, 1884-12-03
The Government Commission
Takes Up The Question.
Polygamy Brazenly Flaunted
AS a Divine Ordinance.
Some Suggestion Made For Its
Decided Suppression.
Utah Commission Report.

ln 1 EInfAo thai tho HNTNnAn I'M nnnnh m
,ha Com~;ss;or ~ ,Io s9.a a[oa,;on
.1s4u
noInna~;S,. 1877 s"n -
anJ eon,;nnos - eonoms.
AGo~moro H. 49, 49,. 1.hon.na
ror;onoo ho,o :, hooomos an. 5u,m ~ ID
r;so rLo rorornmont ond aount,., H.,
oIthoroh H. law hoe hoon s,oas.ss,nr
adm;n;s,orod - ,ho 800. 90 H. d;ee.n
cb;.onan, 81 nolrmar,;sts .ho a. ~ II.
same mon tho nre,ob;rr ord n-roo,;oo of
bas ~, boon ~ = oha~,o,or -
;mnrovo ,bo farmer or docrooso h l.,-
ter
D,,;Do tho nrasor, war thor, .,Da.r.
IN have beon a ro,voom;c rov,voI H.
inst;tnt;on !. boldlv and de6ontIv Do
Tended and commended bv s@n;r;tuoi
teachers and rlur.l morr;orss ara ~
norted n have increased in nrmhsr
A cons;deroble norton of tbe renort !.
davoted 20 an account &c tho recon, ,,;.l
and conv;ct;or oe Rrdoer Cov.on wb;cb
The Comm;sv;on tb;nt will have r.
stro;nin1 ;ra,,enco mon ,bo rorra Mo-.
mons
~ "a mi, rrl;laIv - oors Tho ro,,or,
..tbo, 6roIl, ,ho Fader,l rovornmert vii
find !, nocessorv 70 ,oLe into lie own
hands all civil no,rer in tb;s Territory
For Tho n-oson. ho,ro,or No od,;so ori,.
F;,o, Tbo, ,ho oe;oos 90 Torr;tor;.I Az
d;,or ~ T.o..,uo. sLo,,la h. dae.;.aI,,
defined bv Corrross 90 oe;ces n he fIled
bv orno,n,mont .nd ro nav romorL IN
tb;s connoc,;on Tho, ol,hounb ,bo organic
ACT would coon, 10 lo,ro no dorbt q. 10
.nno;ntroan, I'D 5o,,hIo oboraotor
Of tbese ofEces and tho Commits
sion bas rors;s.on,Iy roe,sad ~
raoro,n;1e tbe r;oh, &c olec,;or under
tbe Isw .nd tha LEI oonr4s 49, srsto;n-
cd ,b;s Wow s,;lI the inc,mhent. of tho.a
&C., =, tha nroson, ,;n,o aro hold;nn
over erom nror;prs aloo.;ons W. w0rlS-
recommend ,b..;D odd;,;on n tho ,hovs
comm;ss;oners 70 Ioca,o Tho Ur;rDrs;tv
,s.as proho,o T,drog County rlerts
cour,v seIoctmer County Assessor and
Collectors and County snn-er;ntenderts of
tho D;s,,;ct sobools bo mode bv act of
Coraro.s orro;r,ohlo and ali ,bose of,er
rom;no,;ons hr ,Lo Govo-nor hall 70.
onire 10 he confirmed bv n majority vote
of h Comm;s,;orh seoro he;ro commits
s;onad The reason for ,b;s IL obv;ous
Tho organic .ct -osv roo,,;res that all NOM
nations bv tho Gov.rnor hall be confirm
al by Tho Too;sla,;yo Co,rc;l The Corn-
oil ;s ol,v,vs , creature of Tho Mormon
non-or honoo no g,;,.hIo onno;n,mor,.
eon ho soorrod M Covorror and Cor-
-; =, .a,;nn ro.nao.;uoIn asa nou,;no,
inc and conerming noIvars uonld in
sure sncb anno;ntments nc would he ef.
gsctive in tbe eefort Of tho Federal Cow
err,neo, 10 overtbrow nolvromv
For corrts ,Nor CONFIRMING with tba
Judoos ond District At,ornevs of tbis
Dist-;ot ,no rocommorJ. F;rst that The
nrovisions Of tbe law IF 1874 relative to
- and ,ho u,odo oc tho;r soIoc,;on no
rov;sod o;,bor bv nrov;dinr Cor a Greater
nrmhor &c ;rrors or by or,bor;z;no an
anon ver;re whom tho nance in tho bov
have baen avbaustad A better nrovis;on
nerbans would be one authorizing an
men yen;re in all Ease nrosacuted bv tbe
IIn;t.,d state Second tho iurisdict;on
of Tho sovorol District Courts ouch, n no
extended % az 70 oivo eocb iur;sd;ctiop in
al casos of roIrramr ,-horovor in Tho
To,r;torv Tho crime NOV be committed
THU IN ITn;,od S,o,as o.sos ,Lo Terr;-
tor;aI ,ronr,s sbonld ho invested With
nowor oo.evtors;ve viii ,bot rossossed hv
H. It'll &C. r;r,,,;. ~ n;s,-;c.
c. i ,ho sovo,.I S,otos N u,a,,o~s
- nn..amnt anJ ana;shu,a,t ,Laroof
FL ,ho nrosoort;ons Co.. nolrromr
sho,,ld ho o~or,ntoJ from Tho orer,t;on 81
,ho nonor.I Tn,;sat;on low. oorta;rlv ub;Io
,bo no~t;og oon,;nro 70 l;vo in noiyromv
,bo sta,r,e should not run ooainst the
r-;rc;roI cr;mo-nolvcamv FNb tho
r-oooss &C srhnoora n ali c,sos rrosao,,od
hr,ho Hated S,a,os sborld RIM fron, ,bo
Torr;tor;al Corrts into onv otLer d;s,r;c,
80 ,ho Ir.;ted Stotos S;v,b nrov;s;on