Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-02-03

to wait upon the President and Congress and
present their version OF the Utah problem
and their proposed solution. A. IL. Gurley
and Il. l.. Kelly constitute this committee.
and yesterday they were presented to Pres1.
dent Arthur By Representative hasson. and
had an extended conference with him. Ihsy
have prepared memorial, which will soon be
laid before both houses of Congress, and
whici they think will not only remove some
false impressions which obtain with reference
to the Mormon Church, but will facilitate the
true appreciation Of the q tah problem. and
perhaps suggest a solution of it. Their me-
mortal sets forth that the Mormon Church.
slthough classed ard known generally as
"Mormon," is and ever has been opposed
to and uncompromisingly at variance
also called Mormon. The Reorganized
Mormon Church, under the leadership Of
Joseph Smith. son OF the original Mormon
head, and duly organized and Incorporated
under the laws of the State of Illinois, has
steadily, for the past thirty years, opposed
and denounced the doctrines and practices of
polygamy, snd has all the time kept and gus
tanned missionaries in Utah TO preach against
them, the result being that at least 10000
persons In that Territory have thus been ex-
tricsted from the corruption of polygamy and
its concomitants They ask that more Effect
i've measures be enacted ard carried into
effect by the Government for the suppression
Of polygamy in the Territories. The Mormon
Church, says this memorial, has. ia round
numbers, 800 org anizsd churches, $50 of which
are in the United States, with ministry of
l, 500 persons and membership OF 10000
COMMITMENTS, and 20, 600 others who sustain
the church in its work. Nine. tenths of these
are citizens of the United States, and are
loyal to the Government The memorial
discusses at some length the legal questions
involved. 1t quotes from the Book of Nor.
mon to show that polygamy is not part of
Mormonism, but, on the contrary, it Is ex-
pressly prohibited, and urges that the truest
point from which to deal with polygamy is
that il is no part of the Mormon faith proper,
but loathsome membranes. This, they
say, will prevent those who practice polygamy
from raising the cry of persecution. and
thereby holding with them thousands of hon.
est, ignorant souls Of their number in Utah,
who are not actually engaged in the practice of
this crime, and who would otherwise repudi-
ate it and become good citizens. The memo.
rial suggests additional legislation by Con-
gross, so that the avowed bigamists may not
be allowed to sit as jurors when one of their
members is bsing tried for bigamy that the
statute Of limitations be so amended that all
persons, male and female, may be punished
for the crime of polygamy that the home
stead law be so amended that po'ygamous
wives shall not be recognized under tie title
of "heads of families :" that the reputation
of living together and cohabitation be re-
ceived in the Courts as evidence TO prove the
marriage relation.
The United states Marshalship for Cali.
fOrnia.
WASHINGTON, February Ex-senator Mil
Ter to-day (by request) introduced bill pro-
viding that, in case of a vacancy in the office
of District Attorney or Marshal in any
Circuit, temporary appointment may be
made by either the Supreme Court Justice
or the Circuit Judge until the vacancy is
regularly filed by Presidential appointment
and confirmation by the Senate. This amend
ment of the present law, which confined the
power to make such temporary appointment
to the Supreme Court Justice, was suggested
by the actual condition of affairs in California
when Marshal Poole's term expired. and with
it the terms Of service of all his deputies.
Poole not having been reappointed by the
President, it became necessary to COM
muuicate with Justice Field at Wash
ington for an ad interim appointment,
and during the time thus unavoidably
consumed the whole District of California
was without Marshal, and o great deal of
business before the Federal Courts came to o
complete standstill. Senator Miller has filed
with President Arthur strong recommends
ton for the appointment of Moses NJ. Drew,
formerly Sheriff at Sacramento, as Marshal
POOLS successor, and his nomination will
probably be sent to the Senate at an early
day. Representative Page and Senator
Jones had some time previously recommended
James J. Green, of San Francisco, for this
appointment, but when Senator Miller posi-
lively declined to acquiesce in Green's ap-
pointment, and filed his recommendation in
behalf Of Drew, the others announced that
they could not oppose the appointment If the
President should decide to make it.
Elaine TO Ex-lzinfster ChristIancy.
WASHINGTON, February 2d.-Blaine sent
the following telegram to-day:
Hon. Isaac P. Christiancy, Lansing, Mich: Your
first telegram was not understood by me. Your
confidential communication, Ct whose publication
you complain, was addressed to me as Secretary of
State, and related wholly to public affairs. had
right to remove it destroy il. Its information
was as valuable to my successor as TO myself. The
files of the State Department are full of equally
fidential notes, never intended for publication
Your note. no doubt inadvertently, sent to the
Senate by MIR. Frel,nghuysen, with the remainder
of the Peru-Chilean correspondence. regret the
untoward event, but had power to prevent it.
had not intended that your note should be in
Guided in the volume OF my diplomatic correspond
ence. JAS. G. BLAINE.
The Convicted Assassin.
WASHINGTON, February 2d.-Guiteau's
attention having been called to the report
that his body was to be sold for the purpose
of being exhibited, he seemed quite indig-
nant, and said that Scoville had no business
to entertain such proposition. He said he
intended to will his body to some institution.
Guiteau is beginning TO show much nerv-
business and irritability. He is suffering
from severe cold, which has infamed his
eyes. One of the jail officials, who has OBJ
served the prisoner closely, says he would not
be surprised if he did not live to be hapaed,
as his health appeared to be failing rapidly.
John w. Guiteau last evening spent an
hour in his brothers cell. The prisoner be-
came very much excited during the interview.
in which he denousced both his brother and
Scoville.
Madame Janauschek, attended by a num-
Der Of her dramatic company, visited the cell
and had brief talk with the prisoner, who
treated her very courteously.
1t is likely that Judge Cox will include in
Guiteaus death sentence the disposition of
his body, as the law permits him to do.
The Mexican National Hallway.
NEW York, February 2d-At a meeting
of parties most interested in the Mexican
National Railway, held to-day. il was an.
nounced that of total of 729 miles, 302 have
been completed, and Including the Corpus
Christi connection, $40 miles are graded.
Ties are provided and paid for for $50 miles.
and there are rails and rolling stock on hand
and paid for TO cover the entire 729 miles
that inasmuch as the mileage was consider.
ably more than was covered by previous sub
scriptions, it was decided to increase the stock
of the construction company by $500, 900,
one-third of which was subscribed at the
meeting. The remainder was assured, bat
has first to be offered pro rata to the existing
stockholders.
How Murderers Should be Hanged in the
District of Columbia.
New York, February 2d-The Worlds
Washington special saws A rumor has been
put afioat in connection with General But
ler's visit here. Butler several years ago de.
Tended District policeman named 0Brien,
who was charged with murder. Conviction
resulted, aud O'Brien was sentenced to be
hanged. Pending the argument for
a new trial Butler discovered that
an old Maryland law, which had
descended from the English law, and which
was still in force here, contaired an unre-
pealed provision that person convicted of
murder should be hanged in chains. When
the new trial was refused, Butler said he
should then insist that O Brien be executed
strictly in accordance with law, which did
not sanction the custom of hanging by O rope