Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-12
THE LEGISLATURE OF UTAH.
A List of Hts Mem beFs and the Numa
ber OF Wives They Have.
W1Rhfn0fOn Pnst

| The following statement Of the quslihca-
| tiOns Of members elect to the Legislature Of
| Utah, which met on the 10lh instant for a
sixty days session, has been completed for
| the information and guidance of Congress,
aud will be laid before the House when the
| discussion of the Utah contested election
| case is resumed. The Legislature consists
| of thirty SIX members, twelve forming the
| Council or Senate and twenty-four the
| House. They are as follows:
COUNCIL.
l. Ersstus Snow, one of the Twelve
| Apostles of the Mormon Church, six wives
g. Lorenzo Snow, another Apostle, five
wives.
3. Moses Thatcher, another Apostle, two
| wives.
4 Joseph F Smith, another Apostle, five
| wives, one (the frst) separated.
5 John R Murdock, President of stake.
The Territory OF U,ah, for purposes Of
! church rule, Is divided into twenty districts,
called ''stakes."l Mr.. Murdock is a polyga-
mist with three wives.
g. o A Smook, President of ''stake, Z"
| four wives.
z George Teasdale, President Of a ''stake, "
| two wives.
g. D. H. Wells. Counsellor to the Twelve
| Apostles, six wives.
9 Peter Barton, Bishop, polygamist, num-
| Der Of wives uncertain.
| 10. A. Z Thurber, counsellor, two wives.
II. W. W. Cluff, President Of ''stake," "
| not polygamist.
II. John 7. Calve, Mormon Elder, but not
a pOlygamist.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
l. John H. Smith, one of the Twelve
Apostles, polygamist, number Of wives un-
| certain.
2 F. NJ. Lyman, another Apostle, three
wives.
g. o. G. Snow, President of 'stake, p
polygamist. number OF wives uncertain.
LOrin Farr, Mormon Elder. five wives.
8. W. B. Preston, President Of "stake," !"
two wives.
6. W. H. Lee, Bishop, polygamist, num-
Der of wives uncertain.
z. John Jaques, Mormon Elder, two
wives.
s. C. w. Penrose, Mormon Elder, three
wives.
Samuel Francis, counsellor, polyga-
mist, number of wives unknown.
10. Canutt Peterson, Bishop, polygamist,
number of wives unknown.
II. Henry Beal, counsellor, polygamist.
number of wives unknown.
70. T. F. Atwood, Bishop, two wives.
13 Edward Partridge, counsellor, two
wives.
IA w. J. johnson, Bishop, polygamist,
number of wives not known.
Is Hosea Stout, classed as one of the
Hickman "BloOd atOners," two wives.
16 E Fl. Blackburn, Bishop, three wives.
II. Edward Dalton, Elder, polygamist,
number Of wives not known.
IS. Abram Hatch, President of "stake,"
but not a poly gamist as far as known.
10. D. Il. Perry, President of ''stake,"
pOlygamist.
20. j. E. Booth, Bishop, but not polyga
mist.
81 James Sharp, Mormon, not polyga-
mist.
%. W. H. Dusenberry Mormon, not
polvgamist.
% j. s Page, Mormon, not polYgamist.
"A s. R. Thurman, Mormon, not polyg-
amist.
The body thus composed has the right to
make all laws for the government of the
Territory which right is only restricted by
the veto power of the Governor, and the
very remote contingency of an act of disap-
proval by Congress. From this point of
view 1t is argued, that the Legislature, out
OF thirty six members, all Mormons, in
cludes twentv-eight members living in open
violation of h law prohibiting pOlvgamY,
all being p,id like other Territorial Legisla
lures out of the Treasury of the United
States, these are facts which call for some
speedy action on the part of Congress, ire
speclive of the merits of the contested case
OF Cannon against Campbell.