Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-02-01

Washington, Jan. 26. - The case of
Brigham III. Roberts, the Mormon rep
resGEtatlve-elect from Utah. which has
| occupied so much of the time of the
house since the assembling of congress
was decided yesterday by the adoption
OF Il resolution to exclude him by a
vote of 26S to so. The exact language
OF the resolution was as follows:
That from the facts and conditions
of the case, Brigham H. Roberts, rep
| rescntative-elect from the State of
Utah, ought not to hold Il seat in the
house of representatives. and the seat
to which he was elected is hereby de-
clared vacant"
The amendment to oxpel Roberts af.
| ter seating him was ruled out OH q
point of order and the house voted
| upon the resolutions of the minority
and majority of the committee. The
former. to seat and then eXpel Mr..
| Roberts, was defeated, 81 to 244 An
analysis of this vote shows that ITO
Republicans, p Democrats and Pop
ulists voted against it, and II Demo
Gratis. 6 Republicans and . Populists
and 2 Silver Republicans for it. The
majority resolutions-to exclude Mr..
| Roberts and declare the seat vacant
were adopted, 26S to 90 The attirma-
| tive vote was divided as follows: Re
publicans. 16S; Democrats, SO; Popu-
lists, 4, and the negative vote: Demo-
Gratis ii; Silver Republicans, .; Popu-
lists, 1.
There We're over score of speeches
| TIo <lo
each side were peaceable. Mr.. Lana
| ham of Texas closed for the majority
and MI. De Almond of Missouri for
the minority. Mr.. Roberts was pres
ent throughout the day and left the
hall after the result of the last vote
had been announced. AS he did so he
gave out a statement justifying his re-
tention of his plural wives on the
ground that his moral obligations was
more binding upon his conscience than
the obedience to statutory law, and
saying there was little excuse for the
extra ordinary efforts to crush system
already abandoned and practically
dead. He said he was a martyr to a
"spasm of prejudice" He would not,
he said, attempt to run for congress
again, although he would go back
home with light heart, confident Of
the future.
The Senate.
Just at the close of yesterdays ses-
sion of the senate a speech delivered
by Mr.. Money Of Mississippi on the
race question in the South precipitated
a heated colloquy between him and
Mr.. Chandler of New Hampshire, in
which the latter alleged that the
Southern senator's, by Incorporate
statements, were recpening the whole
Southern question in the senate after
it was supposed to be dead. The
charge which Mr.. Chandler particular
ly criticised was made by Mr.. Morgan
of Alabama, who is absent at present,
but as it has been reiterated constant
ly, in Mr.. Chandler's opinion, by other
senators. lie did not propose to let it
go unrefuted. 1t had been stated that
the war was precipitated by designing
politicians of the North for the purpose
of placing slaves on a social equality
with the whites. Mr.. Chambers re-
futation of the statement was made
with startling vehemeEce and aggress-
iveness, but as no reply was offered
the question was ended there. The
urgency deficiency bill carried about
100000, and was passed without a
division and practically without de-
hata