The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-09-11
GENERALNEWS NOTES.
WORK OF THE UTAH COMMISSION
In BeorganiilnE the Government OF the Territory.
Probable Murder OF q Sttubsnrllls Man.
Remarkable Confession ofa Condtmntd
ID Chicago huritrer-Mlnor Topics. .t

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WAsIr,yoroy Sen,embar o-Tbc fol-.
LOWING rcnort from III, I,,,b St.,o Com.
mission hns becn rcceivcl pt tho interior
department
SALT LAKE. CRY Ur,u Il,
August 81, 1859.
Hon. II. W. Teller, Secretary Of Tie Interior,
Washington, D. c.: .g..-
DEAR Sln-The Commission appointed
by the President, under the ninth section
OF "an Act to amend Section J352 of the
Revised Statues OF the United States in
reference to bigany, anu for other pur.
poses," approved March %, 1852, respect.
fully report That all the members OF the
Commission met by request Of the chair.
man at the city Of Chicago, on tho 18th of
July, 1852, and remained in session sew.
eral days. james II. Pettirrcw, of Arkan.
sus. member of the Comm;ss;on wo. an
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'o'n'e" 'eN'pota'! sccre'ar!' Alter con-
sultalion, examination and consideration
OF Flaws ..of the United States, and of
,bs torr;,orv ~ Ir,oh no,,,;,;, -
. M -. =, . pa'Ns ~
o'i uu''es' II WAS aelelhliheu that hotnlne
could be done in regard to the registration
OF voters and conduct of any election in
Utah unt;l tho nece,0,rv ,ornronr;o,;,n
In. m - ~ ~: -. .o''' "p"op'H''o
pi'is lheh penuins IN Congress Should be
passed. Accordingly the Commission nd.
iourned, 10 meet Mt Omaha. Nrb.. nm ,be
l5,b of Aro,st whoro III, ron,n,;,s;oua..
W., ~, a'', .1 ,.m %ns Wv commissioners
met anu inc following day commenced
their journey to this city, arriving here on
the evening OF the 18th inst.
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y" 'i.o u"' ,o''o",ns " :e's'oh ""s i'eiu
ior the transaction Of business, Arthur l.
Thomas, Secretary OF the Territory, and er.
oflcio Secretary of the Commission hahn,
n,oson. .nJ oaa 80 asa':'''. U''"s 's
Pe''n' "uu on' vi iiio'o oeSsioi's have
oeen heiu each DAY since. a strong dlspo-
sition with some Of the non.Nlormon citi.
zens against preparing for the election of Il
delegate in Congress manifested itself be-
fore the work OF preparation therefor was
commenced. But upon investigation rs TO
the condition OF atInirs, and m exalnina.
tion rs 10 the state OF the law, and the duty
Of the Commission Hereunder, the follow.
ing preamble and resolution was adopted:
WHEREAS, 1t is provided BY the Revised
Statutes OF the United States iScction 1862
that every Territory shall have a right TO
send a delegate to the House OF Represen.
tatives OF the United States; and rs it is
further provided Section 95) that such
election shall be held in all the Territories
OF the United States on the Tuesday after
the first Monday in November, 1882; there.
fore,
Resolred, That in order 10 prepare for
such election in the Territory OF Utah on
the day 30 established, the Commission
will proceed forthwith to appoint reristra.
ton officers to revise the registration lists
now on file in the office OF the clerks of
the several counties, in the manner re.
quired by law.
In pursuance OF this resolution the Com.
mission proceeded, with great care and de.
liberation, to prepare "rules nnd rernla.
tons" for guidance of registration ami Ga.
lection of officers 10 he apnointed This
was difficult and delicate task. because Of
the necessity Of framing The YuIcs and re". ="
ulations governing the REGISTRATION of voters
and conduct of election 10 conform to ,he
principles and requirements of The net of
Congress, as we'll MS the laws of the Terri.
tory, We enclose n printed copv of th.
same, together with forms Of aGidnvi,s ,Ec
provided by the Commission.
The matter Of appointment of rc,is,ra.
ton officers for the several counties In tho
Territory was then taken nm and ono fnr
each county has been duly APPOINTED and
commissioned. In addition IN tb,sn n
deputy, or assistant. in each voting nrerinrt
in the Territory viii he immad;s,i,.,r s ,.'"u' "n
pointed. Our selections have been and
must necessarily be influenced in n consid.
cradle degree by suggestions and recon-.
mendations of leading citizens here
The embarrassmeuts in Ills direction have
been great, but the Commission have an.
deavored to secure the yery hest available
men; rejecting, OF course, all persons who
are ineligible under the law. From present
indications it appears that The class oi
persons who are deprived OF the right of
suffrage by act Of Congress, will not uttempt
to register or vote These will number
male and female, probably ten thousand
voters. Many, Of the non.Alormops have
hitherto refrained from voting: but If il
believed that at the November election
they will cast much larger vote then nj
any time heretofore. However, the busi.
ness Of the Commission MS understood by
members thereof, relates not TO Questions
Of parties nor candidates, but to securing
so fur as possible fair registration and
an impartially conducted election under
the law.
As before suggested, the Commission
have encountered many cmbarrussmeuts
and complications. The opposition made
ut the outset by some non. .Slormons Of re-.
spectability and influence against the hold.
ing OF regular election for delegate in
Congress, as required by law. in Novembrr
next, was IN unpleasant feature OF the
situation. But there does NOT aDpear to
be under the law any discretion whatever
for the Commission. The law demanded
an election. The people Of the Territor,
were clearly entitled to. representation in
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