Daily globe., 1883-10-29
VOL. VI.
WASHINGTON.
EX-DEEEG4TE C4NYON INTER
VIEWEO ON THE MORMON
QUESTION
Processes Not to be Alarmed at Threatened
New Legislation--Csndida for the
Speakership--Opening Their Campaign,
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
KILBoURN s. LATTA's BOOKS.

KILBoURN s. LATrA's BOOKS.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28.---The Hallett-Kil'
bourn case may attract more attention
than has been anticipated. An order
which was entered in court late yesterday
afternoon, seems to indicate that the IA
nous books of the firm of Kilbourn &
Latta, for the refusal to produce which
Kilbourn was imprisoned, are to see the
light. The counsel for ex-Sergeant-at-
Arms Thompson moved that the plaintiff
produce for the inspection of the defend
ant I'll ledgers of the firm of Kilbourn &
Latta from 1873 to 1876. 1t was these
lsdgers t"Dm which the Democrats hoped
to prove To- connection of Gen. Grant and
other noted L publicans in aud out of con-
gress with the real estate pool. The firm
protested that the books would show moth
ing of the sort. Nevertheless KIlbourn
refused to produce them, and was sent to
Jail for contempt of the House, and
was released on habeas corpus-the su-
preme court giving congress- its first re-
buff in its inquisItorial claims by declar-
ing that an American citizen is guarau-
bScu Oy Il6 co. -ltuL1OA OAOllPllOA
search of his private papers. Why the
books should be called for now, and why
there s1ould be no resistance to the order
by Kilbourl, is not clear. They do not
seem to have material bearing. It is
to be presumed that the books will show
nothing wrong and that their production
will be used as an additional argument
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congress without cause.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Nothing is known here IN regard to any
of the recommendations of the Presidents
message. In fact he is but just receiving
the principal points OF the reports Of the
heads of departments. As to the report
that he will recommend the total abolition
of internal revenue taxes il is not credited
here. There IS q general impression that
he may go as far as he did in his message
of last December, in which he advised the
repeal of all this class Of taxes, except
preston is not based upon any recent in
formation about his purposes. Those who
have made a study of the result of the
reductions by the last Congress and the
probable necessities of the government
for the immediate future do not believe
that the president will feel authorized TO
go beyond his recommendation of last
year.
THE MORMON QUESTION.
Geo. Q. Cannon, the Mormon apostle,
appeared in Washington with the Utah
commission. That churoa closely watches
Its interests In an Interview with tie
GLOBE correspondent Cannon expressed
himself freely. "The result of the trial of
the Edmunds law ne said, ''has been TO
verify my predictions. 1 told Edmuuds
the law would unite our people. The
trainers of the bill supposed that the Gen
tiles would join with the apostate Nor
mons and with tho disaffected Mormons,
and that their combined vote would con-
troll. They were mistaken. The bill
united Us. Young people who have never
taken an interest in religious matters saw
that they would have to take sides, and
they voted With US. The consequence was
victory for the Morm0ns." what do
you think, Mr.. Cannon was asked, will
be the recommendation of the commits
sion?" 81 have thought hs replied, that
the present commission would be contin-
ued indefinitely" 1t was suggested to Mr..
Cannon that the Edmunds law
permitted the Mormon Legislature to ap-
point commission which should super
sede the congressional commission and
which would have the power to prescribe
regulations to continue the enforcement
of the Edmunds law"
''Yes" said Mr.. Cannon 'there is such a
provision in the law but the commission
ers seem to overlook one very important
point. The action of the legislature has
to be approved BY the governor. The veto
of the governor,is absolute. Gov. Muir
ray is a very severe man. 1t is not prob
able that the legislature would pass any
law which he would approve. His veto
would continue the congressional
commission, I cannot say what
law the legislature would approve
but it certainly would not be as low and
severe as the regulations of tho commits
sion. These regulations are an accusation.
1uOJ SOAflCS u uAoA OA POi1koAI ny
charging him with being a polygomist.
The charge th&nds unless the accused
takes an e1Purgatory vote. The legisla-
ture would doubtless pass law disfran-
chising polygamists upon proof that they
were polygamists. This it will be seen
is exactly what the members of the com
mission9 fear Ethat the legislature will do.
1t will require proof of poiygsmy while
seeing to it that it shall not be possible to
obtain any proof" Mr.. Can
non was asked this: ''What
possible objection can your people have
to marriage law which shall require Of
you the same publicity as to marriage Ii
canse from the civil authorities as is re-
quired of American citizens in every
state" Mr.. Cannon said: "We should not
so much object to the public record if it
were not to be used as means of perse-
cution. Probably the commission will
recommend that and doubtless congress
will pass it. We expect it and we shall
obey it, as We do all laws. There have
been published recently some monstrous
stories as to the endowment house cere-