The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-02-01
WASHINGTON WISPS.
Newsy Notes From the
Nations Capital
POLYGAMY SUBSTITUTE BILL
Restriction on Chinese Request En-
dorsed "A Disabled Steamer
More Careiessness-Eto.
Washington IDklings.
WASHINGTON. January b.

WASHINGTON. January 3l.-Chair-
man Cu'bertson, of the House
Judiciary, in behalf of the sub commit
tee to which was referred Represents
tive Taylor's (Ohio) bill, defining polyg-
amy, to-day reported to the full COM
mittee the following substitutes:
Section 1-Polygamy shall not exist or
be lawful within the United States or
any place subj ct to their jurisdiction.
Section 2-Polygamy shall consist o.
the marriage relation b. contract or in
fact between one person of either sex
ana more than one person Of the other
sex.
Section 3-Congtess shall enforce khis
art G within the District of Columbia
and the Territories of the United States
and other places subject to their juriS-
dicLion, and shall have power concur
rently with the several States to enforce
the same within the States by appropri-
ate legislation.
The full committee did not attempt
to discuss the report to day, and it took
its place as unfinished business.
REPORTED FAYoRABLY. r
The House committee on banking and
currency to-day reported favorahly
Dingley's bill to authorize the Secretary
of the Treasury to invest money de-
posted by the national banks for the
retirement of their circulation, in the
purchase OF United States bonds. The
committee reports an smenCm n,
limiting to 85 per cent. the amount
that may be invested, and author zing
the Secretary to sell the bonds re-
deemed if it shall be necessary to re-
deem circulating notes outstanding.
RESTRICTION ON CHINESE.
The bill introduced by Senator
Stewart to- day, to enforce restrictions
on Chinese immigration, provides that
after ninety days from its pas
sage, Chinese laborers shall Tot
have the right to enter the
United States on the ground of
previous residence. The second Sec
tion declares that the Secretary of the
Treasury shall have the right to change
at will the form of the certificate to be
delivered to the hinese departing from
tbs country, for the purpose of identi-
fcation on their return The Secretary
is also granted power to make all need
full rules and regulations to prevent the
unlawful entry of Chinese into this
country.
REQUEST ENDORSED.
The Secretary of the Interior en-
dorsed the request of the acting COM
missioner of the land Office, asking an
additional appropriation of 500, 900 for
100000 10 be devoted
specially to surveying lands within the
grant and indemnity limits of land
grants to railroads $50 600 for clerical
service, Office of Surveyor-general, and
500 900 for increased surveys. -
Referring to the telegram referred to
him from the Butte City board of trade,
asking the CO operation of the Interior
Department in preventing the patent
ing of Montana mineral lands to the
Northern Pacific road, Acting Commits
sioner Stockslager said to-day, there is
no occasion to fear that the patents
would have to be asked by the railroad,
and in the issue of such patents ali
lands, even suspected of being mineral
in character are exc uded.
Parties interested in the matter are
asked to furnish the general land Office
information as to the mineral character
of lands selected by the company.