| Show T jui jul cecial uricial troubles arales m in utah na WO L LEGISLA a aylon TIO IKO iro cable CAnLE eppo smon TO the TUB administration upa N THE MORMONS washington feb fob U the presidents message on oil the mormon ormon question tiie the substance of which was printed in the tribune a week ago agor was avas sent to congress today to day it is is hardly probable that any legis sueh such is its that recommended will pass pitsa this session fie senator freling hu serl sell s I 1 blu biu in ma may I 1 possibly 1 get t through the senate trough though even that is doubtful but butt the house will not be ilk lik likely OY O Y to reach 1 it L many nany of the tilo leading members of both houses look with disfavor on an tin this s administration ra raid id oil on the mormons cormons Mor mons several of them were in fil utah last summery summer and feel sure that as far fir as legislation is demanded bythe gentile population the tilo motive is 5 more perso personal aarand and selfish than otherwise they say bay as far as they could learn the laws except those which dle aie are aro construed to forbid polygamy are as much respected f t there gre gro as in any any of the territories but the mormons cormons hayo havo made utah i nn an omis oasis in the great american des desert artje a country the value of which is only onis just becoming appreciated the gen cen gentiles tiles look with covetous eyes upon udon the nich rich possessions s of the mormons cormons Mor mons thear now that as the mining re the territory are do er acre of arable amble land will indrelee inc ine telee reigo in n value they know that tk have been oon for several years contemplating moving southward ill in a body to escape persecution and they hope that if congress can be induced t ta pass afew a few oppressive measures the whole body of them will go away and either abandon their rich possessions posses siona or sell them for a tithe of their value the intensely ely partisan character of t the lie lle news that is sent tent from salt sait t lake city to the eastern press has also been remarked by many members of con Congress congresses bessas as well avell as the outrageous misrepresentations presentations to congress and the president of the territorial laws and the state of society in utah the men who will oppose legislation a to enable abie able gentiles to oppress oppre tile tiie mormons cormons have hate no y with avith tile the 8 system of poleg polygamy a in practiced practiced by them but they believe in i legislation I 1 el 1 that shall shail not at present d disturb family relations but which shall prevent the contraction of polygamous marriages in in the future this they think the mormons cormons would agree 7 to but they are afraid that if t tile lic administration policy is carried out we ave may have only another illustration of the old adage that tle tie tl A e blood bloo d of qa tile martyrs is 19 the tile seed of the tiia churche JV Y tribune y A PROTEST from UTAH washington feb 17 A very strong protest against government interference ili in utah signed by all the leading merchants and salt lake like was received he here ile loday lo 16 day by telegraph and will be laid before con congress 71 ress 11 durin duning during the tile day i chicago pose post 81 COLD AGAIN our dispatches talk of colit col coi A weather again in some new Engla england iid ild and other eastern caster 11 cities thermometer 20 and 30 below zero not very spring like |
