The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-14
TILLMAN THREW GINGER
INTO DREARY SESSION.
south Carolina senator Called Quay
''BOss," Temporarily stopped
TireSOme Debate on state
hood bill, and Had Pri-
ynte RflI Passed,

Washington. Feb. Ex-senator Clay
has been patiently waiting since last
Tuesday to deliver a speech on the
statehood bill but the continuous per-
Torrance of Senator Depew. who is
making one of the "time-klling" eff
forts of the opponents of increased
statehood promises to crowd the Geor-
gia senator out until next week.
Senator Tillman threw a little spice
into the otherwise dreary proceedings
in the Senate late this afternoon by
playfully abiding to Senator Quay
as 'our boss Senator Depew had
provoked frequent Interruptions from
Senator Rawlings of Utah in defense of
the Mormons. Then there was a tenn
porary stay of proceedings, while
several senator's introduced routine
business. Several other\ suggestions
were made to go into session, or take
up some other business because it was
thought that Senator Depew might
feel exhausted after an all day effort.
Senator Tillman broke into the de-
bate by saying: II don't know the pro-
gramme of our boss" (pointing to
Senator Depew), but l would like to
get unanimous consent to have a lit
tie private bill considered"
Senator Qpay Joined in the laugh
which followed the remarks of the
South Carolina senator, and the latter
secured, without objection, the pas
sage of a bill to pay the representatives
of the estate of John l.. Long of I'm
ion, S. c., $471 for carrying the United
States mails in 1S60-61. The bill had
previously passed the House, so that 1t
now goes to the President for his APP
proval.
The Windy Depew.
When the statehood bill came up,
Senator Depew resumed his remarks,
and attacked the Mormon church, be-
cause, he said, he believed it's mem
bers still cling to the practice of
polygamy Referring to the anti
polygamy provision in the statehood
bill, Mr.. Depew said that it would
seem that 1.-THE fine Italian hand of the
Mormon apostle had been at work in
the preparation of the measure, and
that the concentrated influence of the
Mormon hierarchy could be seen in
| the determined effort to prevent any
amendment which would completely
exclude polygamy." 1t is not disputed
he said, that the vote of the Mormon
church is absolutely controlled by the
| Central Hierarchy of that organiZa-
lltI' ne ueClhTed Lnht tne inlBTdllOl
| of Mormons to different states and
| territories was not for the purpose of
securing homes and farms, but through
! compact, to control Legislation.
Any legislation, Senator Rawlins de-
| clared, in any state directed at Nor
| monism. Is futile. unless there is a
public sentiment which will sustain the
| same. The question was not as to the
| inadequacy of the provisions against
| polygany, but as to the exercise of
| political power. Persecution Is the seed
of the Mormon Church, he declared, and
| 1t did not do any good to arraign the
entire people, and brand every Mormon
as a Slave. a most unjust accusation.
"To do that" he said. you solldiry
those who would aid you in bringing
about the very conditions you seek
here" The best possible school, he
said, for the correction of these evils.
is to emancioate the Mormons, and
leave them free to work out their own
destnies.
Senator Dubois said he did not think
the reference of the opponents Of state
hood to polygamy were serious. He
declared that If the statehood bill Is al
lowed to be put on the postoffice APP
and advocate the placing of the Idaho
constitution, relating to elections, as
an amendment, and require Arizona
and New Mexico to subscribe to II be-
bore being admitted
Under the test oath of that constitu-
ton, he said, Idaho DISTINGUISHED every
member of the Mormon Church, and for
years they were without a vote. After
an executive session. the Senate adj
iourncd until / o'clock tomorrow. to
allow senators to attend the noon we'd
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