The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-31
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Pol YGANY AGAIN
HEARD in HOUSE
Lands Amendment Re
ferred to It.
WAS STRICKEN OUT.
Mormon Roberts Successor Was Sue
cessfut.
Mormon Roberts Successor Was Sue
HON. w. f. RHEAlS TO BE SEATED
The Report of the Election Committee
is Favorable to Him-Ship Sub
sidy Bill Severely Arraisned
in the Littlc
Progress Made on
tho Measure,
(Rr Associated Press.l }

WASHINGTON, Jan. OIL he 1iiti-
polvgamy crusade, which resulted in
driving Mr.. Roberts, Utafs representa-
live from his seat at the last session, had
an echo in the House to-day during the
| consideration of the agricultural appro-
| pration bill.
| When the section making the approprla-
| tions for agricultural colleges OF the seE-
| eral States was read, Mr.. Lands, of In
| diana, offered an amendment providing
| that no money should be paid to the col
| lege in Utah until the Secretary of Agrl-
culture was satisfied that no trustee
| teacher or employe in the institution prdc-
| ticed polygamy.
| Mr.. King, who succeeded Mr.. Roberts,
| tried in vain TO head it off. The House
| adopted the amendment wherenpon Mr.
| King retaliated by offering an amendment
| providing that none OF the money shodid
| go to agricultural colleges in any State
| whose instructors or trustees have en-
gagged in lynching or been guilty OF adnl-
terry or fornicaton. He afterwards modi-
fled it so as to apply only to the asricul-
| tural college of Indiana It was, of
! course, overwhelmingly defeated.
I
to the House the Lands amendment was
| stricken out.
The friends of the farmers were very
much in evidence during the day.
| RHEA THE WINNER.
| Mr.. Taylor of Ohio, chairman of the
| Committee on Elections No. l. submitted
| the report on the contested election case
| of Walker VS.. Rhea, from the Ninth Nir-
! ginia District.
! The committee found that while gross
| frauds and Irregularities occurred in the
| election, they fell very far short" OF
| changing the result.
| The committee therefore recommended
| that Mr.. Rhea, the sitting member who
| is a Democrat, should retain his seat.
Messrs. Lnney, of North Carolina, and
| Samuel Davenport, of Pennsylva nia dis
| scented from the conclusion of the ma
| jority, and were given leave to file their
| views. The report will be called UP in
| the near future.
/ The House then resumed the considera-
ton of the agricultural appropriation bill.
| The sections of the present law, relating
| to the scientific bureaus OF the Depart
| ment, were substituted for the provisions
| of the bill, which went out yesterday on
| a point of order urnde by Mr.. DIahon.
! Mr. Lattimer, of South Carolina, offered
| an amendment to increase the approprist-
| tions for farmers bulletins to $4,000
Mr. Mahon, of Pennsylvania, declared
| that the increase in the dissemination of
| farmers bulletins would not do the far
| mers any good He declared that mem
| bers desired to distribute these bulletins
| to make themselves popular with the fir-
| mers.
| Mr. Shaclleford referred sarcastically to
/ Mr.. Mahon's economical ideas to ap-
| preparations of the Agricultural Depart
| ment while he pleaded for the payment
| of big claims for the down-trodden Cramp
| Ship building Company. Mr.. Lattmer's s
| amendment was adopted.
| There was considerable discussion of the
| question of the irrigation of the arid lands
| in connection with the paragraph provid-
! ing for an Investigation of that subject.
| When the bill was reported to the House.
( Mr. King demanded a separate vote upon
| the Lands amendment which was then
| stricken from the bill by q rising vote
! 50 to 10.
The bill was passed, and at 5:45 2. NJ.
| the House adjourned.
In the Senate
(By Associated Press.)
! WASHINGTON, Jan. 30--The shipping
| bill was kept at the front in she Senate
| throughout the dny. No appreciable pro-
| cress was made, most of the time being,
I; occupied by Mr.. Turley, of Tennessee, and
| Mr. Jones. of Arkansas in speeches Sc
yerely air,raigning the bills alleged favorit-
| ism.
! An unsuccessful effort was made to Sc
4 cure agreement to the conference report
! on the army reorganization bill! The
| Senate agreed to L resolution introduced
| by Mr. Jones, of Arkansas, requesting the
| Secretary of War to inform the Senate
! ~,
| F,ico has agreed to guarantee dividends
| 70 c,,,ynora tipns doing business in that is
I land and ii so to report all details
| When. at o'clock, the shipping Dill was
! laid before the Senate as unfinished busi-
| ness, Mr.. H,nwlcy sought to continue con-
| sideration of the army bill.
| Mr.. Pettisrew objected. hIr. Hawley
! finally Yielded, and gave notice he Wousd
| call lap the army bill tomorrow.
| SHIPPING BILL.
| Consideration of the subsidy bill being
resumed. Mr. 4Aldrich gave notice OF two
! annenfl1nents, one providing that appii-
cants for subsidy shall contract to build
i a new vessel within the United States
| within three years, and a second sproVld-
/ ing that the utmost limit OF SUBSIDY snail
| he fifteen ye,srs. instead OF tE's;fty-
Mr. TurIey. of Tennessee. then spoke
/ against the bill, comparing the cost OF
| ship-building in various countries
| This brought out Il detailed statement
from Mr.. Vest that ships could be built
| fo,.- less in the United States than in any
| other country
Mr.. Jones said the bill should be en-
/ titled "a bill to enable a select cotarie
of ship-owners to loot the United states
/ Treas sury.,' 2 He argued that commercial
{ development and extension must come
! from our natural advantages and enter
prise. and not from the legislative stimu-
| lus of subsidies.
Mr.. Frye declared senators were de,ivs