The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-25
OF the Majority Greatly Strengthened
by the Debate.
CHAIRMAN TAYlER CONFIDENT
That the House Will Vote to Exclude
Roberts From Entering His Seat.
Mr.. Lands Made a Brilliant
Speech Escoriatin$ Mormons.
Senate Adopted the Pet.
,i.rcw Resolution.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2a.-The second
days debate In the House upon the
Roberts case was less dramatic than tt1a,t
Of yesterday. The galleries were almost
as crowded, but the ladies were less
demonstrative.
Nr. Roberts was not present during the
day. Had he been he would havaAheard5
the most scathing eNcoriation of the
Normons ever delivered upon the floor
of the House.
Mr.. Lands, of Indiana. the young ora
tor who distinguished himself during the
last Congress in an oratorical duel with
Mr.. johnson, of his State, won new lau-
rels to-day He charged that Utah mad
been admitted to the Union as a result
of a Mormon conspiracy. and reviewed
the history of the Apostles OF the Shurch'
whom he charged with living in open ana
tagrant violation Of the statute against
polyga1ny, to show that they had basely
broken their solemn pledge to the GOV
OTHER SPEAKERS.
lhe OtQer5 SpcdhtIS lO-udS NSiS -tSosA -
Powers, of Vermont, and Miers, of IN
diana, for the majority resolutions; Messrs
Snodgrass, (Den.) of Tennessee, and VIII
son, CSilver Rep) of Idaho, for the NIL
neritys resolution. Mr.. Lacey, (Rep.) or
! Iowa, for his proposition TO expel without
swearing in, and MIR. Crnmpacker. tRep)
of Indiana, for exclusion by ID two-thirds
majority.
The speeches to-day greatly strength
rit
seemed in danger Of falling after Mr.
Littiefeld.s speech yesterday, and-schsair-
man Tayler was confident tonight that
they would he adopted when the House
.-otes tomorrow afternoon.
Mr. Powers. of Vermont, suggested that
I'VE are not separating wife from nus
hand" as polygarny has never been legal
an Utah, being illegal under the common
law of England.
Mr. Lands contended that Mr.. Roberts
was not entitled to admission because he
had violated Utall's compact with the
United States.
Mr. lands resented as unworthy OF
belief the charge made he said, by sena-
tor Rawlins, THAT the president had ap-
pointed notorious l1,olygamists. The Sen.
ator might as well accuse the House OF
endorsing 1,olygamy, as it had passed a
bill appropriating $4,000 for the Agricul-
tural College OF Logan, Utah. The presl-
dent of that college" said he is a polyS-
arnist living in open and notorious poiyS-
amy with three wives. One ce his leading
professors Is a polyEa1nist, living with
two wives. A trustee Is a polygamist,
living in open and notorious
polygamy with seven wives. Qaughter)
and they have blessed him with thirty
nine children Gaughter).
A FALLEN STAR.
After detailing the polygamous rela-5
tions OF 1.-THE Mormon leaders, he con-
tinued:
pages might be written of the viola
ton of the compact by which Utah was
given a star All. Mr.. Speaker, that star
is fallen star; it does not shine with
the brilliancys and lustre Of her sister
stars. 1t shines by cunning and by de-
ceit, by treachery, by fraud. 1t speaks
of crime and OF violation Of the most
solemn covenant ever made between
territory and the Union. LAppiause,) =
Sir, it came by itself. but 1t will be
hurled back boldly and in the open day
by the outraged Indignation of the Ameri--
can people tapplause). and across thls
threshold will be written in letters large
enough to be read from the National
Capitol TO the Mormon temple: NO
11olygamist shall ever sit as member
of the American Congress. (Applause)
..But the gentleman says: We took
these women in good faith. and we should
not abandon them. There are two thou
sand polygamous families in Utah. Pro-
vide for Your plural wives. take care or
your plural children. but refrain. for
Gods sake refrain, from multiplying the
illegitimates in the new State of Utah.
lApplause.)
Continuing Mr. Landis said: '.Nlr.
Roberts has sneered at a good and noble
woman tMiss Eelen Could who helped
to organize this movement against him.
all n 0YE n
battle. her millions went, and who knows
bur that to-day the same name that was
spoken so reverently at Santiago. Mon
2 tauk Point, by American soldiery is
lisped in reverence outrthere in Utah by
those women doomed by brutal bigots to
the belief that their celestial esaltation
will be in proportion as they ministeredi
to the rotten and 1ustful notions of a cur
.upt priesthood tal,plausel. e
AMERa CAN HOMES.
..I say that the people of this eourtry
expect us 10 turn him back. said Mr..
Landis in conclusion. II protest against.
his coming In. ] protest on behalf of The
Constituency who haze read tss. Ten Com.
manamcnts and the Sermon on the Mount.
protest on behalf of the American
homes made beautiful by love and duty
and made holy by our womanhood. - a'.'s : :
AIS. Lacey, of Iowa, argued III behalf
of his proposition for tho expulsion of;
Ar. Roberts without swearing him in.
Nr. Clark. of Missouri. Interrupted to.
say that IL he had been Mr.. Roberts legal
adviser he would have had him on the.
first day of the session object to every;
member whose name WAS on the roll.s
Then he would have had the whole con-
cern In the hole" said Mr.. Clark. But Z
2he added. was neither his legal or
spiritual adviser. = ssss3s $s sss 5ss
Mr.. Lacey eombat,cd this statement
arguing thar the member on the roll
could have passed upon each objection.
Mr.. Wilson,. of Idaho. chall lensed some.
OF ssss statements made against the.