St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-03
TIE CHINESE MERCHANTS.

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January Is, 1885.
THE CHINESE MERCHANTS
The secretary OF the treasury has notified
the collector OF customs az San Francisco
that persons known or proved to his satisfac-
ton TO be Chinese merchants, who resided
IN the United States at the date Of the treaty
OF 1850, are enabled 10 go from this country
and return At their pleasure, and certificates
Of the Chinese consul general at San Fran
cisco may be regarded 4 prima facie evil
dence of such cases.
REPORT OF The UTAH COMMISSION.
The report Of the Utah commission is made
public II states the duties imposed on the
commission at the recen: election were sue
cessfully performed, and that Gil Dolygam-
lists were excluded from voting, and con
uDues as follows: ''After more than two
years labor and exoerieuee here It becomes
our duty to advise the government aud the
country that although the Law has been sue
cessiuily administered in respect to disfran-
cnisement Of pOlygsmists. the effect OF the
same on the preaching and practice OF polyg-
amy has not been too improve the tone Of
the former or diminish the latter. During
the present year there appears 10 have been
| poiygamie revivals. The institution is boldly
and defantly defended and commended BY
spiritual teachers, aud plural marriages have
increased in number" a considerable por-
ton Of the report is devoted 10 an account
Of the recent trial anG con yictiou Of Clavson
which the commissioner thinks will have a
restraining influence on young mormons.
IL is not unlikely, SAYS the report, that finally
the federal govern ment will find it necessary
TO take into its own hands all the civil power
ia
We advise OILY that the offices of territorial
auditor and treasurer should be definitely de-
fined by congress as are offices 70 be filed by
appointment, aud we may remark in this
connection that although the organic act
seems to leave no doubt as to the sppointable
character OF these officers. aud the commits
sioner has persistently refused TO recognize
the right OF election under law, and the local
courts maintained this view, still the incum-
bents OF these offices at the present time are
holding over from previous election, we
would recommend in addition TO the above
commissioners to local university lands,
| probate judges, county clerks, county select
men, county assessors aud collectors,
and county superintendent Of district
schools be made by an act OF congress ap-
| pointabe by the governor, and that all these.
after nomination by the governor, shall re-
quire 70 be confirmed by majority vote of
tie commission before being commissioned.
| The reason for this is Obvious. The organic
act now requires that all nominations by the
governor shall be confirmed by the legisla-
/ tive council. The council Is always the
creature OF Mormon power, hence no suit
able appointmt nts can be secured. The gov
ernor and commission acting resp, ctivrly
as nominating and confirming powers,
] trnrrlN ctrnh nj rna ants
as would be effective in the effort of the fed
eral government 10 overthrow polvgamy.
/ For the courts, after comforting with the
| judges and district attorney Of this district,
We recommend:
F.rst. That the provisions OF the law of
1870, relative to juries aud the mode Of Sc
lection, be- revised, either providing for q
greater number of jurors or by authorizing
an open venire when the names in the box
have been exhausted. A better provision,
perhaps, would BE- one authorizing an open
venire in all cases prosecuted by the United
Stat ;.
second. The jurisdiction Of several dis
trict ,oarts ought 10 be extended, so as tC
give jurisdiction in all cases OF polygamy
wherever in the territory the same may have
been committed.
Third, In United States cases the terri
torial courts should be invested with powell
co-exiensive with that possessed by the
| United States circuit and district courts In
the several states in matters OF contempt anG
/ punishment thereof.
/ Fourth, Prosecutions for polygamy should
be exempted from the operation Of genera
( Limitation laws, certainly while the parties
continue TO live in polygarny the statute
should not run out against the principa
crime Of polygamy.
Fifth. The process of subpoena in all cases
prosecuted by the United States should ruu
from territorial courts into any other district
in the United States.
Sixth. Provision should he made for bind
ing over WITNESSES on the part of the gov
/ eminent in all United States cases TO appeal
and testify At trial.
Seventh. When continuance is granite,
upon tine motion Of a defendant provision
( should be made for taking deposit;ous o
witnesses on the part OF the government
with an opportunity given the defendant u
5- confronted with the witnesses at takiu
| such deposition 10 be used at the time ii
event OF the death of the witness, or in cas-
OF his or her absence from the territory q
the time of the trial, or in event of such will
ness concealing himself or herself so as I,
elude the process OF subpoena.
Eighth--It should be made penal offens
for any woman to enter into the marrisg
relation with a man knowing him to have
wife living and undivorced. This shoul
be coupled with the provision that in cas-
when polygamous wife was called as a wit
ness in any prosecution for polygamy agains
her husband, her testimony given in sue
case could not be used against her in any fu
ture prosecution against herself, with Xix
g. IF. ~.
called as q witness in a prosecution agains
his polygamous wife.
RIVER AND HARBoR APPROPRIATION.
The house committee ON rivers and hal
bors will endeavor to have a bill providin
for appropriations for the improvement c
the rivers and harbOrs ready to report Janu
airy IL. The committee decided to make, 3
far as practicable, the appropriation twenty
I've per cent. Of the estimates made by til
corps OF engineers, aad to limit, II possible
the aggregate to SIS. 0G0, 600.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
The Republic senators in caucus selects
Senator henderson for the craftsmanship
the joint committee on printing.
Senator Hawley introduced bill to-da
sppropriating a large sum for the relief c
the officers and crew Of the TallapoOsa.
Some members OF the subcommittee ap
pointed to visit the soldiers homes, favor
change in the management of the Dayto
home, but the majority viii probably oppos
a change.
A delegation of Arraphoe and Cheyenn
Indians from the Indian territory called upo
the secretary of the interior to-day. The
object was 10 secure legal title tn the
lands, which the secretary told them could
accomplished hy actual settlement and alio
ment in severalty.
This Idea of Going West
| n Coiorado or New Mevico for n,-e air