St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-01-31

House had no right to exclude hi
= and with the majority that he cou
~ not be expelled when admitted.
m He renewed the belief and teac
ings of the Mormon faith quotil
from the Old Testament about pl
rality of wives and that the Gre
Master denounced every sin, exceI
: that of the conduct of the patti
: archs; even Martin Luther so mut
revered did not, and yet we bull
monuments to Luther. He describe
the reign of terror in Utah whe
, the Federal courts were in action i
1882 when men were imprisoned
He was told he need not go to prise
II he would give up polygamy, bu
he declared, 81 felt it would be de
sorting the cause of God to hav
agreed" Applause and Kisses follow
ed in the gallery. His daughter sal il
the reserved seat in the gallery ant
some handsomely gowned women
who were supposed to be the Nor
mon lobbyists friends, INDUCED in ap
plause during his speech, for he turn
ed and looked directly towards
them during the address. He warn.
ed the members not to violate the
Constitution, which seemed quite
appropriate for a law-breaker to do.
He closed with these words: You
can brand me with shame and send
me forth, but shall leave with head
erect and brow undaunted, and
walk the earth as angels walk the
clouds. If you violate the Consti-
tuition, all the shame will be with
You.
Amongst the various speakers fav-
.orlng the exclusion policy we note
two short and very excellent ad-
dresses by Representative Powers
and Representative Grout, of YER
mont. Representative Lands, of
Indiana, ridiculed the admission of
Roberts, for he thought the trainers
OF the constitution in Statuary Hall
would come down from their pedes.
tails and laugh at such a procedure.
VI the fifteen apostles of the church,
eleven were open violators ofthe law.
de praised the missionaries who had
labored amongst them. Representa-
tive De Armour, of Missouri, Demo-
GRAFT. who sided with representative
Lltchheld, of Maine, in the minority
report, scored Representative Grosve.
nor and those on the other side and
said their authority was that of
Judge Lynch. He denounced those
who had abused Roberts, standing
rlendless and alone before the House:
le would scorn to evoke applause by
ioine it! But he would admit him
md then expel him. Roberts was
present the greater portion of the
lme IN the House or in the lobby.
tanning that he was "a martyr to a
pasm of prejudice" Representative
of Texas, closed the debate
\ an address OF an hour. 1t was
laimed that should the minority re.
ort prevail Mr.. Roberts might take
he next train for Utah before he was
worn in and then he could not be
Expelled. The public demanded &C.
ION and that of high moral tone.
ne Taylor resolution read: IRE.
olved, that under the facts and cir
INSTANCES of this case, Brigham H.
oberts, representative-elect from
ne State OF Utah, ought not to have
hold seat in the House OF Repre-.
'ntatlves, and that the seat to
'hich he was elected is hereby de-
AIRED vacant" A vote was taken
rst on the minority report and lost
to 244 when the majority report
as carried by a vote of 268 to so.
nd Roberts was reported as enioy.
g a good hearty dinnerat his hotel.
One OF the great events of the
ason in the social world was the
larlty ball given at the Arlington J
'tel by the Board of Managers of |
e (Children's Hospital. The pa.
onesses were the leading ladies in
ashlngton and Congressional cir.
IS. This brought out elegant toll :
ties, and the Marine Band and Fort
eyer enlivened the scenes with
usic. The wealth of diamonds |
arls and necklaces and elaborate
esses is said to have surpassed any
ing seen this season. 1t is one OF
e faVorlte and popular charities.
The Gridiron Club give a banquet
lturday night, with prominent men
+ guests. William J. Bryan is one
them. Twenty-four supervisors
the census from leading cities are
ending few days here and in or
r to agree upon some method of
their lines of work in
err own cities, and learn the tabu-
ing methods in vogue; the float.