Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-12-19

over 70 inc people VINO uctlie 70 ktt tlA
Of ", but would be continuance OF
an offensive provision which they srek
TO have repealed. lt be- q s0rs OF tCst
oath Of the most obnoxious character
enacted by Congress to meet an ex.
traofJinafy situation which has pnssci
away, anu We seek TO eliminate d..
That is the only effect Of tue change.
ait. Baker VI New dnm pshire; ID
/ understand the gentleman ~ stale
that its removal viii aCtu Jly make no
difference 10 the registered vote Of tuu
poIulauou2
Mr. Eawllnu Not at all.
Mr.. Van Noofhis OF New York:
May | ak the gentleman nquos.ioL2
Mr. RAwlius; Certainly.
Mr.. Van VOofhis Of New York:
suppose the amendment OF tue gentle
man from Vermont 10 put into the biil;
could IL be enforced without Legislation
ON tho part Of the Lcgislatur2 Ia
other wOrds, would the constitution
itseli be- a pecal atstutp, the violation
OF which could uu punished, without
an act of the Legislaluty2
Mr. Eawhns: Certainly not.
Alr. Van NoOrDis OF New York:
rhrro.Cre, any prohibition OF that kIuu
would DO dependent ca iue sta o L.g.
iallture and It's action afterwards.
sir. RawiiuG Alter nii, no matter
what you require 20 bo inserted in tho
constitution respecting polygsmy you
nave got 10 depend Uu the sentiment Of
tho people oil tho Territory VI Utah 10
preyOu The revival Oi tie practice.
MI. Blwofs 0i CaiuUruiu. Just the
SAME ~ any other state.
Mr.. Bee! l would like 10 ask the
gentleman a quttuOu.
MI kawiiuG 1 yield for that pur.
pose.
Nr Boon: have heart II stated
that ihu opposition 10 pOlyRamy h moro
prevalent amongst thu women than
the men iu Utah. j. that tluo2
Mt klwIina: l have nothing on
that question that would 10 oi service
10 tue House.
Upon the suggestion Of the gentle.
man from Vermont Nit. p0wsul /
would ike to add tlI8 other answer,
that bis amendment would be- ifrev.
ucnhle under the provisions of this
enabling act without tho consent oil
the United States anu tbs people Of
anii state.
Mr.. waahingtoni win the gentle.
man allow mU 10 usk him a question:
A,r. Rawlns: Yes.
MI Wn4hingt1u! But 10 not the
statement you made ttill true that
no msttur what cllu8o 10 put in the
enabling act, Ia regard 10 tho practice
OF polyglmy, its enforcement must de.
pend entirely upon the people In the
end, upon tie lOH.HlAtiou enacted by
tho Legislature Aiterthc rurritoty shall
become a state and the Judges elected
by the people Of that state alter 10 lea
slater IL II not true that tho enforce.
munt Of the law must depend entirely
upon the Judges and up0p tho souti.
mUnt OF the people baCkiug up the hd.
minlstInti0u D. tine law2
hr. Rawlins: Oh, yes; II must de.
pend upon tue sentiment OF the PEG,
| pie.
Mr.. Washington; And therefore thi,
| In unnecessary
Nit. RawlinE My contention "a thai
II 10 unnecessary. 1 am not going Il
admit the uulituCss OF the people
represent 10 Dc admitted into the Uni0t
I by saying that 10 u necessary. n
( believed that II were necessary, / an
free TO confess that would not stan,
here advocating the admission OF IA,
/ Territory into the Union. IL is no
necessary. The sentiment OUT there
contrayenes H..
Now, the people Of Utah have NOR,
az stake upon this question than gen
/ tlumon VINO represent other Conatitueu
cies. have Travelled among lhUsl
| people, met Thorn in every locality
| discussed questions with them, olvl
| and political. l know them rs well nl
any mnn can know "a people
because have been with then
/ all my life. think uu
derstand the sentiment which PIE
walls among those VINO ere uppermos
In the councils OF the political pRttic
In the Territory, and VINO would likoll
dominate it. affairs In Gaze 1t be admit
ted as ~ u State, ana / am prepared Il
say upon my conscience thut / beliey,
I those people can bO safely intfuatuD
with the full measure OF seli.gOvern
mont which would be- accorded uude
statehood.
The people OF the East are misln
formed 40 to the character, tho uduca
ton, and tho intelligence Of the people
OF Utah. have Ia mind mUru than
hundred young men, born anu edu
Gated Ia that Territory, who w0ul,
grace the administration of any stat
Ia this Union on account VI their abil
ity, their learning, and their integrity
You will never have ocCR0ion 10 iegfv
this nct. by the admission OF ia
Territory OF Utah believe her peopl
$40, 0O0innumbor today, and probabl
In three or four years with statehood
800, O0O-will semi TO these halls me
vino will not only do credit to "a
people they represent, but who will b
OF service In the affairs 81 this gTea
nation.
For forty.thTee years / have livet
under territorial form OF govern
ment. have lOnged for the Condl
lions 90 come when those people C0ull
be admitted within the Union Of IA
states and be permitted 10 paTticipat
In the affairs OF the nation,
Generations have passed. away uude
the territorial form Of government