The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-01-09
I'D AHU LEGISLATURES.
No Reports of Its Proceedings
published.
THE TERRITORY IN DARKNESS.
The County Division-Statehood -The
Lion LAVA Good Democrat
A Tribute to Ma5hew.

BOISE CITY, Idaho, January 5. -
Especial Correspondence of THE HER
AID. Since the re-assem bling of the
Legislature the Statesman has not pub
lished the proceedings, and, as a con-
sequence, ali the lesser lights through
out the Territory will be in utter dark
ness as to the doings of our solons; for
they rely upon the reports of that
paper, and without them are all at sea
Has Judge Kelly been quietly re-
quested not to publish the House pro-
ceedings, that he thus keeps the people
| in
UTTER DARKNESS
No man in Idaho has seemed to take q
more vivid interest in political matters
and in all that con Germs the interests OF
the Territory from his standpoint than
the gentleman named. Is it that he
cannot print the proceedings of the
Council unless he also takes in the
House? Is he, as lawyer, ashamed
| of the House proceedings2 It would
seem so. That body is at work turning
out special legislation, and performing
other acts as if there were no limit to
its authority, human or divine.
The Council is at work upon the test
| oath law. In authorization of a decision
adverse to their wishes they amend it
in such a manner as to make it roore
twin nE hn
able to say: sob, this is not the law
the Supreme Court decided to be un-
Constitutional. 1t was another entirely.
ciple of the decision, to be backed by a
Republican governor and marshal in
THEIR INDUSTRIOUS UsURPATIANs,
and possibly they may be. The amend.
ment provides that the test oath shall
extend to all persons convicted of
crimes in any other States and Terri
tories; that persons who have hitherto
belonged to any association that taught,
encouraged or practiced celestial or
plural marriage, may appear before the
clerk of the District Court and there,
on oath, file his remuneration; that
after two years have elapsed such per-
son may appear before said court with
two witnesses and, upon proof that he
has wholly apostatized, may procure
certificate of citizenship. The Con-
stitution provides that the right of ad-
mission to citizenship belongs wholly
to the general government, but what
has such little matter as a constitu-
ton to do with the Legislature Our
solons are called upon to enact in the
interest of the Republicans
"AwAY WITH THE CONSTITUTIONS"
say they. "They are troublesome
things at best, when the interests of
the party are at stake, and when Iegis-
lation must be directed to that end"
The two years repentance embodied in
the bill indicates its partisan character.
And yet these fellows never rejected
Mormon vote; have never failed to
obtain BEN, if possible, by means of
the ra ksst fraud. Well does YOUR
correspondent remember when, two
years ago, a deputation visited Moody
Greek, in Bingham County, on election
day, and by dint of representing the
anti-Mormon ticket of Bingham County
to be Democratic, induced the people
to vote against their principles, and
with their enemies. 1t was by this bate
that II. W. Smith, the author of the
test oath, was reelected. II. NJ. Ben
net, the chairman of the Republican
Central Committee, profted by obtain
ing the office of district attorney
through the same means; and, in fact,
the Democrats would have carried
Bingham County were it not that
THEFRAUD WAS PRRPETRATHD,
The people on the Greek were mostly
foreign born citizens, and were easily
deceived by fraudulent representations.
The name of "Kaintuck Smith" was
pointed out and the query made,
Don't you know he is a Democrat p"
That settled it, and the great wrong was
done. These things are openly told as
an evidence of extreme cunning by the
perpetrators, one of whom, now q
member of the House, assisted in the
deception, and would doubtless do the
same thing again. Would it benefit
the 'party of great moral ideas?"
STATEHOOD.
The bill having for its object the crea-
ton of a new State out of Idaho has
been introduced into the Council by
Mr.. Perkins. 1t provides for the cleo :,
ton of fifty-6ve members to be appor-
toned by the committee, the members
for each county being left blank in the
bill as printed. The elector also casts
separate ballot for or against state
hood; in case of tie the parties appear
before the auditor and decide who is
elected by lot. The time for the dele
gates and appropriation are left blank.
After the constitution is adopted it is
to be submitted to the people, after
which comes a proclamation from the
governor.
COUNTY DIVISION
Notice was given this morning that a
bill would be introduced into the as
sembly at an early day to divide Altur-
as and create the county of Gilmore.
The fate of this measure is very doubt
full. Buckhart, the speaker, is an AL
turas man. opposed TO division, and
without doubt, knew what he was
dong when he appointed his committee
on counties and towns The politicians
of the Empire of Alturas, as it is
called, had this object in view when the
speaker was pressed as a candidate.
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