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Show gB3ff j - THE M TUITION IILH.NEU. BBjpjfilp 1 In their official report lo the Sec HKpitf J retary cf Iht- Interior for IST, the HHrJg 1 Utah Commission wid. k j "Tie majority of the Mormons aro HgSylfgg j a kindly trail hospitable peop'e Thoy JpossesJ many trails of character ivhkli aro well worth of emulation by others. In their local affairs they Mnve to kupp-css the vices which aro common lo -euled communities. In TbE,'." t 9 matters of religion they aro intensely Hfefl 1 .IjTOttonal, rendering a cheerful Kffijis ' obedieaec. to Church rales and re- IMS qnlrementR. Thev possess manv of MlSSf the elements which nnder a wi-e feTS'" leadership woold make them a useful HErafa and prosperous people " KiSsf Uecause of litis anJ other con- k9,. stdtrations ftt forth, lions. A. II. Bg3ft Carlton and J. A. McCIeruand, the ESmgKjjj mlnoritj of tho Utah Cornml'sinii, Tefused In 1S lo concur In tho ""?J3 I recommcmlitiou that many of Iht KCutj' 1 foCTloilicersrion eleetedliythepco- KpgF " f plesliould be appointed ly the Gov- Bj&55ftj eirnor, ami in their report for tbat 1?2j rear rcmarsnl K&l I! is obvious that tho laws of Con liffiil gress and of tho Territorial Legists BFfffj tore, the ofBcsrs in charge of tbo exe- WmHU cotton of the Federal statutes the mlHri people of Utah including the Gen- BSjRELl! tiles and the monogamous Mormons, p3gf with main ojier beneficent influences, MftS&ni sacb. as railroads telegraphs, schools E&JkM- I eoBfge, asd tho invinciblo progress pSyt j of civilization, are rapidlvand turclj pJSJjtl working out reformation of tho in- 3 ?""$ I MbKed uxual olensi m Ctah, and " ifc- " i there uoes net now rm to be any 5? - Jl tucuMjf vr propriety for further tcgxi- fj j' ft latmn rainetive of pjlitieal ngtts In ' ' lM tbat Territory. j -y We are Uioroujlily satisfied that i f the wort of reformation in Utah is vJ It, '4i lrogre-jn njndli and that it will 3- "41 SU reVU't 1U a fcJ-0sful iSMlt b 'j f Jj Without a nort to legislation that F" i zM IsprbscrlptlM of religious opinion. S, i5 k.-JrS Uurvie may be cpiiom'zed in a fll atSP9fr few word'" fui-uli crtmvial acitonr, lffrfPgjqjgg ImlTehSHjutcrctdt, never. feSTTa Ia '" 'l'Para,u rIt for 1SS3 Mi ItiS&B en" 3IcClcrnand taj l?SS "I have alreadv saul that existing flfS"5 SI lawsare working wet' and hareci'cd - 3f mL'f3 aaaii'iulaleil proofs of tbo fact. To f Sr .8 'Jet well enough alone' is a nise and i 'm safarale. I trould therefore recom ". -3 mend gensral adherence lo it. l'unhcr ' Js r If afigressivo IegiUuon trenching for- r ' ther uin civil and ixjlilical prni- Ji. W 11 leges would Ui injurious rather than ? 2 beneficul. It would be regarded by " X t! " I100!0 au"e'l as revolutionary 2 i 41 8D Orotic. Savoring under the S " 8 circumsances of peieciition for n k f ligwus opinion, u would prooko a K. A sullen and reactionary mood Such s?8r S ha " lhe etfS of like I -gislaiion. 3 fe- 3 Korelicion was ecr finally destroyed - J&5 c either by armed or unarmed proscriji- ,S k '" ,)a- 'To8 blood of tho martyr is tho 'W I - M seed of thocburch.'" A Gen. SIcCiercaud appends the ? $ anaexel corropondtnee Xy" Office orTrtc stab Constis-sioN. ife tatt Lake CUy, August 10, 13;. S ft' 3 perB aod cunneni service as a if " - K iZ9 fa W Termo-y, I bsg leave to K. " ou DrXl4 answers, as matter of J& A nsefnl information, to the Jillo vlng $r& -3 questions. ffiffi 3fi ' 'hetber, in your op.mon, the y 4&k exaon; laws, diligently enforeod.may &LftJ' 3 be raasonably relied on towo-kthe t W? ' gm ees.-v.tion of pol j-gamy as a practice' 3fe!I,"iB Whether acyoao originating in M. a ' "B commission of tLo crime of pels M SI - gaoiy Kuico the date of ihe tdmunds BSit-l Tocieract Iwscome under ourjudl- 3Kb' ' SI oal noUceT WP5 wi vTicther in your opinion, the qpgBgTrtSB alteraato provisions of that act, cx- .JC" n4hJ3 the elc-ctoral franchise tothoc ll--f' complying with their conditions and SjWjB denyiag it to thohe not complying 'jfjfi wiuiiliem (or who aro otherwise dis TB jnali6edl havo materially prompted ffleB the present movement for a consutu- ftSR tiooel inhibition of polj gaun ! aE3! Vonr obedient servant, -5F.ij Joiin " Mcc-" '". WJt4 3Ion- c!l3r'es S. Zane. jfeR Uaite.1 but. Jadg Third DMnct, miS sft Utah Territorv. iS T Ul0 firat 'lue,t,on propounded ut y wiiliin I auivrer yes. J"M "V t!)0 sooond fjuc-tion I ansn er no "r it Tto tho third question I answer yes. f s - Jw' IIoa- "'taa C Zlumvis i.ijS Orricx or the Utah Cosmis-.io, X M, fc,,t Lae ci,J"i August 1C, ls7 & j 1? Daar Sir rermit me to inquire X ? Wbetlier, from irnI aid official '4 observaUon, jou aro of opinion thai i -9 ""elawsoftbeUnitodSutesarowork i K lS with increating and encouragin, ? J eff,! a reformajon of the practice of J J roljjramv in ih' lerritory' j 't' jj Vour obedient fcervant, JOH A. McCl-nilNAND . Salt Lasr Citt, Utah, f August 17, 1SS7. I . 3r Dea- General Mj an-mcr to , " above in'errogatloT is a decided yes. i ' The ci""B0 in .Mormon sentiment in i 1 I:,',tjearlibcnmarkedanden 1 conra"'"Sontheques.ionof thesup- ,.1 pression and abandonment of polvg 1 jf aalr Trulv vonrfncnd. f i Wat G. Bowjias:, e "J O & surveyor-Oeneral 'J Hon. Wniiam G Iljwinan. " , Surveyor-General United S-a-es, I d Utah Territory. P 't "Hie Territorial legislation t fr J whi.IiCoiumh-ii.ers Carlton an ' I MeCfcroauJ rcfrt in couuociioi i - w,u u atiti po'.vsmy laws o I 'b Ooagnslstheiuarnageaet jaee. iS by the 1. iUtlvo Assembly o t 3 DahmlESS in which f 2 "llsrriage is prohilMte.1 and de- S ered vouL (I) Wnh an idiot. (2 j - -Sj When there is a husband or wife liv- s l t i ing from whom the person tnarrylnp ! ! has not Iwen divorced (,) Wbennoi , ' toleninized by aaautborizcj person" , 3 cxelcivdj bj probate judges jus- " ticesof tbo iace Judges of the dis i I S triet and tupremo courts, or minister- ' 1 g " "Go'Iwl or priests of an denom I 1' tnmon, in regular communion will I !yi j nai religious socieu. ,1) "When t i - i thetimeof marriage iho male is nndei fourteen or the female is under iwelvt f i J-1 ot 5- (S) B-nween a negro ami a white person. (6) Iteiweena xjaTjfeV ilongoIUc and bite man " S&l "o marriage hall be solemnized jgggg - witbotita llcen-e therefor, issued b iiBSt b cir!w0f tbo ProhaU) court of tb 1112 e0"m, 'n 1,i::i ,bs femiio resides a! ; ,i,nc." "except w hen she it of full 'V a:eorawo"-.andItisu,uedonhei ' applicatioii in person or bv wndn- !gned bj her, ii mav be issued In the clerk of any proba.e court." " 1 '"'e per,ou 'o'e'nnUIng tbe mar- -A- f " .' Ul!U! K",lhm ,ul"y d thcre- " I after return the license to tho clerk ol Ftslrf I tb? P1"6 urt of the connty latl vhenwitbued,wi-h a certiaca'eo! ""rS ,ho ""fiase over his signature, gh- L ing the date andthe place of the mar jfh rage and the names of two or more wi jiesses present thereat,' and falling tomakoxueb return be shall bead- cm Judged guilty of a misdemeanor " wm. -"" licas' iStler nUh the eer- f R ' tecf tiF;rono(Deatingat the marriage, shall be filed, recorded, indexed, in-dexed, and preserved by the clerk. Various penal sections follow: "Any one solemnizing a marriage without license to the parties shall be fined cot more than 1030, nor imprisoned im-prisoned not less than one nor more than three years, or both, or any one Bol'mnizlng a marriage without authority, au-thority, nnder pretense of having eoch authority, or who falsely personates per-sonates the father, motber,or guardian in obtaining a license, or farges the name ot any father mother, or guardian guar-dian to any writing to give consent to the marriage, shall be imprisoned not exceeding three years, or if any authorized au-thorized person shaU knowingly, with or without a license, solemnize a marriage mar-riage sLch as is prohibited by the act, shall be fined not exceeding 5 1 000, or imprisoned not exceeding three years, or both, or any &erk or deputy clerk who shall lasne a license for any prohibited pro-hibited marriage shall be Imprisoned not exceeding two years, or fined not exceeding 51 MO, or both, and upon conviction shall be expelled from his office, or if ho shall wilfully Issue a license con'raryto his duty, as prescribed pre-scribed be shall be fined not exceeding exceed-ing ?I000 " (session Laws, 18SS pp. s; It has been urged that Utah should legislate directly against polyjraniy, but Congress has done all that Is necessary on this subject, and Governor West, In his message to the legislature of 185b, said. "When Congress has legislated for the Territory its law is supreme and uf binding force. W o cannot add to or subtract from it- Therefore to attempt at-tempt legislation upon like subjects is to -nake conflicts and introduce confusion, con-fusion, and should not be done except where conprcviiunal legislation con-tcmpla.es con-tcmpla.es or provides that we may do something." The Utah Legislature therefore adopted the following resolutions. Whrcat. Tfcc OTcrnmeat cf the Uaited SUtei has enacted lave prohibltiag and pani"hiD bigamy, pljf liar, nalawfal co-habital-oa, ado!tcr7, loceit aad foralca u n. aad said llwi are la force sad inpreme in Uie Territory of luh, and, t IfhtrtaA ll is ine opinion of His Lxceliea cy tbe Uorernor of Cub, as well as a major it; of ine members ol ine prtienlLffUlitiTe A&fcemb y, that said la-rs opon tbe inbject namca are caUatlve and cannot lswlally te added to, dimlnubed or dsplirated, so lar as raid panlebmenl Is concerned, by territorial leffiaUUon, and, iraerra , It is the opinion of tbe maonty of tbe member ot said AMcmbly, tbst any law pati cd by tald Awc&Uj tbat any lavs pasted by ibe said LezUlalnrc prebtblticc or panitbtcc any or all ot tald oSenws wonld not only t incaccM of IcchUUts power is ibe rerpccl sbore xtttrrtG to, bnt nonld be bncucautauonal tails operations, and if not ascent motional, woold be op-prcriive op-prcriive in that it mlgal enbrect tbe citizen to be twice tried lot ibe asms offenae , and, ff&rrou A bill baa been Introducfd and Is now pending in tbe llouso of Lepreien uurcs vt said Les;latarc, by wnleh It is proiioscd w trobibit and punUbeacbof id o&ei steady probibiled and pan ubed by tnc lavs ot tbe United lalt aa I afureaid, and, ITacrrai, "aid Af teaably, for tbe reasons abote namel, C3 bcreby reject aod diaap prove aid bul, and in older Ibst tbeir adion bercln may not be miaandcntood or miferrprecnicd, and for tbe parpoM of cm pbsaiung and reitcraunr; in tbe most solemn taanncr wltbin tbclr power as a legitlanre tody Ibe decarauunt and In tenuonK ol ibe ieopic of t tab contemn; Ibe j -bibiuoa cf s id oSenec. JToolr J. fly tbe lloaie, ibe Conncil con curnni;, tbat aid Aaembiy are la faror of a pat. hamanc and impartial enforcement ol sail la of tbe CnltlJ Mate in Ibe same manners t.ber criminal laws arc enforced nnder ILo Conaulsttoa and law of onr country, to lbs end tbat said off entes mar ac ccVctuaJy "ebibited. |