| Show UTA HAS FIELD DAY Agricultural Supply Bill Furnishes Text for a RedHot Debate Over Our Agricultural Agri-cultural College i 1 Landis of Indiana Offers an Amendment Which Arouses Congressman Congress-man KingHe Proposes to Extend Its Provisions to the Hoosier State and a Fierce Discussion Followsln the End However the Utah Representative Comes Out Victor TRIBUNE BUREAU 501 Fourteenth Street Washington D C Jjan 30 1901 S Utah had a field day in the House over the agricultural appropriation bill I When the section was reached providing provid-ing for agricultural colleges and experiment ex-periment stations Mr LandIs of Indiana In-diana who took such a prominent part in the Roberts case offered amendment amend-ment providing that no part of the appropriation shall be available for the I Agricultural college of Utah until tho I Secretary of Agriculture shall be satisfied sat-isfied and shall so certify to the dec rcUiry of the Treasury that no trustee officer teacher employee of the Stale college Is now engaged In the practice of polygamy or polygamous relations KING WANTS INDIANA INCLUDED Representative King Immediately raised the paint of order against the amendment but the chair held that the amendment was proper Thereupon There-upon an amendment was offered by I Mr King to extend the provisions of the amendment to Indiana and also to add to tho grounds for ineligibility adultery and fornication PURPOSE OF AMENDMENT The purpose of this amendment was to show the unwisdom of Congress In attempting to deal with matters which are purely within the province of the State and as Mr King claims to show the absurdity of the Indiana Congress mans position POINT OF ORDER OVERRULED The point of order was vigorously urged by the Republican members against Mr Kings amendment but the chair overruled thq same and held that the anicntimtnt was proper A fierce discussion followed in which Messrs Landis and Grosvenor peakIng peak-ing for the Republicans and Mr King took part purLLANDISS LANDISS CHARGES Mr Landis charged that he had Information in-formation thtone of tIle trtistees or Agricultural college of Utah was a polygamist having seven wives and thlrtyflvo children and that a recent president of the cojlege was a poljga mist having three wives with whom he openly cohabited Ho also spoke in regard to the polygamous sentiment in Utah and urged that something should be done to prevent Us spread ROBERTS CASE CITED Gen Grosvcnor referred to the Roberts Rob-erts case J sentiment In the country coun-try against polygamy and the prevalent preva-lent idea that polygamy was growing and its influence becoming more extended ex-tended KING EULOGIZES UTAH Judge King In opposing the amendment amend-ment argued that Itwas unwise and Improper Ho referred in eulogistic terms to the growth of Utah and the Industry and integrity of her people who founded a commonwealth In a desert He also referred to the attitude atti-tude of the Mormon people toward polygamy and stilted that he was not here to apologize for or defend it not would the people of Utah desire It done Pfe believed that the question vas rapidly solving Itself AN AFFRONT TO UTAHNS He also referred to the influx of Eastern people who had tonic there to nettle to the development of the State and to its marvelous growth during the past quarter of a century Ho further opposed the amendment because be-cause It was he Said an affront to tho people of Utah as well us lo the 1 Republican Re-publican Governor and tho members of the board of trustees of the Agricultural Agricul-tural college EULOGIZES GOY WELLS Ho spoke in the highest terms of Gov Wells and stated that the institution insti-tution officers were appointees of the Governor Mr King stated before the final vote that he did not desire his amendment to prevail and that he had offered It merely to show the absurdity ab-surdity and wrongfulncss of the I au dls amendment LANDIS AMENDMENT ADOPTED After considerable discussion upon the question vote was taken upon tin I Landis amendment and It was oarricl l by a majority of eighteen The Democrats Demo-crats aw a unit voted with Mr King while the Republicans with the notable nota-ble exception of Mr lIon eJl of Wyoming Wyo-ming voted for the Landis amendment KING IS VICTORIOUS This discussion occurred In the committee com-mittee of the whole and Judge King announced that he would carry I the light Into the House When the bill was reported to the House he demaid ed a separate vote upon the amendment amend-ment and was there victorious beating it by an overwhelming majority He had In the meantime conversed with a great many members and a great many Republicans refrained from voting vot-ing while others voted with him PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL Two RedHot Debates Utah Interested Inter-ested iai Both Washington Jan 30 When the House met Mr Taylor of Ohio chairman chair-man of the Committee on Elections No 1 submitted the report on the contested con-tested election case of Walker vs Rhea from the Ninth Virginia district Tho committee found that while gross frauds and Irregularities occurred In the election they fell very far short I of changing the result The committee commit-tee recommonded that Mr Hheu the I sitting member who Is a Democrat should retain his seat Messrs Lin I ney of North Carolina and Samuel I Davenport of Pennsylvania dissented from the conclusion of the majority and were given leave to llle their views The report will be called up in the near future AGRICULTURAL SUPPLY BILL The House then resumed the consideration consid-eration of the agricultural appropria J I iiI ii tlon bill The sections pflhe present law relating to the scientific bureaus of i the department were substituted for the provisions in tho bill which went 1 out yesterday on a point of order made I by Mr Mahon of Pennsylvania i FARMERS BULLETINS ii Mr Laltlmer of South Carolina offered of-fered an amendment to Increase the appropriations for farmers bulletins to I 550000 I Mr Mahon of Pennsylvanfa declared that the increased dissemination of II farmers bulletins would not do tho I farmers any good Ho Inveighed I I against the alleged friends of the farmers who wore always howling 1 against railroads and prating of their friendship for the farmers GOES FOR PENNSYLVANIAN I Mr Shackleford of Missouri replied to Mr Mahon very sarcastically canInE can-InE attention to his economical suggestions sug-gestions for the Agricultural department depart-ment while ho favored paying tho big claims of the downtrodden Cramp ShipBuilding company He spoke oC 1 Pennsylvania as a trustridden Slate and sold that whenever a man from the West championed the farmers cause he wan denominated a Populist Popu-list Mr Lattlmcrs amendment wag adopted 02 to SC I LANDIS STIRS UP HOUSE Mr Landis Indiana offered tho fold lowing provision as an amendment to the section making appropriations for Agricultural colleges 1 Provided that no part of this appropriation i ap-propriation shall be available for the I Agricultural college of Utah until tho 1 Secretary of Agriculture shall be satisfied sat-isfied and shall so certify to the Secretary i Secre-tary of the Treasury that no trustee officer Instructor or employee of said I college is engaged in tho practice ot 1 polygamy or polygamous relations KINGS POINT OF ORDER Mr King of Utah made a point of ort der against the amendment He declared de-clared that he would not oppose It 1C It II had been offered in good faith but that ho considered it simply an aftermath of what had bq n denominated the qcusnOe agJiinft hls predecessor Mr Roberts Mr Kln said the practice oC polygamy in Utah was a thing of tilt past No polygamous marriages were now solemnized A few of those who had entered intt > such marriages prior to 1SOO might still be secretly practicing practic-ing polygamous relations but they were very few in number LANDIS GIVES INFORMATION Mr Landis of Indiana said he waS credibly Informed that one of the professors pro-fessors In the college had three wIves and another two und that one of the trustees had seven wives who had blessed him with thirtynine children These statements ho said had been made by one of the leading papers ot Salt Lake City and so far ns he know the official organ of the Mormon church had not denied it If these statcmcnto were true not one dollar should be appropriated ap-propriated for the support of the institution I insti-tution The chair ruled that Iho amendment I was In order and the amendment was adopted 70 to 41 KING RETALIATED Mr King who was taken by surprise by the amendment hastened to retaliate retal-iate by offering an amendment providing provid-ing that no person should bo a teacher In any agricultural college who had engaged en-gaged In any lynching or who has been guilty of adultery or fornication The reading of this amendment created cre-ated a furore A score of members Jumped lo their feet with demands for recognition Mr Grosvcnor O was recognized l GROSVBNORS VIEWS Mr Grosvenor said he desired to raise the amend a point of order against ment not one but half a dozen la fact As he proceeded he warmed up and charged that the amendment was an aspersion upon the teachers in all the agricultural colleges KING CHANGES LANGUAGE The chair Intimated that the amendment amend-ment as drafted was not in order and Mr King changed it so as to place It Inf tim exact language of the LanuiH amendment and making it apply only to Utah and Indiana 1 Mr Payne of New York who was m the chair thought as the amendment 1 would modify the previous amendment upon Utah it would not be in order APPLICABLE TO INDIANA Mr King seized eagerly upon this suggestion and modified it so as to make it applicable to Indiana alone In 1 this form the chair held it was in order briefly that ho Mr King explained would have been perfectly willing to but could I include Utah with Indiana not do so without leaving It subject to He again reverted to a point of order the amendment already adopted which insult to gratuitous ho declared was a his State PRAISES UTAH COLLEGE He spoke of the Agricultural college I oMJtuli as one that had gained a splendid I achievements ana I its did reputation by oC F1 paid a high tribute to the Governor Utah who ho said had appointed so called Gentiles If teachers had bccii It appointed who were obnoxious Uioy Ii oc outside had been appointed by men The of the dominant church the pale amendment was an affront to time po Juf the Republican offl I pie of Utah and to ems of the State said Mr King I GROSVENOR EXPLAINS J Mr Grosvenor said ho had not voted or with the Idea for the amendment fnsulting the people of Utah I to Mr of Indiana appealed Mr Myers It amendment I King to withdraw the hind served the eent emans purpos I not to to him lie said and he appealed the college at cast a reflection upon Lafayette Ind AMENDMENT VOTED DOWN J out short at this I debate was The the prviOU5 I point bl a demand or WU ame diimeflt questloi and the vote I voted cownby a viva voce AZter this action bud been taken Mr i wIthdra the privilege of ICingasked his in Ing IL He said ltRhad notbcCfl L |
