Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-12-22
THE MORMONS.
Text of the Bill Reported Back to the
Senate from the Judiciary
Committee
BY Mr.. Edmunds-Jhe Law Strength
ened in Many Particulars and
New Features
Added which, it is Relieved, will Cover
All the Phases OF the Great
National Evil.

WAsHISGToN, Decs n Der 2l.-The 20 yg-
amy bill reported back to-day by Senator
Edmunds from the Judiciary Committee
provides that in any prosecution for big
amy, polygamy or unlawful cohabitstioD,
the lawful husband or wife shall be COM
petent witness, and may be compelled to
testify; that an attachment for S witness
may be issued without previous subpoena
when there is reasonable ground to believe
that the witness will refuse to obey q CUB
pena; that every marriage ceremony IN the
Territories ahaii be certified in writing, the
certificate 10 be signed by each OF the par
tjes, and by the officer or priest perform
ing the ceremony, such certificate to be
pima fscie evidence of the facts, when
produced in court; failure to furnigh the
certificate is made punishable by fine and
imrriscnment J that all records of mar.
risges kept by officiating functiouafies
shall be subject to Inspection by United
States officials, and refusal TO permit this
is runishsble by fine and Imprisonment;
that it shall not be lawful for
ANY FEMALE TO VOTE
at any election hereafter held in the Tegr:-
tory Of Utah for any public pp pIae Nhat-
ever, and no such vote shall be received
or counted, or given effect in any manner
whatever; and any and every act Of the
Governor snd Legislative Assembly of the
Territory of Utah providing for or allow
ing the registration or voting by females is
annulled; that all laws OF the Legislative
Assembly Of the Territory of Utah which
provide for numbering or Identifying the
votes of the electors il said Territory are
disspproved and anDulled; that the laws
enacted by the Legislative Assembly of
the Territory of Utah ccnierring
jurisdiction upon Probate Courts
or the judges thereof, or any
Of them, Ip said Territory other
than ia respect Cf the estates Of deceased
persons, and in respsct OF the guardian-
ship OF the persons and properly of in
fants, and ia respect of the persons and
property Of persons not OF sound mind,
aTe disapnrCved ard annulled; that the
laws OF Utah recognizing the capacity Of
iilsgitinns children to inherit fathers
property are disappTaved and 2anuliej,
and 10 iilesitima;e child born subsequent
to the passage Of the act shall be entitled
to any share in tue iuheritanl that al
laws Of Utah which provide that
PROSECUTION FOR ADULTERY
can only be commenced On complaint Of
the huabaDd or wife are apru!iej; that
the acts Of the Utah Legislature recogniz-
ing the corporation known fa the Church
Of Jesus Cnriet Of Latter-Dsy Saints, and
the ordinances of the so-Csllad General
Assembly Of the State Of Deseret, incor-
porRtiDg this body, are ennulled so far az
they may preclude the appointment by
the President Of fourteen trustees Of the
corporation, who shall have all the powers
provided Tor in the laws creating the said
corporation. The legislative Assembly
OF the Territory shall not have pow er
to char ge the laws respecting this corpo-
ration without the approval of Congress.
II shall be the duty Of the Atiorney-Gen-
ersl CT the United States TO institute and
prosecute proceedings to foIfe.t to the
United States the property Of the corpora
ton obtained or held in violation OF Law,
and all properly 80 forfeited shall be dis
posed Of AID the proceeds aap!ied to
the common schools Of the Territory
provided, that no building shall be
forfeited which is held or occupied ex-
clusively for purposes of religious worship
that all lava Of the Territory relating to
The Perpetual Emigratipg Fund Company
are annulied, snd it ahall not De lawful for
the Territorial Assembly to create any cor
poration OF association for the purpose oi
| bringing persons into the Territory for sny
purpose whatever; that it shall be ihe duty
of tie Attorney General to bring suit to
dissolve the asid corporation aud
WIND UP ITs AFFAIRs
| The existing election Gistfic and app0r-
| tjonment of representation 10 the Legisle-
tive Asae mbiy OF the Territory aTe abolish
ed, snd the Governor, ,Gecretsry and United
States judges in the Territory ere ordered
| to redistrict the Territory al once, 60 as &c
secure an equal representation of the pgo,
pie. Adultery is msds punishable by i'm.
pris1pHent for not more than three years
| and in case OF forEication by an IN.
married Liam CT wonan, each ! TO be
punished by not mere than six nonthE
/ imprisonment or 500 fine. Commits
| sioners appointed by the Supreme
Court and District Courts 10 Utah arg
| given all the powers of justicss Of the
! peace, aud the marshal of the Territory ant
his deputies are given al the powers pos
| seEssd hV sheriff5 and their deputies ol
peace otacers. Ihe bill also gives add
| tioDai power TO commissioners appointed
by the copTts aud United States marshsl'
in Utah. IL declares vacant the otiice o
| superintendent of the district schools, ere
at6d by the laws Of Utah, and directe tht
Supreme Court TO appoint q supsIiut@nd
eut and prescribe the duties of th9t off
cisi.