that the money should be
placed in the hands of the Secretary Of
the Treasury.
Teller favored the amendment as a
measure thatSsupplemented the other
legislation against polygamY, in such
way as to be effective and at the same
time to be me1eiful and right. Other
nations that had dealt with the que ion
polygamy had made provision for
the women and children, but the United
States had made none. 1t had insisted
that the relations should be severed. 1t
had made polygamy crime, not only
for men but for women, but had made
no provision by which women could
break those connections, without meet
ing want and starvation. He should
prefer to see the words who desire to
sever their allegiance to the Mormon
Church." omitted from the amend
ment.
Hale remark d that the change of ex-
preston could be agreed upon by the
confrerees.
Call said that the transfer of the work
to the Treasury Department would
delay it for years and thus promote the
policy of the Mormon leaders.
Hale declared that there was but one
object in diverting the appropriation
and that was delay. 1t was not claimed
that there was any scandal in the ex
pendlture of the money or that every
:hing was not being done in good
fashion. Out of clear sky came this
proposition to divert the appropriation,
which had nothing in it but delay. He
wanted the Senate to understand that.
After further discussion the confer
ence
REPORT WAS AGREED TO
and the Senate insisted on its disagree
ment to the items in the conference re-
port.
The joint resolution in aid of the
sufferers from yellow fever was pre-
sented and agreed to. The House con-
ferees insisted, he said, that the House
would not agree to the use of the
provisions adopted in the joint resolu-
ton in direct aid of the sufferers on
the ground that it was beyond the
constitutional authority of Congress to
do thing of that kind, as particularly
from the President, vetoing the Ebill
for the distribution Of seeds in certain
counties in Texas, aud SO in order to
accommodate the soliti .ude Of theHouss
the conference Committee had agreed to
a paraphrase which meant precisely the
same thing that the Senate conferees
without Wounding the constitutional
sensibilities of anybody.
The conference reports on the bills to
dUOAioA SALO0AG SOolG III Ccfl6lu
districts, and 10 grant lands for GEM
etery purposes to the city of Denver,
were also presented and agreed to.
The House bill authorizing the Presi-
dent to appoint A. J. Smith, late Colonel
of thelSeventh United States Cavalry,
and place him on the retired list with
the rank of Colonel. was reported and
placed on the calendar.
Jones, of Nevada, offered a resolu-
ton which was referred to the COM
mittee on foreign relations, requesting
the President 10 negotiate treaties with
the government of Her Brittianic
Majesty and with the Republic of
Mexico respectively for the exclusion of
Chinese laborers from the North
American continent and for the pre-
vention of their entering the United
States from the territory of either such
governments, or from dependencies
thereof.
A resolution was adopted, authoriz,
ing Mr.. Hale's committee on civil ser
vice reform to continue its session
during the recess.
Adjourned.