The age-herald., 1900-01-25
MORE LAURELS
 FOR MR. LANDS He Severely Criticized Roberts and PoIygamy THE MAJOR|TY ssl RENGTHENEO
 xy SnOdgrass sS ge in Support of Mi ly Report 1 THE MORMON WAS NOT PRESENT 1 Landis Said That Roberts Was Now l Moving on Washington With Ply- l rality of Wives and Multi
 plicity of Children
THE MORMON WAS NOT PRESENT

Washington, January 24-The second days debate in the house upon the Rob- erts case was less dramatic tnan that of yesterday. The galleries were almost as crowded, but tine ladies were less demon- straitive. The presidents pastor, Rev. pr. Bristol, was in the executive gallery the greater portion of the afternoon, listening to the arguments.
 MT. Roberts was not present during the day. Had he been he would have heard the most scadhing excorla tion of the Mor- mons ever delivered on the floor of the house.
 MT. Landis of Indiana. the young unem- Der who distinguished himself durang tne last congress in an oratorical duel wsth Mr. Johnson of his state, won new iaur- els today
 qIe charged that Utah had been admitted to the union as result of Mormon con- apostles of the church. whom he charged with Mving in open and fragrant violation od the statute against polygamy, to show that uney had basely broken their solemn pledge to the government.
 The other speakers today were Messrs. Powers, republican, of Vermont, and Miers,
 
 olutions; Messrs. Snodgnass, democrat, of Tennessee, and Wilson, silver republican. of Idaho for the minority resolutions; Mir. Lacey, republican, of Iowa. for his propo- sition to expel without swearing in. and Mir GrumpacIoer republican, of Indiana. for exclusion by a thirds majority.
 Majority Resolutions Strengthened
 The speeches today greatly strengthened lr. danger of failing after MT Lhtlefeld's speech yesterday. and Chairman Tayler was confident tonight that they would be adopted when the house votes tomorrow afternoon.
 The first speaker of the day was MT. Powers, of Vermont. He contended the re- port of the majority should be adopted, and that MT. Roberts be excluded
 "We are not separating wife from hus- band" said MT. Powers, commenting on MT. Roberts speech of yesterday. "Polyg- amy has never been legal in Utah. either before Or after admission into the union. Polygamy was illegal under the common law of England. The moment he took wife No. the marriage was void MT. Roberts knew the law. He cannot plead the baby act against the law and stern jus tice."
 MT snodgrass, of Tennessee followed MT. Powers, supporting the views of the minority in favor of seating, then expelling MT. Roberts If we were not to become the opponents of the French system of justice, which presumed guilt until innocence was proven, he said, MT. Roberts must be ac- corded his prima facie right to his seat be- fore being busted
 MT Lands then began his address, and he was given close attention throughout the speech. There had been universal re- joicing in 1s9e he said when Utah had been admitted into the union. The people of the United States thought that with the birth of the state worked the death of the sye- em of polygamy. Yet they were startled to learn in 1898 that Utah had elected as it's sole representative polygamst. and that he was moving upon Washington with a plurality of wives and a multiplicity of children. Laughter)
 MT. Lacey of Iowa, argued in behalf of his proposition for the expulsion of MT. Roberts without swearing him in. If he were driven to choose between the proced- ures recommended by the majority. and minority, he would vote for the former on the ground that exclusion means expul- sion.
 While he was speaking, MT. Clark. of Missouri, interrupted to say that If he had been MT. Roberts legal adviser he would have had him on the first day of the ses- sion object to every member whose name was on the roll. Then he would have the whole concern in the hole, said Nr. Clark, 'fbut," he added, "I was neither his legal nor spiritual adviser"
 MT. Lacey com'oatted this statement, ar R,rng that the members on the roll could have passed upon each objection.
 MT. Meters, of Indiara, a member of the special committee, supported the majority resolutions He denied vigorously that the people of Utah were to be charged with disloyalty to their compact with the union. So far as the state was concerned, polyga- my, he insisted, was dead.
 MT. McPherson of Iowa, another mem- ber of the committee, also advocated the adoption of the majority resolution. He said the minority could not sheer down the objection to MT. Roberts admission on the ground that Utah had violated her com pact with the United States, and quoted a decision of the late Chief Justice Chase to the effect that state could violate her