The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-20
MORMON WOMEN.
senator Vest Thinks They are Not Anxious
tn Escape Polygamy.

senator Vest Thinks They are Not Anxious
tn Escape Poiyeamy.
WASHINGTON, July l9.-Fryc, from the
select committee on Pacific railroads, re-
ported back the senate bill authorizing
the secretary Of the treasury to settle the
Indebtedness to the government of the
Sioux and Pacific railroad. Calendar.
The senate resumed consideration of
the sundry civil appropriation bill.
Among the amendments reported by the
committee on appropriations and agreed
to by the senate were the following: In
serting an appropriation for the construc-
ton of buildings at and enlargements of
military posts from S65O,O0O to $4,000.
An amendment to add to the appropria-
ton of 100000 for artificial limbs or com
mutation therefor the words: "And in
cases of Communication the money shall be
paid directly to the soldier, sailor, or
marine; and no fee or compensation shall
be allowed or paid TO any agent or attor-
ney," was made the text of a statement
by Cockrell to the effect that
it had been the practice 70. the
creditors of the fact that money is due to
them and that the practice encouraged
the increase OF the claim agents. Cock
rell insisted il is the duty of the govern
ment whenever its records show an in
debtedness TO any person, soldier or citi-
zen, to hunt that person up and pay him.
The amendment was finally agreed 20.
The following amendments were agreed
to; inserting the item of S1S,900 for ordi-
nance and ordinance stores TO be issued
to the State of Washington i'm place of the
ordinance borrowed from the Territory of
Washington by the State OF Oregon; in
creasing the appropriation for the main
tenance of the soldiers home at Santa
Monica, California, from $4,000 to Sl17,-
600.
An amendment was adopted increasing
the amount summed up as the total of
appropriations for all national soldiers
homes from S2,6l1, 100 To S2,6s6, 600. An
amendment to add TO the paragraph as TO
the appointment OF managers Of national
homes, the words "and William B. Frank
lyn of Connecticut, Thomas w. Hyde of
Maine. John {. Black of Illinois. and
George w. Steel of Indiana, for the terms
of Office commencing April p, 1880, TO MI
the vacancies occasioned by the expira-
tons of the terms of Office, and the in
crease is provided hereby.
This gave rise 10 long discussion.
Plumb said that hereafter he should not
vote to continue any manager in the
board any longer than one term OF six
years. He believed in renovation of the
board. The management OF the national
home was not as wise, conservative or
economical as IL should be.
Allison presented for Hawley an amend
ment proposing the name Lewis B.
Gunckle OF Ohio in place of General Har-
ris who recently died.
Sherman suggested the name of =. :.
Yoker i'm place of Steel who had been APP
pointed governor of Oklahoma. After
further discussion the amendment was
agreed 10, modified 10y the insertion of the
names of Gunckle and loder.
The paragraph now appoints as mana
gers of the National Home: Edmund n.
Morrill, OF Kansas for the unexpired term
of John A. Morton, deceased; Alfred l..
Pearson of Pennsylvania for the unex-
pired term of John L. Hartranft, deceased.
| Lewis B. Gunckle of Ohio for the unex-
pired term of l.. A. Harris, deceased.
William B. Franklin of Connecticut,
Thomas w. Hyde of Maine, John G..
Black Of Illinois, and Samuel 5. loder of
| Ohio.
An amendment appropriating 1900 for
| aid To the Industrial Christian home asso-
citation in Utah (which was established
for the protection Of Mormon women de-
string to escape from polygamyl pro-
voked long discussion.
Cockrell said il never had more than
| twenty inmates.
Edmunds admitted not many Mormon
women took advantage OF the home but
| il was an open institution to them.
Vest said the government had appro-
| priated 5000 for the home and congress