The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-25

MN ate began proceedings lOQdy ny
adopting a resolution reported
tee on rules directing the sergeant
alarms not 90 permit flowers
to be brought into The senate chamber
The senate then took up the naval
appropriation bill to secure at this time
action on the provisions to which there
Isl no objection
Statehood Bill.
The reading of the naval bill had not
been completed when ten minutes be-
fore l. o'clock Mr.. Beverage was rec
ognized to renew his motion for the
appointment of confereeS on the joint
statehood bill
There was at the time no objection
to the motion. but Mr.. Teller said that
he would desire fifteen minutes to
state some facts which had recently
come to his attention regarding con-
ditiOns in Indian territory.
Mr.. Bailey asked that the time for
converting the court be postponed five
minutes.
Il object" said Mr.. Daniel sharply.
BaiIey's Change.
Then" responded Mr. Bailey in like
manner 4 shall vote for the bill as it
passed the house. 1 have opposed the
annexation of Arizona to New Mexico,
but 1 will no longer allow any vote of
mine to stand in the way of justice to
1900, 900 people in the interest Of 100000
elsewhere
Mr.. Teller then proceeded. He an
nounced that he would interpose no Op-
position to the conference, but that he
should feel at liberty later to object to
prevent action contrary to the wishes
of the senate. He added that most OF
his time for the past few weeks had
been largely given TO service on the
Or, n afrS nd
the information gained there had been
of such a character as TO convince him
that the best course 70 pursue in the
interest of the people in that territory
is to annex it to Oklahoma and admit
the two territories as one state. This
he thought should, under the circum-
stances, be done as speedily as posi-
Bile.
Too Late For Action.
Mr.. Teller concluded three minutes
before the time for the court to con-
vene The chair announced that his
original intention had been to appoint
Messrs. Beveridge, Dillingham; and
Bate as the cOnferees on the part of
the senate, and was proceeding to say
that on account of Mr.. Dillinghams
absence he would substitute Mr. Mel
sons name, when Mr.. Morgan asked If
the motion to appoint -conferees had
been put.
The chair said no, and was putting it
as the hands of the clock pointed
to be heard on that motion" said the
Alabama senator. This meant that the
motion must go over and caused mani
fest disappointment to the friends of
the bill.
Swayne Case.
When. at noon. the consideration OF
the Swayne case was resumed, Mr..
Perkins. on behalf of the house man
ayers, was recognized to. continue the
argument in support of the articles OF
impeachment. He devoted himself to
the point of residence. claiming that
non-residence on the part of Judge
Swayne in his district had been abso-
lutely established
Mr.. Perkins spoke for forty-five min
utes and was followed by Mr.. Clayton,
who gave his attention especially to
the general question of Improbable Of
lenses.
Morgan's Speech.
After Mr. Higgins referred TO his
speech in defense of Judge Swayne. ad-
journment of the trial until tomorrow
WAS taken TO afford the senate an Op-
p0rtunity to return to consideration of
the motion for conference on the state
hood bill. Mr. Morgan having the floor.
mo state should come into the union
with reproaches upon the character of
her people or OF her leading men, he
said. and then minated that the pres
sure to secure the passage Of the bill
was due to would-be office holders
Speaking of the provision for voting by
the Indians, he said:
The pettifogging politician could
have no better field than this With a
bottle OF whisky, a few pipes and some
gewgaws he can achieve marvellous re-
suits"
He predicted that the scandal that
would come out of these elections would
adhere not only to the new state but to
the people of the United States.
Rhode Island and Indiana.
MI. Morgan read magazine article
quoting Governor Garvin of Rhode Is
land on political corruption in that
state
That, he said, lis the cultured
state Of Rhode Island. If men go openly
into the market there to buy votes,
what may be expected from commu-
nifty like that of Indian territory. I'M
restrained by safeguards of any kind %
A quotation made from the last an
nual message of Governor Durbin of
Indiana was similarly commented on.
Mr. Morgan declared that If Indian
territory is 70 be converted into a state
there should be law making IL peni-
Tertiary offense 70 go 10 the polls with
jag of whisky. Otherwise he said.
the Indians all would be drunk before
election and remain so as long 5 there
was whisky.
Would Not Desist.