Salt Lake Herald | 1901-02-13 | Page 2 | Abel John Evans Favors Polygamous Cohabitation

Abel r h vans vs Favors P rAb f t tP P b I 4 I li Abel John J ans president of ot the th state senate frankly admits that the bill Introduced by bI him on Monday Is Intended to prevent the prosecution l of polygamists for tor unlawful Jon t t provides that for adultery and unlawful cohabitation COh ft shall o only IY b brought 00 upon spon the th complaint I of the legal husband hu or i of the party pirty accused The author of the bill declared last night that he Jle was w prepared to fight I any opposition to the measure which is now no SIn in the tle hands of the th judiciary committee of the he senate Y If lib Mi attempt is made U tO 0 smother l the bill he said sahi I 1 will rill call caU for a report from frem f the committee a d will leave he seat of or president of the senate and take the floen Ao Those who know me know I am a Rood good lighter fighter ft and I am in deadly earnest ear oat in thi matter The purpose of the bill biH ig to such men as Charles Owen from fromI I making a business 8 bu iness of prosecuting pro men w Who io feel it their th ir duty to visit the th Homes l ome of their plural wives Is the bill not broad bread enough to t permit the practice of unlawful un l cohabitation tation n nYes Yes I think it is And what i mOre I am in favor of it Mn MD who have more mote than one wife should only oni be to see and live with their I women wo en they should be compelled to provide for or them and live with them themI The plural wIves and their should not be cast ca t adrift I The The judiciary committee AvIU m have a meeting tomorrow when Evans EVan bill bUl will be considered The members of this committee are Harden Huden Ben Bennion BenI Bennion nion R H K Thomas Joseph Howell A O Smoot Edward M lI Allison AmBOn J S To II R I Murdock and George N Lawrence These rhe e is a strong prospect that the bill biB will fare badly at the hands of committee Senator Smoot said he considered l the measure mea ure a joke Another commit con suggested that in preventing public pu lic information in such cases cs it may open the way for more plural marriages Others still declared them selves selve lo to tobe be unalterably opposed oPPosed to anything that would permit of unlawful cohabitation or adultery c