The Parsons weekly blade., 1900-01-26
THE ROBERTS CASE.
Second Days Debate in the House
Less Dramatic Than Tuesdays.
SCATHING EXCORIATION OF MORNONS
Mr.. Landis Makes a Strong speech Against
the Polygamist-The Hawaiian Bill
Weather Bureau BIIl-Brief Ses-
sion of the Senate.

Washington, Jan. 25.-The second
days debate in the house upon the
Roberts case was less dramatic than
that of Tuesday. The galleries were
less detiSofifflR} tS ofifflR}Eafed. but the ladies were
pastor, Rev. DIR. Bristol, was in the
executive gallery the greater portion
of the afternoon. listening to the ar
guments. Mr.. Roberts was not pres-
ent during the day. Had he been he
would have heard the most scathing
eXcoriation of the Mormons ever de-
ivered upon the floor of the house.
Mr.. Landis, of Indiana, the young or
ator who distinguished himself dur
ing the last congress in an oratori-
cal duel with Mr.. Johnson, of his
state, won new laurels yesterday. He
charged that Utah had been admitted
to the union as a result of a Mormon
conspiracy and reviewed the history
of the apostles of the church whom
he charged with living in open and
fragrant violation of statute against
polygamy, to show that they had
basely broken their pledge to the gov
ernment. The other speakers yester-
day were: Messrs. Powers (repubh-
CAM, of Vermont, and Meters demo
craft, of Indiana, for the majority res
olutions; Messrs. Snodgrass demo
craft, of Tennessee, and Wilson (sil-
yer republican,, of Idaho, for the mi
nority resolutions; Mr.. Lacey (repub-
lican), of Iowa, for his proposition to
expel without swearing in, and Mr..
Crumpacker (republican), of Indiana,
for exclusion by twO-thirds major
ity. The speeches yesterday greatly
strengthened the majority resolu-
tions, which seemed in danger of
falling after Mr.. Littlefeld's speech
Tuesday, and Chairman Tayler was
confident last night that they would
be adopted when the house votes this
afternoon.
The hearing on the Hawaiian bill
was continued yesterday before the
house committee on territories. Mr..
Edward Kahliss, of Honolulu, spoke in
opposition to it, on the ground that
the property qualification would work
the Acknowledgement of the na-
tives. In this connection, he severe
" arraigned the Dole administration
and asserted that 900 of United
States funds was being used to defray
the expenses of those coming here
for the government to secure legisla-
tion against the natives. Mr.. Alfred
s. Hartwell, the special agent of the
~ or n6
the statement, but Mr.. Kahliss did
not withdraw it. He asserted that
the present administration of Hawaii
was unfit to rule the natives and
that the latter should have the fos-
tering care of this government.
The house committee on agricul-
ture agreed on favorable report on
a bill reorganizing the weather bureau
and to provide a system of retire
ments.
Brief Session of the Senate.
Washington, Jan. 25.-Routine bus
mess occupied the attention of the
senate yesterday in a brief session.
The resolution offered Tuesday by
Senator Pettigrew, of South Dakota.
calling upon the president for infor.
nation regarding the treaty entered
into with the sultan of Sulu was
passed after Senator Pettigrew had
made an attack upon the administra-
tion for entering into an agreement
which, he said, authorized slavery. An
extended debate was precipitated by
a conference report on the census ad-
ministrative bill but the census com
mittee gained its point and the meas
ure was sent back to conference.