Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-02-01

of Sulu was passed arter Nj. 80
grew had made an attack upon tue
administration for entering mo an
agreement which he said a"uthofizeu
sIa An extended debate was pre-
cinitated by q conference report on the
| cnnsus administrative bill, but the
cersus committee gained its point ana
the measure was sent back to CONFER
ence.
WASHINGTON, Jan. %. The case or
Brigham II. Roberts, the Mormon rep
reseEtative-elect from Utah, which a
occupied so much Of the time or the
house since the assembling OF congress
was decided yesterday by the adoption
NJ q resolution to exclude him by a
vote Of 26S to 80. The exact language
OF the resolution was as follows:
That from the facts and condltlons
OF the case, Brigham IL. Roberts, rep
resentative-elect from the state or
Utah, ought not TO hold a seat IN the
house OF representatives, and the seat
10 which he was elected is hereby de-
clared vacant"
The amendment to expel Roberts ar
ter seating him was ruled out on u
point OF order and the house voted
mon the resolutions of the minority
and majority Of the committee. The
former 10 seat and then eXpel MT.
Roberts. was defeated, 81 to IA. An
ANALYSIS of this vote shows n a 40
Republicans, ~ Democrats and Z Pop
ulists voted against II, n II Demo
Gratis. @ Republicans and z Popullsts
and . Silver Republicans for II. Inc
majority resolutions-to exclude MI.
Roberts and declare the seat vacant
were adopted, 26S to 80. The afhrma'
tive vote was divided as follows: Re-
publicans, 16S: Democrats, %; Popu-
lists 4. and the negative vote: Demo
Gratis At: Silver Republicans, z; Popu-
lists, /.
There were over a score Of speeches
Yesterday. and the closing speeches on
each side were ~peaceable. MT. Lana
! ham Of Texas closed for the majority
and Mr. De Almond of Missouri Ior
the minority. Mr.. Roberts was pres
ent throughout the day and lert the
hail 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 thah
the obedience to statutory law, ana
saving there was little excuse for the
extraordinary efforts to crush q 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 60 back
home with a 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 precipltated
a heated coIlOquy between him and
| Mr.. Chandler OF New Hampshire, in
which the latter alleged that the
statements. were reCpening the whole
Southern question in the senate after
It was supposed TO be dead. The
charge which Mr.. Chandler particular
~ criticised was made by Mr.. Morgan
Of Alabama, who is absent at present,
but as II has been reiterated constant
ly. in Mr.. Chambers opinion, by other
senator's. he did not propose 10 let II
go unrefuted. II had been stated that
the war was preclpitated 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 agrees
i~veness. but as no reply was offered
the question was ended there, The
urgency deficiency bill carried about
$9,00O,0O0, and was passed without a
division and practically without de-
bate.
Washington. Jan. 81. - The greater
portion Of the session of the house
yesterday was devoted TO eulogies
upon the life aid public services OF the
late Vice President Hobart. The trib-
utes paid 10 his memory were not the
usual perfunctory eulogies, but
breathed the love and admiration and
respect in which he was universally
held. Those who spoke were Messrs.
Gardner, Stewart. Parker Fowler and
DAILY Of New Jersey: MI. Payne OF
New York, Mr.. Dalzell and Mr.. Brosius
OF Pennsylvania, Mr.. Richardson of
Tennessee and Mr.. Griggs OF Georgia.
Before the eulogies began the confer
ence report on the census bill was
adopted and an attempt was made TO
pass a bill TO pay the cost OF repairing
the Manila cable which Dewey cut
just prior TO his great victory. Opposl-
ton developed, however, and IL went