38. Mr. DOYLEasked the Home Secretary if his attention has been called to the revived Mormon agitation; what steps have been taken to cope with it; and, for the information and protection of potential female members of that Church in this country, whether he has any information whether the practice of polygamy has been publicly disowned or if it is still practised openly in Utah or, as far as can be ascertained, secretly?
§ Major BAIRDMy right hon. Friend the Home Secretary has made some inquiries, but the information which he has received does not indicate that any revival of Mormon agitation has taken place. Polygamy was publicly disavowed by the Mormon Church in 1891, in obedience to the laws of the United States, and it is certainly not now practised openly. He is not aware of any evidence to show that it is still practised secretly.