Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-25
LAST DAY ROBERTS TRIAL
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women, doomed by brutal bigots to tho
belief that their celestial eXaltntion will
be in proportion as they ministered to
the rotten and lustful notions of u cor
rupt priesthood. (Applause.)
AN ELOQUENT PROTEST.
II say that the people of this country
expect us to turn him back" said Mr..
Lands, in conclusionJ ~ protest
against his coming in. L protest on be-
half of the constituency that has read
the Ten Commandments and the ser,
mon on the Mount. protest on be-
half OF the American mother and her
child and the American father, who will
never consent to The enthronement and
dedication OF human passion and OF
those doomed to ilegitimacy. The
country is waiting for US to act; from
New England, whose homes have been
made a pattern for this continent to
away down South in Dixie, where
honor is religion. where gallnntry is
law and Virtue Is the high ideal OF
beautiful womanhood. States are wait
ing to-day, waiting for the American
chivaIry to speak. Cloud applause)
OTHER SPEECHES.
hlr. lJdCy tlOWtlI ueO IN DeHstil vi
his proposition for the expulsion of Mr..
Roberts without swearing him in.
Mr.. Clark (Missour) 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. "Then he would have had the
whole concern in the hole" said MIR.
Clark, but" he added, az was neither
his legal or spiritual adviser"
Mr.. Lacy combatted this statement,
arguing that the members on the roll
could have passed upon each objection.
Mr.. Wilson Udaho) challenged some
of the statements made against the
Mormon people. He said he represent
ed thirty thousand Normons, who in
good citizenship equalled any other
constituency. and they had lived up to
their promise
The House then adjourned.
% IN THE SENATE.
Washington Jan. 24.-Routine bust
ness occupied the attention of the Sen
ate to-day In a brief session. The res
oution offered yesterday by Mr.. Petit
grew. Of South Dakota, calling upon
the President for information regarding
the treaty entered into with the Sultan
of Sulu, was passed. after Mr.. Petit
grew had made an attack upon the ad-
ministration for entering into an agree
ment which. he said, authorized slav-
cry.
An extended debate was precipitated
by conference report on the Census
Administrative bill. but the Census
Committee gained its point, and the
measure was sent back to conference.
CTJSTONIS AFEAJpc
Mr.. Allen offered resolution calling
upon the Secretary of War for all in
formation and correspondence relating
to the administration of customs affairs
In Puerto Rico; Cuba and the Philip
pines since the war with Spain. OBJ
lection being made, 1t went over.
MIR. Pettigrew, of South Dakota, of
fered resolution declaring that the
United States Government would not
recognize the rights OF any nation to
declare as contraband and seize food
products rs such, and that any such
seizure would be an act unfriendly to
the United States. The resolution went
over under the rule.
SLAVERY IN THE SULU's.
Mr.. Pettigrew then called up his Sulu
treaty resolution and made a speech in
It's support. He said that slavery in its
worst form existed in the SuIu group of
Islands and the treaty itself provided
that every slave could purchase hts
freedom at the regular market price.
He said the amount OF the salaries paid
to the Sultan and his officials under the
treaty was S9,120, yet the Spanish gov
ernment paid to them only Sc, 800.
A translation of the treaty, he said,
was withheld from the people until aft
er the Ohio elections. This was mere
part of the puttuy of concealment
and ccnsoring adopted by the Admins
tration.
PRESIDENT HELD RESPONSIBLE.
Mr.. spooncr wisconsin, asked Mr..
Pettisrcw IL he meant to hold the Pres
fdent responsible for the slavery clause
in the Sulu treaty
DO" Mr.. Pettigrew replied.
Then" said Mr.. Spooner. at read
from the message of the President to
Congress. The President says: Il
have confirmed said agreement, sub
1ect TO the action OF Congress, and with
the reservation which have directed
Sliall be communicated to the Sultan of
Jolo. that this agreement is not 10 be
ueemed In any way to authorize or give
the consent of the United States to the
existence OF slavery In the Sulu archi-
Fclago.'"
DOUBLE DEALING.
Mr.. Pettigrew replied that there was
no assurance that the Presidents state
ment would over reach the Sultan. He