The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-13
EXCITED MoRMoNs.
The Utah Legislature and Governor
Murray Still at Loggerheads.
Two Sets Of Resolutions of censure
Passed.
Mormons Preparing to Escape the
Operations of the Edmunds Law,

SALT LAKE CITY, March 12.-The Legis-
lature Of Utah has adopted two long sets of
resolutions censuring the governor for ve-
toing bills. The veto of the appropriation
bin. together with the stoppage of pay from
Washington arouses much 1eeling among the
MormOns. The Gentiles sustain the govern
or in his position, that this illegal, defiant
local government under church control must
be done away with before anything can be
done.
These are the resolutions in full as adopt
ed by the Legislature:
Whereas All laws in force in this Territory
have been so passed by said legislative assembly
have been so approved by the governor, and have
been so forwarded TO congress, ana nave not Deen
disapproved; and,
whereas Under our political system the right
to pass upon the unconstitntionality OF any law in
this Territory is vested IN the judicial and not IN
the executive authority; and,
Whereas The officers to whom his excelency
refers in his said veto message as 'holding over
terms under an Illegal statute, and by an election
void in ITSELF" were duly commissioned by his ex-
celIency Governor Eli III. Murray, in accordance
with law passed as prescribed IN the organic
act by the legislature selected as therein pro i'd
ed for, said law being duly approved by tie gov
ernor and not dSapproved by Congress, nor since
declared invalid by competent court; said law
was not therefore void. said election was not lille
gal nor did said officers unlawfuly hold over;
Resolved-That the refusal of his Excellency to
sign the bills because of his opinion concerning
only preteXt instead OF a reason; that the abso-
lutte veto power vested in him is an engine of op-
preston, partisanship and malice; that IN giving
larly enacted and approved laws of Utah are acts
of notification, Eli H. Murray openly and wilful-
ly insults the patriotism OF the various legislative
assemblies of this Territory by whom these laws
were passed; that he openly, dehnntly, and Tor
revolutionary purposes, insults the patrlotlsm OF
the good people of this Territory, by whom said
legislative assemblies were elected, and whose
representatives we are; and lastly that n he Will
fully and deliberately insults the intelligence,
patriotism and devotion to duty of his predeces-
sors in office, who, while possessing absolutely the
veto power and being equal in authority to him.
the said Eli H. Murray, and equally responsible
with the legislative assembly, have given their
final approval of said laws; and be it further
sad o. sag i g3Te oyer
very bones and In the lineaments OF their every
feature are found to be wilfHl and deliberate
misrepresentation, fabricated for the purpose of
arousing Congress and the people of the United
States to bitter and unrelentng hostility to the
people of this Territory, and of promoting thereby
such hostile legislation as would ultimately de-
stroy every vestige of liberty and Republican gov
ernlnent in the Territory of Utah; that the unhal-
lowed purpose which he seeks by such statements
as these is to promote his public career in this
Territory, which has been clearly demonstrated
to be his chief aim and desire ever since his ap-
pontment to the executive positions and that his
present attitude in withholding his signature to
needed laws, and thereby obstructing the de-
mands Of the legislature with nothing but railing
uiiye diSapproval places him in the position of an
obstructiOEist, nillifer and an arrogant and de-
fiant opponent Of the legal and constitutional de-
mands Of a liberty loving, loyal and much abused
people.
Yesterday the governor proposed to make
the secretary Of territory, who is disburs-
ing officer OF the United States under bonds,
also disbursing officer for the territory, to
make the payments necessary to keep alive
territorial institutions and meet pressing
needs. The legislature refused this PROPOSE
tion, and the bill to pay. the employees OF the
legislature was defeated There is no pros
pect that the deadlock will be broken.
The resignation of Gov. Ramsey, chairman
of the Utah commission, was announced in
the Tribune yesterday.
+ 1t was reported last evening that a syndi-
cate of ten men had,Ebeen formed for the
purpose Of buying, out the cooperative
store in this city, taking shares of the stock
at so cents on dollar 1t is surmised that
double purpose is involved in this tranfer of
possession, namely, to escape the. operation
of the proposed Edmunds law, which would
place the property of the church in the
hands of trustees, and to raise large fund
for use in Congress to defeat proposed legis-
latiOn.