Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-01-18

We further find that about 1873 he
married Louisa Smith, his first anC
! lawful wife. with whom he has evel
since lived as such and who. since theii
| marriage. has borne him six children
THAT about 1885 he married as his
plural wife, Celia Dibble, with whom
| he has ever since lived as such anC
| Who since such marriage. has borne
him six children. Of whom the last Were
| twins. born. Aug. II, 1897.
| That some years after his said mar
| riage 20 Celia Dibbe he contracted an
other plural marriage with Margaret c
| Ship. with whom he has ever since
| lived in the habit and repute of mar
| riage. Your committee is unable to fiS
the exact date of this marriage Ii
does not appear that he held her out
as his wife before January. 1897. or that
before that date she held him out as
her husband, or that before that date
| they were reputed to be husband and
| wife
That these facts We're generally
| known in Utah, publicly charged
against him during his campaign for
election and were not denied by him
THAT the testimony bearing on these
facts was taken in the presence of Mr.
| Roberts and that he fully cross-exam-
ined the witnesses. but declined to place
himself on the witness stand"
The eliminating session Of the com
mittee. today. followed many prolong-
ed executive sessions which left nc
doubt as to the attitude Of the several
members with the exception of Mr.
Miers. Ind. who has been out of the
city. He returned. today. and it was
determined 10 bring the matter TO a
direct issue. Accordingly when the
committee net Mr.. Mcpherson If Iowa
offered q resolution for the exclusion Of
Roberts
Mr.. DeArmond Immediately proposed
substitute recognizing the constitu-
tional right Of Roberts to take his seat
on his credentials and providing for his
expulsion
There was no discussion beyond in
formal remarks and the vote was first
taken on MI. Diamonds substitute.
Mr.. Littlcneid joining him in the af-
firmative and the others joined in oppo-
sition. The vote was then taken On
Mr. McPherson's mott i exclude. re
sutng as follows:
Yeas-Tayler, Onto. Frear. Morris
and Mcpherson. Republicans; Lanham
and Miers. Democrats
Nays-Littlefeld. Republican; De
Almond. Democrat.
Chairman Tayler was authorized to
prepare the majority report. It will he
ready in a few days and the prospects
are that the subject Will be brought
before the House. early next week.
Mr.. DeArmord will submit the views
Of the minority. He will include an
exhaustive review of the law, covering
about 20 typewriter pages. prepared
by Mr.. Littlefield. The main point of
this is that the House cannot add to
the requirements shat the only con-
sttutiOnaI remedy is to admit and
then expel on the finding Of facts.
Chairmen Tayler says the report Of
the committee will be made, Saturday.
and that the subject will be taken up
in the House. next Tuesday.
The House committee on appropria-
tions. today, agreed on the pension ap-
preparation bill and reported to the
House. 1t carries a total Of S145 PAS,
go. exactly the amount estimated by
the pension office.
Now that the Senate has ratified the
Samoan treaty. Secretary Hay intends
to exchange the ratifications at the
earliest possible moment, thus confirm
ing the title of the United States to
absolute ownership of the island of
Tutuila The navy department is
pressing vigorously the construction of
the coal station in the harbOr of Page
Page. While the President has not re
Gently considered the subject of a gov
eminent for the island. it was some
time ago decided that if the naval gov
ernorship of Capt Leary in Guam wa
a success. something Of the same sort
should be adopted for Tutuila. 1t APP
pears that certain chieftains and tribes
living on the principal island of Tpola
now n German posses sion claim a form
of qualified suZerainty over the tribes
believed that any serious complications
will arise from this claim.
The amendment made yesterday, by
the Senate committee on inter-oceanic
canals to the House Nicaragua cana
bill will have to be printed and circu-
prove to be more radical than at first
announced by the members Of the com
mittee. The language Of the measure
is practically changed throughout. and
several of the House provisions are
entirely omitted. The most importan'
omissions are the provisions which arr
made in the House bill for the abroga-
tion of the Clayton Bulwer treaty and
for the purchase Of existing cnnces
sions from Nicaragua and Costa Rica
the latter provision in the House meas
ure carrying an appropriation Of 49,.
600. 600 The Senate bill also remove
many of the limitations of the Hous
bill as TO persons to be employed in
the proposed work The provision foi
a commission to act with the secretary
Of war is eliminated The Senate com
mittee also makes specific provisions
that the canal shall be Of sufficient size
to accommodate vessels of the largest
tonnage and il increases the apprOpri-
alton from $3.50 900, 900 to $4,000 900.
Secretary COrWine Of the New York
Merchants Association. was heard. to-
day. by the House committee on insu-
lar affairs on the commercial condi
lions Of Puerto Rico. These he de-
scribed as much depressed from the
want Of suitable Congressional action