Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-25

HOUSE DECIDES TODAY.
Vote to Be Taken on the Rob.
erts Case.
AWFUL HXCORIATION BY lands.
Indiana Orator Gave Mormons Fearful
Lashing In tho House--Roberts Was
Abscnt--Noble Missionaries and De-
fense Of Helen Gould,

HWAsHINdroN, Jan. 25.-The Roberts
case comes to vote today.
Mr.. Roberts was not present at the
Escond days dotato in the house.
Had he boen he would have heard the
most scathing excoriation of the Nor.
mons ever delivered upon the floor of
tho house by Mr.. Lands, tho young ora
tor of Indiana.
The galleries were almost MS crowded,
but the ladies were less dcmonstative.
Tho presidents pastor. Rov. DR.. Bristol,
WAS in the executive gallery the greater
portion of the afternoon listening to the
arguments.
The other speakers were Messrs.
Powers tRep., VII, and Miers tDen.,
Ind.), for the majority resolutions;
Messrs. Snodgrass (Deni., Tenn. }, and
Wilson (Silver Rep, ldahoj. for the
minority resolutions; Mr.. Lacey (Rep,,
Iowa.. Tor his proposition TO oxpel with
ont swearing IN and Mr.. Crnmpacler
thep,, lnd.l, for exclusion by two
thirds majority. Tho speeches greatly
strengthened tho majority resolutions,
which seemed IN danger OF falling aftor
MIR. Littletield's speech the day before
N@t' AS"hAAs hikuou tiiut ptun HNU VIC
lated her compact with tho United
States. There had been universal re-.
Joicing In the land in lsD8, he said.
when Utah had been admitted into me
Union. The people OF the United States
thought that the birth OF the STATE
worked tho death OF thn system OF 20.
iyRainy. Yet they Were startled TO
learn IN iSDS that Utah had elected rs
her solc representative In tho house n
poiygamist, and that he was moving
upon Washington with plurality oil
wives aud II multiplicity Of children
lLaughter.l
He contended that Mr.. Roberts was
not entitled TO admission because he iad
Violated utah'acompaot with tho United
States.
Mr. Lands resented ms unworthy Of
heilot tho charge made, no snid, by
Senator Rawlins, that tho president
hAd appointed notorious polygamists 10
ofiico. The senator might NJ we'll ac
cnse tho house OF endorsing polygamy
sluue u had passed II bill nppropriating
$4,000 Tor the agricultural college az
Logan, Utah. Said he;
Tho president OF that college is u poIypu,
mist living In open aud notorious polygnlny
with three wives, one Of his leading profes
hnra Ia polysamlst, living with Two wives.
The trustco iA poIygamist. living IN open
and notorious polygamy with seven wiye,
uaughtcrl, aud they have blessed HIN with au
chidren, lI.aughtsr,I Vhe president IL inno,
cent and va are innocent because W. put
fhlth IN Tho pledge aud promise of tho pious
covenant brvahur. Applause and laughter,
He further asserted that throo of the
nembers OF tho iirst presidency mud ten
OF tho ~ apostles VINO agnod tho petl.
l'ou Tor amnesty were polygamists, He
furtaer said IN part.
or lheso 10 leaders who solomnly pledged
their honor and faith for tho future obodiunos
TO the law by the Church OF Jrsus Christ oi
LAt'of pay SAINTS three have probably kept
lhclr pledges, namely, Wilfrod Woodruif
Franklin ID, Rogers aud Anthony H. Lunn
Tho two hrst named ~ tho tmo Of tho si nm
luz OF the petition for amnesty were over s.
years OF age, and that for all practical pur
poses barred thum 10y tho statute or liinit.,
ton. lLaughtor
ueorge Y, Cannon frst councillor 10 IN,
president OF thr church, 10 also morally guilty.
on tho death OF Elizabeth HOaaiin Cannon. III,
lawful wifo, amt after taxing vato himself
three additional wives, Mr.. Cannoa now claims
10 DO LOCALLY married 10 one Caroline CroxniI
NTH VITO, by whom he has had two chi dron
and hp ana ali HIS wives 1--we IN " suburb nou,
halt Lake City, having no noighhors, and A 4.
Anown ~ Cannonsviiie, lLaushtorl
Mr. kawlins mlgnt hevu said that Joseph u,
tihlthi heoonu COUNCILLOR To the prVkdnnpy
haa three women, among whom he distributes
the tito of wife. Mr. kawhus might NAV,
stated that LorunHo Snow, now prophet, pro.,
dent scar pnd ruvviator, aud az tho tlmo ol
tbs Hisning OF the petition for amnesty pro.i.
dent az the form of apostles, IL also tramplnu
under loot 'hu SOLEMN compact made by the
government,
Ho took his first two wives In Nauvoo, lila
over W years ago by one and thn same eero
mony, IN a block " two, as " wore. liauuh
teri The older OF the two women h,ls slnc,
dled, and he has since married, In order
named sarah, Harriet, Ennor. Mary, Phoebe
Minnie aud Caroline. lLaughterl Would no,
you mo W sit down 20 DruaKfast In that fam
lyf Laughter, SNOW II now living viii
the youngest aud last wife, by whom ho had
his youngest chld during the winter OF lslJ. Z
six years after %hu manifesto pIodRing IN,
faith and honor OF the ohurpn had been issued
hoses Thatcher, one OF the spot less who
signed the petition Of amnesty, hns thru,
plural wives, two OF whom boro ann children
one ON Jan. D. 1900 and the other on Jan ii
laSv, They Just lac9od three days of beins
twins. lureat laughtvr.S
We have US u representative from Utah
man WIN throe wivos, tho last ono tassn, IN,
report says, rs near as We can ascertain, be
fore lsyJ. ~ Ia In evidence that he did mo-
hold her out as his wic nor she hIm as he,
husband untll 1897. Up to 1903 Ahu lived nnde,
the name OF .hlpp and nnder tho roof OF sh,nn
-