Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-25

Tense of Helen Gould.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-The Roberts
case comes TO vote today.
Mr.. Roberts was not present at the
second days debate in the house.
Had he been he would have heard the
most scathing excoriation of the Nor
mons ever delivered upon the floor of
che house by Mr.. Lands, the young ora
tor of Indiana.
The galleries were almost as crowded,
but the ladies were less demonstrative.
The presidents pastor. Rev. DIR. Bristol,
was in the executive gallery the greater
portion of the afternoon listening to the
arguments.
The other speakers were Messrs.
Powers rep, VT, and Miers Dem,
Ind, for the majority resolutions:
Messrs. onodgrass Dem, Tenn. and
Wilson fSllyer Rep, Idaho, for the
minority resolutions; Mr.. Lacey rep,
Iowa., Ior his proposition to expel with
out swearing IN and Mr.. Crumpaeker
(Rep., Ind, for exclusion by two
thirds majority. The speeches greatly
strengthened the majority resolutions,
which seemed III danger OF failing after
Mr.. Littletield's speech the day before
Mr.. Lands argued that Utah had VIC
lated her compact with the United
States. There had been universal re-
Jolclng III the land i'll 1896, he said,
when Utah had been admitted into the
Union, The people of the United States
thought thar the birth of the state
worked the death of the system of po-
lygamy \ ct they were startled to
learn III 1898 that Utah had elected as
her sole representative i'll the house
polygamist, and that he was moving
upon Washington with plurality Of
wives and Il multiplicity of children
| Laughter.
He contended that Mr.. Roberts was
not entitled to admission because he had
violated Titan S compact with the United
States.
Mr.. Lands resented as unworthy of
belief the charge made, he said, by
Senator Rawlins, that the president
had appointed notorious poiygamists to
office. The senator might as well ae
euse the house of endorsing polygamy
since 1T had passed bill appropriating
$4,000 tor the agricultural college at
Logan, Titan. SAID he:
The president OF that college is a polyga-
mist, living IN open and notorious polygamy
with three wives. One of his leading profes
sors IS a polygamist, living with two wives.
The trustee Is Ii polygamist, living in open
and notorious po1ygamy with seven wives
daughterl, and they have blessed him with 80
children. Laughter The president is limo.
cent and We are Innocent because we put
faith III the pledge and promise of the pious
covenant breaker Applause and laughter.
He further asserted that three of the
members OF the first presidency and ten
| OF the Il apostles who signed the petit
ton tor amnesty were polygamists, He
| further sa1a III part
OF these 10 leaders who solemnly pledged
their honor and faith for the future obedience
to the law by the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day SAINTS, three have probably Kept
their pledges, namely, Wilfred Woodruff
Franklin d. rogers and Anthony H Lunn.
The TWO first named at the time of the 81 gn.
ing of the petition for amnesty were over 81
years of age, and that for all practical pur
poses barred them by the statute of limita
tion. Laughter.
George q, Cannon, first councillor to the
president OF the church, is also morally guilty.
On the death of Elizabeth Hoaglin Cannon his
lawful Wife, and after taking unto himself
three additional wives, Mr.. Cannon now claims
to be legally married to one Caroline Croxall
fifth wife. by whom he has had two children
and he and ali his wives 1--we III suburb near
salt Lake City, having no neighbors, and it Is
known as Cannonsville daughter
Mr.. Rawilns might heve said that Joseph f.
smith, second councillor to the presidency
has three women among whom he distributes
the title ofs wife. Mr.. Rawlins might have
stated that Lorenzo Snow now prophet. presl
dent scar and reyelator, and at the time of
the signing OF the petition for amnesty presi.
dent OF the form OF apostles is also trampline
under foot the solemn compact made by the
government.
He took his first two wives in Nauvoo. Ills.
over 40 years ago by one and the same cere.
mony, in a block of Uwo as 1t were. Laugh.
ter. The elder of the two women has since
died, ana he has since married in order
named Sarah, Harriet. Einor, Mary, Phoebe.
Minnie and Caroline, Laughter. Would not
you IKE TO slu down to breakfast in that fam
lily? daughter. Snow is now living with
the youngest and last wife, by whom he had
his youngest child during the winter of 1867
six years after the manifesto pledging the
faith and honor Of the church had been issued
Moses Thatcher, one Of the spotless who
signed the petition of amnesty, has three
plural wives, two of whom bore him children
one ON Jun s, 1899, and the other on Jan II
1899. They just lacked three days of being
twins. lGreat laughter.S
We have as n representative from Utah a
man with three wives, the last one taken the
report says as near as can ascertain be.
fore 1897. 1t is in evidence that he did not
hold her out as his wife she him as her
husband until 1897. Up to 1895 she lived under
the name OF -hipp and under the roof of Shipp
l do not believe if any marriage ceremony was
ever solemnzed that it was solemnized prior
tv 1895. believe. and he did not deny that
that woman became his plural wife after Utah
was taken into the American uuion. And
charge here that Utah came in as the result OF
a deliberate conspiracy to FREQ that people
from the heavy hand OF the federal authority
and then enable them to hive their religion u1,-
hindered.~
In le95 Mr.. Roberts candidate for CON
gress and the church disciplined and defeat q
him because the time was not then ripe Tor
polyganist to come to the American con srrsa
He became = candidate in 1898, ana the IN
who placed hlm before the convention stdts
that he ran by permission of the church.
1898 we were engaged in a war with for
foe. American manhood was away from
or all absorbed In country. Valor was d .aT
and virtue was at prayer. The north 2nti
south under one flag, they hoped in this
eral magnanimity to come back, and