The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-08
DISREGARDS
HOUSE ORDER.
Roberts Of Utah Occupied Seat
on Floor Of the House.
ISSUED ADDRESS TO PEOPLE.
He FlatIy Denies the Charges That Have
Been Made Against Hin.
THE MORMON is DENOUNCED TODAY.
Mar Il MOI Be The CahulIc, The MsIhodsl or The
fes-ThInksr Tomorrow, he Asks.
lsfghilng AIons.
He Flaty Denies The Charges That Have
Been Made Against Hin.
THE MORMON is DENOUNCED TODAY.

Washington, Dec S.-The session Of
the House tasted only half an hour
yesterday. Mr.. Overstrect OF Indiana,
i'm charge of the finance bill, attempted
to reach an agreement for fits consider
alton next week, but Mr.. Richardson,
on behalf OF the minority. rejected all
proposals on the ground that bill as
important as this should go through
the regular channel.
The Speaker thereupon appointed
the committee on rules, which h To IN
clude himself, Mr.. Dalzell OF Pennsyi-
van,a, Mr.. Grosvenor of Ohio. Mr.
Richardson of Tennessee and Mr.. Bal
ley OF Texas. They will hold a meeting
tomorrow and decide upon a rule Tor
the limits of the debate which VIII un-
doubtedly consume the whole OF next
week.
Mr.. Roberts, the Mormon represen-
tative. despite the adopton Of the ray
lor resolution, which i'm terms depriVes
him of his seat during the pendency or
his case in committee, was in the nan
throughout the session and occupied
the seat he selected on Monday.
MIR. ROBERTS ADDRESS.
Mr.. Roberts has issued an address
10 the American people III contains
much that was said by Mr.. Roberts on
the floor OF the house and by MI. Rlch-
ardson. who opposed the resolution oi
Mr.. Taylor OF Ohio. After reviewing
the facts and proceedings resulting IN
the appolnsment Of the committee MI
Roberts says:
..It Is true that the representative
and
against the Mormon people there rs
wave OF popular sentiment, createJ py
falsahood. chiefly by the charge that
Utah has broken her compact with the
United states i'm the matter OF polyg-
amy: ahat her people contemplate ihe
revival of polygamous marriages. tndt
the seating OF tTtahs representative
would b. regarded by her Mormon
populatlon as an Endorsement OF polyg-
amy. and would be Il menace 10 the
American home. Upon my honor az "a
representative from Utah, man IN
whom the state OF Utah has reposeu
the'r confidence, both nom Mormons as
well as Mormons, | solemnly uehs
those charges The only thing charge
able 10 some few men In Utah Is that
they have not deserted the plural wives
they married years ago previous TO the
settlement OF the polygamy question
between the government OF the united
STAGES and the state of Utah, by which
'polygamous or plural marriages are
forever prohibited i'm Utah. penalty
. affixed by constitut onal provision an
the whole made unrepealable without
the consent OF the United states aus
the consent of the people OF utah'
WHAT OF TOMORROW?
cit is a Mormon who is tn object OF
the popular clamor TO-DAY; may II noa m
be the Catholic, or the Methodist, or
the Free Thinker tomorrow? III tn
rights OF the Representative from utah
and OF his state cannot be safeguard d
ed by ths provisions OF the COn9,ltu
tlon ana the laws. from the frenzy OF
popular fury, set on fire by falsenood
and distortion, what guarantee have We
that anyone's rights are secure? shall
do all | can TO maintain my rights, and
Indirectly yours. too, under the Con
stitution. ] stand alone, save for the
very few who gave me their very
guarded support by voting against tht
rn1ngtrous proc eding that prevents m,
from taking the oath ~ office. | an
without q dollar at my command except
an. salary attached TO my diice, viii
which to fight the battle now pending
.A4sa-e' the special committee. l am
without legal counsel except FOR th'
kindly suggestions of here and there {
word from a lawyer. acquaintance o
friend And. indeed, I prefer II TO b'
.----71- now. ana | want thn-DlAd4llnn her'
named to stand as a rsfut9tiCn 20 TIT
sensational charges that have beer
mad about the Mormon Church stand
ing behind me. with any amount o
money for legal counsel and the main
tenance of lobby I'm Washington