Show POLYGAMY prohibited the provision to be inserted in ill the state constitution after the close of our report of the proceedings at the constitutional on saturday afternoon the convention remained in session and the time was occupied chiefly in considering sideri si Dg the reports of the various committees several changes of minor importance were made in the charter of the proposed new state and a provision vs ion securing minority representation was introit introduced aced beading the discussion on the subject it was referred to a special committee and an adjournment was taken at ai 1110 11 la 10 p in to 9 am today to day the constitutional convention resumed sum edits its session at 9 this morning the final reading of the articles reported by the various committees was taken up the conven en tion went into committee of th the e whole mr air smith in the chair the provisions of article 1 I ordinance and bill of rights righta were discussed an amendment was offered providing that the a application of all laws shou should be uniform A lengthy discussion ensued on this subject in which the parti partiality allty of aonie ot the federal officers in discriminating in certain classes of offenses was severely criticized the amendment was adopted as section 17 with a few minor amendments article articie I 1 was accepted article jr right kight of suffrage w was as then taken up pending its consideration the committee of the whole arose the special committee on minority representation made its report which was referred to the committee ofine whole mr richards Elc hards ot of the committee on boundaries miscellaneous provisions and amendments made a report the committee reported the division referred to it with wt slight changes from the C constitution adopted in 1882 82 an addition was however made to article XV treating of the all absorbing topic in the me handling of which the calef interest in the conventions proceedings has centered the following is tle tie provi on abolishing POLYGAMY SEC 12 bigamy and polygamy being considered incompatible with a 4 republican form of government each of them is hereby forbidden and declared a misdemeanor any person who shall violate this section shall on conviction thereof be PU punished Dished by a flue floe of not dot mere aih than thousand dollars and by imprisonment for a term of not less than six months nor more than three years in the discretion of the court this section shall be construed as operative without the aid 0 of f legislation and the offenses prohibited by this section shall not be barred by any statute of limitation within threes three years after the commission of the offense nor shall abe power of pardon extend thereto until such pardon shall be approved by the president of the united states in article XVI on amendments the he following in relation to the section just quoted is added to the first section provided that section 12 of article XV shall not be am amended ended revised or in auy any way changed until any amendment me ut revision or change as proposed therein shall in addition to the requirements quire ments of the provisions of this article be reported to the congreso Con pres gresa of the united states and shall be by congress g ress approved and ratified and such approval and ratification be proclaimed by the president of the united unite d states and aad it not so ratified and proclaimed said section shall remain perpetual mr richards stated that the new matter reported had bad been discussed s d I 1 in a caucus an b by y t the he convention 0 n v en tio T the e r report p ort was the then r referred t to the committee ini e 0 of f the whole hole mr winder offered a resolution requesting the utah commission to provide at the general election to be held on the first monday in august 1887 means whereby the qualified electors of the territory might VOTE ON THE constitution the resolution wa was adopted and J R winder S R thurman tharman james sharp and L J W shurtliff were appointed as a committee to wait on the utah commission in reference to this subject A committee on printing was on motion of mr smith appointed E A smith J T cane jr and D D houtz the convention went want into committee of the whole the dis discussion of the report on minority representation was taken up bythe by the committee committed of the whole and continued at some length the pectin section recommended by the special committee was lost by a vote of 20 to 34 mr thurman then moved the adoption of the section with a proviso that it was to be in force until the legislature should otherwise provide this evoked considerable discussion daring the progress of which the committee arose and an adjournment was takes taken till 2 pm to give the members further time tho question of minority representation was then taken up for consideration this afternoon the convention again resolved itself into committee of the whelp and section 14 as amended was rejected the section as it originally original lv stood without the proviso after until the legislature shall otherwise provide was taken up mr thurman moved that all reference to minority representation be stricken out of the con constitution sti tation this called out considerable discussion and the motion finally prevailed |