The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-09-13
OFFICIAL REPORT
or the Utah Con: mission.

WASHINGTON, SPIT. S.-The re
ort from the Utah C''l'i'''>s''''rr'
/. renewed Ut the Interior l~'ls'rt
n,ent. dated salt Lake, Utah. Aug
~. They give the known details "
,neir meetings amt "rgaa'ix;ai i"n a''t
. s,v that since. their arrival there
meetings nvve lh~M in'i'l :alril day. a
y. ruug disposition" with some non
N.,rmu,,l cjlizels against preparing
for Tie. rl.vtiyn Of u Delegate to Con
vr,.a. m,anif. STEEL itself ir.iOre l''els''
rali,,,, ts.,u,mcm,.e,i; but ~ on inve'''
fiv:,t,u,, as Il, TIE. .",laliti"n Of affair.
and an examination rs To the state
Of tine law there the t,liOwin. pit';imi'
i,lc and restitution was then M't"iItu
WHEREAS, 1t is provided ny the
Revised statutes; nf tie United states,
M:y =. l~j.., that every Territory
shall t,mvc tile right Of lh'l.'gal" I"
the House al Representatives IT the
United states, and ii is further pro-
vi.l.,l in s,..i ion /. that su,'li elections
shall liz l.eli in all ri the Terri;''-
ri,s Of tile ('uiiasl States on The Tues
,luy after the first Monday IL Now
ri,ilr.r, lH>:s. TiIcrc;.'r'',
E.:.,i,.H. That in order t. pre-
rare for such election in the Terri
iurv III Utah, "m the clay 80 ~,ia',-
Iisilcd the Commission will proceed
T." aplx,imt registration officers !" r.
vi,.. the regis; RI; i"n lists now "n Tile
in the offices ci clerk. Of each III the
several counties in the IIMnncr dc.
! scriinsl by the law.
. In pursuance al this resolution the
, C.,..:,I.i.-iUn l,r.Astsl.d, with great
care and deliix.r;tii'In, I" prepare
rules and regulations for the guj'i-
uu,.x. ri registration and el...liN, Oili-
GERS I" IL: appointed.
+ This WIS Il difficult an,l delicate
task l,e,1,,is.. u; the haa's>ity Of the
+ framing the ruit.s and r. ulati":>
governing the registration Of Votes
and tn. c.u,.sllst Oi he cll elton t.
conform to the principle, Of the re-
u,iir..ilIINt> al IT," AL al Con: r. ~ iS
we'll ;.- the law at the Territory. We
inr:o>c u printed copy OF the = IN. t''-
yctIicr with the forms at aili :uvitY
etc. provided l,y the Commission.
The matter Of the appointment OF
.i>iruiiUm Officers for tire several
vVb1UltCS NuC WNo lJOS'bU
taken ~, and one tor each county
las been duly apls' ntc'l and cs's,l-
niis,i"ilv,l. IL addition ~ these u
deputy or assistant in ea"li voting
precinct or territory will l,e imi'm' Ill ,
aie!y appointed. Oar scl.s'tiIm-
nave and ni,l-t n,.v>>ari;y
be influenced il Il cs,i, ,ialera L. ticv rt.;.
l,y the suggestions ami vectDDi,llcl,lia-
ti..iss Of leading citizens here. E:m,-
ix,rr,,>s,lieut. in this direction have
been great. but the Commission have
e,,,i.av"rysi to secure the very iw.~t
avaii:,i'ie aid. rejecting. III course, all
PERSONS who are Ineligible under the
law. from present i,lsliC:,ti s,i:s il All
bears that thai class III persons who
are deprived Of the right OF suffrage
ly Act Oi COngr - will not attempt
{" register ar vote. They will mum
i'cr. male aud finale probably
I0.'Ak' v"lers. Many Oi The non. Nor
MONS have hiticrt" r..,raiiet from
voting. hut il j. believed al the NJ
vc,mi'cr cirr; i"u they wIli.-,~t IL n,,,ci.
larger vote than -: any time hereto
lore. However, the business Of the
l'"'n,ili>si'n, :.~ understood bv the
tl,erss',. relates hot t. alil..s-
ions III parties or candidates. but To-
'rurin" So far u I"'>-It,I.. u fair r. gi<-
rati"n ana an iml:r,ia ~ conducted
uI,.le: t!m law. \. M.:,,r.
u.ge>tr'i. the Commission have en-.
''Intrrt"' many rnis'arr:.s<nllen.s AMI
''''' l'i'r,li"ns. Th" "i.l",s ti,nn made
i the "ii>ei 10y >'r.ic u ~ Ninr,urm>
# res !es'lahi'ity aud influence. against
,n.tin. :ir' r. niar election a,i Dele
:a'r 'W "n@r. S,as r. our. Il ,y the Law
,, November next. W ~ al ~, ,ie.,.un,
':,';,r. - III. ~i;u:.'i.M: Int there
'r~ not app ar ~ W.. under li,' law.
ny 'ti>.'r.ii"m w:iaicv.r :"r the ('U,u.
ni>-i"n. ~" las demanded an rl...-
l"m. a'"l til" people ri the Territory Z
'"rr r'cir:y cn!:tic IL representa-
ION ii, t'"'.r -, il the S:,Ilic cOul.i Ie
? 'u:.s! !hr."ic:i u tlu. O,.>..rva:i,r ui y
'r RESTRICTIONS inl".~t.i il, relation IL I,
i"aniv AMT Il" amy. Wed Il not
- u W We could EXCISE the O:,,i--i"n a,
: bean. present "nl prepared to pro- /:
a.t with the work assigned lis. We 4
UUld ;;'i even :ttriil i t. perform
IL h'ahif,>t duty. and il Was decided y
, pr'"rv:l. II w.. MI 'l.,.n.t.i a.lviS-
.h'. rvr,. i: l"'wcr was in the Cons.
I->i"n. r'nc, riin. which III. re- W.,
nv '!"u"t. I" ..si,,,,rn'... a. m,rra
si>ir,ti"n ~! the w ..r$ ~ the rcrri-
'ry. but after very careful consider. r
ION. /! wiS .l,..iirl I" order "a rcyi>. a.
u 81 ii"cAi>' in: registration lists in
'!hc'n'"r. as required hy the Terri
r'a' law "r'lyi''" t" the same, gov u.
"ing tie !.rim"i l'l.> OF the Edmund, J..
I. We think H." Regularity Ui this \
'"rfd'n. cannot ~. u,i,.-' iO,,.,l. Its
f','!ivrn' will IL. equal t. ~. en- q.
't'H n"w r:i- ,a!i"n. and W.. i..-
'vc THE r'>uit nf the election vii! -, ~
In th,' rr 'iH,r.,,i,n nj III" ri,lcs AMI
:u'i";."n> I" ."v,rn registration aud
= '"'nii,'i "i ::e"; ion .,- imr;,,r.. stat
{, the Labor VI aSSinia.irg thu. act,
t"n.r''>: AMI tin, i.n:,I election law =.
y tr't'.':s aM'l lcrrIrximy. inv,lv- r.
= much greater re- I"'i,>. hiIifv titan
was aHrc-:.I'!" I" the Commission =,
AS un"'. but I" accomplish ill.,. r..
lis I'y III" l'rovi~i 'iis 1T section = Of
f..'nund~ act il !naai,,e n,arS-urv
u.s. All the powers conferred. / "a
rr e:u.:ir' STUDENT cam. il, ,:,r form ~
"t'IlaiId Uli the Isirt Of certain .
'r"!"n citizens Of hiyI, character =.
III the C'"','''is~i.n should :;-su,,,. ~
n -d"ti"n ami decide the l.n.a, stat. p,
= authorizing "o'ltu l." vote, i"i,r IA
gal.
We concluded it wa. not CONNIE.
y for :hc commission I" repeal "r
MI that stat :te in the ,,,nnn.r
:.'s''.!: that the principle Of f..
he suffrage is in no rv>,.".t in com
i wit: the purIm'>t III the E.,in.u,,Is r.
V, ans, therefore that the. r.:n,n,j.- So
u i,"i n"ti'in" whatever I" ,lu with
; >''!j"''t. Moreover. We .ooud ON
that thi. s:a'ut" Inv. Pa
II ~ '."'". twelve years wi,l,ou, lM. r.:
|! a'ij"ti':si~'i in the courts of IN. d.
rri!"ry ar disturbed kv l'orvr,s. n
u r''"' "si'"' permit US {" say ". y.
'c"r ti"' results M tm r,.:,...,..l "a
'.'":' careful reg =: ration nre nj.
nv assured. am an impartial ..I....
:! wi'i":. can hardly tail I, follow