Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-09
FSCvSs|ON
| ON pOLYGAMY
!, % IN Connection With
Statehood Bill"
,,rlrrsro IN EVIDENCE
Teller Denies that
pew '' oh,,ln. ia neHieO-"o"f
P''''', 90, yey "Fuuny."

"A =. Reads ~ -.
=" ~. osuIn. ia neHicO-"o"'
''''' 60, yer "Fanny"
4 ..,oo Feb 1.-THE Statehood
''nl ,a ,o5ay claimed the greater
ls !, ne ssnates attention, ,l MT,
" .,,npe1 but did not conclude
.. ,Sp'' on that subject and toward
s'" a, the day there was a gen
,'s.,s an the allegation Of the OPP
R..,. ''' 10 the bill, that 1t does not
' .neiclent safeguard against po'
y, a large number of bills 10
H. NJ there was no opposition passed
ms the day .,o today
4 lhe opening Of the senate l To-Day y.
[ canineer presented partial re-
!, me conferees on the biIi IN
nsnsions to ex-soldiers VINO
I' limbs. He stated that the
'I s"d changed the rates mate
nav ...osing some Of the pensions
/! .'.s nnder the act Of 1900 inc re-
4 WAS adopted and further conner
H.nad
WAR; Worgan again called up his res
,seujrlng the secretary OF the
N foyward papers concerning ths
!Il. y ~, and correspondence OF
4 \ os,efrs IN the Colombian waters
ng The past year. ,.. 60 tba
a n,,,ee on naval affairs prevailed
.,5ct marty vote, 81 to 10, me
4DIuior WAS therefore referred. ana
4 n M. Morgan complained that II
4 4, nal he acted upon by the com,
,se Nh Hale replied that II Woulu
4 N ayorably reported IN It's pres
A ionn with his consent.
i n senate then passed the following
Authorizing the promotion oil
4 william Crawford Gorges, sur
m the United states army for me
IN If can't Joseph NJ. Simms OF the
H. sntes revenue service, and for
4 rSllef Of The owners of the brig
sr Frances. Also pensions OF $40
4 for widows OF Gen. Siegel and
Kean then resumed his remarks
4 rposltion to the statehood bill. In
4 soarse Of his remarks Mr.. kean
A from book Of travel Of q Ger
4 author to show that polygamy now
4 M N the Mormon" Church in the
&buc Of Mexico, and the fact was
4 mened upon by Messrs. Beyerldge
&oner and Depew as going to show
The contention that polygamy mad
! abolished Is not well founded.
spooner asked Mr., Rawllns
4 he the revelation for abolition
! covered Mexico. Nh Rawlins re-
II him to the documents, saying
! nd not care to put any construc,
a them but Mr.. Hoar remarked
j possibly the reyelator had not
"a able 10 speak Spanish
kf RaWlins added later that, as he
Sned President SHOWS proclamation
fidng polygamy, II had covered the
1oimon" church throughout the
~ Depew read the proclamation to
NJ that polygamy had only been
depended" and not prohibited, He
fJght another revelation from the
pmon' Church should be forthcom-
u The senator wants an authorize
statement In the senate he may
t al his doubts removed next ses-
when the next senator from Utah
y bis seal" remarked Mr. Bacon.
E,hat" replied MIR. Depew, rs the
argument that / have heard for
admission OF a Mormon" to the
tae."
Teller expressed the opinion, that
outstanding the declaration Of the
n Quoted, polygamy does not exist
(png the "Mormons' IN Mexico. He
not believe the people or priests OF
country would tolerate the prac-
he added II was his conviction
NE question Of polygamy Is en-
foreign TO the subject OF state
n. lie went on 10 say that the
'uon was a mere bugagoo which
been brought IN only for the pur-
Of delay,
spooner took issue with the last
cement and urged the Importance of
subject. With me il Is not a
1s matter and no mere question
Iuelly and when we are told here
lhe Mormon Church controls
lOns 10 q state now In the Union, |
we must admit that that state
never prepared for admission"
meant to refer TO the matter IN the
|.rS ne said, and he hoped that no
4" hot be charged with filibuster-
, ,.Sl X, Mr. Teller contended that
Jew Mormons" in Arizona wouId
y capable OF controlling elections
4 30 small q consideration should
4 ns cohlended stand in the way az
~, .lai ,,,, made IN the treaty OF qua
WI, " Hldalgo, 70 admit as states the
\, w ~, ACQUIRED from Mexico.
y. sp9oner said that so long 40 tho
1 s ~. oeen pending Mr. Teller Was
~ H' ~ 70 break silence on Inc Demo'
.r,, Soe Of the chamber. NV
n p3 ,sa ar Teller said the reason
4 ,, ms Democrats had moi snoSon
a, 'V y IN the fact that thew ala not
|I.v.5 v ASSIST in the DELAY which No
e. nad been preconcerted nr %e
IN NV, \. an, ana sthdlously followed NV
,. ~ believed TO be the minority 'g
I.,,, . .., then went into eyoor,,,,o
rfA NNI al { m !. INV