Show i r f a j W so i co SSU Text li report n v 0 is ia T measures of op 8 1 blood ij 5 CT W 7 SIR we have the honor to submit a brief history odthe proceedings edinga of codr tute cure bione tione heretofore made and to pre getil othere in the nature af amendments to lawe of polygamy adich a todi continuous and careful lias to the usual annual butali re lit lafor the far were dul fiade at aliu time nd in the dianner form l rf giatra til inlaw ty by boa o 0 fol win aach eldi 1111 ade ard day ui at were I 1 nty lands neni bere of alie council au d of the leibl alve alen county an d ot ficera the 1 III election precincts antea were atie territorial Terri lorial of district 1 but not hy alie fan vaS TiTi u in the juddi f thy by tho AU urney uan eral of stats the tua only be by of the Kt vernor tu n by ahe N peri per i afton alie practice of poly was allowed lo 10 or vuu nur was aidy anh or coin nad attire ait ia nor at adv lild bild andor 1 iff the the t blab been surely that atie name of a an nt now be upon trillion H th aad aea are attice Ney erthe ju a hat mariy all yie of nd re aho jeu alalie hast as in the to which reference in maila ar motie alin ajl do iu to ftp d alrine of polygamous mar A A ui vi og r vela alli and niora upa on ao 10 any human law local or nallon one very ut atalie alIe excel tion ho ever t this 1 rule a in jhb lal elect ionin the iti thin count lie t entire n nn mormon ticket wax ere waa aninger anin ber of if af the he a member of the and opposed to their who has been elected in many in a fonick report we called atten tiomi to the tact that a number 1 in the bomm dexion by certain Mor raun citizens names had been excluded and alio were not permitted to vote tho district court decided thew basea ainest iho andon appeal to court of the territory these decision deci eion were at firmed an appeal having been tak en to the court of the kunii ed atalee the of the court as to ber 0 o thea compion Com chile the opinion delivered u by the supreme court in these etric ted the number of those who woj el frim tuu erae by the yet it proved to be a timely an 1 valuable interpretation of the constitution clity of the fact and selling the meaning of several which were of doubtful and difficult con 1 in out report for 1884 a u that there had been an the num berof plural o 0 durinzi year anif art num ber of biales ad feu alfa win liua riter fd that lia nearly aa could abc ord nc to the beat we li ave been able to obtain ru have been a few o 0 during t e re an fn var II 11 nt athow how llan re from a olt lit ite parte unil nut un acau aclu 1 burr niler by aid the dort it alif paw law li v die aal the at ome or avi nifa cincer taiti take alie of tb fr arcs cS it is alt ither hinr marrying would an fn become very lieonel lie Onil attitude f the and of the jaw athe u ln in the of W in the by an almost country ave exerted in theart arar a rp reee ive influence upon the murmon 1 a before oinie lo 10 utah foerg waye tha ilea of ati omd in lawful alth the insurance th court by many that chev t nil abinet aa inet the law ih ema elve nor aid nor abet in any way violation by ollar the io crin br of abee of 1 tn abe church rhoar wh oar known now to tt WH yf lit 1 the Hawe by the hili whom from justice ad to live their re lison at whatever ali eche appeals of the ao of ohp church to 0 the radical element of which the od i cere of justice autU corix cl tho law are chose of their who dared their intentions intent iona in the future brande dai trait reM their and their people all shadid be these aro evidencia and show tuat indent aud aali n pv at more and niura thi incipient oi lest ch on tide and etring the other an feature ot the utah it id of this which bas inspired the threats of stra ciBin vo bredy indulged in by the it acerb of the hurcle towards all their intention to obey alie lawa it ie true that eom ahto biad and arrady and willing d to imyak bair anbu 1 he that ibey would iem yield lull obed it lire to hie aff afterwards to dussault us sault iiii went to prison elliut at the expense of tim withdrawal of all us a nial n ial and but there will bit more hereafter who will au the law and abide by it and fewer who will prefer LI to 1 the peri the churches Chur chas the vi alie law ia by additional legislation evera forward by the ment will live more and course to the men whose debare is to respect and obey the law A single capp backward in or in the of the present law if nothing shall be niven in the way of legislation will help alie hurtti to cruch out t atie sparil and perhaps li the ui all ha gained by atie pas ae tae t of lie act this law alie pre ent ot caurie in utah aru entitled to the of the arduous and trin duties posed libin bava charac nr ezrd by decided ability riu zeal and present al lorney eliose appointment two year iago waa made ardiet ar tiet reque alie corn iuis iun was installed in hie ahre indictments hae been found fur polygamy and there have afen twenty ih ree and forty ati ree raa trial A lare bif thi biars of s in hf aa jua ticy ot the territory jerri tory at 1 taku th bivil locker of ia very large but a have been biven overall over all cherb Ih eprea brought to hie fourt br alie actie an the act hats made that in that should bea authorized by iltis anfor at thie time that the remuneration for such as leave been rendered during the past two year ja soBi nall actor ney and lis have found it their personal pe to tender their resignations the very best talent coupled with the utmost integrity of is essential for in ihie ferlice fery ice and these are eseed in the fiill ent dee ree by the pre perit incumbents a alie 18 of ahe ie euph regretted by every citizen of utah party eliat the territory alie polygamy riu tali lay much upon tho fact tant he under the act are directed solely alio maintains 1 the polygamous ou reli eions they chiai re that sexual dereliction by do not belong to the n charch are not investigated and punished under tin edmunds law and fore i of alie law U partial but tills i un error alff law was not al individual lae practices but against 2 the as fault made by the mormon church upon the mot cherished institution of our civilization system alie lawe bf were by 1 that if tin rac tico 1 should even bo tolerated in the united it might day become a serious to the institution 91 which alie world bascome has come toco jhc thc abt potential ductor for advancement of civilization everywhere it wai the law was aimed and alie courts have held eliat with two or more kivee at the i auie i relationship and lio iding out td the world lucli of colial aa by iti very nature tin attack upon tin system alie cred family which k the pride and strength of our social to do this is the very for which alie law p ro vida a butan dealing win tilia clasa of alie courts af udall leave been merciful the rule lia awn to give all pcr the opportunity of a full and a colemn to henceforth fron the practice to avoid alie imprisonment barf of killgo till gO fj f M 1 in this it may be properly aid ati l in utah adulterous or las and la 18 altogether with the mormon a dich bibri in all iho aldaya the I the of the of 1882 under wa organized au thorl ty lri vei ettl bly of utah at or alter the art 1 roe eting thereof ta make air lawe abe organic of bid territory 4 with olber law united 1 it baldea bal dem 4 A t territory declared vacant by his the first session oatlie aftem bay hell thereafter ans in january 1884 it will composed of members in both branches chosen entirely by alio chu ach bill was bawd through both which frilled to receive the al afi the governor because in life opinion it not requirements of the act ami as the executive of thata territory ha an veto if failed to become a law the next meeting will occur in january and oiher opportunity will ahn be presented to the legislative assembly to conform alie alny s of thy territory to the federal laws in the respect mentioned tio ned it will indeed bea most gratifying consummation if tills could ibe well and faithfully done but aliu action of the add remembering that with a single its member were chosen as before there can ac little liepe or expectation eliat asaf and satisfactory result be ii cached through its at the coming session not the leftt of alie alie government aas ti encounter sn enforcing her polygamy in spite of alie most efficient and sincere of all the an thorl ties charged with lan extirpation is the fact that the legislative power of the territory la w its force and strength i frayed against the desires of the people and odthe government in this respect and from tills power no can be expected although it is supported by ihn aaion al treasury Tr eaury therefore we consider it our duty to urge aprin congress the deariest ea riest po sibe the subject of additional legislation we invite attention tiona made in our reports of october end april 29 1884 which wire substantially embodied by the senate bill reported from the judiciary committee of the senate passed by thai honorable body during the last condrea Cons rea but alu h failed to representatives ta tives wo also laila additional tu adeby UK in of korem ber 18 which hae not attention of congress for co n vp fience ol 01 present ahe u emhe made in the of the up to tins date octo ber 1 tho enactment of a marriage law 2 elret or local wife a io i for j 4 3 the first or legal wife alie liht of at common law 0 oilier interest ln the eal estate as provided in the statutes af many othe Si atee 4 providing fura fueri to be fur V uie department of justice to the proper legal authorities in the diw alth the f the ivare uncivil in civil and criminal mattere 6 the terri 1 auditor and treasurer conr rrt to locale verity lands ozithe probate judges ariu tik clerke county counte and Col lertora and compty Coup ty ten dent of district schools by the governor of the territory subject to confirmation by the commission 7 authorizing the rora by open venire especially in cases prosecuted by thy 8 giving the district ciuros juris diction of all cases of polygamy wherever n the territory the crime marliave ve been committed tin vesting the m states witha power with by the united states circuit and district courts in alie states in the matter of contempt and the punishment thereof 10 exempting prosecutions fo polygamy for the operation of the general limitation lawe 11 the process of subpoena in all case bahe united states tu run fam the territorial courts in to any other district of the united slate 12 provisions for the of witnesses on alie part of the gov in all united states cased to appear and testify althe rial 13 a continuance is granted u ann motion of the defendant provision be made for the deposition of on the pir of the government tho defendant to be confronted with the witness at the timo and to cross examine tho depol to be used in rase of death absence from the territory or concealment of witness Mi sq ag to beludo process of subpoena 14 baltim maltim it u pt nal for any woman to enter anio the mari riale relation with a man knowing him to inive a wife living end vor corcel cel this should pro an sture alie ie a witness in any fr p louamy the ln her testimony could not be aed arr in any auturo futuro prosecution prose rution wilf aliko pro to the to alie we 1 arrin of abr ed ly st action of alie act of 1882 be ex ended to at least two henrs for farat and tareo for the 2 eliat all persona be excluded by Taw roin a loc ilion adv martof alie lahd euF th reunited eUni ted demand to take fand the proper honiter f the land white hilor her n ie made fai mache doe netro habit more than inq woman in the re lution and he will obey aad support the lawe of alie united ata in relation to bigamy fad A woman eliat adf does not with a mun more than one living and andl voiced wife mid eliat ahe will obey and support alie liwe f the united states in relation id bigamy and poy camy 3 the if and lie of contrAct 1 ii beau amended la prevent nf per eon ahil ilnia kr re linion and lie artim of p abic would cut offee cotef S 14 VL J I 1 I 1 ai A source of supply to the church T in aur we expressed thia opinion it is not unlikely that fin 1 ally tw federal government will find it nece asay otake into its bw n lianda all civil power in this territory utah an of our previous will show that we bave refrained from any radical change in the mortn of the ivil of utah very demand has been made by rei idin enthat terri lory eliat lliam recommend to congress A legislative commission 1 e a corn to be cd of nine or thirteen or oilier convenient number hf meinet nt to tie appointed by the president and in all leni authority conferred act bf the territory upon the legislative now constin con antt d should be rested but we have action on m would nobe in wilh tj ment as expressed edmunds A t until the opportunity in that law to the mormon people don offensive system could be fully considered and accepts declined by them irwill be that the aci full ain neMly or past that it a children born bufore the first day of january 1883 and also invited the people lidela live assembly til be by themselves to furn rally accept thia acner hii offer of condone the pa Stand only re quirini of them hal they hall abey the law in the figure we the liepe that they would finally see their line of duty in yielding yield inc a acquiescence to this begeal but we have been dieal so far as the action odthe of alie church and principal martof their following are concerned the declaration often repeated during the patt year by th e chief officers of the that it Is their settled to refuse obedience to the lit the persistent uce of their threat power and annu enre lo 10 defeat ail euarta from within AS well without the church to put an end to and their persecution of those of their faith who de pire to obey the law jiahe convinced ua that more decisive plan to reduce the power of this poly amic element arid to correspondingly despondingly ly increase clial of the federal authority in the civil eov 0 utah should be presented to at thia bitne for ita con besides the alari to reference haa beep several othera have been considered one of m mend edby us in our last report to be made so AS to embrace all the law now requires to be filled by election all these appoint nent he properly judg by the governor of tha territory subject to bahe it ie a answer to the ariti im i m hat hie plan is canto eay th tt all of epee naw chasen by the dictation of the ch arch idith the diw chiefly of and ohp ao 10 and the proposed requires ee lection an arency directly appointed byllie federal in order to secure a more effective enforce ment of the laws of polygamy still Is that adopted by the territory of idaho which is substantially the disfranchisement of all persons who are and in th support of a church one of doctrines is tant alib practice of isy iven by divine command privilege aad duty to ile members 1 it is true that there are ome i alons to each of these plans rut this nouh be equally tj iio method however perfect atiat could bo and it 1 for to determine whether the result to be secured will justify the adoption of a plait w aich under ordinary clr urn stances be extraordinary and severe in its character hie case is believed by many to abe essential to a chand cy and alain eradication of i it may be said for the legislative lon pi ill that it is simple and direct of the appointment pla that all the ain lulling those of the assembly undisturbed tant they adeall to be filled from the the people A now by under tha direct government and that the af pf th game would be potential ot atie idaho plan although a more extreme and n more severe remedy tsiun either of the i clinti ic readies to the very root of the eye tem but whatever may bs thought of these suggestions bould certainly render a service of incalculable value to uenh aiu 1 Indred to th country if it devise whereby people could abu brou glit out binder which lias so warped their i i in the namo of religion is |