Show POL POLYGAMY IN THE THEU U UI S Si SENATE J 3 JJ J Amends Resolution by Senator Rawlins of Utah for an Investigation of Polygamous Practices in UI U S f First and Last Paragraphs for 81 an Inquiry as to Actual an and Suggestions for Further Legislation Regarding is Passe The Two Tso Para Pnra Paragraphs graphs Concerning Utah Takes Up Reso 11 ai luton lOtion Relating to North Carolina Constitution Change Would be a Death Knel Knell Would Disfranchise tic Thousands of Citizens White mid and Colored Senator Pritchards Statement it itI I TO ThIs I WAshington D C Jan Sen Senale Senate ate ale this afternoon passed Senator hew Haw Ina resolution directing the Senate committee on ju judicIary to InquIre Into and report to th the what extent polygamy I is or polygamous marriages marriage en enter ter d Into In the United States State polygamists polygamist or persons reputed repute to have hae more than on one wIfe been elected to orce by the people of Utah and If r so hu has such luch el election ton been for tor the purpose 1 of encouraging poly gamy or violation or of any compact be between tweeD tween said ald State and the United States or persons reputed to hoe have more than one wife Ite been appointed to oIce by the Prel dent by and with lh service and ond consent of the Senate Senal 1 or In cases where the concurrence of the Senate Is required nd and I If so have such appointments been made In aid of polygamy or In violation ot of compact It nn any steps should be betaken taken or measures enacted fO for the pus pre venton ot of polygamy In United States this Is the resolutIon as 01 1 it read nai nail The committee recommended the ot of the tho first and lat last pare para paragraphs graphs and as amended the resolution was R I Into In the United States or In where they hv have jurIsdiction What What I if any steps should bo be taken or measures enate enacted for tor the n not ot of polygamy amy In the United States and place pieces lion over Oer which they havo Mr 1 Alen Allen Neb otere offered I a resolution calling upon the secretary ot of the trees treas treasury r rury ury to furnish the Senate wih with al all In information formation consisting of correspondence and verbal erbal he may hoSe haw had wih with A U 8 hepburn and other officIals of the National City hank Dank ot of New York concerning the transmission n Of the custom house of New Ness York to the National City Dank Bank I It wet went over under objection At the conclusion ot of t tr N C caled called up hitS his I resolution relating to the proposed to the constitution ot of North fU t Carolina whIch It If adopted I it Is 0 al alleged I le I dIsfranchises a lure large class of cuso ter of the State I I After readIng the resolution Mr r addressed sf the Senate In sup support port of oC I it his addres address being In answer to 10 tha that delivered several days n ago by I 4 3 S Senator Moran foron ts tsi i Mr Pritchard sid said the question In I oled the Peace and welfare of the na na naIon I Ion and ond the lie stability ot of our institutions dl t lons The Constitution guaranteed 10 each Stole State I a republican tl I It Senator Morgans contention lir pro i t there would be pur pure I lon timi lie He said time the Democrats ot of N North I Carolina Were attempting to certain citizens of oC guaranteed rights Jut just I as the Democrats of Louisiana hal lied done Mu Mr Prichard Pritchard said ld that It If Sona ena tor br Morgan was 8 right then the Demo Democratic cratic frt party ought to liars the to propose the C tt f the e i iI h th which gIves ches the l I neer negro the reh right or of franchise lie He said I the ot of the proposed propose I meat ment to the North Carolina ton tion would lund sound the death knel knell to the aspiration ot of e every Zeb Vance Dro Demo erat crat In the State Stale bile I It I Is claimed that the object of the Wl was to so se seI I cure white supremacy sid said Mr r Pt Pritchard I chard tie real purpose wa was to I thousands of white and colore colored I citizens an and thus create an I In lair cass Ther There would be no fear t tI I nero negro domination In North Caroln Carolina declared Mr because the tho whites outnUmbered the blacK blacks by t two o oto to one lie He regarded the attempt to amend th the a as an effort t to legalize fraudulent of the Democratic part party |