Show ANTIMORMON LAWS Measures Against Polygamy Proposed Pro-posed i Canada DELEGATE DUBOIS INTERVIEWED On the Idaho Test Oath Decision Rev Dr Balls Libel Suit Against the Eveniiiz Post OTTAWA Feb 6 Senator Macdonald of British Columbia last night gave notice of his intention to introduce a bill to amend the act respecting offenses relating to the laws of marriage It is designed to more particularly prevent the practice of polygamy polyg-amy by the Mormons of Girds ton and other places in the territories The penalty provided for polygamy or for assisting a polygamous marriage is imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or a fine not exceeding 500 or both The bill also proposes to disqualify any person guilty of an offense under the act for voting at any election in the northwest territories or for being a candidate for any public position Delegate Dnbols Interviewed WASHINGTON Feb GrSpecial telegram to THE HERALD Dubois had himself interviewed in-terviewed today in the Evening Star He begins by saying that he has been ill for some time but that the supreme court decision de-cision in the test oath case has restored him to health The interview closed as follows What about connection of the decision with the admission of Idaho as a statel asked the reporter It removes all doubt as to her admission admis-sion replied Mr Dubois The Mormons are making strenuous efforts to convince the Democrats in Congress that the Idaho nonMormons who stand up for disfranchising disfranchis-ing the Mormons are all Republicans This oft repeated statement of theirs might have some force and effect were it not that the leading Democrats of the territory ter-ritory are here to refute it The Demo cratis party of Idaho in the legislature in the constitutional contention and at the i polls have voted solidly with the Republicans cans for six years in favor of the disfranchisement disfran-chisement Representative Democrats are here to speak for themselvef and their party Rev Dr Balls Libel Snit BUFFALO Feb Evidence in the libel suit of Rev Dr Ball for 2o000 damages against the New York Evening Post grow the of ing out of presidential campaign 18S4 closed today and counsel began summing sum-ming up Ball had attacked Clevelands personal character publicly and the Evening Post has paid its respects to Ball for having done so John G Milburn first summed up for the defense He said it was to be regretted that the old feelings of 1SS4 were to be raked over by this minister and his greed for money The action was brought for defamation of character to get money when it appears that the plaintiff has not suffered at all in either character or purse What an opportunity for a minister min-ister to be gracious and say that as the campaign was passed he would let the matter drop but that he must drag it into court and rake up thiugs painful to many A minister should not preach the gospel one day in the week and play the part of a detect the i other six Attorney Moot for the prosecution began his speech this afternoon |