Show EDMUNDS BILL the anti polygamy bill comae comes up in the lower house of congress the democrats determined to defeat speedy decision lly by IT ir V U telegraph to the 13 in its after session today to day the house took up the senate bill to punish polygamy on which on the sah of M march tile point of f order had been made ile by converse r S e of ohio that it must receive its first consideration in committee of the whole as it provided for an appropriation Con converse verne called attention to the fart fact that the bill provided for the appointment of five live commissioners at a of each aud and cited precedents precedent ii in support of his point haskell contended that the precedents cited were not applicable there was net not a tin line in the bill which re required ired an appropriation front the juiced pu public ju lie treasury or attached any liability ia to government fur for paying these thee commissioner it merely proposed to supersede the c e t petion I e biou system tem in utah aad territorial Terri oril toriLl laws provided that every election officer should be allowed fair compensation those these commissioners tp therefore ere torild bo be paid out of the territorial I arri ti fund they would not be federal officers in in any sense springer asked haskell who pay these par askell replied the tile legislative assembly would provide fur for their pay springer ger but thare is no provision lor for their r payment and they cannot look to the C united cited states for payment until they are adopted as federal officers the tito speaker asked if the ilic point of order was to the provision in the bill abolishing the legislative assembly Su ringer the legislative As assembly eni lias has adjourned without day and the there re is is a provision that there shall be no legislative assembly under the provisions of this bill robinson Eo binson contended that the boffl cers provided for would ae cording to every overy expectation of law be paid ot out t of the same fund and same fame treasury a arf g the officers whose places they would fill and whose duties they would perform carlisle who pays the salaries of the governor vernor and secretary of the territory robinson that lias has nothing to do with it carlisle who pays the salaries CS of alio to election officers in the bill robeson they are not yet appointed but when ullon we pass this bill we as the legislature of that territory will appoint appoint and as that legislature will make their charge on the territorial treasury townsend of illinois denied that the democratic eide side fought the poly samy bill tinder cover lie ile did not know a single member who was not ready read to demonstrate hia his tin to polygamy polygamy he ile appealed to his democratic friends to authorize a withdrawal of the order of the q centle men on the other eido side which would allow afuli a lull and free discussion and an opportunity to amend the bill there was some sonic dountas doubt as to its iti wisdom ho ile was ready to vote for it as a alep in the right direction spanger in supporting porting the point of order deel declared aresti stat that lie the ot object t of the democratic sid side was not Z directly to oppose the bill but to consider it as oilier other bills i ere considered under tinder the rules les of the house nud and it would then be found that the democrats would bo be ai an ready as ne republicans to pass sir stringent gent wea measures I Kai idill asked thai OWL recai tinie acht nt two hours be allowed for discussion cus ion sion and the bill be opened for amendment but nit he be ua i interrupted by cries of reg re yular nilar der from the republican side is as repeated fro from the demoi ratio side ains kell attempted to bbate the reason impelled him to ask forthe for tle immediate passage of the bill i I motion to addow it ha o aw been derea defeated ted robeson withdrew drew u h mo tion fur a call of the lluise u an ll 11 a attempt was than then made to arrive at some olne compromise bat but the democrats insisted upon being bein permitted to offer amendments and haskell stated his determination to have the bill passed paa ed without amendment liw knon fiig in us as he lie did the tile enemies of the bill had been imling im ini ling uns around the for an opportunity to have adopted ad no so satisfactory arrangement lia ing been arrived at springer mol macd e d tu to i efer the bill to lie the judiciary dici ary committee yeas 74 then follon followed ed another roll call on motion to adjourn which was again defeated cassidy of nevada was nas the only democrat who voted with nith the ligans on tilis as on every motion tito question recurred on seconding the demand fur for the pi evious question and no quorum vo voted ted A call of the house was MIS ordered but on motion of haskell further proceedings edin gs of ca call I ing were dispensed with and the house took tooka recess until 1130 a in tomorrow to morrow N aben ben the bill i ill retain its present presen t position Alt although lini alien lie house assembles it t 1130 clock tomorrow to morrow morning the pol polygamy gamy bill will told tile place it occupied at the time the recess was taken this evening irwill it will not continue before the house when the so session sion of tuesday commences unless the previous question upon it its PUT passage ge shall then have been called aud d s seconded ended there is of course no possibility of the bill being advanced kosuh to such as a stage mr of progress rog ess during the tile short ila half if hour before tuesdays session nill will bebin for the tile democrats have eiven given emphatic notice that they will indefinitely persist in their effort to obtain the persist desired cs red opportunity for debate and amendment of tills this measure an arrangement ran gement may possibly y be in made de b by common consent agian assigning some specified ec future time for consideration on but it will very likely go 90 over it at 12 simply ae as unfinished ed busi business on the speakers Speak erG table not to be reached again except by m means m s of adopting adopt d fiur ini another resolution to proceed aj 09 to each such bubi geee I the chinese bill cannot be displaced from the for tomorrow to morrow orrow unless the polygamy bill cornea comes over to Tu tuesdays eWays session under tinder operation grafl anol of the ho p previous huesli question which i is highly bl ini improbable pro retus alq or r u uelese a regular appropriation bill be called up which the chaira chairman inn of the appropriation pria ri ion tion committee lias has promised shall ph I not ho v done or finally unless the motion to proceed to tho the speakers table be adopted by a ma bority of the house in spite of a rulin which speaker keifer will undoubtedly tin doubted v make iffie if neba be offered that ia Is not I in n order agai a i the special assign |