Year: 1860

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bill to organize commission TO carry into execution the
treaty with Paraguay, aud for the investigation of the
claims of the Rhode Island Company.


The Indian appropriation bill was taken up and the
amendments reported by the committee on finance were
agreed to- They add about half million Of dollars 10 the
b-S9OO 900 for the orphan children OF the Creek In
daps and the principal part Of the remainder for the IT,.
dian service in Utah and Washington Territories and Or
egon.


On motion of Mr.. Sebastian the bill was then post
poned until THURSDAY next in order that the committee
on Indian affairs might have time to prepare some amend
ments.


The homestead bill was taken up After some discus
sion on questions Of order respecting the Senate and the
House bill on motion of Mr. Wade the Senate bill was
laid on the table and the Hsuse bill was taken up The
whole question is however before the Senate as the
House bill reported with an amendment strike out
all after the enactng clause and insert the Senate bill
a substitute.


Mr. Fitch moved to amend the bill by inserting pro-
viso that the alternate quarter section reserved by the
government shall be sold for less than double the
gUlar price


Mr. wilkinson made speech in favor of the House
BILL contrasting its provisions with those of the Senate


Mr. Pugh obtained the floor and the Senate adjourned


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.


The House resGmed the consideration of the bill to
punish and prevent the practice Of poygamy in the Ter
ritores of the United States, and other places and dis
approving and annulng certain acts Of the Legislative
Assembly OF the Territory Of Utah.


Mr. McClernand said he asserted yesterday that there
was no instance in which Congress has enacted special
penal code for any specific crime and proceeded 10
make good that assertion The Of 1890 TO which the
gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Milison) alluded, was of
general application Congress have delegated to the
ritory jurisdiction crime and a man committing
an offence therefore, becomes amenabe to the local Grim
nal law.


Mr. Milison took issue with the gentleman


NF. .1...ltb tbafHl III 4 1 Il
teman had Just adyered were general and national in
their character.


Mr. Clark, of Missouri said in hs opinion this was the
best possible way TO dispose of the question. The Nor
mons by this means, be made subseryient to the
moral virtue and local authority. His information was
that the population Of Pixies Peak would be largely in
creased during the coming summer.


Mr. ParrOu remarked that Pixies Peak IL legally part
Of Kansas. The population was at one time high
fifty thousand, never less than ten thousand. He
satisfied that the population would be increased fifteen
thousand during the coming lie did not want
Pixies Peak to be cut of from Kansas before the latter
shall be admitted into the Union.


Mr. Lamar had no doubt of the right OF Congress TO
suppress felony of all kinds in the Territories 1t had
been asked if pOlygamy be suppressed may the re-
pubcaus seize upon this pretext to suppress slavery
The cry Of humanity, ORDER labor and squatter sover
eighty all coutrivances made to play their subtle
parts in the great drama against the South.


There no other way to meet the pending question
but by looking it in the face and considering it on
its merits. The South look herself for her own
protection He argued IN opposition to the views of
Messrs Eheridge and McCernard, and there is nothing
in the practice and history of legislation the
Ona territory which forbids the exercise of the power
in question The right OF Congress to lcgisate the
territories to revise their legislation TO reverse it, TO
amend the organic law repeal their acts and punish
offences in their territories has been asserted from the
foundation of the government TO the present day. He
preferred that the government should buy the pos
sessions of the Mormons and thus get rid of them.


Mr. Noel opposed the bill for the that Congress
ought not 10 interfere in the proposed while the
organic act exists and by which the power to make To-
cal laws is delegated to the Legislative Assembly There
has already been spent twenty millions Of dollars to pre-
peace in Utah. II this bill pass it would be better
to make an appropriation Of fifty millions TO increase
our army for the trouble will be renewed There was
necessity for passing direct law, which would be
mpracticabe. Let the power Of the people of Utah to
egSate be withdrawn aud transferred some other le
gal body which will not exercise it so Is to disgust the
moral sense of the community.


Mr DIN spoke in favor OF the bill and against the
riouS amendments Offered to it.


Mr.. Farusworth having asked question of Mr. Clark,
Of Missouri, who answered it, quoted the remarks OF
John Wesley that "slav,ry is the of all viaines


Mr. jenkins asked Mr Farnsworth whether he believed
so.


Mr. Farnsworth replied that he somewhat of the
opinion Of Mr.. Wesley.


Mr.. Jenkns-Then YOU iecarc a lie.


Mr. Farnsworth-I am lot in the habit of descending
to cesspools to throw dirt With backguards Sensation


Mr.. jenkins lin his seaL)-l can't receive the insult


Mr. Naaudigham opposed the bill because il proposed
to reverse the whole policy of the government. He
warned the slave protectDnss Of the South to be
fu how they in this matter for there was but one
step more to be taken to affect the slave interest.


Mr.. Thayer OF Mass, opposed the bill not calcula
ted te effect the purpose designed He believed the
luton of this question easy aud peaceful. He hap
py in the belief that the god mines Of Pixies Peake and
the sver mines of Nevada would solve the question:


He therefore proposed that Utah Territory be divided be
tween the two.


Mr. Kett made a speech against the b on the ground
Of its unconstituonaty. Congress could no; pass
Of penal character to extend into the organized
Territories. He wanted besides, TO be satisfied that po
lygamy exists in Utah


Several gentlemen sale there doubt OF the fact
but this did satisfy Ar. Keitt lie had conclud
ed when he gave way for an adjournment, which pre-
vailed.