, 1890-04-04
F0RTY-F0UR STARS.
Idaho's Admission Bill Passed
by the House.
Montana's Election Case Laid
Over Till Monday.
John Chinaman Creates a Row
in the Senate.
In the House.

from the New England Shoe and Leather
Association against the imposition of u
duty upon hides aud skins was ordered
printed in the Record. The reading of
the petition was received with applause
among the Democrats.
The senate bill was passed to enable
the secretary of the treasury to gather
full and authentic information as to the
present condition and preservation of the
fur seal interests of the government in
the region of Alaska as compared with
Its condition in 1870; also iull informa.
ton as to the impending extinction OF the
sea other industry.
The senate concurrent resolution was
agreed to requesting the president to in
vite from time to time negotiations with
any government with which the Unitod
States may rave diplomatic relations to
the end that any differences or disputes
arising between the governments which
cannot be adjusted by diplomatic agency
may be referred to arbitration.
A resolution was adopted calling on
the president for copies of the cores
pondence between the United States and
Mexico. ~relLting to the seizure at Tam
pico of the schooner Rebecca in 1881.
The bill passed authorizing the secre-
tary of war TO deliver to the state of Colo
RADIO the flags carried b. Colorado regi-
ments.
The bill passed amending the articles
OF war, so as to provide hat when pun
ishment or conviction of a military offense
is left with a court martial, the punish
ment in time of peace shall not be in ex-
cess of the limit prescribed by the presl.
dent; also the senate bill amending
the articles of war so as to provide that no
perEol sh Ill be tried or punished by a
court martial for desertion in time of
peace committed more than two years be
fore a~rraignmcnt unless the person shall
in the meantime have absented him
self from the United States.
The house then resumed consideration
of tie Idaho admission bill.
Perkins OF Kansas spoke in advocacy
of the measure and emphasized the asser-
ton hat the only objection made to the
bill was that the Mormons in Idaho were
DISTINGUISHED He knew some Mormons
were good men, but as an organization
the Mormon church was pernic;ous.
Mansur of Missouri inquired why the
gentleman had not voted to disfranchise
the Mormons of Wyoming.
Perkins replied that the question had
not been presented to the committee.
AS far rs he knew there we're no polyga.
mists in Wyoming. but if there were they
would be DISTINGUISHED under the Ed
munds act. He believed in the disfran-
chisement OF Mormons on account of
their practices and the teachings of their
church. 1t was for the house 20 say
whether it would crown with its approval
the criminal organization known as the
Latter Day Saints and whether it would
tell the intelligent and patriotic people OF
Idaho they would be denied admissi on
until they took into fellowship men
guilty OF bigamy and polygamv,
Stewart of Vermont spoke in support
of the bill. He denounced the practices
of the Mormon church, and said the con
stitution Of Idaho was in line with the Ed.
munds bill.
Joseph of New Mexico, presented the
claims of his territory for admission on the
ground Of population, resources, natura'
advantages and devotion to American clti,
zenshiD. New Mexico was as much emit
tied to statehood as the great states re.
Gently added or as the territories which il
was now proposed to admit.
Buckalew of Pennsylvania, opposed the
Idaho constitution because it outlaweG
members of a certain church.
Oates of Alabama, criticised the com
pulsory education feature of the constitu
ton.
McAdoo of New Jersey, while de.
%nounclng the practice of pOlygamy,
thought the constitution invaded the
do main of religious belief.
Springer of Iowa, said the majority O
the committee on territories framed this
Idaho bill in such a way as to secure par,
tlsan legislation instead of proper leg;sla
ton to bring the state into the union.
The minority would offer au amendment
providing that a new convention be held
and the constitution submitted to a vote Of
the people of the territory, as has been
done In the case OF Dakota, Montana and
Washington. The amendment required
the Edmunds Tucker test oath to be taken
by every person voting upon the consatu.
ton. The gentlemen on the other side
said the provision in the Idaho constitu
ton dlsfranchislng the Mormons was in
line with the Edmunds- Tucker law. There
was a vast difference. Under that law
not 10 per cent of the Mormons of Utah
were DISTINGUISHED. Under the Idaho
uoI ~ meuutT vi tue MORMON
church would be allowed to
vote. He charged the Republicans
with a purpose in admitting the
territories under such provisions
as would insure an increase in their rep
re~sentation in the senate. The minority
of the committee represented the people
of the United States. 1t represented
800, 900 Democrats who voted for
Cleveland. 1t represented a majority of
the people because Cleveland received a
popular majority. and it seemed from the
returns from various municipal elections
that the Democratic party was not losing
ground. When November, 1892.
along the Democratic party would elect a
president who represented a majority of
the people instead ola man who repre-
scented trusts and monopolles.
Lodge supported the bill,
Henderson of Iowa said The attitude of
the Democratic party was a familiar sight
to the country. The Democratic party
was in its old breeches pulling back.
back, when the civilized world cried
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