Show HARMONY PLAN FOR II OPPOSED OPPOSED FACTIONS Mormons and Gentiles Agree on Settlement of Electors Elector's Oath Measure AMENDS MARRIAGE CLAUSE Church lI Absent in iii Idaho f a Say Those h Who ho the lie Je Legislature Boise poIse Feb 23 The Thc The conference r pe peCO CO committee which pow now has under consideration con con- the tho proposed enactment of an ejectors ejectors' oat oath has hit hilt upon a plan plait which it Is believed will be he satisfactory tor tory to time the contending factions actions Time Tilt factions aro are not far apart and It is believed ie that hint an agreement will be he reached which will remO remove tI the e so- so called Mormon question from Crom lh the field fieldor of or politics r at least so far Car as agitation over O the tho Idaho constitutional provi pro Is conc On one sub it is asked that the time qualifications of ur tho the electors electors' oath should be enacted exactly as the constitution con cun- specifies them m. m On th time the other side objection is made to lo one word Inthe in the tho constitutional provision owing to tolie the lie fact that it is Impossible to know what construction the he courts would place Ilac upon it This one ono word is celestial ce celestial ce Jest In reference to a form Corm of or marriage man It is conceded b by the adVOcates advocates ad at- of the enactment of an oath containing the time strict constitutional le- le that this word is Js used Inthe in inthe the lie constitution con to recant mean some t form rm or of polygamous marriage Mormon lormon members mem mem- bers hers and amid their friends also state lh Ir belief in iii this hI idea a but ut h us as the time word is applied to a form form of mar- mar riago in Iii the time Mormon l chur church 1 th they have havo no assurance that hat the courts would not construe the lie word to have this hits peculiar meaning They rhey hold that celestial manage according to tho time acceptance of the time term in tho time Mormon formon church ChUIch Is a matter which the constitution or the Jaw ha laws have no reasonable i right to 10 withhold from electors Compromise C S J Suggested In Jn view of the fact that both sides agree that lint tho the Idaho constitution in inUs Its Us provision which requires that no lector elector shall live JIve in Iii patriarchal plural or celestial marriage c. or b belong ong to an any organization or 01 sect which teaches the tIme same has reference only to polygamous polygamous mou marriage In any and antl all oil forms forms' n It plan phin has b been cn suggested to the time conference con con- ference committee which U Jl In its bo- bo Is time time- solution It J Itis JIs is proposed proponed to tu Insert After tho the wor word celestial ci lit In thu electors electors' oath tho the words or any uny other oilier form of or polygamous In incus 0 lU-I lU marriage mulling tho tIme provIsIon provision provi provI- sion slon ren read patriarchal plural celestial cobs celes ml or an any other form Corm of or polygamous marriage It is kno n that this solution willbe will vilI willbe be wholly satisfactory to the Mormon element in the lie legislature Willie While the time Mormons l anti and their thir friends really behove believe believe be be- lieve hove that the time enactment of or a test oath Is who wholly unnecessary sary they are willing will will- ing that thal the oath should be required nr mf l rr r M In r order r lr r t to tn nn ninee 1 then s I I on oil 1 l record c r before if r the e state i l as as- as asi citizens i nB who uphold the constitution The only hitch Is Js on tho the word celestial and the propose proposed addition to th the tha t takes lakes awa away the tile possibility of oC th the tho courts holding that this term in tn cite tho constitution refers to the celestial mar mn marriage as os observed observe 1 by the tho Mormon church chUlch The fact that the Mormons as a a. rule holl believe p foat no interpretation interpretation inter inter- would 1 bo be 0 made b by lh the tho Courts is shown h by the tho vote vOle nn on the Jim In im Inthe the tho house when lI seven sen out of lh lie Ihu t ton temi n Mormon lormon members voted for Cor it of Dictation The fact tact that thieve there was ws a division n amon among the Mormon lormon votes in the Hie on oil this measure has created much comment here It has gone a good go godway wa way vay toward doing away with h ha ht l idea ea that blat instructions to lo Mormon members mem m- m hers bers of or the lie legislature on how to lo vote on measures come Comb from rout Salt Sail Iak Ial It Itis itis is Js generally agreed that lint if In Instructions t would come on an any ami question they would come como on oni this one omie Governor Go special m message to lie l house In which lie he announced that the t test t oath bill would not lIot meet moel with his approval al une unless it Jt contained the he recommendations of or his l original rJ message to the time effect that the O oath lIl he be adult and fornication fornica I made matl to 10 Include adultery 1 thou LIon as well velI as fiS polygamy oems em to I have had imad little effect in the lie co cons thou of the question in ither e-ither tio I house or tho limo senate senat It has hag been suggested suggested sug sug- tho the governors governor's statement that hint time the measure would not riot meet with his approval might not necessarily rib menu mean that he lie would veto velo it as he lie ml might ht permit it to become a a l. l law lass without his signature |