The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-03-05
DEMOCRATS 70 FIBUS1[R
They Will Delay the Business Of
House as a Measure of
Retaliation.
OBJECT TO UNsEA1INe OF BUTLER.

Senate Passes sundry Civil Bi1I-Pro-
test Read in Senate Against Seat
ing of Reed smoot, Who Is De-
c1ared a PoIygamist-Naval Bin
Increased Nearly $2,OOO,OOO.
Washington, Feb. 27.-The decisions
of the democrats at their caucus
Thursday morning to filibuster for the
remainder of the session if the repub-
licans pressed the Wagoner-Butler
contested election, caused consider
able tension on both sides when the
house assembled Thursday. The. lead
ers were alert and the fight began all
most with the dropof the gavel. After
the chaplain had delivered the invoca-
ton the speaker was about to direct
the clerk to read the journal, when Mr..
Richardson, the democratic leader, in
terrupted him and made the point of
no quorum "The constitution re-
quires the presence of a quorum to do
business" said he.
The speaker acquiesced but was able
to count only 167. Thereupon Mr..
Payne, the republican leader, moved
a call of the, house and upon that mo-
ton the democrats forced a roll call.
Smoot Declared PoIygamfst.
Washington, Feb. 27.-The senate
has passed the sundry civil appro-
priation bill, which carries an APP
preparation of 100000 to ex-Queen
Liliuokalani of Hawaii.
Senator Burrows, chairman of the
senate committee ON privileges and,
elections, presented a protest signed
by Rev. J L. Leilitch, representing the
Minister'S association of Salt Lake
City, against the seating Of Reed
Smoot. The statement, which is sworn
to, declares that Smootis apolygamist
and now has a plural wife.
MI. Leilitch also asserts that "Presi-
dent Joseph F. Smith, the president of
the Mormon church, is living in open
polygamy and has had a child, born to
him by his plural wife as late as 1885,"
And also that president Lorenzo
Snow lived and died in the practice of
polygamy and polygamous %cohabita-
ton, and that his plural wife Minnie
Jensen Snow, bore him a child as late
as the winter of 1867"
Naval Bill Increased.
Senator Hale, from the committee
on naval affairs, reported the naval
appropriation bill, and gave notice
that he would call it up Friday. The
most important amendment recon-
mended by the committee relates to
the increase of the navy. The entire
house provision is stricken out, and
in its stead provision is made for
four frst-class battleships of the
general type of the Oregon and two
first-class armored cruisers of the
type of the Brooklyn. The battle
ships are to cost not exceeding 3d.
100000 each and the cruisers So, $780,
900.
The battleships are to be of 10000
tons displacement and the cruisers
of $500 tons. There is a provision
that not more than two of these
vessels shall be built by one estab-
lishment and for the building of any
or all of them in the government
y "+No l." S"oS VI q VI uC-
prive the government Of the benefit
of fair competition. The house pro-
vision for submarine boats is made
to include s~ubsurface boats.
The total net increase recommend
ed over the appropriation as the bill
passed the house is 81, ,s61, making
a grand total of $S1,277,2 s1.
Creates Surprise mt Salt Lake.
Salt Lake City, Feb. 27.-''The
Ministerial alliance is not back of
the charges of polygamy brought
against Mr.. smoot by Dr.. Leilitch,"
said Rev. W. NJ. Pagen, of the First
Presbyterian church, Thursday.
"The charges are brought independ-
emily by DR.. Leilitch. I was in
formed last night that such charges
would be brought against Mr.. Smoot.
Although this accusation does rot
form part of the formal protest
against Mr.. Smoot brought by, the
Ministerial alliance, yet that body
will stand back of DIR. Leilitch.'
The polygamy charge against SEN
ator-elect Smoot was received with
the utmost surprise in Salt Lake
among Mormons and Gentiles alike.
Discuss Municipal ownership.
New York, Feb. 27.-The second
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