The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-04-21
FELEGRAPHIC NEWS
CANNON AND CAMPBELL.
The Utah EIectiOu Case
Decided,
And The Seat Declared vacant.


Washington, l9.-The Utah con tested
election case Wss resumed in the House
The discussion lasted until O'Clock
when the previous question was ordered,
and then an hour was Acceded Geo. Y.
Cannon to present his claim. He COM
mented on the fact that that Christianity
which had been go much Wanted on this
door aid which had been held up IN
contradiction to that system IN which he
was supposed 10 believe, had been ittelf
prosecuted religion and ito founder
been crucifed between two thieves From
that day until to-day every man who
had stood out among his fellow men 10
declare principles which came in contact
with popular idess, had in almost every
instance to lay down his life as proof Of
the sincerity Of his enyictions. II
one twentieth part of what hal
been said 10 the debate relative
to the people Of Utah we're true, their
representatives deserved TO be driver
from the halls of Congress; but while
the food Of false statements had been
pouring over the country concerning
Utah, not q voice lad been heard in de-
tense Of her people He gave o brief
sketch Of the establishment of the Nor
mon church in Utah, ard coming down
to the statement of the last election, as
serted that the governor OF Utah, hsV-
ing views which he thought would make
him popular, had entered into = con-
lpirscy with others to precipitate upon
the country the question 0s to whethtr
the people Of Utah should be represented
in Congress. If he had his rights he
would have come here With a certificate
from thel authorities of Utah, signed By
the governor. He had been kept
out Of his seat, bound hand
and foot, unit! the recent action
of Congress had been parsed; and
It was DOW proposed TO make it operative
as TO him, and expel him not by two
thirds vote, but by majority vote. he
did not envy the feelings OF any member
who could do such injustice, because OF
the popular clsmor against Utah. he
asked those gentlemen who said the peo-
pie Of Utah violated the law, whether
they would set an examAble By smitl1R
down law, justice and right. because OF
the alleged bad character of that people?
he would wspt his hand to lose Its cum
ming, and his tongue TO cleAve TO the roof
of his mouth, before be would, in that
manner, tear out the corner stone OF lib
erty, the right Of people TO representa-
ton. De denied that he was there to
represent any church or sect, but ss the
representative OF the people Of Utah. He
then proceeded with an argument In de-
tense of the institution Of polygSmy,
denying that the institution Wss attribute
BILE to licentiousness people, or that 1t WAS
necessary thai he should have four wives
In order to be lecherous. The Morm9ns
believed God had given q command, the
object of which was to redeem the human
family, 10 make marriage honor
able, upliftit, lift it out OF its present con-
dition, cut off the opportunity for prostI-
tuition and concubinage, and leave no
margin for lust to prey upon.
CAlkins, of Indiana, closed the debate
with an exhaustive argument IN support
Of the right and power Of the House to
prescribe qualifications for territorial DEL
egstes. Branching off to the discussion
Of the eradication Of polygauy, he de-
clared the plural wives must be forsaken
and polygamy must yield not - The re-
publican party, not TO the democratic
party, but TO the universal voice Of The
civilized world. [Applsuse.1
The vote was then taken on the reso-
lutions of the minority of the elections
committee, declaring Cannon elected to
the seat. The report was rejected, 70
yeas, l23 nays This was party vote,
with the exception of Beltzhoover, Col
quit, Cobb, Cassidy, Holman, Mos
grove. Murch. Rice, Missouri; Mitson
and Turner, Kentucky; who voted in the
negative with the republicans, and Camp
bell, Pennsylvania, in the affirmative
with the democrats. The majority reso-
luton, declaring neither Cannon uor
Campbell entitled to seat, was adopted
without division.
Adjourned