Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-02-19

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soe oonssitotson pteNolna snes anti
poayRs0oes secsiooe eoeu never % re-
peaieo or chaneed without the consent
q congress ana the pressoeus, senator
6ossee qoesaeo: zen ooot exe eecs con-
efeee 70 act favosaoly upon suoo . pro
pocision 90 yoo! ! Tor oue say frankly
ana empoatically vill not vote fos il.
90 noe oeiseve congress OF toe peesi
cent n6s ANYTHING to do wish changing
toe CONSTITUTION.
SENATOR stewart essentine. saao ne
oio Nos tntnk congress 1ad rl9ot 70
make treaty v1th STATE OF territory.
NJ. kicharde said shat vhsteveR
might b sne opinion OF the oomnitsee,
toe provision a. Least demonstrated
Rooo faito on the pan OF the men Who
framed soe CONSTITUTION 70 DO al IN their
power, q PERMITTED, 70 vipe out polyG-
ANY. Ihe people OF Utah recognize
snat sne country required u, and they
wished TO y ees the rsquisemeut They
propoeed, however, 20 accomplish Il by
more humane methods than those pro-
vtded BY the present lava.
He sketched the Gases Of Aormous
voo bad been tired an1 o0nvioted by
the courts, and sAoved by What be de-
clafed 10 be tpdieputaole facts that the
parties wsre innocent OF the charges
brought against them. The prosecution
and the courts. unable to bring proofs
OF unlawful cohabitation in fact, bad
invented constructive oohaoitaliou, and
convicted and punished offenders for
this.
Tue members Of the co0mittee asksd
II the stories, a. Richards related them,
embodied facts which Were couoedsd d
by the prosecution. Richards could not
say What they cor ceded, bot said be
stated vnat be. having been present q /,
counsel for the defense, knew 20 be the
truth.
II vas proposed BY Senator Platt and
others that the names of the peooecut-
ing officers b I ken With Q vieV 70 in
Quire Of them - 10 their veSsiou Of the
matter, and With this understanding the
witness proceeded.
Ut the marriage relation, be aid,
much misrepresentation existed BY rea-
600 OF the confusing Of toe term 'eeles-
stal" With "plufap marfiaaes. He e.
peotned the dl1esenco 81 great leoQ'h
and read the Aos0oo revelations on the
point. A celestial marriage might or
might NOT Be plural marriage. Ouder
both, however, cohAbitation With more
than ope wife Vas permitted. A celec
tial marriage vas made for tiue en6
for eternity. IL vas- noe true that q
plural celestial marriage vas e153iped
upon Mormone. The fast vss that H.
sas only merely permitted. There 1s-
no union OF chafch and state. The
timing features OF the Mormon fevela
tione we're originally fof The govern
ment OF the oomGuuity u Missouri
Iney we're. however, beid bv many
Normons 70 be binding nov. Bot there
vas nov no legal requirement that
t'thes be PAID. O00tst6ott0uo Weso ep-
tire,y voluntary.
II Senator Mcdonald followed Rtch-
ards, discussing the legal features OF
the case and arRutnQ snat the pSWer OF
congress TO compel sobmiesfon to any
regulations with regard to TIE marriage
rela'tops 0ae not impaired oy toe 40
nissioa Of the territory q Q state. He
cited the oeae Ia Louisi0ua where II
vas required that civil liberty sho old
be secured as q condition OF her admis-
sion. He argued that congress had the
right to protect our civtiixAttou. Pro-
visions a0sins: poiyRamy and oiRsmy
hsd been incorporated 10 the constttu-
tion and the b story OF the past showed
thaa the provisions 90 nxed we're enecs
i've. De claimed that congress had no
right to keep territory out OF the
anion OF states aftsf IT'S people bad full
filled the conditions ana complied With
the requirements prescribed Tor I'D
mission.
Senator Butler. while oonoedtnR the
propriety OF Incorporating any pfobibi-
ton OF poiyRamy ana oiRaf0y IN toe