OCR Text |
Show COAGRESStaXAL,. SKSATK. Washington, 26. The amendment to Ihe Gonova award bill was non-concurred in. Tho committee on transportation routes was directed to inquiro into the propriety of building a railroad from tho seaboard to the .Mississippi or Uissouria rivers. The bill passed extending the time for the completion of iho Su Paul Pacific railroad. Ten thousand dollars was appropriated for tho Pomeroy investigation. Tho house bill to bring into effect tho fishing clauso of tho treaty of Washington Washing-ton passed. Edmunds called up the bill to aid in tho execution of iho laws in Utah. Prelinghuysen explained; and Thurman movod to recommit the bill to Iho judiciary, judi-ciary, with instructions to provide for the election by tho legislature, or by the qualified electors of Utah, of three jury commissioners, who shall act ia conjunction con-junction with the judge, the marshal and ihe clerk, with equal power in solecting persons from whom juriei are constituted, consti-tuted, and to provide for wrila of error to the supreme court of the United Stales, in criminal cases where tho punishment pun-ishment is capital, or imprisonment for six months, or a lino ot one thousand dollars, Morton said that while every one.of course, disapproved of polygamy, it might be well lo enquire how far the United States government was itself responsible re-sponsible for the institution in Utah. The act of tho Territorial legislature, in e fleet sanctioning polygamy, had never been annulled by congress; it was a question, therefore, whethor in effect mis had not been to legalize polvgamy. Thurman withdrew his motion to recommit, re-commit, and ottered his proposition as an amendment, which was amended so as to provide for two commissioners instead in-stead of three, and the surveyor-general of the Territory was substituted for the judge as a membw of ihe jury commissioners. commis-sioners. Wright, from the select committee to investigate charges against Clayton, submitted a report with a resolution declaring de-claring the charges not sustained. Norwood Nor-wood will submit a minority report. Kccess till evening. At the evening 8e.ion, Edmund offered a resolution, which was agreed to, instructing the judiciary committee to inquire if .the; Union Pacific, or aDy company sulhori.:d to buiid a road, connect with a road, or any assignee of a road, the company, will bo entitled en-titled lo lands or bondB for any road which the company may hereafter construct: and cntii said company snail report, the executive officers of government govern-ment are requested to issue qo bonds, patents or ceriiicates, that may be claimed for roads coalrucied after this date. Tne consideration of the Utah bill was resumed, and an ameDdmect agreed w, prcvuiriir that at any els:ti m in Uua the baiiis snail be counted and the rc-tuit rc-tuit announced immediately aft-T ihe close of the poiis, and mating a failure to do this a felony. 1 bur man moJiiod his arer.dment c asi-i prov.de for writs of error lo tht United States supreme court from .'ut Territorial courts, in cnr.iir.al cai-'i where the puni.-cruem is cap'.ui, or im-pris.r.merjl im-pris.r.merjl lor two years, or a te ol S'.A'O. It was then amended as pro-p pro-p -. ed ty F rel ; r. g h uy en. con l n ; c f it e appeal to capital cases and adopted Several other aaier.daier.ls were offered , and rejected, and Ihe bill pauod. Snat adjouraed. |