Show BY OR WOODS mit uit anit V del dei 14 SALT halt ALT laa lia ka CITY 7 gocmen p ossana nuj 3 j x i i 1 6 ca 1 I V to tile the Senate and anu hog hou Houe s olaf of representatives of oc the tho Congress of the tile aued stats states ak ask a corn in af investing Invest investigation ig atlon aaion is here with cd without my fa agna agn a turm turc t u re i vou You recite in lit your that a i large largo majority of the people p L opie ople of this territory are accused of di diloy alty alts insubordination and other violations of tho constitution and ki tates states I 1 iam lam arn ain not aware that thab ia a large larg majority maor or Y 0 of f the people or of this territory lym are ure r po fo accused or believed bell beli eved so to be bet bett best t that thit theme there are those who have been accused is ig conceded but ithai that thai a matter for congressional must congress sit in judgment by commit and wherever wherever citizens iti are arc accused or of wrong doing I 1 think not and aud tile tiie therefore re forer I 1 would 11 tp kit alt it jt J ivill will only ohly result in injury and arld subject you to the charge of df doin doln doing tyso BO for pose vose or of delay detty and iti iri view of file tiie lle ile lie olet fiva taht 1 I as governor required as I 1 am atil by tiie tho organic org krlic art arl lundby and by my that 1116 hirm kirs ihal bual be faithfully executed havo have been continuously confronted ith open violat violations ioni loni of the laws lawa 0 contreas Con greas without thu the ability to enforce obe because of defect defective iyo iYe legislation land and have required represented the faeta facts to tb tile the federal authorities authora ties and to vip VIF ledi ledr av I 1 ai 0 A enli poil p pil oil 1 or norr the territory tory to ask or expect exil ct me roe to join you in in condemning myown my owr own official acts by pro pouncing them thorn absolutely untrue and made with malicious intent is a sad commentary upon the the judgment ju and good taste of those ahbe who ask it that I 1 cannot do so is certain what I 1 have done in the premises iliavi I 1 have haxe done understandingly prompted alone by bya a desire to promote the best interests of the territory and I 1 shall do so a again pain should circumstances require it R the charge that them there exists insubordination and other othar violations of the constitution and laws of the united states in this territory is el either elther ther true or dr false let the facts be submitted d all will agree that theatrical the ATrial anal object of government ca t is tho the protection of the citizen in ll 11 his rights T that hat pe ho laws of 0 this territory as a q they u ow naua naca stand stang are inadequate to accomplish t that t end cannot be denied there alix has 1 not been a rui jui jury r em paneled in this territory for morel more than tareo years who o verdict would gould have been valid ner can there ho be under tile the laws now irn int force such aro are the decisions of br the district courts of the territory and such 1 is the law life liberty and property are at the mercy of the tile lawless and dishonest dishonesty without tile the possibility of protect protection lazy YOU have been beca railed called upon to fo furnish the remedy the power to do so is in our hands it if we do noc not give the needed legislation congress Conr 0 auf or anarchy will ensue again in the jtb section of odthe the act organizing organising organ organic ising log ipg the tha territory congress 1 gre gae gave gac to Q tile tho governor the power by aiba and with the wivi advice 1 co and consent of the legislative council to appoint all officers above the rado grade grado rade of coti coul county rily rity officers in disregard ard of the nights rights thus confer confor conferred ref i upon thet the governor governo r the legislative assembly i by y enactment have hava usurped that power by making all such officers elective i by hythe bythe the joint vote of the two houses of that blat body independent of tile the governor that this usurpation has caused mu much cil cli of tho existing difficulty and confusion n cannot be questioned in my message sa geto to the legi legislative assembly at its last session X L called special at to these db D obnoxious noxious statutes asking their repeal and ond theon the enactment act of laws upon that subject which would be in conformity with the organic act but my recommendations ions went for naught and tho the persons thus illegally elected including all of the territorial officers were continued and are now in office in effect obstructing the administration of justice aad preventing the correction of existing evils 1 again it lias ilas li ai been repeatedly aeja by the D district corts and i affirmed bythe bytho by the su supreme r enlo enie court of the territory that atho aho probate courts under the organic act have no equity pr criminal nil nii judis juris i diction and yet set in gont contempt emp eme t 0 ol 01 I 1 such web decisions the pro probate ato ate courts throughout houat bouat fhi territory exorcise a juried jurisdiction concurrent concur with the tile district I 1 couth s determining questions in an equity issuing wilts writs of habdas habeas guiv in somo somi u instances discharging persons li held heid by the district dis strict sor for ball bali and im panne ing 0 rand grand juries jaries ard and aid putting persons upon trial for liberty and life again awain in the tile congress of the united states tatos enacted a law making plural marriage a crime and betit yet it bo denied that thab plural marriage is now practiced pd d to a 1 great extent inthis in til Is territory terri tar in direct violation of that law lav it is sufficient to say vay a that the law is is unconstitutionaL i the r supreme cpr eibe cipe court of the united slag states has not bot feo 0 d decided anul that is s donell doneit done it i is the law or of the tile landa ianda land yand nd should bo be obeyed in my jnes sage b to tile tiie egla egia egis lalive assembly at its irs session in 1872 I 1 called attention to the violations of this act and urged the tilo enactment of a jaw prohibiting h abit in it in the future but I 1 regret to my say nothing was done can we in truth state that no law of the united Sta states tesla tesia is vio in utah or ona ora ski ingre ingres 4 to investigate and inquire in lud iud t yo truth 6 of tha no w one one deme I 1 can not again it is well known that a large number of homicides homicide S have havo been committed in this territory te andin and in many instances no aftem attempt apt lpt to bring the tho persons charged with wi EU ucil uell such sueh crimes clinies to trial have been made in indeed auch such are the defects of the laws that no legal conviction can be had again the legislative assembly at 11 t its session cession in in 1870 in direct violation of the established doctrine of the nation conferred the right to vote upon every woman who is the wife widow or daughter of a 11 native eborn born or naturalized citizen of the united states without re quiring q ang that they shall have attained t ined the age awe of twenty one ono years or perfected a citizenship under the naturalization laws of the united Stat states esthus thus conferring upon aliens and minors the right 3 of suffrage if there has been heen be eu improper legislation gi in the past usurping the prerogatives or of tie the governor in the election of territorial officers in a rianner un unknown knolyn to and ln in yolk alola tion of tile organic act if the established doctrine of the file republic ila lia has been violated violated by permit ting aliens and minors to exer ise iso the tho elective elv elp etive franchise ranc lilse ilise if the laws governing proceedings in the courts are re so defect defective ivo that tb q re is 1 protection to life liberty or properly property p yand fand aud nud criminals go liti titi unpunished pun if the probate courts courte in defiance flarIce de of the decisions of tho the district and supreme courts couil have been and arenow are now exercising an unwarranted and improper jurls juris diction it is our duty to repeal without delay all ail obnoxious legislation and enact such sueh laws andio and so perfect the machinery as protect to alike the rights of all punish crime and make mahe ri ake ahe it impossible for abuses af pf any kind bind to occur in lit the then will order orber bo be brought baroug lit out of confusion and peace and pro prosperity spere tibo tibe up their ab abole 0 in our midst ads most of tho the questions now attracting tr public attention in utah are matters matteis for judicial investigation loile alone but tho the courts wi without furt iier lier legislation are powerless my oft repeated recommendations i are before you yeu rho rhe tile tho power to correct hil all is in in your hand bands it is your dupy duty to exercise it bulia arut if you jou S u fail neglect or refuse to me meet et t these h ese eso public wants want it is the right it is the duty of congress to I 1 legislate for forus us and looking ng to the iessi best interests of the whole people of the territory 11 I 1 shall ask it lafrom from a sense of duty signed sic sir ined GEORGE L WOODS governor go yer ser ver nir |