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Show The Polygamy Question. In our regular telegraphio dispatches dis-patches from Washington, tbia morning, morn-ing, it will be seen that the polygamy question has been sprung in congress already. Representative Young, of Ohio, introduced a bill on Monday, relating to bigamy, which is alleged to bear especially against polygamy. WMio (ho houuo wo ia tbe committee commit-tee of tbe whole yeBterday, on tbe President's message, the question was raised as to which oommittee that portion relating to polygamy should be referred. The proposition was to give it to the oommittee on territories, terri-tories, but it was subsequently referred to the committee on judiciary, whiob, the press reporter says "is in the line of preparation for the enactment of more stringent measures, which the committee is known to favor." |