Show THE BILL i 7 i s j today to day wo we present our reader readers with the full text of the edmunds tucker tuii allia i bill 1 us I 1 it passed 6 3 e t t both goth houses bouses i of congress and acl waa was sent to the Pr president aident fram pm beginning to end it it is a react rable piece of legisla tion should be read carefully by y every person perso a in in ue the territory that it abounds V with ith unjust measures 13 ie clear to everybody who is not blinded with partisan parti partie ean sn rage and a fury the outcome of political aa dl adte is appointment appoint meni but buc the remains remain that it is not abak the anti mormon croakers and would be e bulldozers bulldoze re wanted it t ie is dot sufficiently re vei and in n fact since the clause whereby the governor governor was to be given power r to appoint about 2400 local officers wae was expunged the little c coterie of 01 chemer who batched hatched the raea or s da air 7 1 eort ofa love a labor lost lose however J I 1 little ittle aa as it approaches of the minority in utah 3 it still 1 is 3 a disgrace to afef american ican freedom and is subversive of republican institutions to establish which a this country many have end endured ure much the first section of the bill ie is in reference to the eligibility of a s first wife a a a witness in any prosecution for bigamy polygamy or unlawful cohabitation it would settle the difference ot opinion that exists in 0 the utah courts as to the te testimony stimon y of the airet and legal wife of any person accused of the above named I 1 Inot la one teof of the courts we believe a first wife has been corn com belled to testify against the wish of herself and also that of her bus hus band and communications deemed confidential at common law have bad had to be given la ili another court in memo cases thin this course was not permitted hence section one of the new bill will remove all doubt in thie this direction and tho the results result awill i be beneficial to all fill parties concerned coni the only thing that tha t can be proven by ft a first wife Is s the fact that she M la is the first anon and legal wife of a defendant to more than this gailit her wish or against ainest the wish of her heil hu husband abaid even if she should bo be willi willing tig she sho cannot testify y the section provides that witnesses may be brought into court on an attachment wi without tho to I 1 prior formality of a subpoena having been gone through where it is thou thought on remo reasonable ground that any particular w etuess will wilf fail to obey a subpoena this course or oua one which it at least very similar has been pursued in numerous cases sect section sections ione two wo therefore only r legalises legalizes leg alises a course which beret heretofore orore has been improperly pursued section three relates to adultery and iro provides vides a punishment there for to the extent of imprisonment in the for not more than three years this is according to the original provision in the bill which senator edmunds formulated when however tucker excited excised the bill the punishment for adultery was reduced to i ii fine not exceeding one hund hundred red dollars or imprisonment not exceeding three months or by both fine and imprisonment the punishment for the crime of adultery affixed by each of these great law make makers is A fair index of the view taken by ig either as to the egregiousness of abis ortense which is held by bv the mormon peo people PI aa the ne next x t i crime rime in enormity 1 that of d shedding innocent t blo blood od it ie is also alio an evi dence that the he bill in its iti elii entirety ire ty and us as lobbied so energetically by the buey busy be Bs was nut not in the interest orni r A iiii at it w would be a terrible thing to catch some non mortn on under the provisions of this bill and send him up for three years aa as the sa s1 munds bill originally provided to render the rei results tilts of s such tich a contingency tin gency as light as possible suc success cees in getting the punishment reduced to the brief term vi if imprisonment for three months and a nominal fine of one hundred dollars for a time atte attended the efforts of the ca cli iq que tie only to be brushed aside by a provision equally as severe revere as the original one was section four aur defines incest and provides a punishment of not less than three and not more than fifteen years imprison imprisonment vis 1 ion following it relates to fumi forni cation and makes the punishment foe tot this a term of tat imprison paison ment not exceeding 6 faix ix months or afine a fine of not more than ono one hundred dollars by section eix six the laws of the territory which provide that prosecutions lor for the above offenses can only be instituted by the bus hus band or wife interested are bet get aide wilde making it possible for proceedings ce to be instituted iu in the sauie sa meray vay thai that other crl criminal minal prosecutions are ara made sections seven alven and eight vet vest united states Commie aol ana the united stated marshal and his deputies with all the power now possessed poss pusi ested eseed by juiced of the peace sheriffs and constables thus thug the adjudication of all petty beene offences es 1 is 1 virtually taken from the officers officer elected by the te people and placed in the bands hands of persons who are ap pointed where dae person prosecute cut ut log or complaining bees fit to his bi case before such men culum plotters will have the power to inflict punishment for the petty of tenses which are now adjudicated by justices juet ices of the peace and the object of this is plainly is remove as much as possible from tho the control of the people self government section nine requires a reco record rd in ill v wm u o 0 7 trici where the ceremony 33 is per formed providing a punishment not more than 1000 fine or im in for not more than years for di disobedience to this provision vision the next section stipulates that the foregoing shall prevent any proof of marriage admissible being used in section eleven it is that no illegitimate child shall inheritor he entitled to any distributive share in the estate of hia his or father the section does not ap any child born within months after the pass beof this act the necessity fur for this provision brov hsiun does not seem apparent A man has the right to give his property to whom he pleases and 11 ao u far as 0 a can see the provision can u only be used in callis cases where a polygamous father dies intestate by section twelve probate courts are deprived of all jurisdiction except in respect of the es estates of deceased persons and the guardian ship lp of the persons and iud property of infants and persons of unsound m mind i ud the of probate judges in matters of divorce is Cher therefore etore annulled and of all labor outside of the above matters matteri and hid bis duties as a member of the caun ty court 4 probate judge is shorn section thirteen requires the attorney general of the united states to take steps towards the efreem enforcement ene of section 3 of what is known as a the poland L law a in 1862 which provides that ano no corporation or association for tor religious or charitable purposes abail acquire or hold real estate in any ny territory during th the e existence of cheter the Territorial government govern ment of a greater value than and nod all al real estate acquired or held by euch such or association contrary hersti herc aall be forfeited and escheat to the united stale but existing vested rig rights abts shall not be impaired by the provisions proy iaione of this section the funds becu secured ed through the operations of this e lion are to ba be applied to the use of the common sch ec huola bols there ia is a proviso however which exempts all bu buildings i bildings and grounds appurtenant thereto aped exclusively for the worship of god section fourteen gives courts before winch which proceedings under the above section are taken power to require the tk e production of all b io records etc the fifteenth section dissolves the perpetual emigrating fund fu n d company and forbid the future 1 I of in any asu such ch association or corporation 4 r it pt is doubtful if this 1 section will amount to touch much certainly it catina cannot V accomplish the end for which it was ostensibly formulated the prevention of the aided immigration of members of the mormon church fro molher part parts of this country and from countries of the eastern hemis hernia phere the next section following this one refers to its it predecessor and find provides pr ovidea that after the he winding up of the aff lairs of the company the remainder of the assets ball shall be devoted to the benefit of the common schools Bc hoos section seventeen is i an important one and provides fo for r the annulling of all acts sets of the territorial legislature incorporating continuing or providing for the corporation known ai as the church of jue christ of latter day saints and the corporation ia dissolved tle winding up of the affidi affairs rs of the corporation po ration ia is placed iu in the hands bands of the attorney general and the title to all pr property perty held by the corporation is to be Arans transferred ferrea tu t trustees appointed by any court exercising probate pow powers e rs only I 1 on the nomination of the authorities of such society sect or interested it will be remembered that real reat estate to the val value I 1 of can ba held any religious iou a body if it I 1 s the passage of the poland bill 1 but it is provided inthis in ibis last bill 11 that all bouses uses used und exclusively for the tho purpose of worshiping wor god and the ground appurtenant thereto shall be exempt according to section twenty six ot of the present bill the trustees who shall hohol hold the title to the property of any re relous igloos society flocie ty or gr sect in utah ahall shall be appointed by a probate court en on the nomination of the authorities or congregation of the religious body which toe act may affer to are peculiar provision f and are aa as incongruous as they are un feces necessary all FY section eighteen makes some changes in the law relating to tle estates of descendents and ana er stores the right of dower section nineteen provides that the probate shall be ap J L tl alinio Alin ij haf av fin and d bereis another blow at local self government As provided in section twelve of this same R act c t the business of the probate courts ie is to be confined to purely local matters teas of f the estate of deceased persons and in reference to the periods or property of infant sand persons of unsound mind yet circum scribed ascribed bed as the limits of the jurisdiction of probate court courts are to be the flin function chiou f of the office are to be die discharged charged by an appointee and not by a peron elected by the people to remunerate an official about whom they possibly may know nothing and in whose feleo lion tion they have no voice the people will be taxed such a course is simply ridiculous it ie is bad enough to be pestered with federal carpet butto havo have to entrust the commonest aita 1 rd to the judgment of appointee and to place in position probably an utter str stranger people to to the vicinity und to the needs of tho the count county yare are imply simply outrageous section n twenty deprives the ladies of the franchise tabu result of f thia this alone outside of the lujus tice wrought in depriving a clana class of people of the branche tranche after it baa bas been accorded to them would not be injurious to the majority in utah 8 section atio n twenty one is w totally unnecessary providing as it docs does for a it secret ballot which ia is now used exclusively in utah section twenty two au the governor territorial secretary and the utah commission to district redistrict re te the territory and section twenty three perpetuates the provisions provi elona of section nine of the edmunds Eil naunda law section awen twenty ty four states the conditions that must be sworn to prior to registration like the oath formulated under the edmunds law the oath that will be required should this bill become a law presumes every everyman guilty until h be 0 swear be bo is innocent the reverse of the proper course everywhere every man will aleo also be required to make a promise aa as to his future conduct 0 lahat that he will not counsel aid advise or abet alitt etc the oath is to be administered to grand and petit jurors and thus another step to deprive the people of their rights in n the consideration of their own is meditated there has been a great deal of discussion whether a mormon can take the oath which section twenty four implies without perjuring himself the anti auti mor mon ring has been singing of this matter W fo for some urae little undoubted tolly tf ly the mormons will wille heeftle ettle this questioner tion for the t ea when heu the proper lime time cornea comell if it ever does come section twenty five provides for the payment cut of the the territorial t treasury r ea S ll 11 ay iy fu fur r athe the services serviced ser vicea of 4 a corn missioner misa ioner of schools who shall be appointed by the supreme court perform the duties heretofore dis charged by the territory Terri territorial tor ial supe superintendent fill and furnish voluminous statistical etalia tice he ile shall ako 0 have the power to prohibit the use of any book of a see sectarian tarish chara charade ctet au at proem provision section twenty eix six we have re berr ferrad e d to els echt re anil aud the twenty seventh Ee and izes the nauvoo legion at iother wise Q pr ice icey ding eding and pro provide videt that the miluin of tf utah khall be organized and alid in sit ail all reaped to aly las awe of I 1 state states the therald ZERALD haa has abue briefly I 1 upon the pruvia iona ious il of I 1 thid this bill ahi chub h up to tile I 1 inte 41 writing IV tig has hits not befumo low law there ja 13 great deal mure to be said of d the mea measure ture aud it will he sean fieda that the whole ia cunningly concocted in borne bome sec it id is liable to A misinterpretation slid should irever become a law it would undoubtedly help to further ua un nettle settle matters ill iii utah it ft is a sorry piece of work ork but eita de deet st of all is the fact that it ia i not what the 11 rule or ruin ruin C clique I 1 aque so wanted and therefore ther lh y are disgruntled and fied |