| Show CONGRESS AND THE MORMONS the committee on territories has made a report on A bill to enable the people of utah to forma farm a constitution a and nd state government and abod to be admitted into the ailon U iboa on an equa booti r t g with wilh the original states Ps the report was wag presented on january and committed 00 amit ta d to the committee of the whole house on the state of the union the bill referred to to ii the same as that introduced in the senate oj od wednesday last january the paper submitted by mr mansur as chairman of the house commit tee Is a rather elaborate document opening 9 with the amnesty proclamation of president harrlson harrison issued on january ath next come the church manifesto of september 26 25 1890 the motion relating to the mani manifesto leZo which prevailed at the succeeding october Con conference terence the official denial by the first presidency in 1891 1691 of the assertions of the utah commission regarding polygamous marriages the petition of the church authorities for amnesty and endorsements of 0 governor aver thomas and judge zane thereto the memorial of the last legislative assembly and the resolutions relating to statehood passed by the territorial and national republican and democratic conventions toe the committee state that they believe without doubt or hesitation thattie that the institution of polygamy as taught by the mormon church whether of faith or of practice to is now absolutely stamped out and exterminated 4 testimony of prominent officials and others is incorporated orated in the report showing that thrift honesty morality sobriety and virtue are general characteristics of the mormon people the population wealth and resources and educational system of the ry receive attention ad a d a synopsis of the proposed enabling act is given in the summary and recommends the latter stating that there can be but one sentiment but one opinion among all just minded legislators in congress upon the question of duty doty ana that is to almit utah as a state into the federal unions union the report port says saye the mormon church and its its adherents have been subjected for far long years to the sharpest and most unkindly criticisms and heretofore all prayers of the mormon people for statehood have been denied inasmuch as an your committee have come to the conclusion that the time for statehood for utah has at last arrived it is eminently proper that the characteristics of the mormon people shall be made known not only for the information of congress G ingress but of 0 the nation these statements will be repeated from the pulpit and the stump and around christian Ch natian ciresi leg ies many myriads of people who heretofore looked upon the mormons cormons as mal amral outlaws outlaw it li ii kli believed eved will cha igi ig i their opinion and admit that a p ople showing howing ta the characteristics that the mormons cormons possess are at least worthy of statehood with full admission to all the rights of american citizenship aside from any consideration of bood the report of the committee ii 14 interesting as a record of the information poss possessed emed by taft natland the worthy of the oem com finnity known w Mor cormons mormons mons or litt tor tr day saints |
