Show Governor GO Murray Murra in his annual annual I to the secre secretary ry of ot the jn- jn n tenor for tor the two years ended September September Sep Sap 16 26 1883 the report for 1882 not being printed declared that there was a com combination to nullify the l laws ws of congress which had long continued in Uta Utah This conspiracy he further declared led to open rebellion at one time and arld continues to defeat an and evade eade the plain will o of congress and the thc president and the adjudication of the supreme court courtl therefore h-e h said I am Impelled impelled im Im- im- im to warn you Mr Secretary Secre 1 tary and through you the country of dangers that beset the government government govern govern- ment in n this another irrepressible conflict and to make this report an earnest plea for tor the adjustment of all au wrongs and the establishment establish ment of of good government in Utah by congress which possesses possesses pos pea the power and which I 1 may maybe maybe maybe be pardoned in saying I believe to tobe tobe tobe be its duty to do quickly Then says taya that the history of all states tates and territories terri tern tories demonstrates that times Umes come when m military lI 1 aid is necessary necessary sary sany to support the civil authority I r know of no reason that takes Utah out of this rule Under the law lawand lawand lawand and proper proclamations of my m predecessors pl the militia of Utah purposely organized to be Independent Independent independent dent of ot federal authority is not and cannot t be e made available It remains for this territory territory territory ter ter- that the military force of the United States be foe made available and I present with the necessity of ot the recommendation that it may he be mude lawful for soldiers of the United Stat States s to be used for the ex execution of process out of the courts of the United d States in inthe inthe the hands of the United States marshall of Utah and that that their services es under proper restrictions in case of riot of insurrection insurrection insun- insun domestic violence and forthe for the preservation of the peace m. m n ay more readily be made effective than under the present provision of law Governor Murray in the report reviewed d In brief the conditions in Utah as he saw them and as he had been informed of ot the past prior to his regime He declared that he e found that since 1852 there had hadnot hadnot not lot any time a lawful territorial terri terri- tonal orial government in Utah and he cited section 7 of the organic act which provides that all township district and county officers not herein otherwise provided pro fo foh shall shan shalle be e appointed Or 61 elected as the ease case may be in such manner as shall be provIded by the governor and legislative legislative legis- legis assembly of the territory of Utah The governor shall shaH nomi nominate nomi- nomi n nate te and by and with the advice of the legislative council appoint all an officers not herein otherwise provided provided provided pro pro- vided for He continues I Under this act of con JS the counties of Utah were organized properly but the legislature joined with Brigham Young the governor of the territory by l pretext of differential differential differ differ- territorial statutes and in order to place the territory out of oft oftie t he tie e future control of the executive and beyond federal Influence m m'de de provision for their appointment 01 or election in ways not authorized d but directly In opposition to the expressed ex ex- ex- ex pressed win Will of congress While other ther territories with like provisions have lave carried on their governments In n accord with law Utah has persisted persisted per per- slated in maintaining its unlawful government In spite of the act of congress the adjudication of the supreme court of the territory of Utah and nd the later opinion of the honorable lonora the commissioners under the law known as the Edmunds Edmun s act Discharging the duty Imposed Imp sed on I me by the he act of congress and which had theretofore been upheld I by y the supreme court of the territory terri terri- tory ory I nominated to the council councilpersons persons for the different territorial offices says Governor Go Murray and among other things I said in nominating them that such officers must necessarily be named In the manner designated by congress Their Their election or appointment Inan in an my any other way under an act of the legislative powers of the territory which derives Its ita power powe from the thet provision of the self-same self law Isn is n nullification The power was exercised by Brigham Young the tle first gov governor of or the territory Por mahY many years with few exceptions this part past of the provisions of ot the organic act has been bee avoided and disregarded and such officers have been elected and nd appointed in other and different different differ differ- ent ways than that prescribed by bv net act or A. |