Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-21
EAST OF TIE ROCKIES.
Proceedings Of the Sovereign Grand
LOdse Of |. 0. G. 7.
THE BLUE AND THE GRAY.
Patriotic Speeches on the Battle
field of Chickamagua by
Both Sides.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REcoRD-UN1oN. !
MoRMoNs AND GENTnEs.
Breathlessly Awaiting the Outcome q
the Strife at Salt Lake.

BreathlessIy Awaiting the Outcome of
the Strife at Salt Lake.
CHICAGO, September 20th.-The Utah
Election Commissioners are at work at the
Leland Hotel to-day ON the annual report to
the Secretary of the Interior The work of
the subcommittee drafting the report will
probably be finished this afternoon, and
submitted to the full Commission.
at will be voluminous document" I"
said General Robertson at noon. ''In a
general way, the report will not differ
greatly from those previously made by the
committee"
largely set forth Governor Robertson's
views on religion and politics.
Colonel Godfrey was interviewed by q
local paper.
''Can you state something of the present
situation in Utah, having been there
lately2n
II would rather not Everybody in the
city of Salt Lake is breathlessly awaiting
the outcome of the strife between the
Mormons and Gentiles.
will the report of the Commissioner
tend directly or indirectly toward regulat-
ing elections in Salt Lake City, so that the
Gentiles, hitherto cast in the shade by their
schem1ng brethren, the Mormons, may
5CClS lldJOIll1 III Tue SOuuCll anu mus
make their influence felt ?"
Now you are asking question to which
l must not frame an answer. Congress
will, of course, act upon our reports under
the provisions of the Edmunds law What
that body will do l cannot say, but it is
almost an assured thing that if the elec-
tons are carried under the new
rules the result will be beneficial to the
Gentiles"
1t is understood that the recent Salt
Lake election will be dwelt on. Owing 10
the peculiar municipal regulations, Coun-
Gil members are compelled to secure elec-
ton by a majority of the votes cast in the
entire city. For this reason the Gentle
wards have not been able to obtain repre-
sentation.
The Commissioners, it is understood, will
recommend additional legislation. 1t is
also understood that recommendations
may be made that some of the Territorial
and county officers, and the Superintend-
ents of District Schools, be appointed by
the President or Governor; that the Dis
trict Courts be given greater powers of
jurisdiction in cases of polygamy, exempt
ing prosecutions for such offenses from the
statute of limitations; that it be penal
offense for woman to enter polyeamous
relation, and extending the term of i'm
pIIsOnuent loT SUCH tuenSei ueprlVlDg
polygamisls from entering and acquiring
public land, and forbidding immigration
of those believing in polygamy and the
adoption of a law similar TO what is known
as the Idaho law, disfranchisipg persons
who belong TO an organization which
teaches and upholds polygamy
at has been said that polygamy is dying
out in Utah, Colonel; did you give the
matter any special attention and can you
give the public any information
well, it may be so, but-well, l do not
think l had better talk any further We
will end our session to-day, perhaps, but
not q word of our report will we give out
to the public"