Show UTAH IN CONGRESS the nation I s slator I ar T I lo 10 w the sexed formon C the valiant tallant virtuous VIrl nou a of his own seante proceedings of february uary twenty third I I congressional record the president pro fenimore feni ore the chair lays before the senate the unfinished bua ineas inam which id is the uenh ME t o the senate as in committee of the IV whole hole resumed consideration of the bill S 2238 to amend an act entitled an act to amend section of the reviled statutes of the united states in reference to it j and for fur othar pu purple app approved royed maich march 22 1882 arbe I dentro the guin rt on ang judiciary D ry deport report a substitute for the bill I the seventh section of which the senator from hoar has hag moved to strike out the senator from new hampshire mr blair moved an amendment which perfects the part to be stricken out anjell b ow dowst ST 15 carder mider the senator from new hampshire will be reported The aai r it Is is i C d to lust ansett L thoi N word rd person taff ft W alever it occurs in section after the word whatever in in the fourth hue line of section ti a ta iu insert crt t person perso n shall en tried isted of the crime of b bat gastil fi d or F fir polygamy abl gamy ac re arding to luvi law and aid tp insert the word ord baich it ch L ef aji ali tha q ard t I by an and I ile fe m maloa ald in I the fie seventh line of se section ct ion so as ns to biad I ari X ta ri pal t no lt b be lawful tor lorana any person at an election hereafter le held in the territory of utah for I any public purpose v whatever ua teer and nu no af receive i a or r ouetea or givens manner hather ha teer that beraun eliell bae bave been tried and convicted convict ei of alie crime of bigamy or of according colaw and N ain any and every act of tho governor adli amative assembly of the ler ter of U stati tali provid providing inz furor allowing ng by such is 13 lierer i a annulled mr ir toniy r my colleague mr gick sick and ab fr the senate I hat amend in an t T y the interest of wa rm and poleg polygamist adist oli carry i t b nek to the old law I b before e r ore we passed the alf OA that ig i that no per Sni leei b deprived OR the right to vote on the ground of practising practicing polygamy until he be has been tried mid convicted the tile cormons mormons Mor INform mons ons would give a large premium on the tho kinam haw le the eh 10 quest W is is OD a agreeing recite to the amendment of I ator rum new nev hampshire in in cecio J ture parted ir min on judiciary Y I W vask for the yeas M 11 atia M naya I theeda h V and ghys ivr alered mr l r fi r t alls k lt inn r b peals t qt tilla daiv awas a s I adv stanlae stanL tant I fe buds yes it ams back t ormon regain j be before the kawaa a W W s enacted the presiding officer the roll will be ha called on oil agreeing t to the amendment of senator from bew ew n hampshire a iu ilire Pr Blair i i The Principal legislative clarl proceeded to call the rill W rr barrows cahen lil name wa Ma lam paired with the senator from new alir I mame nama ans was call cap int ja I re ir A I I ahe tie senator from pennsylvania l alvania mr cameron cam ron nofe how w be he wohla vote ot on ali wit etith h mr miller ot of calibo california r nia when liu lift na dagras gras called I ant paired fad with my illy col colleague loague mr farler farley I the roll call vas was concluded mr rollins afy colleague mr blair is is abbat on oil ae account count of sickness sick hp via ia paired with at ar from georgia mr ba Bi bina nW TR senator from ne mr saunders is paired arith the senator from north caro linal y m at general pair with tho the senator ta jmj louisi ana mr godit wreford Wre fore refrain from rom voting A mr f r butler I am a assured m ared t that h at t tu r tivador senator from pennsylvania enu sy I van ok latt iveron III coald vt elBay and aa is that is ismy iny vote ote I I vote ota laa f the result was M aas I u ays ayr 37 aa as follone fol folio lowe we YEAS tiron drown Iorg au call coke williams r f a albil allison ingall ingalls anthony ft J T n I bovara Bd vara FIZ I T jp joea bu aler of F florida camden jones jonaes of avada nevada cameron of uis L cotra oran cock cockrell ell conger maxey min avis of ill miller of N NY Y of IV va morrill edmunds edmunde plumb arye rye 10 lin b garland mr land sawyer y e r groome fe h herman e rm hale tabor harris van luyck harrison arrison II licea hawley awley II windom us Z T XI 33 aidrich lapham narrow barrow mcdill beek eck mcpherson blair mahone malione cam ron of pa miller of cal ca dawes Milc liell fair fai r plait platt farley puth pugh ferry ransom george georg saulsbury german gorman saunders dere grover sewell hampton slater slifer hoar adnee johneton Joh Jo linston niton act kellogg walker 14 lamar ZA ar j A i t so the amendment tras iras rejected the pre presiding s iding officer effice r thesues ea tion rectors on the amendment of th the senator from massachusetts mr libarle hoar ta strike out section odthe of the substitute sub reported from the committee in attee on the judiciary sir mr huar I ask the secretary to read c section of the existing law which I hold in my hand the acting secretary read as follows SEC that no alp polygamist anist bigamist or any person co cohabiting it ta with more than one woman and no wom woman agn cohabiting ha hu biting with any of the persons described as aforesaid in thia this section in any territory Terri territory tor or other place over bicci the united stalest states hate exclusive jurisdiction shall be entitled to vote at any election held in any such territory arother or other place or be eligible for election or appointment to or be entitled to hold any office or place of public trust lion honor or or e emolument in under or for any such territory or place or under the united stales states sir mr hoar it appear appears therefore that the reason given by the senator from vermont in favor of the existing section that the women in that territory would vote aa he d described bed it as their lords and masters wished fl us if that phrase i is to bo understood lemwood as describing I mormon women because by the present law those who aro are married according to the mormon ame practices are e excluded and all persons who come within the description of polygamists ista or bigamists biga mists so the present section beames becomes not a criminal inn I at certain gross and roost most I criminal practices providing for tle means of proof roaf and punishment but the benator senator brings forgard fora ard a bill prohibiting liV hi biting ting the people of utah from exercising the prerogative exercised in every other ferri territory tory to wit that of prescribing qualifications for tlc alc ir voters within innocent and proper limits and provides thattie that the women now enjoying the privilege of voting there shall not vote on no other ground except the belief that shiby will voto vote in in a particular way in the belief that they will vote un der a particular duress durec s or restraint th that might ight be a proper reason for the interference of congress but thas who are ealo exposed cd to that duress arc are prohibited now and it proposes to make that general and find extend te nd it to nil women of course only including udit in titer th effect act odthe of the enactment meridth th those who are not roon inon duress durem on the avowed and undisguised ground that they will not yoto vote in tile mode which is is de tired in thia this particular by the authors of the bill bil I it seems to me that this is adiola a violation of sound principles pl and that it is equally unjustifiable ly c whether we approve of surf suffrage being extended to women or not riot mr logan mr president I propose to give very briefly my reasons for voting for the substitute reported by the tile committee on the judiciary with the seventh section ia in that the fie senator from massachusetts a oses to strike out oat I voted fo for r the e taw that was read at the clerks desk depriving persons who practice polygamy cither either men or women in the T territory errit ory of utah of the right to vote or hold office I did that as a edep in the direction at least of trying to reform if possible or change in in some way the influence of the priesthood upon the people of utah it does not seem to have had bad the desired effect I believe that polygamy as practiced in utah or as practiced all anywhere fl but we are dealing with uta utah andai and as applicable to the pe people opi of this country is if I may us use e such an su expression a cancer upon the body politic there is but one way to deal with it and that is t to put the knife to the roots of it and cut it out and destroy detroy it there id is no character of legislation within the purview and meaning of the constitution of the united states that would be calculated to suppress poly polygamy lIl ny in that or any other territory rit t that hat I would not vote for this is not a strike as has baen been said at the right to vote it is not a it qu question stion whether female sui suffrage is right rit or whether female suffrage is wrong it is not a question in this bill a as to ta whether the principle of female lemale suffrage might be gnip applied plied in mas massachusetts or in new harop shire or in my own state a and nd whether it is i correct or incorrect it is is bringing the question before congress as to what we inn may y or can do to influence and affect th the e pra practice atice offal of polygamy ya aray t do not understand why it is is that democratic senators are so sensitive ou on this subject neither can I understand why it is that persons in favor of female suffrage will come to the capitol and defend the right of suffrage inge being given to the 31 merman ormon women when it is is not given to others I do not mean that they advocate that congress should do it but advocate that we should not undo it inasmuch as they have that fight there thero there is no one either man or woman in the territory of utah or elsewhere who belongs to what u is commonly known as the church of the latter day saints S or as wo we commonly understand it the mormon church high or low rich or poor young or old who is not directed and who is is not made obedient to the dictates d chates and mandates of the head of the church ch ay iy ach no person k tas as ever been allowed to hold an elective office in n the territory of utah where they the had bad the power who did not hold it from the mormon church and no one else can hold office there because of the power of that church there never has been for centuries the exercise of the power of any church in this or any other coun try that has been ao so potent where it exists lets according to its numbers as has been the dri influence fluence and power of the mormon orron theocracy because of the power that is exercised and the influence brought to bear on these people shall vote to strike suffrage down in utah so far as it applies to females but the senator from new hampshire mr biair blair and the senator from adassa churetta chu setta mr hoar ask why not strike suffina suffrage e down altogether and let no one vote in utah if we desire to apply this prin principle ciplet thera theris is nothing in fu that proposition in this connection we are striking at the power of that church over the people in sustaining crime at the power of f that church na as its influence is brought to bear against the laws of this country against the institutions of this country against tho the en enforcement forre odthe of the laws of this country inasmuch as the act that we have passed heretofore does not go far enough I am as I said willing to go to any n length within the constitution olabe of the united states for the suppression up orthis crime and abomination in the eyes and face ot of civilization iza tion senators maa may quibble ai much as they have a mind to do when they admit the constitutionality of this proposition and oppose it they thet cannot escape cape t the logic of their position which is to indirectly defend mormonism inthis if thia objection should fail some other objection would be found the proposition introduced by the senator S c na to r from new hampshire who is absent now from his seat sent to repeal the law that was passed pass ed at the last session of con grees grems and to make it apply only t to those who are tire convicted is in in the direction of supporting mormonism with all its enormities as it exists in utah the proposition that haa bas been ben voted down and the suggestion of the senator from massachusetts are in the direction dirc tion of protecting the these so peo people plein in their unlawful a and d irreligious and immoral practices aa as they are only sustained by that power ower with the ballot I do not P mean that this is the intent intention ion of the senator but thia this is the effect their practices are crimes against the laws odthe of the united states they are crimes against the moral sense of every civilized people on the face of this globe and these crimes are perpetrated P under the claim of religion fi ci n I do not propose by consent or act in jn any way to assist in in covering the worst of crimes by allowing adl them m to be done under the pretense ten e of misnamed religion I aou would id rather tear off the mask from these lawbreakers that they the y might be exposed and punished no N man can be justified in this country cc in not supporting propositions that tend to extirpate and cut out by the roots this evil I supported suppo rt the bill of last jut with great earnestne e and I support this one with the same desire fr f r its success that I did the last I believe it is a step in addition to others taken in in the right ight r direction in grappling with this infamy thia this crime thia th is scandal this disgrace upon our country and can it be said that congress and all the power r of the government is not sufficient to sup duppre prezas and destroy this inta infamy sir if I had bad the power I would make universal destruction of it at one blow pir mr call addressed the senate hia speech is reserved for revision and will be published hereafter mr N r ingalls mr jr president is the section that is prop propped sed to be stricken out now open to ame amend ad ment the pre presiding aiding officer mr morgan morr in the chai chairs r the section can be perfected before the motion to strike out ia is put mr ingalls In galle I move more to strike out in line the word the and insert any and to strike out the word utah in the fame line and insert the united states so as ad to read that it shall not be lawful for any female to vote at any any election here after held in any territory cf of the united states for any public purpose whatever etc mr IN f r E edmunds I hope lippe that will not be done because I da do not wish in charge of this bill nor do the committee ommittee c wish to epen open the general question of female suffrage but to apply this provision to the necessity of the case caso in hand band to emancipate these poor females from the slavery in which they now st about vot idi fhe rhe presiding officer the question is is on agreeing to the amend ment of the senator from kansas mr ingalls mr ingalls called for the yeas yens and nays and they were ordered mr brown mr president I am opposed pose d to female suffrage age andia t the q question es tion were submitted to the loters of georgia while I have a right to vote I should vote against it but I believe in the doctrine of local self government and I believe t hat tha tithe n atlie state ar or territory that desires desire female suffrage sufi rage has a furel right ri to b have a ve i it L W while bile t therefore he re I would vote against it in in my own state I will not vote to deprive any other state or territory of the right to have female suffrage u flagge 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