Show THE MORMONS IN WYOMING WYOMING The following in relation to an occurrence that transpired in the Wyoming Constitutional Conven Conven- Convention Convention Convention tion appeared in the Cheyenne Leader Ever since the convention com com- comI commenced commenced commenced I its labors certain persons I have daily dally anticipated the presen presen- presentation presentation presentation tation of a proposition n which would be a direct sla slap p at the Mormons of Uinta Sweetwater and Fremont counties Days passed and aud the sub sub- subject subject was not broached to the satis satis- satisfaction satisfaction satisfaction faction of some BOme and disappointment of others but yesterday Saturday Mr Burritt of Johnson made the issue by introducing the appended file No No N 0 person shall be permitted to vote or serve as a juror or hold any civil office who has at any place been convicted of an infamous crime and who has not been heeD restored to rights of citizenship or who is a bigamist or polygamist or is living in what is known as patriarchal plural or 01 celestial marriage or in violation of any law of this State or of the United States forbidding any such crime The convention voted to consider the bill without committee refer refer- reference reference reference ence and it looked like a typical al piece piece of railroad legislation when Mr Clark whose manner of ar- ar argument argument is clear and convincing convincing ing protested He requested postponement as a concession to delegates who did not compre compre- comprehend comprehend comprehend hend the scope of the proposition and to gentlemen on the th floor who could dispel fallacies about the Mormon element Mr Riner pressed for immediate action but the convention reconsidered the vote by which it had agreed to vote finally on the proposition at once and s sent nt it to the suffrage commit commit- committee committee committee tee Ear Early in the afternoon session Mr Burritt a member of the committee on franchise created not a little sur sur- surprise surprise prise by reading the following unanimous unanimous unanimous report The committee has carefully con con- considered considered considered this entire matter has con con- cont conOE OE t suIted eminent legal authority and andis andis is of the unanimous opinion that the matters embraced in the proposition are fully fuBy covered by provisions al- al already al already ready Incorporated in the constitution constitution constitution tion Your committee is further of the opinion that the application of the file is neither either necessary nor ex- ex expedient ex expedient I Mr Burritt whose method on the floor is lucid and forceful explained making the manly admissions that he was con con- convinced con convinced vinc vinced d of the facts as given in inthe inthe the report and that until he had in- in investigated in investigated the subject with the as- as assistance assistance as assistance of competent persons he had not understood the situation in Wyoming The Mormon vote was only 1 per cent and persons amen amen- amenable amenable amenable able to law Jaw in this direction could be punished under the United States statutes the Constitution and laws t of Wyoming |