| Show GOOD RESULT OF THE DEBATE THE congressional record of deo dee ath which has haa just come to hand contains the full report of the de bate over the utah delegates delegated seat beat it was a lively discussion in which quite a number of members took tooh part and resulted in the publication in the record by consent of the th e house of the certificate given by governor vernor murray to alien allen 0 campbell the full text of the decision of that functionary in which it is admitted geoa cannon received votes and allen alien G campbell but 1357 and the certified copy of the returns of election over the me signature of the secretary thus the evidence on which bov arnor murray presumed to bet sef aside the votes of nearly all the citizens of utah who cast their ballots nov 2 disso 1880 is placed before the house and every member has full opportunity Lp of perceiving the impudent usurpation of the executive of utah neither republicans fordem nor democrats with any regald for law or the principles of american government can conscientiously endorse that assumption that the governor of any territory or state in the union has not the slightest power to officially decide whether or not any person is a citizen of the united states Is a proposition that cannot be successfully controvert ed it only remains to be seen whether the men elected to legislate for the nation will permit strong prejudice against an un unpopular pop u system of marriage to blind their eyes to al a simple question of law and justice whether the cormons mormons Mor mons are toba tobe condemned or not the governor of act as shown in his own statement was a violation of law relating to ta bib bis official functions and ought not to be covered over by py any sophistry or sheltered from the condemnation of just and liberty loving people |
