New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-16
CARSON yALLEY-POLYGAMY.

Corre,pouderce Of The ~ Y. Tribune
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 1917.
The telegraph communicated brief abstract OF
tho Report below, yesterday; but as the entire
hing j. not long and is quite spicy, Y send an
advance copy Of it 10 THE TRIBUNE;
Mr.. MORRILL,, from the Committee on Territories
gave notice Of his intention to make the following
REPORT:
The Committee Terro,ie. sAGm geTe Ist,'tS ne pen
ton, ct ne ;issai Of CaJsoe paHeg; CtIh itITItory
praying for he aHn,zati0s Of hat portion o. C.ah "
t,ys he State Of California toSehr e'le t taf
charge TIE eastern bouaGdry Of ne STATE o CaayD'ni'
That II appears that the petitioners are situated eOV
miles from Salt Lake City that their business ana
cal are entirely with the State OF a.
ifornis: ana that they not Mounons, and DO not
with TO be- They represent that toe Ienltorlsl Jaws
are not administered with justice, but that uose Hho
are not MormOns, and not jealousy anecied To-
usd that faith are subjected to gross prosecutions o
which thew are often impoverished, and that Inc VIII
and fanaticsm Of the leading Elders bear heaVIy
upon the Gentle minority IN the Territory OF ali.
The petition Of the LADIES represents that WINE tneie
are but three or four Mormon families in the Car
son Valley. vet Elder Orson Hyde is made
the Probate Judge of their County, and tn.t
he brings among them one OF NE spniua'
wiyes" whom they regard as no better than Ihe
scarlet LADY, expt citing, when the judge introduces
her as his wife that they will associate with her Dut
that they lock with disgust upon the prospect OF rs
ug up their daughters smuDg such associates, anu
they ar0tBtIy Cesne tnat ttt1 MONIES III 'neu pedsant
valley shall not be de6led" by the horrible fanati
cism' and deception" Of Mormonism -
To what e1ten; the evils complained of by the pei
tiopers Of Carson Voley exist the Committee have lit
lie accurate information; but il is notorious that SINH
lar grievances have been published as prevalent in 9th
er portions of Utah and if they exist in Carsen Valley
which is scsrcey 10 be doubted 1t may fairly be pre-
snmed lat their force ard oeneiyeness Is not dnln.
shed where the sway Of the Mormonelders supported
by en- overwhelming majority and where the ecclesia,-
teal leaders have unlimited control over the pot'
ical, civil and religious action of their devotees.
To grant the prayer Of the petitioners, or, In other
words 10 pass the bill 10 change the eastern boundary
OF lie Stale Of California" would only exrpate small
PORTION OF the evil complained Of II appears to your
Committee that some II wider scope neces-
sary 10 effect radical of the NORA and political
pesiience which makes Utah the scandal of the Amer
icsn people Such measure is now on the calendt-
the bill for the prevention and punishment OF polyg-
amy and there is no legislation more earnestly de-
msnde6. So szsfAs
Furthermore, the State of California is already too
large and should not in the opinion OF the Committee,
be ade still more unwieldy by further extension of
It's boundaries We therefore report the bill to the
House with the recommendation that Il do not pass.