Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-30
THE HOUSE.

The bill to codify the laws Of the District,
consisting of 80 pages, was taken up. The
simple reading of the bill would require
three legislative days, and 1t was ar
ranged that night sessions should be held
for that purpose. Chairman Babcock then
yielded the floor, and the committees were
called.
Mr.. COrliss (Mich.), chairman OF the COM
n.ittee election of President Vice Presi-
dent and representatives in Congress- called
up the joint resolution for a constitutional
amendment to disqualify polygamists for
election as senator's and representatives.
and prohibiting polygamy and polygalnous
cohabitation between the sexes.
Mr.. Coriiss said that while Congress, in
the Roberts case. had established prece-
dent which would be followed at all times,
1t was deemed well that there should be a
constitutional amendment to render the
constitutional disqualification certain and
TO effectively provide means of extirpat-
ing the evils Of polyg&my by making it I'M
lawful in any place and extending the
judicial power Of the United States so as to
cover prosecutions of this particular crime
Ar- Snodgrass CTenn.D. who made the re-
pert in the case, made an earnest Dlsa In
advocacy Of the bill.
Mr. Shackleford (Afo) opposed the sec
tion Of the resolution defining the marriage
relation and prohibiting poIygamy in the
l EIted States. and he moved to strike IL
out on the ground that IL interfered with
the power Of the states.
Nr- tJrIlSS called attention to the fact
that section distinctly provided thar the
exclusive power to make and enforce ali
laws concerning marriage and divorce was
reserved TO the states
Mr.. Maddox (GaD agreed with Mr.
ShacklefOrd that Congress should not legis-
late in the Constitution He thought a sin
gle constitutional inhibition against polyg-
amy was sufficient.
Mr.. Ray On. ", chairman of the tudf
ciary committee. opposed the bill. which
ne said, was badly drawn. II should have
been framed in his committee which was
now considering the whole subject The
Potysathy feature could, he said, be covered
Ny; Gr9svenor COhio) also antagonized
the Dill He believed in leaving minor or
lenses Wfthin the borders OF the states
which in nowise affect the JTnttad Statss
70 the states themselves. He ala NOT tbinL
~ wise 10 be ttnkeriug with the ConstJ,,,
tion ever- time an UTense heca mo 49,.
ious in the country He said the I,oorT. =,
Stah had learned salutary lesson from
the Roberts case. and would never simi1a rI,,
offend again. ~
Mr.. Lanham Crex) said he was so ,,,,,b
opposed TO polygamy as any man bu+ ba
thought the proposed legislation unwtss
ana moved that the resolution be referred
TO the committee on judiciary
MT. Lanham's motion prevailed rvI.bo,,.
division. "i'it"uI
"A Dill was passed to provide for the sit
uns Of district and circuit courts at Flor
ence, s. c. TN
Violation of Game Laws
The House then went into committee of
the whole for the consideration of the
Lacey bill to prohibit the transportation by
interstate commerce of game killed In yfo-
lation of local laws
MT Lacey agreed that there was soma
sentiment in the bill The protection Of
our native birds, he said, ought to be dear
20 the heart OF every American