The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-20
YESTERDAY IN CONGRESS-.

civil bill. An amendment to tho sundry
OWL appropriation bill was agreed to this
afternoon, which appoints AZ managers Of
the National Soldiers Home, Edmund N.
Morrill,, Of Kansas, for the unexpired term
of John Martin, deceased: Alfred G. Pear
son, of Pennsylvania, for the unexpired
term of John F. Hartranft, deceased;
Lewis B. Gunckel, Of Ohio, for the unex-
pired term Of L. A. Harris deceased; VIM.
3. Franklin. Of Connections; Thomas w.
Hyde, of Maine; John O. Black, Of Illinois.
samuel 8. Yoder, of Ohio; an
amendment ann .sn was Was. adopted. increas-
as the total appropriations for all national
soldiers homes from 81. GIL. 200 to a. CSC, ,OOO.
An amendment appropriating "a 600 for aid
to the Industrial Christian Home associa-
tion in Utah, which was established for the
protection Of Mormon women desiring to
dissps 5ao s. i newer Sn
more than twenty inmates. Edmunds ad-
mitted that not many Mormon women
took advantage of the home, but it was an
open institution to them. Vest said the
government had appropriated $4,000 for
appropriate ~ 900 q year Tor no other pur-
pose than to pay the salaries of q lot OF
people who had managed to obtain the ap-
preparation under pretense of philanthro-
py. 1t WAS notorious fact, he said, that
the women of Utah were more opposed to
This arose not from sensuality nor from
any degraded feeling, but from religious
sentiment. Senator Pomeroy had an idea
that suffrage ought to be gwen the women
of Utah so they could escape from polya-
amy. They got it and every, one Of
them voted the polygamy ticket. Edmunds
admitted that women Of Utah voted that
way, but it was ON the same principle that
colored men voted the democratic ticket
probably from religious enthusiasm. In
the course of the discussion Vest resented
the drift of some remarks of Edmunds as
to his (yest'sl uniform opposition to anti
Mormon legislation. He said he was as
much opposed to polygamy as any one, but
he thought there was q line beyond which
he would not go. Plumb expressed the
and said he had found that to be the gem
eral view in Salt Lake. Edmunds inti-
mated that the senator from Kansas, like
other righteous men who had gone into
strange places, had fallen among persons
who did not tell all the truth. He knew
in Salt Lake because the property was
wanted for speculative purposes. This led
to warm personal colloquy
between Edmunds and Plumb, which
lasted some time. The amendment was
finally agreed to. as was also the item
Justice Waite the balance of his years
salary. The amendment as to the proposed
Latin American memorial library was
amended, as proposed by Hawley. by strik-
ing out the provision for q building to cost
$500, 600 and BY substituting provision for
section of the library Of congress, and APP
propriatinR $75,O 900 for its outfit. After the
adoption Of some further amendments the
bill was reported to the senate and all
amendments agreed to in commit tee Of the
whole we're agreed to except those as to the
irrigation survey. The discussion Of the
time and then the amendments were agreed
to and the bill passed. The tariff bill was
taken up as unfinished business, and Al
drich gave notice that he would move to
take it up at 2 O'Clock on Monday.
In the house McRae, of Arkansas, intro
duced joint resolution directing the sec
retarv of the interior to suspend the issue
of patents for lands to the Union Pacific
until the adjustment of debt due the United
States from said company, and authorizing
ings as he may in his opinion think neces-
safy to subject the lands granted to and
held by said company to payment of the
debt due the United States. Referred to
the committee on public lands. The house
resumed consideration of the original pack
was contended that the bill would violate
the constitution and was an attempt to del
egate to the state power conferred upon
congress. He did not so understand it. He
regarded it Us simple regulation Of conn
merce of the power Of congress to regulate
commerce among the states, not deleoa-
tion of that power. It didn't interfere with
interstate commerce, but provided that
articles imported into state when offered
for sale should become subject to laws Of
that state. Other members spoke on the
subject, but no action was taken.