Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-01-29

present system. The bill as reported
leaves it discretionary with the legis
latures to continue the present sys-
tenn of choice by the people.
Washington, Jan. 23.-Again the
senate session was devoted entirely to
speechmaking. Mr.. Turner of Wash
ington concluded his address upon the
Philippine question and was followed
by Mr.. Ross of Montana with a
thoughtful speech in which he also
discussed the Philippine question in
connection with the resolution he had
offered Mr.. McEnery of Louisiana de-
livered the concluding speech of the
session on the race question Of the
south. He took strong ground in sup
port Of the constitution Of North Caro-
lima, which, it is alleged, will disfran-
chfse a large class of voters. When
Mr.. McEnery had concluded Mr.. Till
man of South Carolina called up the
bill to review and amend an act to
provide for the collection CT abandoned
property and for the prevention Of
frauds in insurrectiOnary districts
within the United States. Mr.. Tillman
asked Mr. Davis to make an eXplana
ton Of the measure. Mr.. Davis said
the claims were not only just but it
was the bounden duty of congress to
provide for their payment. The bill
was objected to and went over. The
reports of the committee on privileges
and elections in the case of NJ. S. Quay
who claims a seat in the senate on the
strength of an appointment from the
governor of Pennsylvania, were pre-
scented. The majority report, opposing
the seating of Mr. Quay, was signed by
Senators Gallery, Pettus. Turley, Harris
and Burrows the last named the only
republican signing it. The minority
report bears the signatures of Senators
Hoar, Chandler, Pritchard and Nc
Comas, all republicans, and advocates
giving the seat to Mr.. Quay. The SEN
ate in executive session again dis
cussed the Samoan treaty upon the
basis of the motion of Senator Jones
of Arkansas, to reconsider the vote by
Speeches will be made in support of
the motion to reconsider by Senator
Jones, PettigreW, Senators Davis and
Foraker At the conclusion a vote
was ordered but the roll call disclosed
the absence Of a quorum. The CALL as
against.
In the house the debate on the adj
mission of ROBERTS developed new
orator, Littlefield of Maine, who ar
gued eloQuently for seating. Roberts
defended himself and said Christ did
not condemn polygamy Plural rela-
tons in Utah, he declared, had been
broken up in many cases. Death had
kindly solved the problem for some
and the heartaches it left for some,
made them wish the same end had
come to them. He insisted that the
compact with the government had
been observed, that polygamy had
practically ceased and that the NOR
mon church had given up polygamy in
good faith. 'You can neither exclude
nor expel me-" said Roberts in con
clusion II will cling so hard to the
pillars of liberty that you shall not
drag me from them without bringing
down the whole temple (applause and
hisses). I have lived with good COR
science until this day and am sensible
of no act of shame upon my part. You
can brand me with shame and send me
forth, but I shall leave with head
erect and brow undaunted and walk
the earth as angels walk the clouds
IF you violate the constitution all
shame be with you"