Show GAINES ARGUMENT the supreme court of alie united states recognized alie hopeless noss of the locc of these famous cases if it admits cl ilist tho prescribed in alie wisht section of the act of match 1882 wa imposed as a punishment ish ment it knew it would bo open to two objections cither ono of would be fatal accordingly a majority of alio court ignoring the point that it in direct was a bill of paine and penalties directed against a clays merely licud that it ii not open to the objections that it is an arx law referring to the right section the court eek in this ectro ec tio and by af th tu A aion any ofie at 1 alio llio rimo of bigamy or iu connitt coi in antu A bitt anon or ain 1 is complete alion the iclAl iuni bagin ibal lit co willi chii ono Tf oiin ii i i i and ali anili un ili anent in alie alie operates jiuu llie extin state and condition oi alio aind not apon j it in toru not hilia H ilia i ds rived ot in toto who ir to register rey ister i willi awn allun liia goinn aint i nut a 1 fo csiti cuilty af anil ol 01 inse oi bainy ia iny 0 or us lus beao lid tint i i tb C nl n or U duful and A nen binl ilia oi rander is by aliu iliin i ot cr by he fijn 01 aliu tu civi in alitt afterwards dt is nut in 01 anne t on more in i lut arti one h livier in x lp or rt without injia o birj n in allut BB u bya m nt or ft nt and yet nii lly 1 no oil aiu fco blidt 11 t those of a voler rn arr atif act of larl 18 alie ason lano offu lint ica anu in i rt ino 11 c fk t liy TK oi reister ti 11 lit in inide af tor c in t to alie act 0 tation nii anre linn ir li 0 heiton ii ronn dier lor aliu into tiu lacox 0 fir K alic arit all oli r nrc il to n i 0 it ajalat lie if arc 0 o it if ni in ris x cr hi nor for alu rl elroe roe or p iiii tos 0 ai in alie bisp 0 very alir lu lh ri of one lia allon iiii iii litlo ati it ia e ci IT ti jm inquiry iino tin b of ago or 01 any oilier latuna y by arv KS a i niini eccli vc lii it would bo quits power lo 10 ihrl il rl nj birj lint x ril should bs rn etli d to vot jno in alii 1 own tlc alc acton bo u lor ed to tlde nicio lor tint oc ni B in ifo i fo uria gioi i n n on alio llio fintch noraye nn raye 11 n lr i ill 0 jion in bitof li in fi t i mid L i rt dilion M ian it ir n dai at hillett a d iii 0 sevc the of the cart s v all 11 ilia iii of alie lanui ic dij nij oyed to convey its meaning it a y aliat the lav docs not acol in thin section and by tlc alc r e il u on an it all what alic writer was trying to isy wab that in its imposition in this was not s for crime but alie habit of aing leal phraseology was so strong upon liim eliat lie could not self condemnation nut of liis jovn penalty according mcana penal punishment for c imbor tho in person or property which ia annix fd by laa or judicial decision to the commissi cn of a crime offense or trespass alie p nalty of dis i a ind to that it van be fd and iol aft a eunith upon any oftener at all is lul let u analyze alie whole paragraph quoted above the cobit admits alint dis nt cannot be as a donalt v by alie legislature without a trial K to prove tact a ib not ds franchised franchis cd 0 foi unlawful cohabitation ift disingenuous of course the crime of big amy or polygamy is by entering into a bigamous 01 polygamous marriage but dis although it oper ates upon the aej condition of the gereon is alie lesa a punishment for tha even ifa rot cai tion in barred by 1011 10 1 1 of tin to claim th 1 is cd as a penalty for being guilty 0 the crime and of bigami or polygamy but i imposed as i in i bigamous or stata which in made an is to describe exactly a penal which the constitution of tha unit cd shall not be inflicted without dua of law to admit that while one may bo living in a bigamous or polygamous without cohabitation with more than one woman ho is in eliat een ie n bigamist and yet guilty of no criminal and still insist eliat the objection is not well taken that the inquiry into the fact by alie of ration as an modo of prosecution for crime ais simply begging the question what if the purpose of alic inquiry to ascer tain is living n a bigamous or polygamous state without bing guilty of an no the is to find out whether lie is guilty of an which subjects him to the of di to do this wh at is alie mode an onali yes who are to do this ism officers of registration who in the language of tha nw york court of appeal nrc not Uil homed to do so they can alio fire ci but alicy can not adjudge and declare ns an original cati that the p lias i by alie coin mission of an otense oTt nse botchen Go vs unlawful coi is an of fonso by ln c and im thi su court says eliat the inquiry into the fact ao far as the registration ire authorized to make it or the judges of election on challenge of the right of the voter i f registered are required t u la not in vica of its character as a crime nor for purpose of punishment but for alie aola purpose of determining ns in alie cae of every othar condition to the right of the qualification rigl aitto rut camj tiou ata clied to alio ofaf fraga nrc alie or judges of election competent to inquire they may the supreme court of pennsylvania many things such as the ape iid residence of alio person of r cring to voto whether he has paid taxes and whether isborn n i alir IK a certificate of naturalization but whether lie hat teen criminal of fire airs as a his light i an inquiry of diu credit character chir acter kiuber rn 3 I 1 F smith 1 12 the extent tu they can so rayc lie coin I 1 of new york IK to receive as t ie adjudication by a court eft j that the lins been by alie co of an oi 1 l rs mat uett toa 53 lr and the for alii fold becaro I 1 bolh in the united state and in linguard lin giard it has invariably ably bean lialis that an election allicer is lier a judge nor of alio united is an important ri lit and ilni conferred by iture important prized by alio american people ail act eliat provides for alie thereof a penalty and cornea within kofl allu constitution in regard to bill of attainder ibid third leadis le auis it chii were not so that which can not be accomplished by liean looking directly to the aud can bae accomplished by indirect the inhibition may b chadad at pleasure no kind of against ali framers of alif constitution inand cd to guard which may not lo 10 effected cummin i the scale of missouri 4 having babbled into thia ablo poi ion it ij not surp ning eliat alie court should thai it would be quito competent for the soverign power to declare thal no on bill a married shall be entitled to vote it might willi equal accuracy have aid the power could prescribe the height in fet and inches of hie to vole well as the bolor and cut of hair air speaker waiving for sake the of the righteousness of the law aija of thia decision f of the supreme chui coui united r bales do not the pro ar se c tion 25 of the bill now under con go way beyond cc uta va Con gross neav lawfully d content with x i voter by in hun lo 10 hi fi place of b ances iiii status or ind if the li i bitof iiii ll 11 take and 0 i wherein ht hi ehg mothr not onty hint in ioe nat mean to cerla diones oI ones but ibal lie will not i atly or indirectly i aid abea co hapl or any oilier person pa gaiu iu bcd bm lait li it isit b tn auy ot I 1 m li i iriks cd fiur wie y 0 afi tad 11 10 inac lo 10 fu lekeu bwll tl fe TWant 1 a lil l HS b ir i 1 l i ns li pc ii 4 tin tIie oit ait a alia bo ti iToi ans div t argia hartan tr Al iiii P evl ifil d firl ii ahl aa i iii v uri hiura the tarl lini nta th lio i I 1 ba lavo liftin st jsn arco libil aal hie moat 1 anana iten amencia Am enciu ii tho of stife aniu d S ic Tydo troy ply p ly anro is lillic lan 1 l puah nn whick hiis lurk alii ajel af clr alv jolien joli sn mf l inject intje it ir ni idt iati aini hii lintl t alic life f blut speir i isy 1111 iu pt 10 lo alfy hii ilmi binl hii falt it f u 1 I i clI gov JL h provis cs rr 11 apo ix of inu rs alio ill tu LQ n poin cil ly li pi nicil ay is S HAP and in alir in 0 t lc acl 1 nl ile governor of hie fernl ry lma ay III cir buic acl an vu wasilj cs arili c i x sitf f lie i of autu cri ic ii ii alii but alii ii all the aco ie tf iia I sf atio ct io ol 01 eilf ly chufo ling upon alic g fer or itu p wr I 1 ap avny nuil jin duct cac pt cudei ind fotr non of jhc thc mid i robite our s wm nii tj lie ni cointo 1 liy tiu pitard lit luu bui ui S aitos liy niah alin ali n M CO u id cuir ent af abc lavit alia josl in n fr an vi iain has n cambo af bart maico 11 T aari uari lo 10 denounce el us anuci us lie proposition position pr to c ie upon n baaij au diio ol 01 power eliat anil lo 10 iloni to alio po pip if aliar arii ony to liprie aln m of trici K and to vidae owr linbo drw lio ayt only is in avor of 0 nuin ili an toi iutin mihall its ottora but lio to ili 0 K aili aliu p ale alii ii 1 cal ieli s ali ams erly binl bolli d ibo iupps as well us very otan r vi iyo ot docil B lf sir ann it lc timit such 1 precedent ai bi ia t bo set b y alio Cony nsf abc diate sir I 1 laef it anil is not u of II ilise aliu will abut Coner fisi c 11 wit impunity ilisco ard hit ryail of lociel elf lies at alio of nil diun gov ii lias been arli od tatt it ij 11 aili c c of leonid chiw tr taiti itic froia we ibid MI lipitt it no irac arvi r is been or ever ani be froni abr kiino daiil ii hicl tans of alio ift iv or G nannc it been alio llio of the free i alii h in iba i f alio ricci springing froni ilia libor y lominy nud Tiu lonic our Ln lelih lih rn ce storn biorn friy of ly losi salil silil af ur miral d of tiie of leml y alf gov it llcy e power ixer led by abo ty ninny of jiuu 0 0 many our fitcha atra arf wisely ecna cann of alii of A I 1 llie wl aoi aliu ti n of bleir re YH iio aiu d B ilisie tyranny tyra uny lol hicl att alii fu i alit 1 ryll waa iff SL town tho ciu local coin belf and n iou altaic Al haic tifft aliat nud resistance to abo of km final was arst or oli old iia bohu of mois ul former but p SamA daan 10 lo man fawn wh hi coni new prepared the any for unit il aft n by i yon ir ii TJ ab ci f g dyordi mikii but lilia cu as cobio back to plas it is u tsu nany jhb rt r t alii of buh aad put berc li 0 o il ilar pr il la 1 0 o lis ff tho W ri ikert alio llio ti rHio bieck y n arita ari tj anil kufs tiri inico luid tapp oja edn aur OB cwi mt t lak nol am aih upun ull ilar of bil to s so abo kijuu alie pali enca of ilio bouso lo uso I 1 you wili ino ali c 1 bai fla ie to iti i beci ial li abul abc law p rasing ire of J t af liitt day S ciuta abit nr as alif lius aay att gal anu ci cicora rora iam of ll 11 iv call cil abi iii rilin aud miida ay ilia j bof 0 in favor pruvia homr of ilio baisl fliri ii albro jl bro if n aliu bloor of tan house ni ok alli disia u asli bul stroda ui oa a balsa falsa tiou llo of jesus af aldr ibid alo na huud aro etli i liti aloyi li iad upun abc toil clial of bv abe oi giai ai AI ti s much ita p war IB lio c 0 u her c mp n cs or iu ilij bulj cis i i v iia iun bunsis i h abo aution u the unite II 11 e prisons pru sons of ilic aoi cu aiesi ia anio ail to ind i i ich rower he acts of alio llio lo 10 isn live itic unit af nu tn ec ijar aliu bu court of i lie iiii cil S a os in the ra 0 iowa ay iy cur i au aci alim cui gress did ciui t ilo ft ts of Aso uLlus bluy 0 valna it lold ii 10 lo aie ico ir ain luceri i d li bacil by a aci iwa valid buo ouo ii fallows ful lows tere t ere f re ft c thus would lr if ii ans aviu alm n bt tu aul lio d property lud ainu figu ii for its own ubo or or fur alo u o nud of elioso aili 8 beci uio i ili 8 Y u cau not wi h votice lio ibal R of now bulj kiili alio 1 l college I 1 if tacia is auy jaw well settled in aliis I 1 it ahat it is the law m rord to liy lits aleu coico to legislate upon iho af polygamy iu 1882 the oiin bill a refo pliny or in tolo alie act of alio legislative in abo church of jesus day but alo did not anro io that far it expressly blut iu abo fu nn religious ns ir noc airty should acquire property lo 10 a i amount thin but it did bot wilh abo il opacity held by uch alsoe ution or it did ut ditc itc uld not without tho wol diw of alio llio laca in lo 10 rights I 1 will nut 3 our by rainy rs iny la 11 subject in ail i and n adno ful iv iod fotr better I 1 could bope tu do it by abc of abo judiciary in to alio llio huic it i si bot tho power to do aliat this bil proposes to do iu the four fifteenth and sixteenth bec eec diun tiun kat i auld bf a nirra wista of time on ray part to addono word if you will not bolatto bo litTO t such sut bority aad such reasoning you wi uld not believe though ona roso brors tho dead to warn joil against ibis contemplated wrongs for like seasons I 1 leavo il necessary to touch raucous alis lava baca ai uble discussed in minority jt aa is shown by unit report tion 2 inan deafoe attack and overthrows alo personal of alie indefensible legislation but it lr 8 da irtira ir tIro i c thero j esuo wf rrt theoal by a 1 right to ba imn and s bein S b uro r 1 iho iolli is usa leas ho ciuc ii existing i le s of utah itaf it rf report in of 11 e law ni abo liia t alic ay iy i ox preB y ideiil by ahe rial ploll be taht ciu y if ed h null nd ot no S alls affer exercised original law ouli artion r v la lio t of no effect if dr a r aly nullifies fios its effect fo v abc future no force vill b bo Ins vordi ca so ioie of tho IB T confer ng lh w pl abao cointa of to sufi r ll 11 at alili catri dieso lieso diw rif cc sv frich fr irH ih p aitla t ar ct as labo ir aho lawi abe annl it ff ceasy 1 B bowdin ta leafio clug ibo C 1 is I 1 can due pault i iquio i ur as aiwas illegal quat ia contrary to ahe law 1 nd court f alio U S in the abo tato of iowa alro ily referred to but I 1 suppora fee arl till pio inin jr itself I 1 lai ilie on tho of the alio tu lator doctrine mr speaker inay I 1 ventura to appeal to this house to consider well before il commits itself to tha inon contained in thia L 11 I 1 know orwoll the in a are operating to driva legislation through Jre alize iove tho very air lias lieu chada pregnant with alia alis slander alie and iiii mitigated falsehoods ceaselessly concocted and persistently aisem religious bigotry and iu are arrayed against my people al cant hypocrisy and fall kindred peck join in alis huo and cry the pulpit the prea aro for th inabu victuro fic turo of public their batteries ura directed constantly and full force upon the mor i anions I 1 know that it ia probably well nigh for any man in public life to even protest against a measure no matter low rou how unconstitutional that i aimed at daily almost hourly w aro told eliat it is tha evil of polygamy eliat leaves in alid your of eliat stigma is the advice of those who admit the wrongful ness alie danger of such legislation at is now proposed and fair play euid justice will have ft chance at if go who not give th laws already enacted and so vigorously nay ao enforced an opportunity to work their effects if they will not extirpate polygamy surely no legislation of a kindred character ever will if you are impatient and must have quicker r salta why not act upon the declaration of an assistant ansi stant attorney gr eral of tho united state who deliberately libera tely ea nl taftt ii would have bemi an act of mercy put all grown to the sword thi bill if it becomes a will place tho morman people at the mercy of men whose object is first to plunder their earthly and drive them from their homes tho possibilities cf T mu tho ef this legislation mr speaker can not bo exaggerate in all candor 1 varrily belette eliat baw directing general outlay y 0 o bo declared against all who dij not on 4 L 1 paga after coln cr ln kiino from the issuing of a publicly renounce and recent belief in the finith of alic mormon church would be merciful ill comparison with the fitch of aliis proposed imar mr speaker it fg not he morals of abe Mor iron people or alic con influence thereof upon be public that i at alio of abe wa have to endure it ia preposterous konecne none cne to talk abe mormon blot lipon the civilization 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