Pine Bluff weekly herald., 1900-01-27
Winding Up THE DEBATE.
The Case of Representative-Elect
Roberts Before the House of
Representatives.
MORE HOT SHOTS AT MORMON POL LYGAMY
Large Crowds Again Filled the Ga1-
Ieries to Witness the Final
Scene in the Famous Case In
Which the Entire Country Is In
terested.

Washington, Jan. 26.-The last day
erts case showed the interest unabat-
ed. Large crowds again filled the gal
ler;es when the house was called to
order at IL o'clock.
Some minor business was transacted
before the debate was resumed. bill
was passed to create another judicial
district III the eastern division of Ten
nessee.
A bill was passed fixing the salary OF
the postmaster of Washington at $6,-
900.
February 10 was set aside for pay
ing tribute to the memory of the late
Representative Settle of Kentucky.
Mr.. Sims (Tenn.) was the first
speaker. He made legal argument in
favor of seating and then expelling Mr..
Roberts.
Mr.. Brosius (Pa.) argued that met
aphysicaI and technical considera-
ton should not deter congress from
doing its duty. In this crisis of the
nations good name and fame such
considerations should be swept aside
and the Will of the people executed.
Mr.. Grout (Vt.) supported the con-
tention of the majority for exclusion.
Mr.. Talbert Is. c. said that in a
case of such abnormal and defiant i'm
morality technicalities should not
weigh. Representing the constituent
cy he did, he said, he should vote
against Roberts first, last and all the
time.
Mr.. Adamson (Ga.) said violation of
the statute against unlawful cohabi-
tation entitled the offender to men,
bership in the penitentiary rather
than the house of representatives.
Mr.. Roberts came into the hall while
Mr.. Adamson was speaking. and list
ened to the debate from a lounge in
the lobby behind the rail.
Mr.. Ray IN. " was in favor of the
exclusion of Mr.. Roberts as a polyga-
mist and an offender against decency.
Mr.. Freer (W. Va.) also advocated
exclusion.
Mr.. Brick (Ind.) favored expulsion.
He did not want to make a martyr of
Mr.. Roberts which would win for him
pity or sympathy.
Mr.. Moody (Mass.) argued that the
house had the right to exclude or ex-
pei, but that 1t was expedient that Mr..
Roberts should be excluded.
Mr.. Grosvenor CO., supported the
views of the majority in favor of ex-
clusion. He paid high tribute to Mr..
Littlefield's speech. He said he had
never heard an ADLER argument on
false ground.
Mr.. Mossis (Minn.), a member of the
special committee which investigated
the Roberts case, and who signed the
majority report, advocated its adop-
ton in an hours speech.
Mr.. Lanham (Tex.) in closing an
argument in support of the majority
report said:
In behalf of the affairs and firesides
of our common land-the roof-trees of
American homes-the holy estate of
matrmony, and the sacred and inviola-
bic associations of the family circle,
with solemn regard for the constitu-
ton of my country, and the dignity of
the popular branch of its legislature,
with decent respect to the opinions
of mankind, and the fear of God be-
fore my eyes, declare my belief that
Brigham Ii. Roberts ought not, for one
instant of time, to bc admitted to
membership in this house of repre-
sentatives."