The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-01-18
THE CLAIMS OF UTAH.
Hon. John T. Gaines Speech
Concluded.
DELEGATE DUBOIS PROTESTS.
JudRe.Advocate Swaim-Consul-Gen
eral Sewau-Fsr Portau-Prtnce-
The Indian Commissioners.

WASHINGTON, January 1.-THE hear
ing on the claims of Utah to be admit
ted as a State Was continued by the
Senate committee on territories. Del
egate Game, of Utah, who began an
argument in favor of admission yester-
day, continued his attempt. He said
there was belief that
PRIEsTLY INFLUENCE
would dominate the State; that the
Mormon people were subjected to &C.
clesiasticsl tyranny, and that part of a
shreWdIy devised scheme is organized
with efforts to accomplish the over
throw OF the majority and the elevation
to power of the minority, and the
doctrines of the church would be pro-
claimed and insisted upon because of
the dissatisfaction with the civil and
political powers. There was nowhere
to be found body of people SO gener-
ally intelligent and well-informed
whose natural tendency was indie
pendence of thought. He took up the
published statements of Governor West
and said he hoped the committee would
not believe such "twaddle." What
right had any one to apply
A RELIGIOUS TEST
to the people of the Territory seeking
the privileges of statehood to which
they were entitled. They were Anne
rican citizens of the United States, and
had presented a constitution Repub-
Iican in form, prohibiting polygamy
and providing penalties against trans
gressors of the fundamental law, and
making the union of church and state
impossible.
DELEGATE DUBOIS.
Delegate Dubois, Idaho, then ad-
dressed the committee in opposition to
its admission. he said statements have
bsen made which were calculated to
mislead in regard to the sentiments of
communities adjacent to Utah, and in
compliance with the wishes of his own
Territory, be desired to address the
committee. There were about 15,C00
Mormons in Idaho, and there was no
difference between them and those
in Utah. He dwelt on the
difficulty of securing convictions
of Mormons that pract1ced polygamy
in that part of the Territory in which
the Mormons were settled. He said, IN
his Judgment, one-third of the adult
Mormons in Idaho were in polygamous
relations. lie submitted few remarks
in regard to the civil power of the
Church. He said his Territory was
very much concerned in the issue of the
question of Statehood for Utah, which
would mean polygamy formally in
trenched. In conclusion. he present ed
a memorial from the Idaho Legislature
unanimously opposing the admission of
Utah as State.
TO BE FIRST PARDoNED.
Judge Advocate David G. Swain,
under sentence of suspension from
duty, appeared before the army retir-
Jog board for examination for retire
ment, in obedience to an order by the
Secretary of War. Swain stated that
he had requested the President to re-
store him to his former status, after
which he would be willing, but he did
not care to be examined before being
pardoned. The physicians stated Re-
fore the board that he had indications
of kidney disease, which which would
unit him for active duty, but asked
for more time for further investigation.
General Grosvenor, who was at the
court martial, and who has looked
after his clients inters ever since the
conclusion of the treaty, said to-day,
that the order directing General Swain
to appear before the board aud be ex-
amined for treatment, is made at Gen
eral Swain request and with his full
concurrence Friends considered it. so
far as it had in view the remission OF
the court martial sentence and the
generals retirement on half paw, as in
the best interest of General Swain.
CONSUL GENERAL sEWALL.
The examination of Sewall, consul
general at Samoa, by the Senate COM
mittee was practically concluded, but
heis held here to await the printing #
his testimony, when he may be called
upon to modify some points suggested
by the reading of it. Sewall is desply
interested in the Samoan situation and
is anxious to return to his post, but is
more anxious that the people of the
United States should arouse themselves
to an intelligent appreciation of the i'm
portance of maintaining the indepen-
dence of the island, in order that this
government maintain its interest there.
THE BLOWERS.
Representatives of the Glass Makers
convention, which has been in session,
were before the Senate finance commit
tee, arguing that the duties nronosed nv
the Senate tariff bill were too low,
FOR PORT AU-PR1NcE.
The question as to where the United
States steamer Atlanta is to 20 is Settled.
at last. Orders have been issued to her
commander, Captain Howard, to pro-
coed in her at once to Port-au-Prince and
report to Rear Admiral Luce, COM
manding the North Atlantic station.
now on board the Galena. The Atlanta
will sail from New York Saturday morn
iup The Tinted States steam pr GAIena