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Show Ti; 1'ill'jwirig we clip from the Og-Jcu Og-Jcu Junction ol' Tuesday, haviug been rec:iv':d over tho AUanuc and I'acitie ttdcgrajih wire. Considering Himoa-ton'a Himoa-ton'a wll-known "Murmon eating" proelivitn., the wonder is that he or tfume ot hi.i agcnU d:du't telegraph BO ddieiom a tit-bit for the Utah "ring," a that tho ncuatc judiciary committee refu.-ed a hearing on the Mormon side. Afl it i.i here rcrortcd, however, it sc'-ius hoare:ly credible: Washington, It. Tho Mormon ipieitnm io ju.it now in such an attitude atti-tude that boih partisans aro in a pood deal of perturbation tf mind. Leading opponents of the Saints iu congress are earnestly at wrk lor the adoption of the Mciiittor I'Veliiighuysen bills, one being in the home judiciary committee, com-mittee, tho other in tho senate. Ocorno Q. Cannon, ouo of Urighani ypanK'u apostles, and by odda tho beat of Mormons, Mor-mons, ami Mr. Hooper tho delegate from Ulah in Congrcha, arc uing their utmost to prevent tho passing of these bills. The President, lr. Newman, delegated Mcrritl and Clageit, aro their most active opponents. Tho Ben-ate Ben-ate comiuitlco had a long session on Saturday, tho whole timo being devoted de-voted to the aubjcut. What was done is not known, except that ex congressman congress-man Kilch, of Nevada, counsel of the Mormons, and Mr. Cannou, asked and wero n fused a hearing, whereupon thuy filed a long argument against tho passage of tho billa. It ia understood, however, that beforo tho adjournment of oonurufis uuicnduiouts to tho . Li 1 1 now pending will bo passed to put down polygamy, refuse naturalization papers to ftlormona, forbid all persons who are members of tho church from holding ollieo and imposo a penalty upon olfenders. Tho Territorial oourts arc to bo under tho jurisdiction of the district court a and women are prohibited prohi-bited from voting as not being citizens uudur the constitution. I . |
