The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-01-23
HEARING CONCLUDED.
In Behalf of the Admission
of Utah.
STRONG ARGUMENTS IN FAVOR
Judge Wilson and Delegate Smith
Speaks to Alieps-Secretary
Bayard and Samoa.

WASHINGTON, January Z2.-Juoge VII
SON, of this city, concluded his argu-
ment, to-day, in behalf of the admission
of Utah as q State of the Union, before
the House committee on Territories
He argued that when Territory had
population enough to entitle 1t to a
representative in Congress, with other
conditions to fixed population, there
was moral obligation resting Oh gov
eminent to admit that Territory as a
State. He declared not two per
cent of the present Mormon
male population ever practiced
polygamy. He argued that the tenets
of the Mormon church required the
people to obey the laws of the State;
that was one of the fundamental
tenets of the church. He maintained
that Congress had full power to make
such q compact with the proposed
Stale as would secure the suppression
of poIygamy. If the State became untrue
to its compact, Congress would have pow
or to enforce the terms or relegate the
State back into a Territorial condition
and resume its control at the con-
cIusion of the address Delegate Smith
of Arizona, addressed the committee
in favor of Its admission.
THE NATURALIZATION LAWS.
Oates subcommittee on naturalizs-
ton, to- day, reported to the judiciary
committee of the House, bill, pre-
pared in lieu of all others, amendatory
Of the naturalization. The provisions
of the bill, briefly stated, are: A re-
Quirement that an alien must reside five
wears in the United States before he can
become q citizen that at the expiration
of that time he must appear In court
and prove his residence. good moral
character and fitness for citizenship; in
case of the United States court, notice
of his intention must be served upon a
representative of the United States, ana
likewise in case of a State court, rep
resentatiVe of the State government
must be notified and attend the hear
ing. The present requirement of declar-
alton to become a citizen will be dis
pensed with. The bill will be discussed
or Saturday.
BAYARD AND SAMOA.
The dispatches from London and
Berlin, in regard to the Samoa affairs
published this morning. were shown
to Secretary Baysrd, at the State De-
partment, this afternoon. with view
of obtaining some expression on the
subject from him. His attention was
particularly invited to the statement
that Germany has come to defn-
ite understanding with the United
States with regard to Samoa, and he
said: "Ot course, l expect Germany to
live up with her honorable engage
ments with the United States, but you
know these are matters l do not care
to discuss in the newspapers. When
asked of the policy regarding this gov
eminent, he referred to
THK PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
to Congress, and quoted from the Ger
man minister's letter of the 18th in
slant, which was recently published. as
an expression of his own view. The
Secretary also alluded to the agreement
entered into between Great Britain and
Germany in April, 1886, in defining the
boundaries OF England and Germany in
the west Pacific Ocean. 1t specifically
declared that the Samoan Islands were
neutral territory. The United States,
he explained, has no joint treaty with
either England or Germany with le-
gard to the neutrality of Samoa; and,
therefore, if Germany has interfered
with the neutrality of that country, she
has not broken treaty with the United
States, but has broken one with Great
Britain.