St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-06-19
THE UTAH BILL.
The Bill Passed by the Senate, Which
Goes to the House for Action.
Women Shall Not be Allowed to Vote, but
May Testify in Gases of Bigamy,

WASHINGTON, June 1S.-The Utah bill, as
passed by the senate, provides that lawful
husband or wife may be compelled to testify
in prosecution for bigamy, polygamy or un-
lawful cohabitation. In such prosecutions an
attachment for witness may be issued with
out a previous subpoena. Where it shall ap-
pear to the judge that witness would un-
lawfully fail to obey subpoena, bail may be
accepted for the appearance of such witness,
and in any case he or she shall not be held
longer than ten days. Prosecutions may be
commenced within five years after the com
mission of the offense. Every marriage
ceremony in any territory shall be
certified in writing, which writing shall state
the full names of all persons taking part in
the ceremony and shall be signed by them
and shall, by the officer or priest solemnizing
the marriage, be filed with and recorded in
the probate court. Such certificate shall be
prima facie evidence of the facts stated in it.
Any violation of this provision to be pun
ished by a fine of not more than 81, 900 or
imprisonment not more than two years, or
by both. Every such certificate and record
shall be at all reasonable times open to the
inspection of the officers of justice of the
United States, under like penalty for re-
fusal to exhibit for inspection. Women
shall not be entitled to vote in Utah. All
measures of the territorial legislature pro-
viding for numbering or identifying the
votes of electors are disapproved and an
nulled, but this provision is not to preclude
the lawful registration of votes or
| other nrouisinnS for q
fair election that 10 not involve the dis
closure of the person for whom the elector
voted. The probate court is deprived of all
| jurisdiction except as to estates Of deceased
persons and the guardianship of person and
property of infants and lunatics. All laws
of the territory of Utah comforting rights of
inheritance on illegitimate children are an
nulled. The territorial laws providing that
prosecutions for adultery can only be COM
menced on complaint Of the husband or
| wife, are annulled and all such prosecutions
| may hereafter be instituted in the same way
that prosecutions for other crimes are. The
territorial laws incorporating, continuing or
providing for corporation known as the
Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day
Saints and ordinances of the so-called gen
eral assembly of the state of Deseret incor-
porating such a church are annulled so far as
they may preclude the appointment
Of trustees by the United States.
The President of the United
state, with the advice of the senate shall ap-
point fourteen trustees of said corporation
who shall have powers of trustees and assist
ant trustees provided for in this act creatin q
that corporation, shall hold office two years
and shall each give bond in an amount to
be fixed by the secretary of the interior. The
general assembly Utah shall not have power
to change the laws respecting corporations
without the approval of congress. In all
proceedings for the enforcement of law
against corporations or associations holding
property in any territory in excess of the
amount limited by law, the courts shall have
power to summarily compel the pro-
duction of all books and accounts
belonging to any trustee or manager of prop
erty in which such corporation may have
any right, title or interest All laws of Utah
relating to the Perpetual Emigration Fund
company are annulled, and it is rendered
unlawful for the legislature of the territory
to create or-recognize any corporation or as
sociation having for its object the bringing
of persons into the territory for any purpose
whatever. The attorney general is directed
to institute in the supreme court of the terri
tory proceedings to dissolve the company
named and dispose of its property and as
sets according to law. Such property and
assets 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 in
terror under direction of the president
for the benefit of, the common schools ofss the
territory. All existing election districts in
the country are abolished, and it is made the
duty of the governor or the territorial secre-
tary and United States judges of the territory
to redistrict the territory SO as to secure an
equal representation of the people. No per-
son but properly qualified citizens of the
United States are entitled to vote in the ter
ritory The bill declares as vacant the Office
of territorial superintendent of district
schools, and vests the power of appointment
of such official in the supreme court 1t pro-
vides penalty for the crime of adultery to
be Imprisonment, not exceeding three years.
The right of dover of widows is secured by
provisions similar to the dover law of the
state of New York. The bill now goes to the
| house.
An Enoch Arden.
MUNcIE, Ind, June 16.-Last night Thos.
Walling, who went to California during the
gold fever of 1S49, leaving wife and three
children, returned from the far !. west and