The Washington times., 1904-04-19
D. A. R. PROTEST
AGAINST ShOOT
But One Voice Heard in
Opposition.
"oUT OF ITS PROVINCE"
Mrs. Ida Hustled Harper's Advice, How
ever, Is Unheeded-Ameiem
to the Constitution.

one woman defed the thirteenth Con-
tinental Congress. Daughters OF the
American Revolution. this morning By
opposing resolution protesting against
the retention IN the United States Sen
ate Of Reed Smoot. of Utah. The wo-
man was Ida Hustled Harper. the writer.
OF California, who is a delegate to the
current congress. ana she opposed a
resolution offered by Mrs Little. State
regent OF New York. which was sec
Onded by Mrs. Teunis s. Hamlin, chap
lain general of the organization. and
afterward adopted By the congress.
mrs Little resolution was framed IN
strong terms and was a vigorous protest
against the continuance of Mr. SmOOt
In the Office Of United States Senator.
A motion was later made and carried
mat a copy Of the resolution be sent to
Senator Burrows. chairman e the COM
mittee which is now trying the SmOot
that committee.
Fire of Questions.
The unexpected attitude u delegate
in opposition 20 this resolution brought
down the ire Of the entire convention.
and for a few minutes Mrs Harper was
under a steady FIRE of questions from
those IN her immediate vicinity. who
FIRMLY believed lat she stood up i'm be-
half Of. rather than against. the cause
OF polygamy Mrs. Harper did not speak
from the platform. but said q fterward
that she opposed the resolution most
vigorously IN that the convention was
thus taking upon itself something en-
urely out Of its province and was for
warding its protest TO the committee
without having gone far enough into the
subject and its conditions.
throughout the morning session the
official reader Miss Richards. and
members who had the floor were fire.
quentiy interrupted by cries from the
back OF the house from delegates who
were unable to hear because OF the dis
advantage Of their positions A" Much
dissatisfaction prevailed among Stat.
delegations which were assigned posi-
uons In the back Of the hall and one
delegation persisted in assuring the
president general that as far as 1t was
concerned II might just as well have
remained at home and read the papers.
for u was impossible TO follow the pro-
ceedings for which they had Travelled
SeVeral days and nights to attend Mrs
FAIRBANKS. with her customary ease. as
sured the women that everything would
be done to make them more comfort
able, and three pages were designated
70 maintain order among the belliger-
ents.
Laid on Table.
The reading of proposed amend
ments TO the constitution was con-
uhueo TINS morning. The sixth amend
ment caused something Of a commo-
ton IN the congress. but was finally
laid on the table by a vote Of the con-
vention- The amendment provided for
the establishment of a court of appeal
voted for by the Continental Congress-
and invested with the power to inves-
ugate any matters which should come
before the congress for research. Other
PROVISIONS OF lesser importance were
Included IN the amendment. but the
chieI one related To the permanent
maintenance OF the court OF appeal
Many objections were raised to this
proposed body, one Of them being the
fact that IL would entail a large and
seemingly unnecessary expense to the
society.
The Congress this morning received
a check for 1886 as a donation from Mrs
JEANNE Blackburn Moran toward the
Continental Hall fund Mrs Moran
wrote a novel entitled Miss Washing
ton or virginia copies Of which were
sold for the benefit of this fund.