The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-19
UTAH AS A STATE
Teller Introduces a Bill for Her
Admission Into the Union.
Ii WAS PREPARED BY BENNETT
Taken to Washington by John ii. Zane-Clark
of Wyoming, introduced it in the House
No Fears About PolygaiEy.
HERALD BUREAU,

HERALD BUREAU,
Corner Fifteenth ana G Streets, n. W.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-The first step in
the direction of statehood for Utah was
taken to-day. II took the form OF bill
providing for an enabling act for the terri
tory. 1t was introduced in the Senate By
Mr. Teller, of Colorado, and in the House
by Mr. Clark, of Wyoming. The bill was
brought here by Mr.. John M. Zane, of Salt
Lake. He came TO Washington, ne tells
me, solely to secure the introduction of the
measure which was
PREPARED By JUDGE C. W. BENNETT,
the chairman of the Republican territorial
committee
The material part of the bill is contained
in section 4, which provides that the mem
bers of the state convention shall meet on
the first Tuesday of October, 1892, and de-
claring on behalf of the people of the ter
ritory that they adopt the constitution of
the United States, they shall be authorized
TO form constitution and state govern
ment. The bill expressly provides, how
ever, that the constitution shall be repub-
ican in form and make
NO DISTINCTION N POLITICAL OR CIVIL
RIGHTS
on account of race, or color, except Indians
not taxed and shall not be repugnant to
the con institution of the United States and
the principles of the Declaration of indie
pendence. The bill further provides by an
ordinance irrevocable without the consent
of the United States and the people of said
state
THAT perfect liberation of religious
sentiment shall be secured and no inhabit-
ant of said state shall ever be molested in
person or property on account OF his or her
religious belief or his or her
NODE OF RELIGIOUS WORSHIP.
2-That the people inhabiting said terri
tory do agree and declare that they will
forever disclaim all right or title to the
unappropriated and unreserved public
lands lying within said territory, and that
the same shall be and remain at the sole
and entire disposition of the entire United
| States, and that the land belonging to citi
zens of the United States residing without
| the said state shall never be taxer higher
| than lands belonging TO residents thereof
and that no taxes shall be imposed by the
state on lands or property therein belong
ing to or which may hereafter be pur
| chased by the United States.
Section provides that the constitution
shall be submitted to the people for ratif,
cation or rejection at an election to be hello
at such time in the month of November
1892, as the election of delegate to Congress:
takes place.
IF THE CONSTITUTION BE RATIFIED
it shall be Immediately submitted to Con
gress and if approved, the President shall
issue his proclamation declaring the statt
admitted into the union on an equal foot
ing with the other states. The representa-
ton of the territory shall be on the BASH
of the last census.
l asked Senator Teller to-day what hi
purpose was in introducing the bill for th
admission of Utah. He laughingly repliet
"To pass it.''
''Do you expect to pass itn' I asked
81 cannot say, would like to. notice,
few days ago that Senator Faulkner, o
West Virginia, had introduced hom
rule bill giving the people of Utah tn
} right to elect their state office
and such other privileges as NIGH
accrue to them from statehoo
1t struck me if they were entitled t
this consideration that they ought to hav,
more than
A MERE MAKE SHIFT.
and for this reason have offered my bi
providing an enabling act for the terri
tory"
you are not afraid, then, that the cor
ference of statehood on the territory woul
: give Mormons the control of affairs and a
low them to practice polygamy without an
, further interference on the part of th
, general governments"
''Polygamy,'' said Senator Teller en-
phatically, sis dead The younger geners
ton of Mormons is opposed to it. The WI
men are opposed to it. And there is gene
raj public sentiment against 1t. The MOI
mon young men of Utah are
e DIVIDED ON PARTY LINES.
n Some Of them are Republicans and some {
:. them are Democrats They are nearly a
s opposed to polygamy. However" he cor
tinued, sit will be easy for US TO reouir
them so to shape their state constitution 8
to prevent bigamy and polygamy quite 6
: effectually as it is prevented in the othe
d states. They have large and intelllger
{ population in Utah. They are entitled b
! every consideration of right and justice
y admission. l don't think it ought to pe dc
q MED to tnemn
Senator Teller said the Utah bill
moulded on the lines of the bill providing a
enabling act for Colorado with few nj
Il teriai changes.
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