Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-05-01

10 PROHIBIT rOLYuANY.
yaran offered the following amuud.
,trpt.aH an addition TO section q; "Ihc
AgIufthe Governor anu Legislative
Assembly " the Territory Of Utah. ON.
uUri Gan act 90 punish pjlygamy
4nI other kinufcd otisuses,n approved
FEBRUARY 4,h, A. ID. 1892, IA 20 iat as
tlr came uunnUa and imposes penalties
iof r1lygamy, IL hereby declared " be
Do force IN the State Ut Utah"
TO PREVENT OPPOSITION.
yarIan, Ia speaking 10 the amend.
mtut, said that II would carry out tue
intention Of the enabling act 70 the
yrfy letter, which provides Tor an It.
fpv.cabIe prohibition Of the practice OF
l6.yFamy; that the Legislature IN
viIud % fiuld already occupied uy Con-
sua. aud that tue law enacted by u
uas not now In force. Therefore u
would not be continued under tho gen.
pfaI continuation OF lawr Of tho Terri
tory aud he simply desired 10 place
everything In tho Consultation nCcca.
rry 20 avert opposition Ot Washington
uuI opposition, he thought, there
would be. II tha proposed provision
were not adopted the opposition would
make tho most Of 10.
ESAuIING ACT COMPLIED Will
Eyane, OF Weber, conlondoI that
llrarliclc A. II stood complied with
Ibu enabling act anu there was C0nsr'
ql5ntly no danger OF an Issue being
n.frI on that point. Ga the atututc
ugCks was q law prohibiting p0iygamy
aBl klndred oiieusus and that law
would 10 enforced Ou the adoption Of
doe constitution. The amendment
opposed went beyond the functions
% q constitutional convention by at
tempting ~ l0gislgte and place upon
The slaIutu books penal law Furnishing
lhO 0tlOusea named. ~, as coniendcd
by tho gentleman from Salt Lake Mt
Yananl the Territorial law enacted by
tho Legislature upon this point w0uli
bO Intellectual anu void, II would be n
singular thing 10 attempt 10 revive tho
law y reference u 10 In the coustiiu-
ton. The provisions Of the enabling
act were sufficiently covered anu the
amen mBnl would therefore DO un.
necessary and unusual.
ASA MATTER or 0OoD FAtru.
Goodwin said ho hoped tho amend.
muut would be- carried ~ a matter OF
good faith. The condition that con-
itOuttd Utah was Au unusual onC-en.
uftly different 20 that which any
other territory had 10 deal with. For
own peace, welfare and Interest II
could afford 90 be aud should be- gem
tr1us. Every church la the United
States would closely scan the Coustiiu-
ton Of Utah for an absolute pT0hibitOty
u1iygAmy clause. Tne President was
fTcsby tetlan aud he had many Pres
tytu.iAu friends. Combined they
were power. Besides, the President
VISA lawyer and would review the
Constitution "a the Judge Of a court,
WOULD BREATHE SEw LIFE INTO a..
Maloucy said no conoutred 10 the
spirit Of the amendment, but he
gyumcl II altogether unnecessary. To
Ivy that tho anti.pUlygamy law Of 1902
would not be In force ia the new State
Nlsa very strange construction, Even
u dead, section ., which reBu6 ~ Tot.
low, would breathe new life into 81;
IAN laws Of the Territory Of Utah
now iu force which are not Tspuguant
% this Constitution shall remain IN
l9Tce until they expire by their own
Limitations, or are altered or repealed
By the Legislature"
Continuing, MalOney said that tho
WtitEt that the President would take
exception Tor the omission OF such an
amendment 90 proposed by NarlAn was
very hin, Some more tangible OtIeC-
lion N"HuIN lu Wn o "a -. F.F8H.H
SHOULD uE MADE PLAIN.
NaIian followed with further ex.
Iaualon Of Ills position, Ho stated
'ual there was a congregational law In
operation liking certain penalties ana
therefore the provisions made upon this
subject BY tho Legislature were null
ana Intellectual anu an attempt TO 10.
,hlu FIELDS already occupied. That
uglpE the case II would hH said, when
ilo Conslitution went East for adop.
Won, that there was no prohibition law
upon that question. II ghOuld b0 made
pam that tho convention INTENDED 10
.liiy out the spirit as well as tho letter
V'he enabling act.
uoS'I CARE now STRONG IT'S
l"g man sail he was opposed 10
MH NarIan'a amendment until he
seAIu his Teas0nf. Now that he hai
u1he 30 he would, In order TO remove
lI leAFsi support II. He had, how.
Eyer, hai some doubt az 10 whether
Ne convention had In tho article on
oluilanoo fully complied with the
enabling act. Probably II would, but
,uoushl u would 70 no farther than
nave a moral effect. lie was In
nN9t OF Just ~ strong polyRamy
Wou'elung clause ~ could be draw a
W. 90 mo President aud people VI the
niIeu Slstes would be LEFT absolutely
anti 2.8l. '' '0ON ''0V''
lht delegAteH' lunch hour was n
Vns one When the Convention olock
nuleated $3.50 there were only four
gIuuuioets In the hall and IL lacked hui
49, minutes Of three when buslness
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