The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-25

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hindaf that monster fortified In thoaa
mountain fAatnesses; but the American
Christian missionary with q courage that
now gems sublime. with . fidelity to pur-
pnSs That II now AN Inspiration. battled
a. In the fear OF God and for tho love of
humanity. (Applause.)
ABut the gentleman says: We took
these women In good faith and we should
not abandon them There are 1000 poiyg-
amous families in Utah. Provide for your
plural wives, take care Of your plural
children, but refrain. for Gods sake re-
frain from multiplying the illegitimates in
the new state Of Utah." tAppiause)
Roberts sneers at Helen Gould.
Continuing. Lands said:
ssMr. Roberts has sneefed at a good
and mobile woman (Mlss Helen Could.
who holped to organize this movement
aRainsts. him. When our boys fell from
disease or in battle. her millions wept.
And who knows but that today the same
name that was spoken of SO reverently
IT ! Santiago and Montauk point by
American soldiers. Is lisped In reverence
out there In Utah by those women. DOOM
I ed by brutal bigots to the beliefs that
their celestial exaltation will be in pro-
portion as they ministered TO the rotten
and lustfui notions OF a corrupt priest
hood. (Applause)
Protests Against Admitting Roberts.
II say that the people of this country
expect us to turn him back" said Lands.
In conclusion.
II protest against his coming In. pro-
test on behalf Of constituency that has
read the ten commandments and the SER
mon on the mount. protest on behalf Of
the American homes made beautiful by
love and devotion and holy by the virtue
OF our womanhood. I protest on behalf Of
the American mother and her child and the
American father who will never consent
to the enforcement and dedication OF hui
man passion. I protest on behalf of those
doomed to illegitmacy. protest on behalf
of the honest Mormons. those who believe
in keeping inviolate the condition upon
which Utah was admitted to the American
Union. The country is waiting for us to
act. The people are waiting Off in New
England, whose homes have been made a
pattern for this continent. They are wait
ing in the broad sweep OF the Mississippi
valley, a section of this country purged
Of this very infamy half century ago
They are waiting In the new states OF the
West, states whose territory has been in
vaded and whose atmosphere has been
poisoned by this very plague. And way
down South in Dixie, where honor Is re-
ligion, where gallantry Is law and virtue
Is the high ideal OF beautiful womanhood,
states are waiting today, waiting for the
American chivalry to speak" Cloud APP
plause.)
Lacey Talks ON His Proposition.
Mr.. Roberts was not in the house when
Lands spoke.
Lacey of Iowa argued in behalf of His
proposition for the expulsion Of Mr. Rob-
erts without swearing him in. If he were
driven to choose between the procedures
raised by the majority and the minority.
he would vote for the former on the
ground that exclusion means expulsion.
While he was speaking Clark interrupted
to say that II he had been Mr.. Roberts
legal adviser he would have had him on the
first day of the session object to ev-
cry member whose name was on the roll.
He would have had the whole concern In
the hole said Clark, "but" he added, II
was neither his legal nor spiritual adviser"
Lacey combatted this statement. argu-
ing that the members on the roll could
have passed upon each obligation.
Other Speeches ON the Subject.
Miers of Indiana, member Of the special
committee, supported the majority resolu-
ton. He denied vigorously that the people
of Utah were to be charged with dis
loyalty to their compact with the Union.
So far as the state was concerned, polyg-
amy, no insisted, was dead.
Mcpherson. another member Of the COM
mittee, also advocated the adoption of the
majority report. He said the minority could
not sneer down the objection to Roberts
on the ground that Utah had violated her
compart with the United States, and quot
ed q decision of the slatei Chief Justice
Chase to the effect that a state could
violate her compact to such an extent that
congress could deny her representation.
Mcpherson declared that once seated. Mr..
Roberts could never be expelled. He de-
voted much of his time to answering the
argument of Littlefield. At times he was
exceedingly caustic.
Crunipacker was unable to agree with
the resolutions of either branch OF the
committee. He wanted the majority re-
port amended so as to require a two thirds
vote to adopt them.
Wilson Defends the MOrmOns.
Wilson Qdaho) challenged some of the
statements made against the Mormon peo-
pie He said he represented $4,000 Nor
mons, and in all that made good citizenship
they were the equal of any constituency
in the country He affirmed that the Nor
mon churcn aOdnooHeu poly 40 q ooo-
trine in 1890, in good faith, and he be-
lieved they had lived up to their prom
Use. Upon his responsibility as member
he stated that polygamy was not being
entered into in Idaho, and the church had
recently issued a proclamation against 1t,
which he had read. He was opposed to
polygamy as much as any member, and he
repudiated the statement that the church
was teaching, advocating OF advising its
practice. At Sis p. m. the house adj
iaair