The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-31
KING KILLS MEASURE
AGAINST POL CAMY
Utah Congressman, After Spirited TuSSle PerSuadeS
House to Defeat Lands Amendment
Proposition Was to Bar Agricultural College from Receiving
Funds if Any Employee Had Plural Wife.

washington. Jan. S1.-The al -i-po-
iygamy crusade which resulted in
driving Mr.. Roberts. UJah's represent
ative, out of the house Of representa-
tives at the last session, had an echo
IN the house today during the consider
alton of the agricultural bill. When the
section making the appropriations for
agricultural colleges of the several
states was reached Mr. Lands of In
diana offered an amendment providing
that no money hould be paid to the
college in Utah until the secretary of
agriculture was satisfied that no trus-
see or teacher in the institution prac-
Aced polygaT3y.~ "fhe amendment came
rs a complete s p 5rise. Mr. King, who
succeeded LIr. Eoberts, tried in vain
20 head il off with d point of order, and
then inveighed against it as simply an
STLermath of the Roberts crusade. He
tlSISted that pOlygamy was thing of
tie past Mr. Lands replied by alleg-
Ing that two OF the professors Of the
Utah Agricultural college were polyg-
Hmlsts, and that one of the trustees had
seven wives ana thiTty-uine children.
Upon this showing the house adopted
&he amendment whereupOn Mr.. King
-etaliated by offering an amendment
providing that none of the money
should 20 to agricultural colleges in
any state whose instructors or trus-
*ees have engaged in lynchiug, or been
guilty of adultery or fornicatiOn. He
afterwards modified it 50 as to apply
anly to the agricultural college of In
diana 1t was overwhelmingly. de-
Eeated.
subsequently, when the bill was re-
sorted To the house, the Lands amend
saent was stricken out by vote IF 50
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Text of lands Amendment
The amendment was as follows:
provided, that no part of this ap-
preparation shall he available for the
Agricultural college Of Utah until tfe
secretary of agriculture shall be salts
sed. and shall 50 certify 10 the secre-
taTy of the treasury. that no trustee. /
0thceT, instructor or employee OF said
college is engaged in the practice of
polygamy or pOlygamOus relations
AR. King tUtah3 made a point Of Or
der against the amendment. He de-
Nlared that he would not oppose it if
st had been offered in good faith. but
hat he considered it simply an after
E9ath Of what had been denOminated
she crusade against his predecessor, /
2r Roberts. Mr.. King said the plaC-
flce Of pOlygamE in Utah was a thing
If the past. No. poIySamOus marriages
s-eTe now SOlemniZed- A few of those
~ no had entered into such marriages
priOT to 1890 might still be secretly pre-
serVing pOlygamOus relations. but they
we're cry few in number
EIr. Lands Und.) said he was cred
Nly Informed that one Of the pro-
SCISSORS in the college had three wives
Snd another two, and that one of the
sTuSteeS had seven wives, who had
blessed him with thirty-nine children.
these statements, ne said. had been
made by one of the leading papers Of /
salt Lake City, and, so far as he knew, /
che official organ of the Mormon church I
lad not denied it. II these statements
~<eTe true. not one dollar should be ap- 1
Dropriated for the support Of the insti- /
sutton
The chair ruled that the amendment /
~as in order, ana the amendment was
adopted 20 to A.
King Comes Back at Lands.
a.. ki1g, who was taken by surprise /
h. the amendment. FASTENED to retail
Nste by Offering an amendment prOvid-
taS that no person should be "a teacher
Al any agricultural college who had /
Engaged IN any lynching. OF who had I
seeu guilty of adultery or fornicarion. /
Hhe reading of this amendment Gre
ated a fUrOre- A score of members
Numped to their feet ~vish demands for /
EcCOgnition-
Ar. GTUsvenOr OO) was recognized. !
Re said he desired to Else a point of /
order against the amendment. not one. /
Aut half dozen. il fact. He argued /
shat the amendment was an attempt /
10 IegiSlate upon an appropriation /
sill As he proceeded he warmed uu.
and charged that the amendment WIS /
an aspersion upon TIE teachers in all /
Sae agricultural colleges
Ghe chair minated that the amend Z
sent as drafted was not in order. and /
Ar. King changed ii SO as to place il I
AZ the exact language of the Lands /
amendment, and making 1t apply only /
20 U-ah and Indiana.
Ar- Payne IN. y who was IN the /
chair. thought as the amendment would I
modify the previous amendment uDor
Utah, IL would not be in order
Mr.. King seized eagerly upon this
suggestion and modified it SO as ID
make it applicable to Indiana alone. d