Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-10-20
THE MORMON QUESTION.
Report oi Governor West Addition al
Anti-PoiySamy Legislation Needed.

Wy Nee0eO.
The report OF Governor West, OF Utah. has
been received 10y the secretary of the Intarior.
Alter giving history OF the efforts TO enforce
the law by his republican predecessors and by
himself, the governor recommends more
frequent sittings of the courts and proposes In
have regular sessions held I'm those parts of the
territory not now covered. believing that the
presence oi tue court and It's officers will have "a
wholesome effect in preventing the contracting
and celebrating of plural marriages Governor
West also recommends a reorganization and
increase oftbe force under the control OF the
United States marshal. The report states:
THE vigorous enforcement OF unpopular laws
against the people I'm the majority here.
with pr spect of further and more stringent
LEGISLATION, does not tend TO make them
uons existing here for such result, an
outbreak OF violence might he easily pro-
voked. There il no militia i'm Utah to Az
peal To as there is n other weil-organ zed states
TO suppress violence, maintain order and en-
force tne laws. Even with the authority TO or
ganlze a militia, am OF the opinion, with the
Iceiing existing here, a better reliance for the
prescrNaIio oi the public peace will be found
IN The regular United states troops. This state
ncnt OF the situation makes apparent the need
that may arise'at any time tor the prompt use
OF strong, well-dscipliDed and efficient mill
ttrN ioFce To aid the civil power. 1 would
recommend That srch lorce of United States
troops be placed aud kept in garrison la this
territory, and thRt such laws be passed as viii
tborties.'
THE MoRMoNs STILL DEFIANT.
The report states that the Mormon people stiIl
maintain their defiant attitude towards the
federal laws aimed AT the suppression of polyg-
amy. From July lst 1854, to June 30. 1855.
three persons were conNIcted Tor pulygamy aud
six tor unlawful cohabiiaiion. From July lst,
lSS5. To June :S0tiI. Sstj. three were convicted
ior lygamy ana eighIy-one for unlawful CO.
habltatlon. The convictions have been had an
elgui out OF the twenty-lour counties in the
1faFf 4nn In ufx
counties in which no convictions have been
hac, the Mormon population IL largely In tho
ascendancy, and ii II known tnat the popula-
llon in ihOsc counties believe and practice
pulygainy well their brothers in other
Counties While convictions have been OBJ
taincd of persons residing in these counties.
Yet tut few have been arrested, and the gov
ernor states that IL IL his purpose 10 change
the place OF the meeting OF the district courts
la the hope that the presence OF the court and
its officers in the midst these people will have
a Wholesome effect. In order 10 get high class
OF men Tor the important position OF marshal,
as well as that Oi deputy maTshals the governor
suggests that the ices be covered into the Treas
ury and that the marshal toe paid salary OF
So,OOo, with one deputy at salary not less
tnan $1,000. Nhile there has been no violent
outbreaks, yet the growing bitterness of feeling
between the majority OF the citizens OF the ter
riIOTy, who are MormOns. and the minority.
VINO maintain that the former are disloysl 10
The government and by Their Immoral mode OF
lie retard the progress OF the country, is likely
10 lead At any time, the report states, TO yio-
lence and boodSheu. In the absence OF militia
OF United States troops he kept in garri-
son in the territory as VIII make them
promptly available 10 aid the civil authorities.
Ihe report speaks of the activity OF the Nor.
mons ia increasing their numbers by encours
aging immigration from the other states and
from iorelgn countries, and says thai the effect
( of the Senate bill reported 10y the Judiciary
committee oi the House at the last session.
would be 10 check tins movement The foreign
immigration since 1SSl amounts TO ii $50.
Last year the emf grants numbered 1,2l4, and
the year before 1,o49. The governor suggests
eflectuaiIy put stop To this immigration.
Respecting the need al additional legislation
the governor has this to say:
Congress should not adjourn again without
providing the necessary laws to bring this peo-
pie to "a reaIizaIion of the power oi the govern
ment. The enactment at the last session of
the Edmunds-Tucker bill would have found the
terms large majority cf the elective officers
OF the territory about 10 expire. Since then
general election has been held and new officers
elected Tor a Iull term. The pending bill should
provide for vacating these offices, That the law
may become operative and the Offices filed La
accordance with its provisions. The pressing
need of a provision for making available the
funds in tue territorial treasury in the bill 10
also called 10 mind, the territorial approprtH-
ton biii having been vetoed by my prede-
cessor.
SCHOOLS.
The governor states that the total expendi
ture for school purposes the last fiscal year was
SIPS. S44. 81 and the number OF pupils enrolled
was 29,9.S. There mission schools estab-
liSued ana supported 3y the various church de-
nominations, as follows: Episcopal, 3; Catholic,
=; Baptist, L; CongregaL LionaI, 70; Methodist,
Ia. Presby yterian, 81. The number OF pupils ia
these schools is o,331 and the value OF their
school property IL SS5O,5O0. The report states
that II is AN interesting TACT that of the SO. pu-
pils in the Methodist schools. 24s were from
Mormon families and 2a9 rom apostate Nor
mon families.
II is stated that while the fruit and vegetable
products have been abundant, the crop OF ce-
reals has been at least one-quarter less than
that OF the previous year. owing to the
dry hot spring and summer. One Of
the great Industries OF the territory
is the manufacture OF salt, which is produced
by evaporation OF the water OF the Great salt
Lake, whlca Is drained into reservoirs con-
Structed for that purpose. large proportion
oI tne product is used at Butte, Mon ntana, 1n the
is mentioned TO be lager beer. The value OF the
silver produced during the last year was
S6,2l1, ,oS6; OF gold, SlsS,o6o; and OF unre-
nucd lead, S1,222,l12. Inc total OF horned
Stock in the territory il estimated at 100000
ana Of sheep l,lOo,UOO. The silk Industry is
stll in its infancy, but The outlook Is ehcourag-
ing-lne output for last year being 1000
pounds OF cocoons. The governor recommends
THAI an appropriation be made for the erection
ment Offices az Salt Lake City.
Gen. Burnside's Estate.
NO VERDICT IN THE SUIT QUESTIONING HIS
MANAGEMENT OF HIS wIFEs PROPERTY.
In the suit at Providence, K. l., involving
Gen. Burnsides management OF his wife's es-
tate, the jury yesterday was unable TO agree
upon a verdict, and after five hours deliberation
was discharged. IL is understood that the Jury
were three ior the Rhode Island Hospital Trust
company, the piaintin, and nine Tor j. Howard
Manchester, the DEFENDANT Mrs. Mary X.
Burnside died in 1876, leaving Will by which
she bequeathed To Gen. Ambrose T.. Burnside,
her husband, for nis lie, all her personal prop
erty, which after his death was TO go 10 her
molner ioT her life, and then 10 Tour Charitable
societies ana Others. Although the will gave
Gen. Burnside power TO sell any OF the property
and appropriate the net proceeds for his Own
Use, IL mas been decided in another similar case