| 390 J. R. Lambert, Charles Derry, Glaud Rodger, R. J. Anthony, Columbus Scott, M. T. Short, J. L. Bear, W. T. Bozarth, G. S. Hyde, J. F. Mintun, G. T. Griffiths, A. J. Cato, Hiram Robinson, G. W. Shute, and G. H. Graves.
The following action was taken regarding the passage of the Edmunds Bill:
Whereas, The Edmunds Bill, originating in the Senate of the United States, has become a law, by which it is intended on the part of the Government to extirpate the practice of polygamy, which practice is by this act recognized as a crime and not as a religion; and
Whereas, In the discussion and consideration of this question in Congress it was frequently stated by Senators and members of the House of Representatives that the object of this measure was not intended as an attack on Mormonism, but against the evil practices in the territories of the United States, enjoined by the loathsome incumbrance [encumbrance] upon that faith; therefore be it
Resolved, That we, the Reorganized Church of Christ, do hereby tender our sincere thanks to President Chester A. Arthur and all the Senators and members of Congress who took an active part in passing such laws, by which the "twin relic" is to be removed from the institutions of the country, to the honor and dignity of the Nation, and to the especial good of all true Mormons, who abide in the original faith of the church.
President Joseph Smith was authorized to telegraph the above to President Arthur, the president of the Senate, and Speaker of the House.
Calista R. Conant and Catherine Steadman were received into the church on their original baptisms. E. Robinson and William Clow of the committee on Sunday-schools reported. The committee was discharged, and after some discussion the report was tabled.
The board of location reported having removed the business center from Plano, Illinois, to Lamoni, Iowa, where they had built a two-story brick building for the Herald Office thirty by sixty-five feet, with an engine room sixteen by sixteen feet attached, at a cost of $5,541.14 with an additional estimated cost of four hundred dollars, for finishing the building and inclosing [enclosing] the grounds. The Board of Publication was placed in charge of the property October 18, 1881, and a copy of the Articles of Incorporation was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Decatur County, Iowa, February 3, 1882. A financial statement was attached to the
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