Show UTAH legislation FOUR BILLS BEFORE CONGRESS Ss CUL PADDOCK AND AM THE laliot S not hall receiving too bilili parental Ailen llon in the senate of the tha united states on december 12 1887 mr dolph introduced the following joint resolution i which was read twice and ordered to lie on the table JOINT RI SOLUTION an amendment to the constitution ution of the united states state on empowering congress to legisla legislate to upon the subjects of marri marriage age and divorce and n d prohibiting bigamy and polygamy idy resolved by the senate and house of representatives of the united states of jn america erica in congress assembled tico thid ot ct the house concurring therein that the following article be proposed to the tha legislatures of the several states as an amendment to the constitution of the united states which when ratified by throe three fourths of cf the said legislatures shall be ba valid as a part of said constitution namely ARTICLE congress shall have power to legislate upon the subjects of marriage and divorce by gendral laws applicable alile alike to all the states and terri tern tories lories and dolt neither her bigamy do nor r polygamy shall exist or be permitted w within I 1 he united states or anyplace any place subject act to their jurisdiction action in the senate sena to of the united states on on december 12 1887 mr cullom collom introduced the following joint reso reno lation which was read twice and referred to the committee on the judiciary JOINT resolution for the amendment of the tha con constitution a titu of the united states in r regard 0 gard to bigamy and polygamy resolved liy by the senate and house hauls of of ilia ia united states stain of america in congress assembled fieo two thirds of each house therein that it is ii deemed necessary by the two houses of congress to propose an amendment to the Constitution which shall be b valid to all intents and purposes purpose ss part of the constitution when ratified ad as hereby proposed by the legislatures of three fourth of the several states the tha amendment umen dment hereby proposed to be numbered and to read as 88 follows to wit ARTICLE ivr 1 the only institution or contract of marriage mar riUKa within the united states or any place subject to their shall be that of the union onion in in marriage of one man with one woman and bigamy or polygamy is la forever prohibited auy any law custom form or ceremony cei emony civil or re i gione to the contrary notwithstanding SECTION 2 no state shall pass any law nor allow any custom form or ceremony of marriage except in in obe dianco to and conformable to the hait in of marriage as herein berei defined and established i but otherwise the regulation within each state bbate of marriage and divorce and civil and criminal jurisdiction over those bub jocob ejects shall belong to the several states ua as heretofore SECTION 3 congress Con Kresa shall have power to enforce this arti article ale in the senate of the united states on december I 1 12 1887 mr paddock introduced the following bill which was waa read twice and referred to the committee on territories Tern loriea A BILL to authorize the governor of the territory of utah to appoint certain county officers cf be tt it enacted by the senate and hows house of of united atties of america assembled that the governor of the territory of utah be and ha be is is hereby authorized and empowered to appoint selectmen clerk recorder assessor 1 and superintendent of dis triet schools in 10 and for each aach and all of the tha counties of said territory and the term of office of all persons hold ing luch ile and dotso not BO appointed in 11 shall and chermine ct ermine c on n the appointment and qualification of their successors as provided in in this act SEC 2 all acts and parts of arite aota inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed reeled mr paddock also introduced the following bill on the same was VIM read twice and referred to the committee on territories A HILL BILL to constitute the governor go and secretary of abo territory of utah and the members of the utah commission a board to reapportion salt lake city into i nto aldermanic and districts se be it enacted by the senate anil and house of of the united states of 1 imari merica M JA in congress that the governor and secretary of the terri tory of utah and rid tho gembara of the utah commission are hereby constituted a board of apportionment with wit full authority to reapportion salt lake city in slid alid a lid territory into hl hi dermanis der ar manic manio and council marrio districts district a 15 ic ec 2 i th ill it said board ita in a albur 1 u I 1 I 1 to apportion to tach precinct or district of said ity of u salt lake the tha number of 0 nl al and councilmen to which aeb ich of hind municipal precincts or li lr bricis et s eliell ln III entitled cordice accor ac diria to 0 the ibo relative population of 0 each tua u 1 I 1 tha be voters of each of said pal precincts or districts shall vote tote lily fur for the number of aldermen and councilmen BO apportioned to their respective municipal mani cipal precincts or dis ricas and no person shall be voted for or or be eligible for either of said offices who is is not a legal voter in in the municipal precinct or district for which he i is chosen SEC 3 that the regular municipal election in in said caid city shall be hold held on the tha second monday of may eighteen hundred and eighty eight SEO sec 4 that all acts and parts of acts and all ordinances of said city of salt lala lake is consistent with the provisions of this act are hereby re pealed speaking of the probable passage 0 of senators Cu colloms lloma and dolph a joint resolutions the deseret VMS says we publish today to day tho the full fall text of a couple of resolutions for in in into the constitution of amend ments of otone one purpose though some come what different construction should by any possibility either of these measures pass the question will go to the several states in this shape whether they are willing to surrender to the general government a prerogative that now belongs to each severally in in its sovereign capacity the bills are of a kind that it has been customary for a certain class of politicians to formulate and urge in in relation to utah one ona is 13 desired desi good aed simply to increase increate the power of the governor and diminish the rights of the people it would constitute him a centre of power placing in in his hands an enormous local patronage and practically give him control of the Territory which could be manipulated by him through those he might choose to be his creatures cita turoa it ii la similar to a feature that originally igi iRi nally appeared in in the edmunds tucker act which was stricken out by the conference committee of the house and senate when that measure was pending at that time governor west was in in washington and it was understood he was lobbying in in ba halt half of his ow own a increase increase of power and patronage t 0 go arid and against the people P hv having any voice in in the selection of their local officers now that this measure practically all similar to that which IN was a a defeater defeated last winter by elimination from the edmunds edmunda tuck er bill is is on the docket governor west 11 is again absent from his post poet of duty and appears at the capital it la not out oi of the way to presume that his err alid olid or the reason why he be haa deserted hia gubernatorial post is is similar to that which took him to the seat of government on the I 1 oils occasion we always regret to eee ass men occupying high official positions laying themselves open to the suspicion of being bein in in pursuit of the consummation of unworthy objects we are not no now W ex pressing expressing any an anxiety in in relation to this and other pending legislation as we are not particularly exercised in in relation to thorn but bat we simply put in in a plea for consist consistency consi stancy oncy the bill that appears last is simply absurd on its ita face the idea of asking congress to legislate in relation to the districting of oc a municipality in in a far oil off city is is richin rich in the line or of centralization if a change has become necessary in in the course of human events in the prec precinct ile t divisions of salt lake and the manner of re presentation in in its ill government that is a matter that belongs to the local legislature it being in in the the bulleit souse of the term a rightful subject of legislation why not cap abo climax sod and ask the congress of the united states to enact a law designating the time the citizens of this region shall retire to rest real at what hour they shall arise arise in in the borni ng and whether the hot housewives bread making use the abo whole wheat or the brand of flour |