Show ON POLYGAMY POLY GAlAY MEETING OP OF THE UTAH commission MORE MOKE FEDERAL AGENCIES TO BU BB ADVISED judge A B carleton of indiana chairman of thep th utah commission called the meeting of commissioners to order at 10 yesterday morning at the grand pacific hutel there were P present resent the entire commission consisting of chairman carleton col J J R pettigrew of arkansas gen john A mcclarnand ernand of illinois the ran hon A S paddock of nebraska and colonel G L godfrey of iowa the meeting was held with closed doors its is object being to embody in an annual report to congress the results of last years experiences this commission was appointed ty by president arthur in jul july 1883 1882 under the provisions of the edmunds ell undo act of march 22 of that year and originated inobe in the edmunds bill abr for the suppression of polygamy among the mormons cormons 0 of utah inquiry among the gentlemen gen clemen who compose the commission was met with polite and indefinite generalities the excuse being that it was consi considered derea alt wise to forestall the report to congress which will be submitted next mouth month it is rumored however that the report will recommend 1 an I 1 increase in the number of federal agencies and that they be invested with more power also that beside fear of punishment unish ment by united states courts are there be inducements offered the to abandon t course the expressed wish for me lae enactment of laws prohibiting the holdin holding of office by any practical dl believer embodied in polygamy is ii also believed to be embodied in the report mr carleton said that the edw ands law so far as it went had been effect effective lyd in doing away with illegal voting and the law prohibiting polygamists from voting ironing had bad been stringently enforced the courts of justice had he said duran during the last eighteen months convicted convicted offenders in this sense said mr carleton the law has been a success but how far it has made the mormon give zip up his creed is another au ue estion stion the mormon leaders tims vr far show no signs of lentin 1 1 I 1 cai re chicago eo news |