Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-21

what WIZ oe ~ IL was agreed ina, II
Ing polyss"N Much Of that is IN the ue-
bad CEASE slss gaid It was only an eeon
,ste. II VIZ onich needs no polltlcal
mic qVes'isVi" needs no drastic meas
ioluilon, ."s said the Edmunds Act
urss- ,,a IKE had worked their WY ,sS , tUo
ane ,II had blanched IN .n n, i1t IN
and pODsSs"r ~ the government ana IN
Of The pOs,', no competition, for a I'VE
The faee y, GentIles. The multifamlly
ihooa Y sitsb had given before a cheap,
nan Of uwn o "S domestlcity, like that
er lnOu ather states Of the Union ms
u ,nc n,,eh more like II conlehteu t i,s
elq 'D mi Cen. Wheeler seems 70 nave
hogs NJ doubts. earnest man as ne Mas,
had ~ u Ibs committe ran away from
sna VIII isions duty the chairman seems
thelf s sors ran away. because he MADE
Dol " aritv report on this matter ana
hl'g v, y" esneeiany because OF this neg
i nv, +, inf In the Utah statehooo nlll re-
, n,,1cdons upon the Mormon Ohurch
ana polygamy A o,,noritv report
!, oo spf wheeler IN the house that the
o. u.~ rom Utah must have hypno-
M WV r,a,,y nearly all Of the commit
wy "a no. saws that the argument be-
~. me committee OF the senator from
IVY, ,,,b then a delegate, had changed the
.Is .a" ~ affairs but that he still ad-
Ia N bIg belief that something must
av'su w ~ restrict "MOrmonlsm." They
IA sometblng to fight with outside the
Is au,ehoo5 nm. "Mormonism" hoped
= heooroe state IN the Union. They
s,S me- act Of the Utah Legislature,
which does not find a place In the sta
,nis hooks OF Arizona and New Mexi-
~ INF a very strong provis-
y, Section y Of the constlut-
Nan which had been adopted by the
,eople ~ Utah when they knocked at
ne doors OF Congress for admission
provided.
rdsec. r.. Blgamy and polygamy be-
lng considered Incompatible with "a re-
nnblIean form OF government" each of
Mem Is hereby forbidden and declared
mlsdemeanor
ANY pprson who shall violate this
section shall. on conviction thereof, be
punished BY a fine OF not more than
hos and Imprisonment for a term not
sS than six months, nor more than
three years. in the discretion of the
CONT, This section shalt be construed
as operative without the aid of legis-
at5n, and the oifenses prohibited hy
his section shall not be barred by any
statute Of limitation within three years
after the commission OF the offense,
nor shall the power Of pardon extend
thereto until such pardon shall be APP
proved by the president Of the United
States
Not By a Mormon governor, mark
you, but by the president Of the United
States Another section Of that Utah
constitution made the foregoing pro-
vision ineyocable,
As Gen. Wheeler then said, the people
Of Utah asking admission had thus
closed the door against the repeal of
that drastic measure 70 restrain poiyg-
amy IN Utah, and the senator from
Utah will bear me out--beoause | do not
mean to reclie Il TO the senate that a
statute Immediately following practl.
cally followed the same line, providing
severe penalties for offenses IN the same
direction
What have we here when senators or
Eembers Of The house come to frame an
omnibus bin for three states2 They do
not ird such a provision In either OF
he territories where the "Mormons'
have such a foothold. where they are
Important, as they are IN the state OF
Idaho from the statement Of the sena-
loF from Idaho 10 a degree. For New
Mexico with fewer "Mormons." and
Arizona with many "Mormons." there
u no prolerI Of such provision In the
constitution Of either There Is no pro-
vision even Of legislative enactment so
Rt as we cen here find out. There Is
nolhing done except 10 insert, parrot
.lkt this single line Of utterly idle pro-
hpllon Of the celebration OF the rites
q plural marriage, which means moth
ing Is simply wind and sound. without
sense without substance.
Nov, Mr. President, following the line
2, collection Of the chairman. Gen.
Wheeler proposed an amendment. and
wiz read a part Of Il:
bul said constitution shall prohibit
p9ygamy or dual marriage, and polyg-
amy or dual marriage shall be declared
" sach constitution TO be felony and
punlsnable by any Of the courts Of said
sIe Of competent jurisdiction by in
HsVNs ? Inc OF not less than $1,000 or
more than 5000. and confinement In
Ms pehl'eniiary for not less than one
'ssr OF more than FIVE years"
Even that provision. framed by a gal.
~ sa syluieL perhaps not q lawyer. re-
tssd SIMPLY to the celebration OF mar
ass 10 easy frame Of mind, the house
I,,s'p'su much less-accepted this prp-
'lso OF a single line:
provided, That polygamous or Mural
's tl,s are forever prohibited
aAu Without report or conslderatlon
rs,,aa On The record. without dis. |
49,. 1850 IN lhe senate, the Utah bill
4 80, ~. and the statehood bill was sent |
w Nv president for his signature.
A, IVY lheF came 10 frame this bill
I. ylue' V meet the confessed preaencs
~ ttoAln OF 'Mormonlsm" In Arizona
~ ny. 'ne IKE danger in New MexIco
Nsr. VINO Trained the statehood bill |
|,Sisa a. su'h q great hurry that they |
|ro,as. un'y mat single line and no |
h, r ,,l. That polygamous or plural |
4 Tsses are forever prohibited
aish 70 know. Mr.. President ~ ,his
|urn ~ Nv. has such a soporlfic effect |
b., "s nlnd Of any senator. as II |
|,rstS u nave uDon the mind OF NV |
H. sas senator from New Hamn. |
KIM. wy, !. TANKS Il quite effective
ls $500 tlai line also had been omitted
h. ", y Is HE a Observation-Disclosures,
|srFs. when can be omitted withont al /
|',ng he sense. "''"ou' ~
h he, , most respectfully Of the senate
h. ~ u'ile' mat when this body which |
Ea,.sa 's after time debated. ana then !,
Il 49,. % is'- and In isSi. the Fdmnnds
t,a,r,a's @ section of .he revisod
tolyesn 10 provide punishment for
t,sseSn''y ana 10 restrain The "sforn,a,s
\, We ir, NV 'he Mormon" practices
keha,o,s ''.e.e such action. I think the |
h., n, now would be so negligent
kyt,ss would be- In the words ~
kimss smllh guilty Of indecent aS
ttfis,uYl lbelr intelleots" when ,hoy
kHk - ~, n. such an act OF statahoo5
e txhlbeloss attention and with so III
fafe for tbc ~. VI conscience and serious