Arizona weekly citizen., 1893-12-23
SILVER CONFERENCE E MEETS
The Admission of Utah o.
posed by tbs Ladies Home
Missionary Society.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-It did not
seem probable when the house assembl-
ed for the democrats to be able to
muster quorum TO proceed with the
debate on the Arizona statehood bill
Less than hundred members were
present.
The Arizona bill was called up this
morning. The republicans continued
to tiiouster but the democrats secured
a quorum and the house went into
comm ttee of the whole on the bill.
WARRINGTON, Dec. 15.-The bill for
the admi'son of Arizona passed the
house by vote of 1S5 to 60.
On motion of California Jan. was
set aside as dayon which to pay tribute
othe mem cry of Ssaator Stanford.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-The bill for
the admission of Utah will probably be
opposed in the senate by it's old an
tagonist The Ladies Home Missionary
Society which is seeking an opportunity
to be heard by the senate Committee
on territories.
The information obtained by the
missionaries OF the society, is to the
effect that the practice OF polygamy is
not carried on as openly as formerly,
but in places remote from the towns
and centers of habitatlon, there is
Ii tie no abatement OF tho custom.
They also say that in both towns and
the old doctrine, and that every where
among the mormon people the feeling
ls in favor of poygamy just as strong
as in palmiest days of mormon church.
And that this feeling is suppressed at
all it is done because Of the fear of
the federal authorities. The lsdies
argue if the territory be admitted rs
state and ITS authority removed, the
mormons would control the state or
ganizatIon and it would be short time
only before polygamy would again be
openly taught and practIced as one of
the. tenets Of mormon people.
The society embraces a large mem-
bership in the Presbyterian, Congre-
gational and Methodist churches.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE house
was dead locked for two hours today by
the refusal of the republicans to vote
on motion to go into committee OF
the whole for the consideration of the
Arizona statehood bill. The democratic
leaders decided this morning to proceed
with the consideration of the Arizona
and New Mexico bi Is and dispose of
them bef IRE the holidays. The republi-
cans do not relish the idea Of bringing
thrse democratic territories into the
union, and at the request Of the leaders
refra ned from voting, except those from
the newly admitted states, Washington,
Wyoming, Montana, Idaho and Da-
koIas
The democrats expect to have their
own quorum present tomorrow. Imne
dIately sitter reading the journal
Dockery called up the DILL abolishing
the postal note, reducing of the sched-
ule rates of mouey orders approximately
to the scale Of f-es charged by the ex-
psess companies, and making other
changes. The bill passed without de-
bate.
Thu bill limiting the time under
which claimants to property under tbe
donation act of 1850 must appear to
January !, 1895, and giving the present
occupants OF lauds preferential in
case the title under act of 1850, is
not projected was taken up. The bill
simply requires the original claimants
or their heirs TO come forward and pro-
| tact the titles of surrender them to the
present occupants. The bill passed.
After reading the Journal Dockery
called up his bill to improve the methods
| meDt.