Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-29
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THE LEGISLATURE.
SALT LAKE. Jan. 2S.-Hhc legislature of Utah
has under consideration new mining law
which provides that to hold Claims fifty dollars
worth of work shall be performed for every two
hundred feet located, and for every tunnel right
five hundred dollars worth of work must be
done, all locations and transfers to be record
ed in the county recorders Office in the respcc-
tive counties, and locaters to hold their claims
in real estate. The miners are strongly opposed
to the bill.
A bill has been offered and referred to a com
mittee regulating marriage. 1t provides that
males of fifteen years and females of twelve wears
OF age, may contract marriage, with the consent
oil the parents or guardians. No allusion is made
to the plurality system.
Governor Woods is preparing a message on
the act relative to the admission of Utah.
Missouri.
FINANCIAL.
ST. Louis, Jan. 2S.-After the passage by the
legislature of the concurrent resolution recurring
the payment of maturing state bonds 10 be made
in greenbacks, Governor Brown submitted the
matter to the supreme court, and they have to-
day decided that the bonds must be paid in coin
The decision was presented to the senate, with
the governors veto
Utah
EXCITING SCENE
SALT LAKE, Jan. 2S.-GOy Wood has vetoed
thS at lOl HOluiu1 II convention 10 nleDare n
state constitution. He says that without special
congressional authority, the territorial lcgisa-
ture has no right to act upon tile subject Of adj
mission as Il state Good judgment, he says,
would require that, before any convention was
called, Utah should place herself in harmonious
rela tions with the general government; all vi
olations of the laws Of congress should cease;
polygamy should be abandoned, and laws be
enacted in accord with the laws of congress.
Inc veto message created much excitement,
ana members expressed themselves with
bitter invcctiYe. Taylor, one of the aDOs-
ties, eXclaimed "Arewe nOnendities? Are we
serts? Have VIC rendered ourselves criminal by
putting the power into the hands of the people
to ask for admission into the Union? The
polygamy clause of tdis message" said he, 81
consider an open insult TO us. 1t is worn
threadbare, and has become a stencil in the
nostrals of all respectable people. What laws
have we violatcdP And if we have violated any,
why are we not punished? For, if
even murderers are brought to testify
against us, and every means used
10 prove US guilty OF polygainy; i, contrary to
the constitution or laws of the United States
why don't the federal judges prosecute us under
United States laws? Is this house TO be insult
cd by such charges as are contained in the doe
unent from the government | say mol throw
II back IN bis lace, and tell him it is faIse-
hood. Volces-"Hearl Hearl') awe are
American citizens, and demand the rights of
SUCH"
James w. Young did not care d snap for the
Veto and asked no odds Of the governor or any
other man.
lockwood said they had been abused lone
enough, and he would gladly die martyr 70 tie
Mormon cause Il there was any ol the blood
OF our forelalhers of 70 in the assembly, they
would ut once resent the insult
On motion of j. w. Young, a committee, ia
act with similar cOmmltlee from the council
was appointed, to dlaft Joint resolution for
VIE purpose named in the act. The commit
was instl uced to draft resolutions expressive of
the sense of the house in regard to the offensive
charges IN the governors veto message.
Kentucky
EXCITEMENT IN THE SENATE.
FRANKFORT, Jan. 2S.-Yesteldgy jhalc was
very exciting time in tho senate over the South
ern rGiraad Llll. Mr.. Mcnamara, senator from
trant county, in socaking in favor Of the bill
alluded to a resolution which he said was pissed
at Louisyllle during the ,yar IN favor Of haup-
ing every confederate soldier to the FIRST lumn
post. Mr.. Webb, senator from louisyiue
springng TO his feet, said McNnulqrn wos
Far. Instantly everything Was confusion The
friends OF each scugtor crowded around him
aud Y seemed MS II serious trouble would ensue
when the sergcant-atarms and several s.nat.,l
ntcriered aud conveyed Mcnamara and Wpbh
70 an anierooW. a report was circulated that
lut soiilemen drew reyOlverS, but this was pro.
!, nonheed untrue, The excitement lasted about
1 ii nt hour, when order wac restored and the
ucoate proceeded The vote on the bill resulted
~ a ne, when Speaker Carlisle voted in favor of
us passage, thus giving it majority o. one.