Show t I Then and Now I IThen Then continues the minority report acting upon these fundamental funda- funda mental canons and in accordance with the acts ot of congress the corn com misson has from time to time In official reports and otherwise assured assured as- as the tho Mormon l people that the government of the United States had no designs to coerce them concerning concerning con con- theIr church membership or their religious opinions and that all that was requIred and all that could rightfully be required was that they should come within the laws and abandon the practice of polygamy For example in the first annual report of the commission of November 17 1882 It said The legislation of congress as we se understand understand un- un It Is not enacted against the religion of any portIon o ot the I people of thIs territory The law under which we are acting Is dIrected directed dIrect dIrect- ed against the crime o of polygamy I |