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Show BURROWS TALKS J T TIE COUNTRY I Mormon ieoece Comes I Dp in kmk -; h m n S Michigan Senator Attacks 1 the Question and Uses I a iPIain Enalish. 1 y r ' - ' ' ' . ' I & a .x.. . : y 1 States Seasons Why Ho Cannot Vote m for the Statehood- K; - Bill. : A 1 1 y 1 Special to The Tribune " - " WASHINGTON, -Feb. -7. The Mormon M question was Injected Into tho statehood debato shortly after 5 o'clock today, when , B Senator Burrows went after it roughshod. Up to this time no reference had been ,H1 mado to tho subject, and it was feared M because of tho protracted debato and time that would be necessary to completo the jfl consideration of amendments no oppor- D tunlty would bo given to discuss the sub- iilj Jcct ' When Senator Burrows arose the Sen- mi ate, which had been In an uproar, quieted 'S down. It was anticipated tho chairman M of tho Committee on Privileges and Elec- tmi Hons would refer to the Mormon monaco. ll Senator Smoot, with his head resting ln Ml his hand, listened Intently as Senator Vfl Burrows thundered out his charges. i'li Representative Howell came Into tho chamber and heard tho speech Many Ml thought Senator Smoot would answer I Senator Burrows, but ho made no movo to i M i do so. Senator Burrows said: Ml Senator Gives Reasons. 'Ml Mr. President. I foel constrained to ray Just M'i a word In relation to this proposition on a dlf- I fercnt lino from" tho dlscue?lon which has tak- Mi en placo up to thl.i time. 1 cannot voto for 'Wti tho admission of New Mexico and my reason wf for voting apalnst It iff that I think It would Kn bo a dangerous, thing to do. .It has been my i Win misfortune to bo charged by this Senato with 'Mil tho, Investigation, which has beea qulto Mr- 'H reaching, and what I may say today In tho M moment I want It understood ln no manner re- IflUl fleeting or Is Intended to reflect or give any mtl opinion upon vho question to which I refer. Ml But I cannot, voto for tho ddmlsslOn of New , H Mixlco because It would toko that Territory W cut from under the Jurisdiction uf tho Untied 'Mj States nnd lift tho hands of tho United States S off from 'territory that Is now boms usd to M arrest tho courto of crime qnd for tho' pur- pose of bringing those who are vlolaUnc the ifl laws of tho United States to Justice. ! Bill Recognizes Crime. ;S Tho bill Itself rccotwlros tho cxlstonco of B' that crlmo wherein It Is provided that polyga- nious or plural nmrrlages arc forever prohlb- ! Ited. In view of tho contention of tho Senator from Tcxda (Mr. Bailey) and others that such 'M a provision Is brutum fulmcn, which Is un- M: dcubtcdly true, ond that Uio moment thn Ter- ' rltory lo admitted as a Stato It becomes a sov- M crolfrn and la at liberty to amend at onco Ita Constitution so as to nullify those provisions. then we arc brought faco to fnco with a condl- H, tlon of things that ought to alarm this Sonato , '' and ourjht to alarm tho country. B Questioned by Bailey. w "Does not tho Senator's objectlonu apply with just as much forco to tho admission of a ,jH, Stato composed of tho two Territories of Arl- zona nnd New Mexico ns to tho admlFsIon of HJ Now Mexico alone?" asked Mr. Bailey. Jn1 Mr. Burrows Precisely. ffl Mr. Bailey And the Senator then Intends to Akl voto acalnst tho admission of the two Toni- H: torles as ono Stato? )! Breeding Ground of Polygamy. ' Mr. Burrows I Intend to vote against tho i B admlxalon of New Mexico; I shall voto ' v against tho admission of Arizona as a sopor- ,B ate State, and I shall voto against tho odmls- B slon of the two States for reasons I am about ,Mf to give. The condition with reference to po- B lygnmy 3 much worea ln Arizona than It Is 'S In New Mexico nnd tho conditions In both of 'W thesa Territories restrain mo from voting for ft onn or both of them today Polygamy exists H In New Mexico. It has been declared that It i Is tho breeding ground of polygamy and K happen to bo In posACSAlon of Information ( ,W, which I cannot mako public for reasons which '' tho Senato will readily understand that tho condition of things ln New Mexico In this re- B ) gard Is startling. Of course. I am not coins i fl to discuss tho question of polygamy, a crlmo' ll that Is no monstrous. I Wt'J What Confronts Country. But wo are confronted now with tho proposl- iH tlon to admit a Territory Into tho Union ns a . State with tho crlmo ns confowedly declared I I ln this bill existing In tho Ten-ltory. To ad- I ! rait Into tho Union thus, tho power of the Na- : ; tlcnal Government over It will ccaso and tho J Stato thuo admitted can monago Its own af- I fairs as an independent sovereignty. I only . want to call attention to It and raj' to tho Son- I ato that In my Judgment It will be a fatal mU- j j tako to tako this stop and tho country will . i i ruo It In the .not distant future. ! , Has the Evidence. t In my ertort to steer clear from other ques- c j . 1 tlons I caro to say but llttlo about It now, but ' I have In my handn ovldenco of tho oxlstone ' d of this crime. Mhlch for reapons of a publlo i ,i rnjure I cannot dlsolo-io. If this Territory Is jt I not admitted these violators of public law will , bo brought to Jui.tlco and I voto against It be- ' Y I cause In my ludgment neither Now Mexico nor 1 j Arizona should bo admitted as State, separate- ' ; , ly or together, until they havo washed their i , . hands of this abomination nnd until they nr I ready to obey the laws of .tho United Statei. !, I This Is all I care to say about It, simply as- i , signing tho rontons why I cannot vote for the i 1 ! bill. i Dubois Takes a Hand. I' j 1 Mr. Dubois, who is also a member of tho U Commlttco on Privileges and Election. j took a shot at the Mormon question ln KjJ the following speech: jBjlf In view of the disclosures which havo B been mado before a committee of this body, 1 I myself am satisfied that tho Congress of the IW: j United Stnlos will nnct BUch legislation a f j will stop tho practices which havo been dls- '.M closed' to tho country by tho tostlmony of th m Mormon hierarchy. I shall voto for tho ad- mission of New Mexico ns a separato State. IV having full confidence that tho Congress will jjj . not only reculoto affairs there, but that it X will regulate affairs In Utah and Idulio and tM Wvomlns, so far as relatos to this question m and so far as they can Constitutionally. M Danger in Large State. IT f shall vote against tho admission of Now j) Mexico nnd Arizona as ono State becauso 8 thero Is. In my Judgment, room danger ln re- M 5 gard to polygamy and polycumous cohablta- j tlon In a larger State than a State mnde of m & New Mexico alone. That will he ho becauso ;i9 j there Is now a larger nucleus of theso peoplo 'fS fi In Arizona nnd It Is n country to which they W H will bo attracted and thoy will havo tho iflj A balance of power In tho larger State. With IM i the balance of power wielded by one man. Ijj who lu thn head of their organization and I H who can hold thorn as ho sees lit, It docs not j require but a llttlo balnnco of power to gov- I I J crn practically tho Stato and In tho lines lib- Ij9 j 'if I bbbbbbbbbbbbbbI j II solutfly In which wo nro so nuich Inter ested. "J Will Offer Amendments. 1 I thlnlc tho lcjiot tltinjrer is to admit New I lloxlco aa a sepnrato Siato and to toi thero until after Congress hus Uono lCKlslntlnn with this qucdllon which now confronts tho Senate 1 and which they munt meet In tho near future, f As I tny, I havo sonic nmondmonts pcmllnc. I which 1 will offer at tho proper time. I trust ; tho Senate will adoDt them, or If not. point out In tho dobuto whore they nro faulty. These amendmentn .will direct tho attention ' of tho Senate, ut uny rate. In theso 1 men. As ! I said a while ago, this Inveotlcntlon has I been of euch a naturo that the country U I now nrousod to such nn t-xteut that Concrcss 1 must act, and act In such a way as to curb this Inntltmlon nnd atop tnls polyeamy and Us kindred und attendant evils. Hut believ ing that the Mfcut und best cotireo Is to admit ad-mit New Moxlco alono. I shall vmo for that. If that proportion faljs, I ehall voto npiint t Jolnlnc the two Territories. I Heybum's Position, i Senator Ileyburn addressed tho Senate In support of tho amendment to aumit Xcw Mexico uud Arizona as separate Slates. "Tho pcoplo of those States, ho ulde "arc our hope. They arc ambitious 1 mombcrs of vour families who went down thero carrying with them the pledge that If they would go out upon the plckot-I plckot-I post of civilization and fit It for statehood ( vou would glvo It to them." He asked If the Senate had lost faith in the pioneers I who went out there. "They carried with them the pledge." said he, "that If they would go Into these new lands and rc- claim them and produce foundations that ' fit them to be States we would give them .statehood." He called attention to the fact that tho Senate was called upon to redeem tho pledge. . . McComas Is Heard. Mr. McComas also spoko of tho rovcla-tlons rovcla-tlons before, the committee, and expressed tho opinion that in view of them "far more effcctlvo strictures than aro now In force 'against polygamy aro necessary." He opposed separate statehood for New Mexico. Mr. Piatt df Connecticut said there was no doubt about tho power of Cor.grce-s to restrict polygamy, "an Institution which is." ho said, "so Inimical to our future." |