Year: 1879

WASHINGTON, Dec 26. 1879.
FUNDING OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES SHERMAN TO


AWAIT FURTHER ACTION OF CONGRESS-


Just previous to the visit Of Secretary sherman to
New York officers of the Treasury Department were
expecting that he wond concide to issue circular
making such offer to the holders of ives and SKIES
due about year hence to induce them to exchange
atleast enough to complete the issue OF hefour per
cents for which the Refunding act still provides.
consideration of points of the laws governing
this matter determines the Secretary to await fur-
ther legislation by Congress- Some OF the CHIEF
officers Of the Treasury hold that he has full power
to continue refunding until the s1O4. 100000 four
per cents are issued in holders of outstanding
bonds agree to the exchange. although he has not
the right to call in their bonds for some time to
come The Secretary is firmly Of the opinion that
no further funding can be carried at less rate
than four per cent.


THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS INvEsTIGATIoN-EM-


BARRassINa POSITION OF THE COMMITTEE.


The Young Butterworth Investigating Committee
has an elephant on its hands As will be remem-
bered it was appointed the first week of the extra
investigate charges Of fraud in their elec
ton against Representatives Young and Butter
worth of the Cincinnati district From $500 to
5000 pages Of evidence. in manuscript, are now
ready go to the printer. The pending
questions are:-First, whether it shall be printed
at all; second. whether the committee shall mako
any report; and third. what the report shall be in
case it is found necessary to make ono. Several
members who were first named for the committee
are congratulatng themselves that they declined to
serve. while those who did make the investigation
have expressed fervent wishes to their friends that
they. too. had been able to keep out of the case.
There is talk among democratic members Of
the committee of reporting frankly p the House
that frauds were discovered. and denouncing the
Cincinnati memorialists in severe terms for
causing useless expense and for misleading Con
gress by lot of loose statements, Of
which they did not profess to have the least
knowledge when examined under oath. some even
swearing that they had signed the memorial with its
grave charges without reading it. Some of the
members. however. insist that it will be necessary
a matter of party play to take or two bits of
testimony in relation to the use Of small sums in
election by Mr.. Butterworth, and base o report
charging fraud upon them in spite of the facts that
these pieces Of testimony were badly shaken
when tested by other evidence.


All things considered the members of this COM
mittes in moro embarrassing position than any
committee of Congress has been placed in for long
time. How to best dispose of the elephant is the
leading question. Besides the propositions noted
above there is talk Of reporting the evidence with.
out any comment and asking that 1t lie the table,
and if the House agrees. to drop the matter there
without even asking that it be printed. Beyond
question it is Of the most extensive water hauls
ever made by Congressional committee.


THE GovERNoRsHIP OF TRANSPORTATION TO


THE REAPPoINTMENT OF GOVERNOR EMERY


AND THE REASON THEREFOR.


The friends of Governor Emery, of Utah. have seen
ft to deny statement in these dispatches that he
had approved the repeal of the only Territorial law
under which it possible to reach and punish
polygamy. The denial is based on the fact that
act directly repeating the law in question appears
among the laws of the Territorial Legislature. The
result not reached by direct statute. but
by codfcation of existing laws which omitted the
one in question. Although this glaring omission
was called to the attention of Governor Emery, he
stil approved the revision. That his responsibility
in this matter is well understood is shown by the
protest against his reappointment. signed by 400
Gentle citizens of Salt Lake,


To THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATEs:-


The undersigned GENTLE citizens OF Utah respect
fully represent that Governor Emery by ap-
proving the law repeating the former statutes of the
Territory furnishing adultery. seduction. fornica-
tion and lewd and lascivlous cohabition, thereby
the sexes. has rendered himself unfit to
hold his present Office during a second
term. The law passed by Legislature
composed of polygamous priests and apostles. with
view TO hedRe ana protect the practice or poly
gamy This unwise action OF Governor Emery has
aroused the opposition Of the loyal citizens of the
government IN Utah and created distrust of their
illness. which Is paraiyzng to GentiIe1nhuence.


Another point in these dispatches. which has been
denied by the Governors friends. that he is
regarded by the Gentes of Utah in accord with
the President in his Mormon policy. Evidence
this branch of the subject is contained In the follow
ing paragraph of the same memorial.


We further protest against Governor Emery's
appointment because he is not in sympathy with
the purpose of the administration TO blot out aud
extirpate the foul practice OF polygamy and holds
entanglng relations with leading Mormons. This
Is shown in the support he receives
from the newspaper organs of the Mormon
Church Your petitioners would respectfully
mind Your Exceliency that the cooperation
asked of Foreign Powers aid of the efforts of the
home government to reduce the Mormon church to
obedience TO law should be seconded in Utah by
national officers who firm and consistent in their
policy, and who have the confidence OF the Gentle
element. Governor Emery is not such man. and
hence we respectfully protest against his reap
pointment.