Show hy The rho Utah which Into nto existence under the of the Edmunds act was ni vested with legislative a abut author but that delegated to them w quasi judicial and character yet from the gent gem en terms erms terms of many miny parts of ot th the the he commission was obliged I o considerable latitude f to make It effectual In the the annual report of th the J mission to the secretary of the h tenor the difficulties of th mission were pointed out bu It set et forth in the report tho I Ithe the he August elections In 1882 w the he commission took charge and el elections tew few illegal megal votes w were re cast 2 men and women w were re excluded fr voting by reason reison of their under the act wf In this annual report of Lb I mission It is also pointed ou t the theory of ot the act of 1 March 18 2 appears io fo to be that a It dl nation between those thos Mormon practice polygamy and nd those W wc not placing a sigma upon for forand forand forand and depriving them of the theor fr of or suffrage as ns well as the right hold lold office while on the i hand an Inducement Is hel held Su u uthe the he latter class that by abst absi ing ng from the I rel relt t they will enjoy all the p fl rights of American citizens In n time have the effect of Ind indu great Areat numbers of or tho pIe ile to refrain from plural plurals EFFECT RESTRICTED While such consideration considerations not likely to have much eff continues the report upon c t th derly men who already hay plurality of ot wives rind ind hi Hies Illes of ot children I great weight with the youn of the territory many of who ambitious an and aspiring and andy not noVt like voluntarily t to embr embrace i ostracism Th leading mons who are generally generall I lr p gamy amy evidently perceive th 3 f foncy ency oncy and therefore ever s passage of the act th they y u hav-u taught their people th tha J measure is transient and tha Vtha will soon be set aside by the the f courts or by the action or nonac of congress As to the declared act of congress as thu eln sef so far tar as s the they pertain to of the co commission it is not dc that the operation of f the a abeen L been ver very successful that is t ta tg that all polygamists have lm be beer bean eluded from the polls an and eligibility to office I ENFORCED AGAINST V Considering that durin during twenty years vears since the gamy act t of 1882 was s passed penalties V of or jf that l law lv v hay g not cv pers pers' persons ns It it would seen seem that Jr n enforcement of th the law ag i 1 some ome ome polygamists been excluded from the polls Justly be regarded that lIntt the act been fully and successfully cu ted V 1 The commission pointed ou ouno ouno no well informed welt welt- Informed person on aj f in Utah could or would reas have expected that at the pa pas of the act there would be he a an mediate chan change e in the I nor that It would h ha Immediate effect in destroying pra practice ot of plural marriage though the act would g have haye a strong Influence in tha on I The Minnesota ta state dep depart depa of agriculture has establish tI quarantine on account of th thE sect known as the alfalfa Jj against districts said to be namely the state of Uta parts parts' V of or Idaho Idabo Colorado J Wyoming Oregon Oreon and |