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Show LEGISLATIOH FOB TJTAH. The following telegraphic item of information we clip from the Sacra-, mento Union. The telegrapher who, by the by, is the gushing creature that keeps the country bo elaborately informed in-formed on the intentions of Secretary Richardson evidently hasn ' t bee u engaged aa a member of "the Mormon Mor-mon lobby": Washington, .Ian. J-Uh The Hou.-c Committee un Territories, it is understood, have apreed to report a bill which prohibits pro-hibits the Mormon Probate Court from exorcising common law and chancery jur-, jur-, iridietkn, and confining them to legitim ate probate matter.-, rite &mn hill pro- i poes to make the United Stales Attorney and United States Marshal the prosecuting prosecut-ing and executive officers o!" the Discriet Court in Utah, and thus take from the Mormons their p.-esent nmvor to render the Federal law practically inoperative or unproductive ot result;. It h proposed, aUo, to make the balloL entirely secret, to that volcrs may indicate tbt-ir sentiments: without fear of Mormon vengeance if they fail to obey the orders of their theocratic chiefs. The bill does not Rjt aside the existing ex-isting woman juflrage. It remains now to be &ecn whether the active efforts of the Mormon lobby hero can modify the present pres-ent attitude of the committee, or prevent the prompt enactment of tho piope.-ed bill. |