New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-19
NATIONAL CAPITAL. TOPICS

THE Utah Bill, PASSES THE SENATE.
.~ov,s,oxs or THE MEASURE AS 1T GOES TO THE
HOUSE.
WAsHNGuoN, juno 1s.-The senate passed. 'ho
fJtah bill to-day. The bill as finally passed pro'
xides that the lawful husband or wife may be COM
peled to testify in prosecutions Tor plgamy'
nolycamv or unlawful cohabitation. In such
prosecutions an attachment for witness may pe
Issued without previous subpoena, when IL snaii
appear 10 the judge that the witness would I'M
lawfully fail to obey subpoena Bal may De ac-
cepted for the appearance OF such witness, ana Ill
snv he or she shall not be held longer than ten
a,vs Prosecutions may be begun within five years
after the commission Of the offence. Every mar
rage ceremony in any Territory of the United
States shall be certified in writing, which writing
shall state the full of all persons taking part
In the ceremony, and shall be signed by them, and
shall by the officer or priest solemnzing the mar
mage be fled with and recorded in the Probate
Court Such certificate shall be prima facie evidence
of the facts stated in it, Any violation OF this pro-
vision is punished by fine of not more than $1,000
or Imprisonment for not more than two years or by
both Every such certificate and record shall be
Mt all reasonable times open to inspection OF the
officers of Justice of the United States under like
penalty for refusal to exhibit for inspection.
Women shall not be entitled to vote in Utah. All
measures of the Territorial Legislature providing
for numbering or identifying the votes OF the
electors are disapproved and annulled but this pro-
vision is not to preclude lawful registration OF
votes or any other provisions for securing fair
election that do not involve disclosure of the per-
son for whom the elector voted.
The Probate Court is deprived of all jurisdiction
except as 10 estates of deceased persons, and the
guardianship of person and property of infants and
lunatics. All laws of the Territory of Utah con-
&c ;nba
children are annulled. Territorial laws providing
that prosecutions for adultery can only be begun
on the complaint of the husband or wife are an
nulled and all such prosecutions may hereafter be
instituted in the same way that prosecutions for
other crimes are. Territorial laws Incorporating
continuing or providing for the corporation known
as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
and the ordinance of the so-caued General Assem-
bly, of the State of Deseret Incorporating such
church, are annulled, far as they may preclude
the appointment of trustees by the UnitedStates.
The Presidentsf the United States with the adj
vice of the Senate shall appoint fourteen trustees
of said corporation, who shall have the powers of
trustees and assistant trustees provided for
in the act creating that corporation; shall
hold Office two years. and shall each
give bond in amount to be
fixed by the Secretary of the Interior They shall
make an annual report to that Secretary of all the
property business affairs and operations of the said
CORPORATION; and the General Assembly of Utah
shall not have power to change the laws respecting
the corporation without the approval of Congress-
In all proceedings for the enforcement of law
against corporations associations holding prop
erty in any Territory, in excess of the amount lin
tied by law the courts shall have power summarily
TO compel production of all books and docu-
ments belonging to any trustee or manager OF
property in which such corporation may have any
right, title or interest. All laws of Utah relating
TO the Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company are
apnulled and it is rendered unlawful for
the Legislature of the Territory to create or
recognize any corporation association having Tor
its object the bringing of persons INTO the
Territory for any purpose whatever.
20 The Attorney General is directed to institute,
in the Supreme Court of the Territory proceedings
TO dissolve the company named and dispose OF Its
property and assets according to law, such property
aud in excess of the debts and lawful CLAIMS
established by the court shall escheat to the United
States and shall be used by the Secretary of the III
terror under the direction OF the President Tor the
benefit of the common schools of the Territory.
All existing election districts in the Territory are
to be abolished and 1T is made the duty OF the
States Judges of the Territory TO redistrct the Ter
Titory so as to equal representation OF the
neople No persons but properly qualified citizens
of the United States entitled 10 vote IN the Ter
ritOry. ~ er..,,
Snneriptendent of District Schools andvests the
mower of appointment of such official In the supreme
Tourt 1t prescribes the penalty for the crime OF
adultery to be imprisonment In the pententlaTy 1Or
not exceeding three years. The right OF dover
of widows is secured by provisions similar to the
dover law of the State OF New-10rK