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[p. 1] ; column 8 ; 3 col. in. ; Governor Neil of Idaho addresses the legislature asking that Idaho Territory be protected from polygamists crossing its borders from Utah.

p. 4 ; column 4 ; 5 col. in. ; A letter from Utah reports that Brigham Young has complete control over affairs in Utah, where he has decreed that men can take as many wives as they desire. Congress must pass legislation against polygamy.

[p. 2] ; column 3 ; 1 col. in. ; The wife of one of the United States judges in Utah reports in a letter that polygamy is openly taught and practiced among the Mormons. Extracts from her letter can be found in the Cleveland True Democrat.

[p. 1] ; column 6 ; 7 ½ col. in. ; A detailed report of a proposed bill in the House of Representatives about polygamy and the appointment of deputies and jurors in Utah.

p. 387 ; column 3 ; 7 col. in. ; Address to the people of the United States for the suppression of polygamy, given by the National League. Petitions to be circulated in every city, town and school district in United States asking congress to submit an amendment prohibiting polygamy.

[p. 1] ; columns 1–2 ; 2 col. in. ; The Committee on the Judiciary has reviewed the petition from the Legislative Assembly of Utah asking Congress to repeal the 1862 act punishing polygamy. The committee asserts that polygamy "is simply legalized prostitution" and the President needs to see that the law is enforced.

p. 1 ; column 8 ; 14 col. in. ; George Q. Cannon says nothing can destroy polygamy. The Edmunds Bill will unite the Mormons.

[p. 1] ; column 2 ; 1 col. in. ; The Legislative Assembly of Utah has petitioned Congress to repeal the 1862 act punishing polygamy.

[p. 2] ; column 2 ; 17 ¼ col. in. ; The House of Representatives is considering a bill to punish and prevent polygamy in Utah. The representatives' discussions and arguments about this bill are given.

p. 2 ; column 3 ; 7 col. in. ; The proceedings of the House in their consideration of the bill to prevent and punish the practice of polygamy in Utah. Arguments against it based on the possible negative consequences of its passage.

p. 2 ; column 2 ; 13 col. in. ; Reports of the bill passed by the House of Representatives to punish and prevent the practice of polygamy in the United States. There were 149 votes in favor of the bill and 60 votes against.

[p. 1] ; columns 2–3 ; 1 ¼ col. in. ; The Committee on Territories has begun their examination of witnesses to judge the state of affairs in Utah before the passage of the Cullom Bill. The Cullom Bill would take away all rights of Mormons as citizens of the United States until they renounce polygamy.

[p.3] ; column 3 ; 2 col. in. ; The San Francisco Herald provides a count of the number of wives married to Utah government officials.

p. 4 ; column 5 ; 4 col. in. ; The government has decided to appoint no more polygamists to office.

[p. 3] ; column 4 ; 1 ¾ col. in. ; "A bill has been proposed by General Logan giving the United States courts wider jurisdiction in the matter of plural wives." From the New York Times.