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THEY MUST ALL Die
The House Defeats tho Bill Abolish.
i1g CDIlal Punishment
4 LONG ARGUMENT OCCURS
Ia Which the Member, Air Their Views
on the subj et-IIll to Prohibit
Payment Of Taxes with Warrants.


feat Of Mr. 5jronsen's bill aholishing
cApital punishment TO capital cases.
The vote wss Is % 20. showing good
contingent la favor u abolition.
Two new bills were Introduced, one
ty Mr. Morrison to prohibit the pay.
mcnt Of taxes with warrants, which
Will undoubtedly enlist considerable
Interest on the rart Oi taxpayer.
WANT RAILWAY LEUisLAlIOs.
Mr.. Curtis presented House petition
6s from r.. c. Brown ami sevsnty.hyo
other residents u Ogden, sskiug the
passage Of House bills no aud III, fc.
fpeotvely governing charges On lloep.
ing cars aud regulating anu classifying
freight cla,sifc,liJn AMI fares. Com.
mitIee on railroads.
a HEurF's CLAIM
No. Stevens presented House claim
% from O. Il. Bvluap, ex.sheriti Of
Weber county, iu the sum Of $40 Tot
services while engaged iu pursuit VI
Wilntm HARDY, VINO sbot woman ~
Hot SPRUCE, Wouut county, on Sep.
temutf II, 1880. BjAtd Ut examiners.
CAPITAL puMsnMENr.
House Unl los, by Mr. 5Jfensou, to
abolish capital punishment, came up
Ne the SPECIAL order.
Mf. Howard moved TO indefinitely
postpone consideration.
sir. S0fensUu, tue Huthof OF the bill,
said the measure was IA liuu with the
most advanced thought OF the great
men " tO4uy auu 90 the mon who
were great Ia iUtmur DAYS. AZ was
once stated by ML. Taylor, where esp.
iIal punishment was abolished, crime
had decreased, Juflrs GJh't like %
Dung a verdict VI "suilly OF muflet Ia
the nfst degree" against msn, aud
hang min, unless they arc absolutely
certain OF HE "a 10; therefore Ia many
cases the murderer escapes when really
guIIty. Statistics show that where
tuetu are the gfubtrst uumteT Of oEecu.
tons tuofu ntU the most iyuchingE. IL
may seem q singular statement 1ut II
10 nevertheless rue, lt IN conceded by
all that tus UUI sct VI taxing criminal
lilo IL IL prevent . frprttion VI hii
crime; iiihat In AL, depuVe bim of his
itbuY. AAu,AU. Ciain made BY
blends Of capital punishment IL tia
hsngingOf tho tear VI death has u ten.
duuCy 10 prevent mur-Ur. Statistic,
DON'T bear this slHtamuut cut Wuof,
capital lunishmuut IL abolished there
l. tue Highest civilization.
Dir. GIBSON Always hKed 10 give a
short opinion on every subject. rio
hoped the bill would pace, because
every criminal has some good IN MIN.
"All good D. supposed 10 come from
GJI, And n q criminal hiss little good
o. him are We 90 Kill HIM nuu prevent
the development VI that gUUUg lie
may sumo Jay bee ms EtAvlUF ~ s0ulr.
Pass this bill hud l'll save the Journal
VI the styouty.uigutn uny VI this LrglH.
la,utv, hud IA NY dUtHgo / will read
the ayes huu 10y 'Ggd bIuss Iuen , And
wuilr lOIE Of sue nays pil ply ghvm
anu suy 'lhUy knew not what they
diu,'"
Nit. Beard had once thought that 10
abolish capital Iunishmeut was very
wrong iioa, hYu he went into the
committee room with that opinion; but
now the matter Hppohfs Ia u different
light nud Lu was Ia favor Of Wiping
the law from the statute books anu
plucu there measure more humane
and Cur sian.likS,
Mt, CiLtk-lhis isR serious PROPOSE
Iiou, aud considering NE Importance, |
think II has been sprung upon W,
witnout any Intention u surprise, very
suddenly. This matter " HBUlishiug
capital punlsumeuI IN one that has not
been properly considered ny the people
VI the STATE. l DO not think II has
even been contemplated by our oOnsut-
uvnls, aud We are therefore acilher
duty uound TO pass such n measure, nor
arc We tuTe that the people want II. /
am ineliued to the belief that they do
not anu thall vote accordingly. am
not prepared to vote Tor measure VI
this Kind i0T the reason that have not
gwen it the amount Of study which
such d grave subject deserves.
Mf. Nebrker Ul Salt Lake-I DO not
think II l. wise 10 pHss measure like
this ut pres MT. SINE day We may be
Ia u pIsIuOn to 10 H.. Those
who elected w 10 represent
them IN this Legislature uii nol
contemplate the Bringing W VI th .
question. IL has ueeu argued that
Nhetr capital punishment has been
abolished murders have become ltfs
inqutnt. A freud u niue, who IL a
Teat,teAdtT on THIS subject, aud VINO
has studied the wOTks VI the beet
AuthUTs thereon, in'OIms me that his
Information p0inls 10 contrary state
VI affairs anu that the idea was a mis-
taken one. one great Argument 10
iavNr Of Sb0litiUn was that nv much
nutoTlety attaches 10 executions. II
measure contemplated no pusulble escape
" tue murderer from prsOu-ii the
man were socially dead to the world
then / might yOte Tor II. IL viii be
better 10 leave the law providing Tor
capital punishment on the statute
books and pass n measure ToObing exc
cutious Of tGelr features Of sensation
sism; sud understand Mr.. HOwsr4
10 have introduced a bill VI that kind.
Mr.. Cunduu-l would not be- true ~
my constituents n / diJ not oppose
this motion 10 indrnuitely postpone
consideration Of a mrasuIe ~ impOT-
lant Us this one 10. / represent IN In.
tUlligent constituency aud the sent.
ment existing IA my town Is Ia favor
Of the abOllshmrnt VI cap tai Iunish-
ment. There viii never hB u better OF,
poTtunity than thrlpuH clu-.
ing days - this stssiUu-tO perform a
worthy Ietd In the passage " this bill.
/ do not argue ON the ground Of semitic
menl but from aitandpOIut Of c mmDu
Justice 10 humanity, As log rs
capital punishment 10 In vogue NO