The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-02-01

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| consDiracy and reviewed the history
of the anostles of the church, whom
he charged with living In open ana
fragrant violation of the statute
against polygamy to show that they
had baselv broken their solemn pledge
| to the government The other speah-
ers were Messrs. Power or vermont
and Miers Of Indiana for the majority
resolutions; Messrs. Snodgrass or len
| nessee and Wilson of Idaho, Tor the
minority resolutions; Mr.. Lacey or
Iowa for his proposition to expel with
! out swearing in, and Mr. Grumpacker
Of Indiana for exclusion by a two.
thirds majority. The speeches greatly
strengthened the majority resolutions,
which seemed in danger OF failing al
ter Mr.. Littlefield's speech Tuesday,
and Chairman Taylor was confident
last night that they would be adopted
when the house votes this AFTERNOON.
The Senate.
Routine business occupied the atten-
ton OF the senate yesterday In DrieI
session. The resolution offered Tues
day by Mr. Pettigrew calling upon the
president for information regarding
the treaty entered into with the sultan
of Sulu was passed after Mr.. Petit
grew had made an attack upon the
administration for entering into an
agreement which he said authorized
slavery. An extended debate was pre-
cipitated by a conference report on the
census administrative bill, but the
census committee gained it's point and
the measure was sent back to confer
ence
Washington, Jan 26. - The case of
Brigham III. Roberts, the Mormon rep
reseEtative-slect from Utah, which has
occupied so smuch Of the time of the
house since the assembling Of congress
was decided yesterday by the adoption
Of a resolution to exclude him by
vote of 26S to so. The exact language
Of the resolution was as follows:
THAT from the facts and conditions
of the case, Brigham II. Roberts, rep
resentative-elect from the State of
Utah, ought not to hold a seat in the
house of representatives, and the seat
TO which he was elected is hereby de-
clared vacant"
The amendment to expel Roberts af-
ter seating him was ruled out on a
point of order and the house voted
upon the resolutions Of the minority
and majority of the committee. The
former, to seat and then eXpel Mr..
Roberts, was defeated, 81 to 244 An
analysis of this vote shows that 10
Republicans, y Democrats and 2 Pop
ulists voted against it, and Il Demo-
Gratis, 6 Republicans and 2 Populists
and Silver Republicans for it. The
majority resSptions-to exclude Mr..
Roberts and declare the seat vacant
were adopted, 26S 20 80. The affirma-
tive vote was divided as follows: Re-
publicans, 16S; Democrats, 96i Popu-
lists, 4, and the negative vote: Demo-
Gratis At; Silver Republicans, 2; Popu-
lists, l.
There were over a score Of speeches
yesterday, anS the closing speeches on
-each side were peaceable. Mr.. Lana
ham Of Texas closed for the majority
and Mr.. De Almond of Missouri for
the minority. Mr.. Roberts was pres
ent throughout the day and left the
hall after the result OF the last vote
had been announced. AS he did SO he
gave out statement justifying his re-
tention Of his plural wives on the
ground that his moral obligations was
more binding upon his conscience than
the obedience to statutory law, and
saying there was little excuse for the
extraordinary efforts to crush system
already abandoned and practically
dead. He said he was martyr to q
"spasm Of prejudice" He would not,
he said, attempt to run for congress
again, although he would go back
home with light heart, confident Of
the future.
The senate.
Just at the close Of yesterdays ses-
sion Of the senate speech delivered
by Mr.. Money OF Mississippi on the
race question in the South precipitated
heated colloquy between him and
which the latter alleged that the
statements, were reCpening the whole
Southern question in the senate after
1t was supposed to be dead. The
charge which Mr.. Chandler particular
ly criticised was made by Mr.. Morgan
Of Alabama, who is absent It present,
but as 1t has been reiterated constant
ly, in Mr.. Chambers opinion, by other
senators. he did not propose to let il
go unrefuted. 1t had been stated that
the war was precipitated by designing
politicians Of the North for the purpose.
of placing slaves on a social equality
with the whites. Mr.. Chambers re-
futation Of the statement was made
with startling vehemeEce and agrees
iveness, but as no reply was offered
the question was ended there The
urgency deficiency bill carried about
$9,O00OO0, and was passed without
division and practically without de-
bate.
GERMAN COMPLAINT.