The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-02-02
WHAT CONGRESS IS DOING.
Proceedings of Our National Lawmakers
from Day to Day in Condensed Form
- Resolutions and Bills.

Senator Turner CWash.) concluded his
address on the Philippine question in the
senate the 23d. He was followed by
Senator Ross CVt) on the same subject.
Senator McEnery (La.) then delivered a
speech on the race question in the south.
Four resolutions were adopted. They
were for the investigation of the copy
right act, calling for he correspondence
with Great Britain on the Clayton-Bulwer
treaty, with the Columbian government
on the Panama canal and with the new
Panama canal company of France. The
house isSened to speeches on the Roberts
polygamy case, arguments being made
by Mr.. Tayler (O) and Mr.. Littlefield
(Me.) for the adoption of the majority
and minority reports respectively of the
special committee that investigated the
case. Afterwards Mr.. Roberts, the &C.
cused Mormon, made an imprisoned
speech and ended by saying that if he
was sent forth out of congress he would
go with head erect and undaunteG brow.
The resolution of Senator Pettigrew
Is. d., calling upon the president for in
formation regarding the treaty entered
into with the sultan of Sulu was passed
after the senator had made an attack
upon the administration for entering into
an agreement which, he said, authorized
slavery. Routine business occupied the
rest of the time of the senate. In the
house the Roberts case was debated. Mr..
Lands Ond.) made the most scathing
eXcoriatiOn of the Mormons ever delivered
the floor. He charged that Utah had
been admitted to the union as a result Of
a Mormon conspiracy and reviewed the
history of the apostles of the church
whom he charged with living in open
and fragrant violation of the statute
against pOlygamy. Other members also
made speeches on the matter, greatly
strengthening the majority resolutions of
the committee.
-+l,
rell CIo.J reported a substitute for the
resolution calling for information re-
garding the Occur d'Alene mining trOu-
bles last year. The substitute was adopt
ed. 1t calls for the copies of all orders
given by Gen. Merriam concerning the
treatment of civilian prisoners. Senator
Money (NIiss.) delivered a speech on the
race question in the south. The urgent
deficiency bill was then passed practically
without debate. It carries about So, 000 900.
The senate afterwards adjourned until
the 9Th. The case of Brigham H. Rob
erts, the Mormon epresentative-elect
from Utah, was decided in the house by
the adoption of a resolution to exclude
him by a vote of 26S to so, Mr.. Lanham
CTeX) closing for the ma jOrity resolutions
Of the committee on the case and Mr..
DeArmond (IO) for the minority. Mr..
Roberts left the chamber when the vote
was announced and gave out a statement,
justifying his retention of his wives and
declaring that he was a martyr to
''sDasm of prejudice"
The senate was not in session on the
18th. The greater portion of the house
session was devoted to eulogies upon the
life and public services of the late Vice
President Hobart. The conference report
on the census bill was adopted. Mr.. Jen-
kinS (WiS) introduced a joint resolution
providing Tor an amendment to the con-
stitutiOn giving congress the power to
create corporations for the purpose of
commerce between the states and with
power to control them. A resolution was
adopted calling upon the secretary of the
interior for information as to the number
of Indians on the Sac and Fox reserva-
ton who were not paid their tribal al
IOwances from 1855 to 1865; what such al
lOwances would amount to and what
portion of the salaries of the chiefs due
under treaty stipulations from 1855 to
1899 have not been paid. The Indian ap-
preparation bill was also reported. 1t
carries $1,000 600.