The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-01-09
Mad Morgan'S Definition Of
"Mugwump" MOrmOnS.
AnEsDMENTS VOTED DOWN.
sljrht Difference OF 0pinion-NO
Material Changes in the Bill
Az at First Reported
F0RTY-NINTH CONGRESS.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, January 8.-Eustls
oFsred concurrent resolution, regard
inc the recent call for $1O,OOO,OOO of
bonds made by. the Secretary of the
Treasury, as follows:
ResolyeG, that in the opinion of Con-
g-ess, said bonds of $4,000, 900, payable
OF the lst of February, 1886, should be
paid in silver dollars; such payment be-
ingin strict compliance with the existing
law, and in aid of the financial policy
established by the legislation of Con-
g-ess. Referred to the committee on
finance.
Morgan again called attention to the
twelfth section, which provides for
fourteen trustees to administer the
property and business affairs and opera
tons of the corporation known as
Church of Jesus Christ of IIatter-day
Saints" He wanted to know what
their duties were, and which bill was
silent as to their salaries. He demanded
an answer from his fellow members of
the judiciary committee.
Edmunds replied that Morgan should
have an answer.
Morgan saw no authority in Congress
to appoint trustees to manage church
business. He characterized such trus-
tees as "MugWump" Mormons. They
would be occupied necessarily, he said,
IN promoting Mormonism as ne lin
terpreted the bill under considera ton,
for the trui.ees to exercise all the pow
ers granted by the Territorial laws Gre
ating the corporation.
Edmunds replied they had nothing
whatever to do with church matters, or
matters of faith, but only with property
to see that the schurch monies, which
were enormous, were not applied to the
propagation of polygamy. Not one
quarter of the Mormons, as Edmund's
, understood, had believed IN p olygamy.
Teller inquired OF the Mormon church
moneys were applied illegally, that is in
violation of the charter of that church.
Edmunds replied he believed they
we're.
Teller asked how.
Edmunds answered They are used !
for the purpose of inducing and secur-
ing immigration that may contribute |
to the lusts of those vagabonds."
Maxey supported the bill. He held |
that Mormonism was a mere cover for |
LCentiousness. He thought the judiciary
committee had Disseminated with !
great skill between religious liberty and |
secular license.
Call said, we owed our liberties to
freedom of speech and worship. We |
were departing from that ground when
We passed such a bill as that
under consideration The Mormon has
as much right to proclaim his faith as
the distinguished man vino denies the |
divinity Of Christ" The reason why |
the Mormon Church had become so !
successful, he thought. was because of |
It's great activity as a secular organiza- !
ton. 1t had gone abroad over the earth,
and drawn people from misery and |
poverty, and brought them to land of |
plenty. It was no wonder, under
such circumstances, that it had become
successful, but these people could now
be brought under the influence of the
Christian religion. The n ,strations
Of that religion were suffic.4nt to con-
quer the Mormons and would do so
more completely and happily than the
bill before the Senate could.
Some amendments were offered by
Cal and voted down.
As the till was about to be brought to
z vote, Morgan said its friends seemed
determined to press it without giving
Us opponents chance to study it. He
San Inquired Is u tue SdldIl6S WHICH
goe Commissioners were to have. He
dd not want to send fourteen men
out to Utah to "loot" the Nor
mon church. He had announced
MS determination to wipe this church
OUT and leave nothing of it but a name
and an unholy memory, but it had been
met oy q proposition in this bill to per-
petuate the church while the bill was
VI It's rnsI naSsaOo
van Wyck endeavored to fix the
ees Of the proposed fourteen
tt;Sus1ees upon the members of
Ile pre- ,ent Utah Commission,
pug It was ruled out of order. He
o ~ Edmunds whether he had any
Ss9!ectlon to such amendment, to which
'uat Senator answered that he had.
IN, me bill having been brought to a
i sG;e vas passed Yeas 38, nays z; as
cSStl'ows Yeas-AlIison, Beck, Berry,
11aase, C9ekrell, Coke, Conger, Cullom,
P9awes Bolph, Edmunds, Eustis,
11.arts. Frye, George, Harris, !
T'5sfrSon. Hawley. ingalls,, Jackson, {
l9?ss;n, Mcmillan, Henderson, Maxey, {
lpo,tcneN iof Pennsylyania) Morrill,,
S1amer, Payne, Platt, Pugh, Sawyer,
GSern2E: Spooner, Van Wyek, Wal
F Nam; Wilson (of Iowa) and Wilson (of
NSSFrylaBd-3S. Z
u NayS- Blair, Call, Gibson, Hampton,
IA Morgan and Vance,. .
''ar explaining his vote, said, he {