The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-25
HE WINS NEW LAURELS
UTAI'S ADMISSION THE RESULT
OF A CONSPIRACY.
HER APOSTLES PLEDGES BAseLY BROKEN
Majority Report Of Committee on Roberts Case
Strengthened by Speeches Yesterday.
Iayer Thinks Roberts Will be
ExnI,,Jo1 H.,
Excluded Today,

NS'NNSN iVNuJt
Washington, Jan. 24--The second day ;
debate i'll the House upon the Roberts
case was less dramatic than that Of YES
terday> The galleries were almost as
CROWDED, but the ladies were less de-
moJlstrative
Mr.. Roberts was not present during the
day Had he been he would have heard
the most scathing eXcoriaton of the
Alormons ever delivered upon the floor of
the House. Mr.. Lands. (Indo. the young
crater who distinguished himself during
tDe last Congress III an oratorical duel
WIah Mr.. Johnson OF his State. WON new
iaurels today. He charged that Utah
mad been admitted to the Union It's a re-
suit of Mormon conspiracy and re-
viewed the history of the apostles of the
church. whom he charged with living in
open and fragrant violation of the statute
against polygamy to show that they had
basely broken their solemn pledge to the
Government.
The other speakers today were Mcssl-S.
Powers Qtep. VT ana AIiers dem.
Ind for the majority resolution:
Mestrs. Snodgrass. Dem, Tenn, and
Wilson, (Sil. Rep. ldahol. for the min
0rity resolutions; Mr.. Lacey (Rep.. LAD.
for his proposition to eXpel without swear
ing In and Mr.. Crumpacker, (Rep.). Ind J.
for exclusion by Il twO-thirds majority.
The speeches today greatly strengthen
ed the majority resolutions which SEEM
ed in danger of failing after Mr.. Little
fields speech yesterday, and Chairman
Tayler was confident tonight that they
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tomorrow afternoon.
Mr.. Powers, Nt.) suggested that ''we
are not separating wife from husband
us polygamy has never been legal in
Utah, being illegal under the common law
of England.
Mr.. lands contended that Mr.. Roberts
was not entitled to admission because he
had violated Utahs compact with the
United States
Mr.. Lands resented as unworthy of be-
lief the charge made, he said. by Sena-
tor Rawins that the President had APP
pointed notorious poygamists The Sen
ator might as we'll accuse the House of
endorsing polygamy since it had passed
bill apprOpriating $4,000 for the agri-
cultural college at Logan. Utah. The
President of that college" said he lis
polygamist. living in open and notorious
polygamy with three wives One of his
leading professors is polygamst. living
with two wives. The trustee is polyg-
amist. living in open and notorious polyg-
army with seven wives. IaughterD And
they have blessed him with thirty nine
children. Gaughter)
He further asserted that three of the
members of the first Presidency and ten
of the twelve apostles who signed the
petition for amnesty were polygamlsts.
"Of these fifteen leaders who sOlemnly
pledged their honor and faith for the
future obedience to the law of the
Church of Jesus Christ and Latter Day
Saints. three have probably Kept their
pledges. namely Wilfred Woodruff.
Franklin ID. Rogers and Anthony II.
Lunn.
George Q. Cannon. first councillor to
the President of the Church also is
morally guilty and he and all his wives
live in Il suburb known as Cannonville."
After detailing the polygamous rela-
tions of other Mormon leaders he con-
tinucd:
UTAH \ FALLEN STAR.
Pages might be written of the viola
ton of the compact by which Utah was
given star. All. Mr.. Speaker that
star is fallen star: it does not shine
with the brilliancy and lustre of her
sister stars. 1t shines by cunning and
by deceit. by treachery. by fraud. 1t
speaks of crime and of violation of the
most solemn covenant ever made between
Il territory and the Union. (Applause).
We have rs representative from
Utah Il man. with three wives. the last
one taken. the report says. as near as
we can ascertain before 1890. | believe,
and he did not deny that that woman
became his plural wife after Utah was