Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1879-01-28
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
A Blow at polygamy.

CArisiilncy. who is sick, from tic Ju-
dietary Committee as substitute for
the pending bill u new measure
amending The Revised Statutes 80 as
TO provide that any person who li;Ns u
husband and wife living who, III u
Territory OF other place over which,.
the United States has exclusive juris
dicton, marries another, Whether mar
ried Or single, and any man wh. here
after simultaneously Or OH the sane
day marrics more than one woman III
Territory Or other place over which,
the United States has exclusive jnris-
diction, shall be deemed guilty Of big
amy and be punished by Il fine st moi
more than $500 and d, imprisonment
not more than FIVE Years, but this sec
ton shall not extend to amy person
by reason Of any former marriage
whose husband or wife by srs:h t,arrl
age is absent for FIVE successive years
aud is not known to such person to
be living; nor to any person 10y rea
son Of any former marriage which has
been dissolved hy the decree oi u con-
potent Court; nor to any person by
reason Of any former marriage which
has been pronounced void hy tlic de-
cree of competent Court on the
ground Of the nullity Of tht marriage
contract. The foregoing provisions
are not to affect the prosecution ~
punishment If any oifinse already
committed against the present law.
The President is authorized to grant
amnesty to such classes Of offenders
against the anti polyganly law and on
such conditions aud under such limi.
tntions as he shall think proper, but
no such amnesty shall have effect IN.
less the conditions thereof shall have
been complied with. Tue Issue Of plu
raj marriages, known as Mormon mar
riages, in eases in which such MARI.
ages have cen solemnized according
10 the rites Of tho Mormon sect in any
Territory Of the United States. and il
such issue shall have been born before
the lst of November, 1879, are lcgiti-
mate, and shall be entitled to all the
rights of heirs and next Of kin et their
parents. Pulygamisis are disquali
fled from performing jury duty. Placed
on the calendar.
Wants a Rehearing.
WAsHISeraN, January 20th.- Geo
Reynolds, the Utah polygamist. whose
case was recently decided in the Uni.
ted States Supreme Court, filed 10 day,
through his counsel, petition for i
rehearing upon the ground that his
sentence in the lower Court to two
years. Imprisonment with hard labor
was illegal, and contrary to the pro-
visions Of section 1852 of the Revised
Statutes. 1t is true the statutes say
nothing about the amount Of hard Ia.
Dor, but that point was not raised in
this Court, and it is very improbable
that the petitioners plea far new
hearing will he granted
Turkey and Russia.
I.1ypnS, .Jaruary 2lst.--A dispatch
fro,n Viemne hints that the delay in
,he signature Il the convention is due
% u reviya! of Russian Influences At
G'nsianiinople aud iatrigucs 10 pro-
ipg occupations
The Occupation Of Ropmelia
~ PKrFRsBuRc, January 20ih.-lt is
scnioficially stated that an exchange
al views relative TO the joint oecupn.
tioa If Eastern Roumelia has been
without result Il does not at pres.
ent appear likely that such e schme
viii lie carried out