The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-06-29


judiciary committee for them to investi-
gate and report whether any amendment to
the Edmunds law is necessary. 1t was not
proper for the House to make go radical a
change. II the Utah commission is to be
abolished. then, said he, let the judiciary
committee SO report and suggest at the
same time what officers shall perform the
duties now devolving on the Utah commits
sion.
Vest of Missouri. replied to Allison. He
spoke briefly, but he spoke well, as he
always does. His feelings were deeply
stirred by the subject under consideration.
He said among other things that great
revolution has taken place in Utah, that
the territory has increased greatly in
wealth and population. He thought the
effect of the adoption of the Senate amend
ment would be equivalent to saying to the
Mormons: 1--WE have no confidence in
you. We distrust you absolutely. You
have lied to US. can bring proof. !" he con-
'tinued, "that will convince you that fur
Their
RESTRICTIVE LEGISLATION AGAINST THE NOR
MONS Is SIMPLY INDUSTRIOUS.
If it is necessary to have commission to
control the elections of the territory then
at least he urged let it be composed Of citi-
zens OF the territory. He said in ,eonclu-
sion, "that if the people of Utah were not
capable of governing themselves, then our
attempt at civilization is failure"
OF course Mr.. Platt, the long, lank, grim
visaged puritanical narrow-minded and
bitter partisan chairman Of the territory
committee, had to have his say. He did
not say anything that was very interesting
and what he did say simply Illustrated his
malevolent attitude toward the people OF
Utah who desire to rid themselves of the
commission incubus. He commended the
work of the commission-that was to be
expected. In his opinion the commission
has had much to do with the advance that
has been made with the Mormon church in
renouncing polygsmy. He admitted that
PoLTGAMoUs MARRIAGES WERE THING OF
THE PAST,
but he commended that it did not follow be-
cause the changes had taken place teat the
government should remove every super
vision over the territory. The territory"
he said, ''is in transition state; the time
will come-it is rapidly approaching
when all the supervision may be safely re-
moved, but not now. To abolish the COM
mission now would be the worst thing that
could happen. Let the present condition
alone. He would regret very much ii the
commission should be abolished. 1t would,
he argued, be taken by persons IN Utah
who are trying to bring the territory in a
proper relation with the government as q
hindrance rather than help to them. It
would be taken by the regent of the people
who were not ready to give up their pre-
JUDGES as victory for them.
Mr.. Faulkner demanded an aye and nay
vote on the proposition to strike out the
Senate amendment, leaving the bill as it
came from the House All the Democrats
except Jones voted with Faulkner, as did
also Mr.. Carey of Wyoming and Mr.. Fell
ton of California, Republicans. Senator
Warren voted it'll his Republican col
leagues, as did also Dubois and Shoup of
Idaho. The roll call developed the fact
that quorum of the Senators was not
present and the matter went over till to-
morrow. when it will again come before
the Senate. Toiay's vote, however. shows
that the item reappropriatng the money
for the commission will pass.