Morris tribune., 1886-01-13
SEVERE OK TIE SAINTS.
RADICAL PROVISIONS OF THE ED.
MuN0S ANTl-MoRMoN BILL.
Measure That Seems To BE Sufficiently
Vigorous for Its Purpose-yote on tho
Bill In the Senate-CapitaI
Notes.

WASHINGTON CRY, Jan. 1.-The senate
closed its business for the week on Friday
afternoon by the passage Of the Edmunds'
Utah bill. The vote was as follows, Haar
stating that he voted no because the bill
abolished woman suffrage in the territory,
but would have voted for the bill if his vote
would have been Of use in passing it.
eas-AlEson, Beck, Berry, Chace, Cock
relL Coke, Conger, Cullom, Dawes, Dolph,
Edmunds, Eustis, Evarts, Frye, George,
Harris, Harrison, Hawley, ingalls,, jackson,
Logan, Mcmillan, Manderson, Maxey,
Mitchell Pa), Morrill,, Palmer, Payne,
Platt, Pugh, Sawyer, Sherman, Spooner,
Van Wyck, Waltham, Wilson Qowa), Will
son pdd) S w &+@
Nays-Blair, Call, Gibson, Hampton,
Hoar, Morgan, Vance.
e The bill is framed with the view of COM
pletely crushing polygamy, and is very
severe and radical in its provisions. 1t pro-
vides among other things that in any pros
ecution under q statute of the United States
for bigamy, polygamy, or unlawful cohab-
itation, the lawful husband or wife of the
accused shall be competent witness and
may be compelled to testify; that all mar
riages shall be properly certified in writing,
and such certificates be produced in court
when called for, and all registers of mar
riage be open to inspection by United States
officials; that it shall not be lawful for any
female to vote at any election hereafter
held in the territory of Utah for any public
purpose whatever; that all laws Of the legis-
lative assembly Of the territory of Utah
which provide for the numbering or identi-
flying the votes of the electors in said terri
tory are disapproved and annulled !;
that the laws of Utah recogniz-
ing the capacity of illegitimate chill
dren to inherit a fathers property
are disapproved and annulled, and no illeg-
itimate child born subsequent to the pas
sage OF the act shall be entitled to any
share in the Inheritance; that all acts of the
Utah. legislature recognizing the corpora
ton known as the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-Day Saints, ana the ordinances of
the so-called general assembly of the state
of Deseret Incorporating this body are an
nulled so far as they may preclude the ap-
pointment by the president of fourteen trus-
tees of the corporation, who shall have all
the powers provided for in the laws
CREATING the said corporation. It shall
Be the duty of the attorney general of the
United States to institute and prosecute pro-
cesdings to forfeit to the United States the
property Of corporations obtained or held in
violation of law, and all property 50 for
fsitsd shall be disposed Of and the proceeds
applied to the common schools of the terri
tory. provided that no building shall be
forfeited which is held and occupied ex-
clusiyely for religious worship; that all
laws OF the territory relating to the Per-
petual Emigrating Fund company are
annulled, and it shall not be lawful for the
territorial assembly to create any corpora
ton or association for the purpose
OF bringing persons into the territory
for any purpose whatsoever; that it shall
be the duty of the attorney general to bring
suit 10 dissolve said corporation and wind
up it's affairs. The existing election districts
and apportonment Of representation to the
legislative assembly of the territory are
abolished, and the governor, secretary and
tho United States judges in the territory are
oxdsred to redistrict the territory at once.
10 e. to seclys an equal representation Of
the people. Commissioners appointed by
the supreme court aud district courts ir
Utah are given all the powers of of Justice
Of the peace, and the marshal of the terri.
tory aad bis deputies are given all the pow
srs possessed by sherifs and their deputies
as peace officers The bill also provides that
marriage between persons within the fourth
degree Of consanguinity-bu not includfng
that degrss- shall be deemed incest and pun
ished as such.
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