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Show A SENSIBLE ARTICLE. While mournfully condoling with tho "ring" and -Major Maxwell Hint there is no earthly chance of the litter's occupying- th;itr seat in the halls ot Congress, not even the three-legged three-legged stool, we think there is little doubt that a majority of Congressmen will coincide with tho following sensible sens-ible yiewa which we find in the Chicago Tri'-unc of tho Od irwl.; and which are recommended to tho consideration con-sideration of the rigidly righteous and unparalleled ly (bachelor) pure of the circular combination: Somo question has been raised as to Bishop Cannon's qualification to nit in the House as Delegate from the Territory Terri-tory of Utah, on the ground that ho is a "practical polygamist." The House Committee on Klentions find that Jie has the usual constitutional qualifications qualifica-tions required in all Representatives. And as it is neither a usual nor a constitutional qualification not to be a "practical polygarniflt,'' they are of opinion that Mr. Cannon should hold his plnce. Mr. Cannon has been foirnaUy elected, is over ' years of age, has been seven yearn a citizen of the United States, is a resident of Utah, and that is all that tbo Constitution Consti-tution demands. It has nothing to say about polygamy or polyandry, . and so Mr. Cannon may bo Delegate from Utah and liave thren or ten times tho allowance of happiness which woman confers that ordinary representatives can legally avail themselves them-selves of. He may sit in'the House, make speeches, debate, introduce bills, vote for or against, and, when he goea home, have, in addition to all this honor, our pair of rosy lip.i to smile upon hirn, and eight eyes, black, blue, or gray, to shine in his household house-hold firmament; lor on the number of wives which a Representative may have tho Constitution is cilutit. The committee say they have no authority to investigate the charge- wneincr Air uannon is a "practical polygamic," but miggt a r-wolittiuu bo introduced asking the appointment of a special committee to investigate tho matter, and to decide whether il he be a "practical polygamic t," ho Ineligible In-eligible to a seat in tho Houw. When the Committe on Mr. Cannon's Can-non's polygamy or no polygamy meet they will have to decide (1) What constitutes 1 ' practical polygamy. " (2;Whethcr Mr. Cannon is a "practical" "practi-cal" polygamwt. (H) Whether, if eo, he is a fit person to take a seat in the. House of lirpresentatives. Tun Committee Com-mittee on Kfections evidently draw a distinction between a polygamist pure and simple and a "practical" polygamist. polyg-amist. We ndvieo them, when thev come to tho framing of a definition of 'practical" po!yg:nnint, do to word it that it shall embrace Mr. Cannon and no one else. Grmit caution i nced'-d here; else in the future eo'uc Senator or Representative elect, and not from Utah, might probably find himself disqualified to uptime hi-; aeat iuOn-gre-ts. Meanwhile, thtMQ w'no cntcr-toin cntcr-toin any enrs that Mi-. Cannon's presenco iu the Hou:m may bu hurtful to the morals of liiti non-pl(lyg,mious colleagues will bo K(i tu know that he doua not Kko his fuur wives to Waun.rjgton witli hi,,,. Oll0 0f Hrim. lor (.arnoiitcru n-a-diw why Congre.s-rtional Congre.s-rtional nullifies should bo increa'i.Vlwm that every Umgrensinan should ' have lus family with him; and uN Mr Cannon cannot draw lour aalar'ies,' perhans this is why ,c leaves bis lu,u' WIVI.-S arid four families tit homo At all events, this i3 a cliaritabln con-Htruction con-Htruction to put upon it, Fur all Congrrssional purpoiies, tboreforu Mr. Cannon may ho rogunlul iW , bachelor. Chicago 'l'i'ilmn . |