New-York tribune., 1901-01-31
STORM IN THE HOUSE.
ECHO OF THE ANTLPOLYGAMY CRU
SADIE.
oROsvENoR AND KING EXCHANGE SHARP
PERSONALITIES-AGRI
BILL PASSED.
BILL PASSED.

washington, Jan. 30-The anti-polygamy
crusade which resulted in driving Mr.. Roperts'
Utah's Representative, from his seat at the last
session had an echo in the House to-day during
the consideration of the Agricultural Approprla-
tion bill When the section making the appro-
priations for the agricultural colleges OF the
States was reached Mr.. Lands. Of Indiana, Of
fered an amendment providing that no money
should he paid to the college in Utah until the
Secretary of Agriculture was satisfied that no
trustee or teacher in the institution practised
polvgamy. The amendment came complete
surprise Mr. King of Utah. who succeeded Mr.
Roberts tried in vain TO head ii off with point
Of order and then inveighed against it as simply
an aftermath of the Roberts crusade. He IN
sisted that polygamy was thing Of the past
Mr. Lands replied by alleging that two of the
professors Of the Utah Agricultural College were
polygamists, and that one Of the trustees mad
seven wives and tllirty-nine children. Upon THIS
showing the House adopted the amendment,
whereupon Mr. King retaliated by offering an
amendment providing that of the money
should go TO agricultural colleges in any State
whose instructors or trustees have engaged IN
iynching or been guilty of adultery or forni-
cation.
The reading OF this amendment created
storm score OF members jumped 10 their feet
with demands for recognition. Mr.. Grosvenor.
Of Ohio. was recognized. He said he desired to
raise a point of order against the amendment
not one but half dozen. He argued that the
amendment was an attempt TO legislate on an
sppropriation bill. AS he proceeded he warmed
No and charged that the amendment was an
sspersion on the teachers in all the agricultural
colleges He became engaged in duel of words
with Mr. King, in the course of which Mr.. King
declared that the Ohio member had become
common scold.
''If the law against common scolds were still
n force" retorted Mr.. Grosvenor, you would
have been ducked 10 death long ago"
And you would have been ducked anterior
70 that" replied Mr.. King.
Mr. King afterward modified his amendment
so as to apply only to the agricultural college
of Indiana. 1t was, Of course, overwhelmingly
sefeated.
Later when the bill was reported 10 the House,
The Lands amendment strickrl out by a
vote of 80 to 19
The friends of the farmer were much in evil
sence during the day, and against aggressive
opposition led by Mr.. Mahon, Of Pennsyly lnia,
voted into the bill an additional appropriation Of
$4,000 for farmers bulletins
The paragraph appropriating S50,OoO for in
-estigating the question of irrigation and for
he publication OF reports on the subject prectpi-
.ated another lively debate. MI Moody, OF MaSsa-
ehusetts a member OF the Committee on Appro-
said il meant that Congress would soon be
called upon TO deal with this whole subject, In
yoiVing vast expenditures of money. Mr.. New
%nds of Nevada, replied TO MIR. Moody, pointing
out the various methods by which the irrigation
of arid lands, so much desired by the West,
could be accomplished.
The Agricultural bill was passed, and at 5:45
0. m. the House adjourned.