The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-04-28

House. March g. The sin e SUD. /
press polyganiy HI Chr Territories of the
United States was taken up MI. Branch
fDem, M Gu moved an amendment,
striking ont the cianse declaring POLY
Eamy criminal and simply anuai and de-
clare void al the laws Of Utah sanction
ing pol Sgnny. Hc reminded his Demo.
cratic paftisans that if poiygamy was az
cIared criminal, then that other twin
relic of barbarisln, Slavery; might also
be declared criminal Mr.. Logan DEM,
Iils. proposed substitute To repeal the
law establishing tie Territorial Govern
ment of Utah III.
I4HE SUPPRESSION d, puIYCl,IY ~. trAri
Nv AsuixeroN, Aprils, 1860.
The House resumed tile consideration
Eoftbe anti. Rulygany bill.
The following il lie bill for tic punish
Tlent and suppression 81 polygapiy, now
under considerations III the House at
Washington: ~ 81 An.
i Bill 10 Punish and I'reyent the Practice
5@ 81 Puiygalny in the Territories Of the
United States and other places, md
Disappearing and annulIing certain nets
Of the Legislative Assembly Of the Ter
ritory Of Utah, and which sets forth:
Whereas, III ii admitted that polygany
Eis permitted BY the municipal regulations
or one of tile Territories Of this Union,
and IS sought To be justified on the ground
that this abonination iii Christian
4 country is a religious rite of the inhabi
tants Of said Territory; and, whereas, no
Eprincipie Of selfgosernlnent OF citizen
sovereignty can require Of Justify the
practice Of said moral pollution; there
Il fore, 3s..5 Sd
Resolved, That if Amy person or per-
4 sons, being married, and an inhabitant Of
\ any Territory Of tho Emitted Siates, 81
q other place over which the United States
possesses exclusive jurisdiction, shall In
q termarry with my person or persons, or
cohabit with any person OF persons, Or
!, live Witllaiiy person OF persons AS iljlrt-
i ners, acknowledging conjugal relations,
Il 1.-The former husband or wife being alive,
The, she, or they so offending, shall on
j Econyiction thereof, pay u fine not exceed.
ling FIVE hundred dollars, and be impri-
s spned not less than Two years, nor more
/ than FIVE years: provided, nevertheless,
Tint this section, or any thing therein
i leontained, stlall lot extend to- any. per,
& son or persons whose husband or wife
t shall absent himself or herself one from
Il the other for the space of 1--WE years, tic
one Of. thoin not knowing the other 10 lie
living within that time nor To any person
or persons who shall be, at the tlnie 81
such marriage, divorced by competent AT
Ethority, or 10 any person or persons whose
/ former marriage BY sentence, Of coinpetent
Authority, shall have been declared void
# Sec 2. BE il further enacted, That tic
following ordinance Of the Provisions
u Goyernment OF the State of Deseret, st
!, ealled, namely, "AnorIlinanee ipcorporat
!, ling the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
Z Day Saints, passed February 8, iii I'll,
year 1851. aud, adopted, re.enacted ant
! / made valid bv the Governor and IieEisIa
i tive Assembly Of the Territory Of utal
i by an act passed january 10, liz the veal
I 1856, entitled 8 An act id relation to fht
compilation and revision Of The laws AMI
resolutions in force III Utah TERRITORY
their publication and distribution, ant
alf other acts md parts Of atts heretofore
4 passed by the said Legislative Assembly
of the Territory Of Utah, which establish
support, maintain, shield or couatenanee
polygamy, be, and the saIne hereby are
disappr0ycd and annuiled: Provided that
this act shah be so limited and construed
Il as not to Affect or Interfere with the right
! OF property legally acquired under the OF,
4 tliuances heretofore mentioned, nor with
the right To worship God according ID
the dictates Of conscience but only Ia
aunai all acts and laws which establish
maintain, protect or eoHntGnaiiee the
practice Of polyganlY, eyasiyely called
spiritual marriage, however disguised by
Illegal or ecclesiastical kolemnities. saera,
Inents, ceremonies, CONSIDERATIONS Or other
/ eontrisanceS. 81 i...:sE NJ u, 3 Il.
/. vi. BIANcIt's SUBSTITUTE. .= T:
! BE it enacted That the third and
fourth sections OF the net entitled can
I act to establish a Territorial G orefnnent
5 for Utah. approved tie 9th of Septen.
i bers 1850, be, and tho same are hereby
: repealed .,.: :ssez Il. s5s
E s. oeet5 Ana De IL lhrt lter enacted, That
{ hereafter, the legislative power as defined
and limited in said net shall be vested IN
! the Governor, ana thirteen Of the most
| fit and discreet persons Of tho Territory,
to be called the Legislative Council, who
j shall be appointed biennially by the Pre-
: sident OF tue United States, by and with
i the advice and consent OF. the senate,
! from among the citizens Of the United
States residing therein, and without re.
!. ference TO any districts which have here
tofore been laid off. 1.. .:.. = ~
Sec :. And be it further enacted,
That the FIRST appointments under this
, act shall be made on or before the 4th Of
March, 1861, on which day said appoint.
inents shall have effect. s.- 't....,..