Show THE MORMON JUDGMENT DAY AT HAND UDER U deu DER the above sensational heading the new now york derald herald of april 14 contains in its washington correspondence dated the day previous the following probably dictated by laxwell maxwell IS or carey or one of their partisans the wish being mauf manifestly estly father of the thought the never ending utah question tio n is again before congress and is deeply interesting two biffl different erent committees as well as a large number of members who have hitherto had occasion to know something about the territory and its disloyal polygamous inhabitants something Sor soi will undoubtedly be done this session if brigham youngs craft and peculiar arguments favorably known to some old members do not again stave onn action before the committee on elections the counsel of general george R maxwell contestant and of george 0 cannon sitting delegate have been heard at length on the tile contested case and it is understood will report at an early day general maxwell who represents the american or gentile element claims and has proven that apostle cannon the mormon delegate is living in i open and ancl notorious polygamy with no less than four wives eith zith with another about to be beale sealed seale to him in open violation of the laws of congress this will be held to disqualify cannon because he is guilty of a felony and he is ia likely to be sent back to his numerous families to tell his people that congress repudiates polygamists ts and law deflers the friends of the mormon saint are earnestly endeavoring in all sorts of ways and by every means to stave ofir off a report from the committee until the last of the session bui bul it is believed the attempt will fall fail maxwell claims the seat because cannon was well known to be living in polygamy when the mormons cormons voted for him and consequently their votes were thrown away and he received the only legal ones that question on is still being discussed in committee itte e with no result as yet before the judiciary committee united states district attorney carey and others are urging a bill to free the wheels of justice in utah blocked for the past three years A bill will bo be reported giving the desired relief which will readily pass both houses A registry law is also demanded but congress appears indifferent to the political situation in utah and will probably put the matter off until some startling outbreak in that distant region re relon 0 ion lon calls their attention to its pressing needs the president is known to be extremely anxious for ae legislation gi s lation of a sy broad and effective character c h ar acter aeter and unless something is done soon a special especial message on the subject may be looked for he desires to see the twin relic of barbarism removed during his term of office whether lie he can bring congress to carry out his wishes remains to bo be seen finally it is reported confidentially that the supreme court has decided unanimously that the tilo mormon probate courts outside of business are illegal the decision is withhold withheld for legislative action to confirm the proceedings of these courts which have resulted in hang ing and sh otting ing men and imprisoning and fnning fining others othen for all ali alleged erred M crime if cond Coni congress gess tess does not give this the mormon judges are liable to prosecution for the gravest crimes a situation of affairs they do not contemplate with comfort altogether utah affairs promise to be prominent enough before congress ada adjourns on ans |