Edmunds Act passed: plural marriage a felony, cohabitation a misdemeanor.
14 I took cars and rode to Ogden stoped with Br Richards
2 hours then rode to Salt Lake City 100 Miles
To day the Edmunds Bill Passed the house of
of Representatives of the Congress of the United States
199 voted for the passage of the Bill & 42 against it.
Those who voted against it were representatives from
Alabama, Hebert, Gunter Harndon Shelly, Williams
Arkansas, Gravens, Gunter. Georgia, Cook. Illinois Singleton
Kentucky Caldwell, Carlisle, Knott, Phister Thompson
Louisiana—Blanchard Robertson. Maryland Chapman
Missisippi, Hooker Manning, Money. Missouri Buckner
New York, Belmont, Hewitt.
North Carolina Armfield, Cox, Shackelford
Ohio, Alberton, Convers. South Carolina Evans Tillman
Tennessee Dibbrell House, Millin, Warner
Texas Jones, Mills Reagan, Upson, Wellborn
Virginia, Cabell Garrison, Tucker. West Virginia Kenna
This Bill is entirely a Breach of the Constitution
of the United States condemns Men before trial or
conviction by a court or Jury, take away the rights of
a rtrial by a Jury of their Peaers Makes an Expose facto
law, and a Bill of the Attainder, and takes away the rights
of Franchise of, Latter Day Saints for their Religion
and are Deprived of sitting on Juries for their
opinions sake. But if the Nation can stand it
we can. We have been looking for this for the Nation to
take a stand against the saints and the Church and
Kingdom of God on the Earth Nthe Nation is taking
a stand against God, against Christ against the Church
the Kingdom & Zion of God on the Earth. they are
ripening in iniquity and turning the last keys that
will seal their condemnation that lingers not
and preparing themselves for Destruction
I spent the Afternoon in council
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