The Atlanta constitution., 1900-01-29
lands ROASTED ROBERTS.

Washington. January A.-The second
days debate in the house upon the Rob
ert~ case was less dramatic thar that
OF Yesterday. The galleries were almost
as crowded but the ladies were less dem
onstratlve.
Mr.. Roberts was not present during the
dav Had he been he would have heard
the most scathing excoriation of the Nor
mons ever delivered upon the floor of the
house. Mr.. Lands of Indiana. the young
orator who distinguished himself dur
ing the last congress in an oratorical duel
with Mr. Johnson. of Ms state. won new
Iaurels TODAY He charged that Utah
had been admitted to the union az re-
suit of Mormon conspiracy. and reviewed
the history of the apostles of the church.
whom he charged with living In open and
nagram violation of the statute against
polvgamv to show that they had basely
broken their solemn pledge TO the gov
eminent.
The other speakers today were Messrs.
Powers, republican. or Vermont, ana
Miers. democrat of Indiana. for the ma
iority resolutions Messrs. SnodgrasS'
democrat. Of Tennessee. and Wilson. sill
Yer republican. OF Idaho for the minority
resolutions: Mr.. Lacey republican, of
iowa. for his proposition to eXpel with
ont swearing i'm. and Mr.. Crumpacker.
republican. of Indiana. for exclusion by
4 two-thirds majority
The speeches today greatly strengthen
ed The majority resolutions. which SEEM
ed in danger Of falling after MIR. Little
fields speech yesterday. and Chairman
Tavler was confident tonight that they
would be adopted wh-n the house votes
tomorrow afternoon. Mr.. Powers. of Yer
mont suggested that I'VE are not separat-
ING wife from husband" as pOlygamy has
never been legal in Utah. being Illegal
under tho common law Of England.
Had Violated Contract.
Mr.. Lands contended that Mr. Roberts
was not entitled to admission because he
had violated Utah's compact with the
United states Mr. Lands resented as
unworthy Of belief the charge made. he
said. by Senator Rawlins that the presl-
dent had appointed notorious polygam.sts.
The senator might az well accuse the
house of indorsing polygamv since it had
passed n bill appropriatng $4,000 for the
acricuitural college at Logan. Utah. The
president of that college" said he. lis
noIvgamist living IN open and notorious
nolvgamy with three wives. one of mis-
Leading professors is polygamist. living
with two wives The trustee is a polyg-
amiat.- living IN open and notorious po-
Ivcamv with seven wives 0auEhter) and
/
children" Uaughter)
U,. further asserted that three Of the
members Of the 1irst presidency and ten
Of the twelve apostles who signed the
petition for amnesty We're DolyCamists.
"of these fifteen leaders who solemn
~ nledged their honor and faith for the
future obedience to the law Of the church
of Christ and Latter Day Saints. three
have probably kept thier pledges. name
". Wilfred Woodruff, Franklin ID. Rog-
res and Anthony II. Lunn.
George @. Cannon. first councillor 10
the president Of the church, also is NOR
ally guilty. and he and all his wives
live in a suburb known as Cannonville."
After detailing the polygamous rela-
tions of other Mormon leaders, he con-
tinued:
Pages might be written of the Vi
olation of the compact by which Utah
vas given a star. Mr.. Speaker, that
star is a fallen star; It does not shine
with the brilliancy and luster of her
sister stars. 1t shines by cunning and
bv deceit, by treachery. by fraud II
speaks of crime and of violation of the
most solemn covenant ever made be-
tween territory and the union" Gap
plause)
I'VE have as a representative from
Utah a man with three wives the last
one taken. the report says. as near as
And he did not deny that that woman
became his plural wife after Utah was
taken into the American union. And
| charge here that Utah came in as the
result of a deliberate conspiracy to free
that people from the heavy hand of the