The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-07-28

were just as surely to be found on the other
side. Like almost every report pre-
scented it came out of committee of the
whole last night, where it had been but a
short time, looking as if it had been under
the stamps of quartz mill. But its con-
sideration is not yet completed. 1t would
have been taken up this morning were 1t
not for the fact that some days ago the
suffrage bill was made the special order for
Thursday. After roll call it was ascer-
tanned that
No QUORUM WAS PRESENT
and the president directed the sergeant-at-
arms to notify the Democrats, who were in
caucus, that the convention was ready to
proceed to business, soon after which they
came in and took their seats. The minority
report would have been first in order, but
Hon. George Ainslie asked for general con-
that an agreement had been made
between the Democrats and Republicans
as to a substitute to be presented
and its terms. The first section, providing
that "all elections by the people must be
by ballot" was passed unanimously; the
second, making general provisions, was
read, and then came
ACLoUD OF AMENDMENTS
mostly providing for women suffrage, all of
which were lost. After a variety of IN
important amendments in other particulars
the section was disposed of. Section in
the majority report reads:
mo person is permitted to VOTE serve as
juror, or hold any civil office who is un-
der guardianship, non c0mpOs mentiS, idiotic
or insane, or who has, at any place, been
/ Z Ell,
of public funds, bartering or selling his
vote, or other Infamous crime, or who at
the time of such election is confined in
prison on conviction of criminal offense,
or who is bigamist or polygamist, or is
living in what is known as patriarchal,
plural or celestial marriage, or in violation
of any law of this state, or of the United
States. forbidding any such crime; or who
in any manner teaches, advises, counsels
aids or encourages any person to enter into
bigamy, pOlygamy, or such patriarchal,
plural or celestial marriage, or to live in
violation of any such laW or to COM
nit any such crime; or who is a member of,
or contributes to the support, aid or en-
enlargement of any order, organization,
association, corporation or society, which
teaches, advises, cOunselS. encourages or
aids any person to enter into bigamy. po-
lygamy or such patriarchal or plural mar
riage, or which teaches or advises that the
laws of this state prescribing rules Of civil
conduct are not the supreme law of the
state; or Indians, until the right of suffrage
is conferred upon them by the legislature"
Section , of
THE MINORITY REPORT,
or such part of it as is aimed at the Nor
mons, is as follows:
ANY person who is bigamist or polyg-
amist, or who is living in unlawful cohabi-
tation, in what is called and known as
patriarchal or plural or celestial marriage,
or in violation of any law of this state. or of
the United States, forbidding any such
crime; or who in any manner teaches, ad-
viseS, cOunsels, aids or encourages any per-
son to enter into bigamy, polygamy, unlaw-
full cohabitatiOn or patriarchal, or plural or
celestial marriage, or to live in violation of
any such law, or to commit any such crime
Also all Chinese or persons of Mongolian
descent not born in the United States, and
all Indians not taxed. who have not severed
their tribal relations andadOpted the habits
Of civilization.
''Third-The legislature shall enforce the
provisions of this section by adequate and
appropriate legislation"
The following is the substitute as agreed
upon by the Democrats and Republicans:
Sec. 4.-The legislature may prescribe
qualifications, limitations and conditions
for the right of suffrage concerning the
classes of persons referred to in the inme-
1iately preceding section additional to those
prescribed therein, but shall never annul
any of the provisions i'll this article con-
tanned"
MR.. CLAGGET SAID,
f the substitute passed. the Latter day
Saints would receive a revelation and in
eSs than one year, the state government
would pass into the hanus of the Mormons,
md if we did not at the time have state
government they would control the terri
DRY. He did not mention the Church of
Iatter-day Saints as being disfranchised
,or obvious reasons, but that was the intent
md purpose.
Messrs Beattie and Reid opposed the
position of Mr. Clagget.
The hour of noon having arrived the com
nittee rose, reported progress and asked
cove to sit again. A Republican caucus
vas announced to be held in the library
'Oom. The Democrats also held a caucus.
After recess the convention was called
to order and the substitute that had been
agreed upon by both Democrats and Re
DubLicans was voted down.
Mr. Reed made an address to the conYen-
lion, stating that he had come to this con-
yention in good faith. He reviewed the
course of the Republicans in their partisan
acts in this convention. He asked, when
We make an agreement now, who shall we
leal with! He charged the
REPUBLICANS WITH BAD FAITH,
II breaking a sacred agreement, and said,
we will appeal from the majority to the
people" Mr.. Reed consumed about twenty
minutes in mis- address which was filed
With scathing reol ke of the Republicans.
Mr.. Standrod delivered speech radi-
ally anti-MOrmon. He wanted the legis-
AZURE left unfettered to pass the most
laws against the suffrage being
again assumed by the members af the Nor
non church and all criminal organizations.
Mr.. Poe made a speech in which he said
he Republicans left the matter open, so
hat
There was a native American movement
n California. Possibly it might extend to
his territory, and the legislature disfran-
,hise those of foreign birth. They might
lisfranchise any society whom the whim
# the moment might indicate.
he was not apologizing for the Mormons,
)ut the same prIucIple might be made to eX-
end to others, and in an oppressive man
Ter, unless the door was closed with their
to the benefits of the ballot box.
At o'clock the debate was proceeding in
m excited manner. BUz.
THE MODERN MAIDEN.