Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-02-01

garding the treaty entered into with
the sultan of Sulu was passed after Mr..
Pettigrew had made an attack upon
the administration for entering into |
the agreement which he said, author
lied slavery. An extended debate was |
precipitated by the conference report |
on the census administrative bill but |
the census committee gained its point |
and the mesaure was sent back to con-
ference. The senate caucus elected
Daniel l.. Ransdell sergeant-at-arms
and Charles G. Bennett secretary.
Clarkson was beaten by one vote.
The second days debate in the house
upon the Roberts case was less dra-
matte than Tuesdays. The galleries
were almost as crowded but the ladies
were less demonstrative The presi
dents pastor, Rev. DR.. Bristol,
was in the executive gallery
the greater portion of the
afternoon. Mr.. Roberts was not pres
ent during the day. Had he been he
would have heard the most scathing
excoriation against the mormons ever
delivered upon the floor of the house
Mr.. Lands of Indiana charged that
Utah had been admitted to the union
as result of mormon conspiracy and
reviewed the history of the apostles
of the church, whom he charged with
living in open, fragrant violations of
the statute against polygamy.
Other speakers were Messrs. Powers
rep, VT and Miers (dem, Ind.) for
the majority resolutions and Messrs
Snodgrass (dem., Tenn and Wilson
(sil. rep, Idaho) for the minority res
olutions; Mr.. Lacey (rep. la for his
proposition to eXpel without swearing
in, and Mr.. Crumpacker (rep., Ind)
for exclusion by a two-thirds majority
Washington, Jan, 25.-Just at the
close of today's session of the
senate a speech delivered by
Mr.. Money (dem., Miss on the race
question in the south precipitated a
heated colloquy between him and Mr..
Chandler (rep., N. H. IN which the
latter alleged that the southern SEN
ators by Incorporate statements were
re-opening the whole southern ques-
ton in the senate after it was sup
posed to be dead Mr.. Chambers
refutation of the statement was made
with characteristic vehemence and ag-
gressiveness, but as no reply was Of
fered the incident ended there.
Mr.. Money maintained that the
proposed amendment to the con-
stitution of North Carolina was
constitutional because other states
had embodied in their constitutions
educational qualifications for suffrage;
farther because Mr.. Pritchard had adj
mitted there were $4,000 negroes in
North Caolina who could read; conse-
quently the amendment did not dis
criminate against negroes. The ur-
gency deficiency bill carrying about
50 900, 900, was passed.
Washington, Jan. 25.-The case of
Brigham H. Roberts, mormon repre-
sentative-elect from Utah, which has
occupied so much of the attention of
the house since the assembling Of
congress, was decided by the
adoption of the resolution to exclude
him, by vote of 27S to so. The exact
language of the resolutions follows:
That under the facts and circum-
stances of the case, Brigham H. Rob
erts, epresentative-elect from the
state of Utah, ought not to have or
hold a seat in the house of representa-
tives, and that the seat to which he
was elected is hereby declared vacant"
An amendment to expel Roberts with
out seating him, offered by Mr.. Lacey,
was ruled out on a point of order, and
the house only voted upon the resolu-
tions of the majority and minor ty of
the committee. The latter to seat and
then expel Mr.. Roberts was defeated
by vote of 81 to 244 An analysis of
this vote shows that 10 republicans.
~ democrats and two popul'sts voted
against it: II democrats, six republi-
cans. two populists and two silver re-
resolutions. to exclude Roberts
and declare his seat vacant, were
adopted by a vote of 27S to so. The
affirmative vote was divided as fol-
lows: Republicans 1854; populists 4
negative vote, democrats At; silver
republicans q populist 1. There were
over a score of speakers and the
closing speeches on each side were
particularly able. Mr. Lanham, clos
ing the speeches for the majority. and
De Almond of Missouri for the min
ority. Mr.. Roberts was present
and only left after the result of the last
vote had been announced AS he did so
he gave out a statement iustifying the |
retention of plural wives on the
ground of moral obligation more
binding uDon the conscience than |
technical obedience to statutory law,
saying there was little excuse for the |
extraordinary efforts to crush a sys-
tenn already abandoned and practical
ly dead. He said he was a martyr to |
a "spasm of prejudice" He would
not, he said attempt to run for con- |
gress again. although he would go |
back home with a light heart and |
confident of the future