Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-01-16
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WASHINGTON MATTERS.
A PROTEST BEFORE THE SENATE.

PROTEST BEFORE THE SENATE.
WAsHNGTON, Jan. 16.--Ingalls yester-
day laid before the senate a memorial
from the legislature of Idaho, protesting
against the proposed admission of Utah,
The memorial says that the members of a
reasonable organization known as the
Mormon church, largely outnumber the
local Gentle citizens of said territory and
consequently will for many years to come
have absolute control in all elections
therein. That all pretenses of the aban-
donment OF bgamy, polygamy and other
crimes against the laws OF the United
States are pretenses for the purpose of
deceiving persons unacquainted with the
abhorred practices of the Mormon church
and thus create a feeling favorable to the
proposed admission of said territory of
Utah. The memorial asks also that the
legislature commission be created for the
government OF said territory.
,aly1 lie fitfab bw ntdbteqqGffsg ntdbteoqqGGffsgny it was under
stood that the titles to the land came to
the people, but through the Mormon
church. "Why is it" he asks "these
people have been unable to live in har-
mony with any people opposed to them in
opinions. There was no explanation eX-
cept one that they. themselves give, that
their system Of government was at war
with all others. The theory of the Nor
mon church was that all man made gov
ernments are illegal in word, his OBJ
jections to the admission OF Utah as
state was because he believed the major
itv OF the people of Utah are theorists,
I,h n hntIpNl rI1p tN-
priesthood, and do not believe in any
other form OF government. Further hear
ing was postponed until Wednesday.
ELECTION MATTERS.
Senator I1oar, OF Massachusetts, has in
troduced u concurrent resolution for the
votes for president and vice-president
Referred to the committee on privileges
ane elections. 1t provides that the two
houses Of congress shall assemble in the
house of representatives on Wednesday,
February l3, at l o'clock in the afternoon,
and that the president OF the senate shall
be the presiding officer and that two per-
sons shall be appointed as tellers ON the
part OF the house to make up list OF the
votes and report the result to the presi-
dent of the senate, who shall announce
the state of votes and the persons elected.
That this shall be deemed declaration of
the persons elected president and vice
president of the United States, and shall
be entered ON the journals OF the two
! houses.
THE SAMOAN EMBROGLIo.
Consul General Sewell was before the
senate committee on foreign relations
yesterday and continued his recital of the
event of the past year Or two, on the
Samoan islands. He was interrogated
with particular reference to communica-
tions that passed between himself and the
state department with regard to his ef-
forts to protect American interests on the
islands. He will be further examined by
the committee.
TO OPEN THE SIOUX RESERVATION.
Senator Dawes has introduced bill for
the division of the great Sioux reservation
in Dakota. 1t requires the consent of the
Indians to be obtained to open the reser-
vation, and that the fund arising from the
sale of lands shall be held in trust for the
six different tribes instead of being held
in lump sum for the whole nation.
CHANGE IN RULES.
The house committee ON rules unani-
mously decided to report the resolution
repeating the rules requiring the house to
adjourn at 5 p. m. each day.