Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-05-22

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| peae an aananduaul 20 ahs Congfitnfinn
which ahall be valid 10 ali inlenfs and
purposes as part of the Oonstilukion
weea satiaed e hsEsey pFoVased b ths
LeQiaIatuKse Of thFss foarths Of tia soB.
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Etrse-Tho marriage relation, hy oon
fFaet o. IL fnct, by ens peEaon of eithef
anx and DoKe than ons pe4son Of the
other sex, shall bo deemed polygnmous.
heisheF polyaanny nor any pofyeamous
association Of oohabisati0n ba9Wasn the
ssxos shall exist oF Be- lawful Ii any
place within the fnEisdicfion cf khe
United States o. any Of the STATES.
eooon1-Ihe Uuiled States shall not,
nor Dhali ang State, make oF enforce
any iawwhieh shall allow polYzamy nor
any Dolygamouz a1s0giati9n Or eohabiaa-
tion between tho egxea, bua che United
sta1aa and evary State SHALL prohihit the
same within thsir respeotive inrisdios
Third-The iudEoIai powsE of the
Onlteo States snAll extsnd 70 tie pross
ealion Of crimes q polyRamy and Of
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ton bstussE the sexes undeg this ar
% declare b law the punishment there
for.
Fonrsh- Noihana ID TIE CousfitniIou
nor in this aKtlele stall BE- construed
70 deny % any STATE the pouaf,
suhtest - the provisions Of this article,
10 make and anforcs ali lava oGnosxnine
maFrfaas and divorce within ~ iuFis-
dietion or % vsst Ia the Unitod States
power respecting The sarns within any
etaio.
Judes Tuoksr, ChaIrman q Tie Judi
elazs Oommitiee. said 10 an Associated
Press reporter: eIke oommil1ee Will rs-
port the Rmend@ent on Monday and
viii then probably tnke up the Edmunds
Utah bill. The oub-oommiifao hzse
considered the Edmnnds bill and will
eubmit theiF views 20 the full commit
/ Tee. which will meet thereafter aa often
aa b praclieable. The EdmUnds bill
viii be very greatly modified, bat
am not prepared 10 say until
action by fha full committees, 10
what respect. / will say, how
ever, that ik win mot Be ia any way
70 materially change the policy of TIE
/ G0VeFnment with reference 20 polyeamy,
bat an effort will Be made, while con
dsmninR the crime Of polyRsmy TO do
% IN consistency with Constitutional
law and With respect 10 the liberties Of
the peopIs affected. The amendment
70 the Constellation proposed bg the
COMMITTEES. vas intsaded 20 dsans the
crimes OF polygamy and the liks, as
treason is defined By the Constitution
/ itself, 20 that no elemaBt IN tho dehni
II nfser. - - 40 rnfea4fsA hn 80 Al
/ Congressional aation. HaVina defined K
/ the crime, lest Il aheuld oonlinus Or Be
revived ia q new State when it ceased 10
Be q TsrfiaoEy, tue anendment gives
/ Conercas The poweF 30 nunish the crime
created By thia article, and 10 the co1rts
Of ne Uailed States tbs poWeF 70 Cry
it Thea, % order % pFsvsGt any later
feFeBee By q agrees Ia the las
Of any State ~ 10 marriage and div 5rse. |
the emendment further provides shat |
no construction ahail be given 70 it |
which would deny to each StAte she |
exclusive power 70 regulate the class oi |
/ questions, OF Woaid give any aneh power
/ 20 Canoreea. Tue amendment, thara.
/ fore, whiie serving as . remedy for she |
/ crime, even n she Statsa themselves. Il !
entirely conservative Of the poger of !
the state over she iszpoFtant domestic |
relations Of tie family. Ths amend. !
mena was framed for the Barposa Of |
/ throwing TIE weight Of the Conatitn-
/ tion itself aRaiDss polyeamY. At pres |
ems the Canslitnkion mAkes is essential |
that spury Htata that comes into the |
Uniou. ns we'll as those already In u, |
shall be republican IN their fern Of |
eesaFnmenf, and this amondment r.
quiFee thak thslr people Be manoea-
misfa as 10 their aooial life.
1udQo Tucker said that be had given
ths amendmsnt thoronRh and mature
consideration In ths sab oommiitse,
and thsn the fuIi commiltse had
agreed 30 Il after full oensideFation. |
and is had mst With general approval
FROM nfty menhsrs Of Congress g
whom a had besn shown and on whose
tnaRmeut hs eonld rely. He intended
20 show aud sseure speedy and thor
ouah oonsideraiion for it by Cangrsas.
The Tslephsne Investigates.
WAaaMG1oN, Nag 1.-Garinnd, DE. /
Rogers and his ann. ard Nesara. Van
Bentkuygen, 6ypher and Casey Yo1nR
wara IN aelandanas upon the Leiephcpe
InVeslizafion Committee today.
xnn arronxrx azNzaAE
Wna TIE arsa witnasa called. HE attsn-
ton vas called 30 BflasonAa tasiimony, |
and ha aid lhexo WeEa tuo o. lhrea mis-
takes ID hia eoe0unt 81 hls interview at
tie DopaFtmsnt Of Justice. he (the
Attprnoy 0anefall had not expresssa
any opininn ae % ths propsr mode of
tFeatiaa Vam banthuyaen's appliaasion. |
Wien t3rioson asked lsavs 90 WithdK&s |
Van BsuthaSsen'e applianticu. uitnem