Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-30
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be prohibited. and that IA all that was
done. All his appears In the officially
reported Dnd published debates OF tho
convention. tSee Report of Constltu-
tional Debates. PIP. i53s-i7ip) That was
the settlement OF this question. That
IL the compnct between the United
states and the people Of Utah. Those
were the terms. so far rs polygamy
was concerned. on which Utah was adj
mlttcd Into tho Union. And | ufirm
positively that that compact has been
kept ON the part OF the people OF Utah.
The uUople OF Utah are not covenant
breakers, as her enemies charge. There
Il no atte'npt made 10 repeal or an
null the uarts OF the Constitution pro-
hibliifss polygamous or plural mar
rlnecs. 2 here u no desire to disrupt
that compact with the United States.
Tho "Nurmon" church has not vio-
lated he compact and has no desire &c
annul II. hut. ON the contrary. the ven-
etublc head 81 the Church hos ofiicini-
~ nvowcd lie determination D adhere
TO this settlement ~ the question.
The representative 10 Congress from
Utah has not violated this compact.
the assertion of hia enemies TO the con-
t'ary Notwithstanding.
CONCLUSIONS.
From the foregoing established doc
trinrs and ! .hta OF members OF Com
grtss II folows' That the proposed pro-
cccdinrs 90 This committee would bc
rubveryive OF the rights OF the member
from Utah;
guilty ~ crime without due process OF
law. The proposed rrnenedlnR by this
committee wo Ia deprive the member
from Utah 81 the constitutional right
20 a tr,a, by u court Of competent jur-
iudlction. and by n jury OF his peers.
N4N h..
crime II nllcgcd TO nave been COM
mittrd. and would deprive him OF prop
crty and RIGHTS without due course OF
law.
.. That he IL to be ndJudgcd dis
qualified ~ disabilities created by en-
tp the OLD = r.itorg of Utah b I n ap-
rlicnhle 10 'lc state OF Utah. which
disabilities vr been removed. taD by
nmnprti'r uf two Presidents; Cb) by tho
fu1lllur Act vHHscd by Congress. (cb
by the transition Of Utah from Terri
tcr.el cor'i'ion 10 that OF Statehood.
o n further appears that the crime
alleged against the representative
from TinN does not constitute q dts
qualification for a member OF Con-
gross, unless the House and It's COM
mittce are prepared TO assert their
power and right TO add to the qualifica-
tons prescribed by the Constitution OF
tlir United states.
Tie member from Utah therefore asks
tina; the commltte stop it's present pro-
'ecdlnEs, and consider the prima fnclc
right OF the representative from Utah
10 10 sworn In ms "A member OF the
House OF Representatives OF the Fifty
EiNta Congress.
The member from Utnh IN prepared to
subiait his certificate OF election to tho
cominittee, his certificate OF citizenship.
Issued by United States court Of COM
petent jurisdiction, and is ready TO at
firin under oath that he Possesses all
The qualifications prescribed by the
Constitution for "a Representatives, and
Is willing TO take the oath OF office pre-
scrij,d by the Constitution.
As to the protests by certain Sec
tartan ministers from Utah, Roberts
holds that the committee ought not to
consider them. for the reason that the
silidavits presented to the committee
by them bear dates as follows: Thos.
j. Brandon, Feb. ~, 1893; Ray 7. Bran
don. Feb. 10, 1893, Iuclla T.. Miles, Feb.
"a, 1899. Mrs. Marie T.. McDougni May
"a, 1899 all being dated several months
prior to the departure OF the rcprcsen-
tative from Utah for the East. For
more than year after the charges be-
gan to be made against him. the mcm-
Der from Utah WAS In and about salt
Lake all the time, ana seven months
utter the Brandon niildavlta were drawn
up by a. n Schroeder. and, therefore.
said protestants had ample time to in
stitute proceedings before the courts OF
Utah, which We're, and are. open for
prosecutions OF the charges made. II
these professionals have sufficient evil
dence they should have established the
guilt OF the member from Utah as 70
the misdemennor charged. and come
here with court record establishing
their charges; although the question
would stlll be debatabic rs to whether
the mlsdomeanur alleged. II proven
would be sufficient 20 bar him from tho
House: and on that subject the mem
Der from Utah has already expressed
his belief ana presented argument In
this paper. The member from Utah
again asks that he be allowed to take
the oath OF office.
Dec, IL. 1899.