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Show JUDGE ZANE'S POSITION. He Accepts tie Manifesto as Being in Good Falts. IXrORTlVTBDUSG 0 CIT1ZEV siar. 2fmbrnliii in the MXonaon' Chnrrli o Longer a Bir t IdmlnioE. This morning, In Ihe Third Dis-Wet Dis-Wet Court, utterances of weighty importunco were made by Judge C. S. Zane, tho occasion calling them rorth being tho examination or an applicant for citizenship. What his honor said fnears tn , i.. ! entirely cxtcmiwraueoas. He had examined Alexander Fife, of Summit Sum-mit County, and James Hums of Wasatch County, two applltahbfor citizenship, and after questioning them briefly haa ordered theit to admitted. Nothing unu,ul was asked o.-mld In the case of either Thomas Jackou, a third applicant, appli-cant, t'lia aroe and wa examined by Jt.dge Zane as follow- i. You havn'tyour flnt Jiapsrs? A. Jo) sir. J. What country arc you a ualne A. Idccathlrc, Ungland. Q. Whit Is j our name? A. Thomaj Jackon. UnVteUStaU,-'d 3U Me th" A. 1S51. thWhtT tlXC y0U "vnJ tInce A. Lived In Utah. 'J Whereabouts in Utah? A. Part of the time here In Salt Lake, and tome of the time In San-taquin. San-taquin. Utoh. County. ti0.1? iou rc,a anJ write " Lngllsh language. A. Yes, sir. Q. Whatklndofagoverumentdo ?u,. ?. tho K"verumeut of the Onited totaled 1? A. A State BOernment. J. Is It a monarchy e.r republic? A. A. republican government. ,. (i- Vliat do you understand by tbo term "republican covern-ment?" covern-ment?" A. What tin vrn, t,nn Q. Well, what body of men Is it , that makes the laws of the United SLato? A. TheCcngni-. 1. How are they sckcledj A. Bi' th ijaple, '). Tnea ou understand iu that respect that the government is a government by tbe pnop'e through its agents nnd servant? A. Hy the people, sir. Q. Da you believe la polygamy? A. Xo, sir. Q Dia you ever believe hi It? A. No, sir. The Court: I will arts yod a question ques-tion (without wUlilBS to Iwuiidcr-ttooil Iwuiidcr-ttooil that 1 miko It a test now), merely for the purpose of basing some other questions on It whether you are n member of the Church or Jesus Christ or Latter day Saints? . A. Xo.slr. That this Ian question may not be mlundertood 1 will say that In naturalizations I am how cisposed to take Judicial notice of the statement state-ment made by the President of the Church of Jesus Christ ot Lattcr-d-y Saints in his manifesto of the 24th or September Ia.t, that he would in tho future obey the law of the land prohiHting polygamy, and hi advice therein to the members of the Church of which he is the head likewise to observe that law; aud also of the resolution or the General Conference of the same denomination, denomina-tion, In which it b declared that such advice W Its President was -y authority and is binding upon its believer; and that such PreslJect is the only earthly Im-tnimentahty through which that advice can authoritatively come to them. This alleged revelation 1 regard as an authoritative cxpre-lon of the Church of Jesus ClirMof Lat tcr-day Saints against the practice of lolygmy. If this action is in good l.utli the officer and members of the Mormon Church hereafter mutt regard plural or polygamous marriages as violations of the creed and doctrines cf their chjrcb;anl In thesu naturalizations I shall hereafter act upon this conclusion unless samething further occurs sufficient to change my ruled. By their works hereafter I shall endeavor en-deavor to unJn-itand the motive and purine of the manifesto and resolution referred to. My confide! ce in human nature, and charity for my fellowmeu, lead me to accept such a solemn declaration, declara-tion, and the expression of such a good, purpoe as being honest and sincere. Hereafter I will not make the simple fact that an applicant is a memb-r of the Morrain Church a bar to his admission. A representative of the News who was in the court room and heard what his honor said, recognizing recog-nizing Its importance, obtained from the court stenographer, h transcript of the proceeding. The verbatim report ttas submitted to Judge Zine aud he revised, with some care, the uttt ranees made by him, and they are given nlove as he desired them to appear In print. Theforegolngis, therefore, an autho'itatlvu and de-lilH-rate statement, by the Chief Jutlcr of this Territory, or his views regarding the action taken by the President or tne Church or Jesus Christ or Latter-day Paints, and or the Church itseir, In conlerenco assembled, as-sembled, respectiug the sulject of polygamy: and also of the effect such action will have ujon him, sitting as a court and pasting upon application for admission to citizenship. citizen-ship. A prominent member cf the bar, In speaking upon Judge Zane's ruling rul-ing said. "It knocks the keystoneout ot Judge Anderson's naturalization decision " As a matter or tact it tloe completely revolts that de-clsion,anl de-clsion,anl introduct a a new order or things, at least in the Third District Court. In regard to tlie naturalization naturaliza-tion of "Mormous." |