Show THE UTAH uvah commission COMMISSI OI ON 01 T THEIR WAY wat two press dispatches dated angust august 15 have been received from omaha in relation to tho the utah commission orb ers tho the first states that all the members of tho the commission met in that city on the the second says they arrived there the day before with the exception of ex congressman pettigrew of kansas who was expected in the mornin morning gJ U also that thai they would leave at noon if they left for salt bait lake at noon lioon tuesday they will probably reach hero phero thursday night the follow ling aug remarks remarks are added in the dispatches vat pat cheA they will have charge of utah election and will wih until some ilme time a november and carry catry out out olt their thein special worl wort the tha first thi thing n 9 ja Is to attend to the registration f for or jyrich they will res reg beters Leters they will receive and canvass the votes and issue isme certificates of election one of their most meat important duties Is to disfranchise all known polygamists from voting and holding office the election of delegate to congress comes off before the people this fall and this is followed by the election of a legislature they express themselves as ready to carry out the law laws but are unable to say eay until they havo bavo had a consul tation how they will enforce its ita provisions they will supervise elections and remain till november what the average press dispatcher does not know about utah affairs would fill a great many large volumes tho the election for delegate Dee gate to congress should take place in november but there can be no election for a legislature until next year the CommUs commission Commie sion lon is not clothed with any power to call an election or to do anything in ie je lation to elections except aa as proved ed in the laws of utah and of the united states under existing statutes of congress and of the territory there is no means provided for tue the holding of a general ejection until the first monday in august 1883 if the commissioners are coming ming co as intimated to carry out their special work and will stay till november the delegate election can take place as provided for yb law jaw and as I 1 it t ought to do there being no valid reason why the necea aay ais gry mrs lev lov islon lalon of the registration lists should not be effiee effiec effected ted the election officers appointed and the election conducted at the regular time utah should not ba be left without at least such representation in con gresi aa as is is permitted in the limited liberty accorded to it under the anomalous territorial system one of the most important duties ot commissioners defined by the press dispatcher has no existence in the law thu tho enactment which created their office confers no power upon them to disfranchise nil all known pol gay mists or anybody else they have no authority in the premlata prem lats isis but that which is defined in the law providing for their appo appointment intent their powers are explicit ely stated we do not think they will aftem attempt pt to step beyond the limits marked out for them in the discharge die dlE charge of their onerous dutley da ties they will wiil find ample opportunities for the exercise ef sound judgment and discretion and it is not probable that they will load theme olves elvea down with responsibilities ties which the law dees does not I 1 in poss posa upon them it if persons persona who are anxious for something very radical and revolutionary to take place pince in utah would read the laws which bear on tiu tin tho the e situation they might save themselves some dle afe disappointment appoIntment in the tion of their expectations of what certain off omm leJah officials will do if they have not the time or inclination for that they had botter batter let the coffle officers krs ers ascertain their powers and duties themselves without any gratuitous from uninformed formed and inflammatory parti paril 4 aw 4 |